Posted by dragonblack on August 1, 2011, at 21:41:00
In reply to Startle response » dragonblack, posted by floatingbridge on August 1, 2011, at 10:44:57
> Hey, DB good luck with your new combo.
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> The startle thing might be a wee bit of withdrawal effect. My guess. Unless you are dosed at high enough Ativan to klonopin. Besides, all the benzos are such different beasties.
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> But heck, if you're watching horror flicks, some of your nerves are intact :-)Thanks, FB, : )
Well, I'm on a pretty small dose of Ativan, just .5 mg/day, whereas I was up to 1 mg/day on the K-pin, which seems stronger to me. I've always had that startle reflex, and it gets heightened when my anxiety is up, so I sorta just attributed it to the long half-life of Klonopin, as I didn't notice it until I had been off it for at least a few days. I wish I had a higher dose of Ativan, I take it at night, and I don't have enough to use it during the day PRN, but maybe once I add a low dose of Remeron I can do that and never take it at night. The goal is to get off ALL benzos, after all.
I took .25 mg Klonopin yesterday, after several incidents which made me notice my anxiety becoming prominant (including the start of globus pharyngus, my throat getting tight), which I hated to do, having been off for almost a week. I wrestle with "reaching for a benzo" but in my experience, if I don't intervene in some way when I notice my anxiety kicking up, I'm a fool - it never just passes, or gets better, it only gears up. Like it gains momentum with each additional stressor once it overcomes the initial inertia it needs to start rolling.
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