Posted by JohnX2 on May 5, 2002, at 17:58:54
In reply to What so great about Klonopin?, posted by Carlos on May 5, 2002, at 17:44:56
> It's said by some on here to cause dis-inhibition...almost comparable to having a few drinks of alcohol even??
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> I've been on 1mg morning and 1mg night for about 2 months now. (I'm on the generic, if that helps at all)
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> It makes me so groggy in the morning. I have to have someone wake me up every morning or else I won't get up untill 3pm.
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> Although it eases my social anxiety, it doesn't make me feel like I had a few drinks....wait...I take that back, for about the first 5 hours after I wake up I feel really good (Im talkative, feel like I could take on any social encounter) but then I crash. I don't want to do anything, I usually get depressed and want to sleep.
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> I also sometimes take 5mg of dexedrine in the morning (sometimes again in the evening) to "get me up and going"...could this be counter acting with the Klonopin?
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> I tried JUST the dexedrine one day to see if that would do anything...OMG...NEVER AGAIN. I was a horrible nervous and depressed wreck.
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> Any suggestions. I have a doc appointment tomorrow morning. Anyone think upping the doesage would help?
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> I've seen to have become a bit tolerate to it, since it doesn't knock me out like it used to, so I don't even think I need dexedrine anymore???
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> Thanks in advance.
I felt the same way in some regards when I started Klonopin. Very tired and
apathetic. But it helped to stabilize my mood and reduce agitation substantially.After a number of months the positive effects of Klonopin wore off. A maintanance
dose of the medication basically kept me about where I was before I started taking the
medicine. Raising the dose helped, but eventually I escalated to very high doses.This is just 1 data point. Other people take Klonopin for years without developing
tolerance.Take Care,
John
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