Posted by cache-monkey on January 16, 2006, at 20:22:47
I'm also having a tough time tapering off of Klonopin (stuck at 0.875 mg/day) and am wondering if anyone on the board has experience with Keppra in this regard.
I've read that in a mouse model, high-doses Keppra might reduce the severity of withdrawal symptoms:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11937098&query_hl=4&itool=pubmed_docsum
I've also heard anecdotal reports of people using it for this purpose.I also wondering if anyone has experience with Keppra as a mood stabilizer for BPII, with depression and anxiety prominent. For me Depakote and Trileptal made me super depressed, Lithium makes me anxious, and the atypical APs give me akathisia something aweful. Is Keppra often depressiogenic (as, e.g., Depakote is for many) or is it rather benign in that regard?
Thanks for any info.
Best,
cache-monkey
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