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Posted by woolav on September 16, 2004, at 12:43:26
Hi, I have just started taking klonopin after years of xanax and I have had major stomach issues. (i dont want to go into detail) but has anyone else had this on klonopin or is it just a coinsidence??
Thanks
S
Posted by Glydin on September 16, 2004, at 13:44:44
In reply to Klonopin stomach issues........., posted by woolav on September 16, 2004, at 12:43:26
I've noticed no stomach or, uh.. lower gastro symptoms with Klonopin. It certainly isn't out of the realm of possibility that it could be upsetting your GI tract.
Posted by uther on September 16, 2004, at 13:52:40
In reply to Re: Klonopin stomach issues........., posted by Glydin on September 16, 2004, at 13:44:44
I haven't had any stomach,gastro, problems either.
It makes my mouth salivate tho. Which causes me to have cigarette cravings for some reason. DOh! I quit smoking a year ago.
I hope i dont start up again
Posted by mattw84 on September 16, 2004, at 16:10:54
In reply to Re: Klonopin stomach issues........., posted by uther on September 16, 2004, at 13:52:40
Gee... that's funny... I just started taking xanax, no stomach problems, but I could sure go for a cig!!!! ( 1 month quit -- GRRR) !!
Posted by uther on September 16, 2004, at 17:17:13
In reply to Re: Klonopin stomach issues........., posted by mattw84 on September 16, 2004, at 16:10:54
Posted by Glydin on September 16, 2004, at 18:07:02
In reply to Benzos and ciggarettes (nm), posted by uther on September 16, 2004, at 17:17:13
fifty cents. I'm a man of means, by no means......
It's a song, not insanity.
Posted by woolav on September 16, 2004, at 18:33:04
In reply to Room for Rent, posted by Glydin on September 16, 2004, at 18:07:02
thanks all. i dont know whats causing it. Maybe Im just freaking out because I am not taking xanax anymore. And its causing physical anxiety. who knows.....
and I do smoke...not ready to quit...puff...
s
Posted by Glydin on September 16, 2004, at 19:08:24
In reply to Re:, posted by woolav on September 16, 2004, at 18:33:04
an adjustment phase, too. If it's tolerable and not too difficult to deal with, you might give it a few days and see how things go.
Hope it works out.
Posted by justjustine on September 16, 2004, at 21:36:28
In reply to Re:, posted by woolav on September 16, 2004, at 18:33:04
did you cold turkey the xanax and just switch to klonopin. a doctor advised me to do that about a month ago, and it seriously messed me up with withdrawal symptoms.
why do they want to switch you? they want to switch me, too, but i am resisting it because xanax works for me and klonopin does not! they act like xanax is a devil drug?
Posted by ana67 on September 17, 2004, at 23:32:39
In reply to Re:, posted by justjustine on September 16, 2004, at 21:36:28
I have pump-dependent gastroparesis but take klonipin as an adjunctive therapy for both seizure control and mood stabilization, and it doesn't upset my stomach or GI system (and nearly everything does). In fact, it's just the opposite. It actually seems to quell nausea a bit.
I was on xanax a few years ago and would never take it again both because of the stomach-tearing-up feelings on it and after coming off of it ... constant, awful in-your-throat nausea; diarrhea; vomiting. It lasted a good week, I'd say. I would never take it again.
Maybe your body is just adjusting, as someone else said, to the switch. We all respond differently.
ana
Posted by sunshine211 on September 18, 2004, at 7:00:04
In reply to Re:, posted by ana67 on September 17, 2004, at 23:32:39
if you can't have a little bit of food with the Klonopin, chew some gum. seriously. it keeps your focus away from your stomach.
sometimes I get bad nausea with the K and it just takes some time to pass if my 'little tricks' don't work.
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