Posted by shadows721 on December 6, 2003, at 12:38:16
In reply to Re: Withdrawal Symptoms. SSRIs vs Klonopin » shadows721, posted by cubbybear on December 5, 2003, at 23:43:37
I totally agree with you. This doc just wanted to see what would happen if I just stopped taking the Klonopin. Can you believe that?
I was in the hospital with severe dehydration from throwing up so much from taking Zoloft. When I began to have convulsions. I demanded the nurse to go look up this drug in the PDR, because it would explain that I was having withdrawals. While the staff was coming in to hold my body down, she said, "Yes, you are correct in your assessment." My doc was no where to be found, so they grabbed a GI doc that was on the floor. She told my family to get out of the room, because of what was going on. She started chanting for the spirit to leave my body. I yelled out I'm in withdrawals. This isn't an exocism! Get me the damn drug and this will all be over with. Sure enough the nurse called another neurologist and got an order to give me one 0.5 mg pill of Klonopin. Bravo! The convulsions stopped within 15 mins. What a nightmare! It was the worst experience of my life and to think this doc is a neurologist. What was with that GI doc?
I just had to vent on that one. Whew!!!! Anyway, while I tapered off the Klonopin for 3 yrs, I took Kava Kava on an as needed basis to help with the increased anxiety. It helped me.
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