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Posted by cee on July 8, 2012, at 17:03:21
hello people
i have been taking klonipin with my seroquel for about 3 years for depression,anxiety. my pdoc had me go up on klonipin 4x0.5 to help with side effects of quiting seroquel sounds stange i know
bottom line can the klonipin bring back anxiety depression and mood swings thanks cee
Posted by poser938 on July 8, 2012, at 18:05:20
In reply to klonipin-can it make you feel worse?, posted by cee on July 8, 2012, at 17:03:21
i know sometimes when i take a klonopin to help me sleep, i dont feel all that well the next day. i feel more anxious.
Posted by Phillipa on July 8, 2012, at 19:07:38
In reply to Re: klonipin-can it make you feel worse?, posted by poser938 on July 8, 2012, at 18:05:20
Since you have been on klonopin I wouldn't think going up on it would do this. I couldn't take it tried once had immediate suicidal thoughts and wasn't suicidal. So called the doc who said stop and go back on xanax? Maybe it's different with mood swings? Phillipa
Posted by viper1431 on July 9, 2012, at 3:24:52
In reply to klonipin-can it make you feel worse?, posted by cee on July 8, 2012, at 17:03:21
It's the only benzo that makes me feel worse, it causes me to feel depressed.
> hello people
> i have been taking klonipin with my seroquel for about 3 years for depression,anxiety. my pdoc had me go up on klonipin 4x0.5 to help with side effects of quiting seroquel sounds stange i know
> bottom line can the klonipin bring back anxiety depression and mood swings thanks cee
Posted by gadchik on July 9, 2012, at 13:40:48
In reply to Re: klonipin-can it make you feel worse? » cee, posted by viper1431 on July 9, 2012, at 3:24:52
I feel a lower dose works better for anxiety and doesnt cause me depression. I take .5mg once a day,.75mg at most.
Posted by ert on July 9, 2012, at 14:45:50
In reply to klonipin-can it make you feel worse?, posted by cee on July 8, 2012, at 17:03:21
this is a phenomena that is reported quite often here, people wrote about a "blue feeling", being depressed. Diazepam, especially clonazepam is said to be depressogenic. Librium and similar benzos like prazepam et cetera are said to cause less such side effects.
But as we all know with drugs, things can't be applied to everyone. Therefore it is possible that you have a different reaction. Take care.
Posted by schleprock on July 14, 2012, at 19:27:43
In reply to Re: klonipin-can it make you feel worse?, posted by ert on July 9, 2012, at 14:45:50
I was on klonopin (.5 - 1mg) for about 2 years and felt like crap. Gradually phased it out and felt almost normal for about 9 months. Now I'm back on it...
Posted by gadchik on July 15, 2012, at 11:04:02
In reply to Re: klonipin-can it make you feel worse?, posted by schleprock on July 14, 2012, at 19:27:43
what steps did you take to phase out the klonopin? what led you back to it?
Posted by Cee on July 15, 2012, at 11:05:00
In reply to Re: klonipin-can it make you feel worse?, posted by schleprock on July 14, 2012, at 19:27:43
> I was on klonopin (.5 - 1mg) for about 2 years and felt like crap. Gradually phased it out and felt almost normal for about 9 months. Now I'm back on it...
Thanks for posting. Did. You have a hard time coming off?
Posted by phidippus on July 17, 2012, at 18:56:37
In reply to klonipin-can it make you feel worse?, posted by cee on July 8, 2012, at 17:03:21
Klonopin can cause depression straight out. Part of its mechanism of action is to block seratonin activity.
Eric
Posted by gadchik on July 18, 2012, at 10:12:25
In reply to Re: klonipin-can it make you feel worse? » cee, posted by phidippus on July 17, 2012, at 18:56:37
Klonopin does not cause depression in me.I wonder if the low dosage is less depressing? Or is it that my primary dx is gad,panic disorder,both leading to depression if not treated?
Posted by phidippus on July 20, 2012, at 9:11:14
In reply to Re: klonipin-can it make you feel worse? » phidippus, posted by gadchik on July 18, 2012, at 10:12:25
I t won't make everyone depressed, especially if you're on a bunch of other antidepressants.
Eric
Posted by quasimotor on July 30, 2012, at 23:45:17
In reply to klonipin-can it make you feel worse?, posted by cee on July 8, 2012, at 17:03:21
Simliar experience. I was on the same exact combo. While I found that it was easier for me to sit still and a lot of the physical symptoms of anxiety were diminished, klonipin did very little for "mental" anxiety: phobias, panic attacks, racing thoughts, etc and definitely worsened depression. If i took more than 1mg a day I would soon thereafter go into a full blown panic attack, perhaps because of aforementioned effect on serotonin. But it wasn't fun to get off of either.
I did, however, take klonipin with celexa for a period, and all the negative effects of the klonipin disappeared.
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