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Posted by Dinah on July 25, 2002, at 8:47:41
I was taking 1 mg at about 10:30 pm (1/2 to 1 mg is my norm - sometimes none), but due to Effexor related agitation, I would wake up at almost exactly 2:30 am every morning, and take another Klonopin. My pdoc suggested I just take 2 mg at 10:30 instead. Now I'm waking up at almost exactly 5:30 am every morning. While that is certainly better than 2:30 am, it is definitely not my normal waking time. I am wondering why the effects last exactly the same length of time each night. Four hours for 1 mg, 7 hours for 2 mg.
Just curious, really, I suppose.
Posted by judy1 on July 25, 2002, at 11:05:07
In reply to Why is it? (Klonopin dose), posted by Dinah on July 25, 2002, at 8:47:41
That's unusual Dinah- the half life of klonopin is about 12 hours, and many people complain of grogginess when they take it that late and need to get up early. It just goes to show the different effects of different benzos on people. Is the effexor helping you? It is a very stimulating drug. I'm one of those people who hate to see a drug being prescribed to counter the effects of other drugs- it's how I got up to taking 6 different meds a day. Just wondering if you could take a more sedating AD? Take care, judy
Posted by Dinah on July 25, 2002, at 14:19:28
In reply to Re: Why is it? (Klonopin dose) » Dinah, posted by judy1 on July 25, 2002, at 11:05:07
It was a disaster for me, almost as bad as Wellbutrin. But my pdoc says that the chemical changes it caused in my brain (in other words hypomania) will take a while and several good nights of sleep before they wear off.
I'm sticking to mood stabilizers until I forget about this horrible experience.
Posted by Ritch on July 25, 2002, at 19:30:46
In reply to Why is it? (Klonopin dose), posted by Dinah on July 25, 2002, at 8:47:41
> I was taking 1 mg at about 10:30 pm (1/2 to 1 mg is my norm - sometimes none), but due to Effexor related agitation, I would wake up at almost exactly 2:30 am every morning, and take another Klonopin. My pdoc suggested I just take 2 mg at 10:30 instead. Now I'm waking up at almost exactly 5:30 am every morning. While that is certainly better than 2:30 am, it is definitely not my normal waking time. I am wondering why the effects last exactly the same length of time each night. Four hours for 1 mg, 7 hours for 2 mg.
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> Just curious, really, I suppose.
Hi Dinah,Interesting what you have mentioned. I have been having early morning awakenings for three nites running and sleeping a total of about 3 hrs per night. I have been cutting down on Klonopin. I didn't take any yesterday, and have been at 1/2 my usual dose (.5mg), for two nites previous to that. I think I am going to have to take some tonite just so I can sleep. My pdoc told me at my last appt. that benzos tend to mess up your sleep (architecture). You might seem to sleep enough hours on them, but you might not have restful sleep. Remeron got mentioned to me, but I don't really want to go there for a third time! I am also taking a tiny (9mg) of Effexor and 18.75mg of Wellbutrin in the morning. I started having the troubles since I added the WB to the Effexor. Also, I had troubles with sleeping when I pushed my Effexor dosage up to 25mg a day.
Mitch
Posted by Dinah on July 25, 2002, at 20:27:03
In reply to Re: Why is it? (Klonopin dose) » Dinah, posted by Ritch on July 25, 2002, at 19:30:46
Wellbutrin and Effexor messed up my sleep more than anything. But then both sent me straight to hypomania.
It just seemed like an interesting phenomenon and not at all what I would expect knowing what I think I know about Klonopin. Who knows I guess. Definitely as much art as science.
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