Posted by viridis on January 29, 2003, at 0:09:08
In reply to Re: Support for Klonopin » SBOATRN, posted by Dinah on January 28, 2003, at 20:48:31
Well, I'm on pretty low-dose K -- 1 mg/day for over a year and a half, and it still works as well as it did in the beginning. I can't tolerate SSRIs either, and have found K to be an excellent med. My psychiatrist considers me to be at the low end of the dosage spectrum, and I'm very happy with it.
Don't get stressed out by the anti-benzo sites; those people have an agenda that isn't (in my opinion) focused primarily on mental health. Klonopin and other benzos are very safe meds that have been studied extensively, and if they improve your quality of life, then just enjoy it. For most people with anxiety disorders, abuse is unlikely, and if you have to discontinue, just do so slowly, under your doctor's supervision.
Decades of research have shown that benzos like Klonopin are among the safest and best understood of psychiatric meds, so if they help you lead a normal life, you should consider yourself lucky, and don't worry about it.
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