Re: klonopin and trazodone?
Vicki
"JimD" <Astro...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Has anyone taken these two together?
>
> I was taking Trazodone last week and yesterday started klonopin, .125mg AM
> and .25mg PM. Today I did the same. I felt the klonopin yesterday and
> today help some with anxiety, etc. However, as I am sitting here browsing
> the web, I just got a panic attack! I am feeling shaky and just got the
> "tingles" in my neck/head. I hate when they come out of the blue like
> this : (
>
> Has anyone had a panic attack while taking klonopin, especially when one
> first starts?
>
> I wonder if taking Trazodone will help? Trazodone last week did help me
> sleep.
>
> Help! : )
>
> JimD
>
I took trazodone for restless leg syndrome. I took Klonopin at the same
time. I didn't find a problem with it.
Vicki
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Chip
"JimD" <Astro...@gmail.com> wrote
>
> Has anyone had a panic attack while taking klonopin, especially when one
> first starts?
You have to get the dose up to a theraputic level to block panic attacks.
Until you reach a theraputic daily dose, you may notice that panic attacks
are only blunted: they start up, but don't reach full intensity before
they start to subside.
Chip
Chip
"Dawn" <im_out_...@yahoo.com> wrote
> I took klonopin once, when I tried to switch from Xanax to it. Big
> mistake. I suffered two hours of intense panic until I finally took a
> Xanax and stopped it.
Dawn, I suspect you didn't change to an equivalent dose of Klonopin. Or that
you were not told to take a Xanax if you had any breakthrough anxiety.
I had no problem switching from Xanax 10 mg/day to Klonopin 5 mg/day. They
felt identical. My transition was very smooth, and I required no extra Xanax
for breakthrough anxiety.
Chip
"Dawn" <im_out_...@yahoo.com> wrote
> >
> >Dawn, I suspect you didn't change to an equivalent dose of Klonopin. Or
that
> >you were not told to take a Xanax if you had any breakthrough anxiety.
> >
> >I had no problem switching from Xanax 10 mg/day to Klonopin 5 mg/day.
They
> >felt identical. My transition was very smooth, and I required no extra
Xanax
> >for breakthrough anxiety.
> >
> >Chip
>
>
> I suspect you are correct. At the time I knew very little about this
> whole panic/meds thing so I just took what I was given (with a little
> research on the med, of course).
>
> What do you find the key differences between Klonopin and Xanax are?
Klonopin can be taken once or twice daily because it's long acting. I had to
take Xanax (which is short acting) four times per day and still had
anxiety/withdrawal when I woke up in the morning. Also, Xanax is faster
acting, thus better for prn (as needed) use.
> I
> am on 4 mgs Xanax XR - what would my equivalent dose of K be, 2 mgs?
yes.
The relative potency is about 2 to1, so 4 mg of Xanax is roughly equivalent
to 2 mg of Klonopin (which I obtain in generic form)
If you were to switch from Xanax-XR to K, you could take immediate release
Xanax for any breakthrough anxiety.
It's probably best to take K twice daily since that tends to give more
stable blood levels than once daily.
> I
> have heard or read that K tends to exacerbate depression, in which
> case it would not be good for me.
I've read it too many times. All the benzos can cause depression.
I don't know whether Klonopin causes it more often than other benzos, even
though this is the claim which one often reads.
And people with anxiety tend to have alot of depression. So it would be hard
to discern whether a depression is secondary to anxiety, a depressive
disorder, or to the Klonopin.
> But if it helps you lose weight,
> improves your eyesight, and rids you of all personality disorders, I'm
> there ;-).
Benzos rarely affect weight, and shouldn't interfer with eyesight.
The only personality I"m aware of is a very pleasant one :)