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Posted by rfs on January 4, 2006, at 17:25:23
I currently take Effexor, Wellbutrin(8 days) & Klonipin on occasion. The Effexor was losing some of its effectiveness and I was feeling somewhat lethargic. Is there something I can replace the Klonopin with. Although I take a very small dose .25mg-.5omg, it seems to make me feel lethargic and lowers my mood somewhat. I tried Buspar years ago, but it did nothing.
RFS
Posted by Phillipa on January 4, 2006, at 19:39:46
In reply to Anxiety, posted by rfs on January 4, 2006, at 17:25:23
I still like valium long half life like klonopin. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by Bob Jones on January 4, 2006, at 19:42:55
In reply to Anxiety, posted by rfs on January 4, 2006, at 17:25:23
You could speak with your psychopharmacologist about raising the dose of the Effexor. I suppose you take the Klonopin for anxiety. If not, and if you're using it to help you sleep, you might want to speak with your psychopharmacologist about using Trazadone at night. It's an antidepressant (which might give you some more energy) and the primary and most immediate side effect upon taking is drowziness.
Posted by yxibow on January 4, 2006, at 21:09:23
In reply to Anxiety, posted by rfs on January 4, 2006, at 17:25:23
> I currently take Effexor, Wellbutrin(8 days) & Klonipin on occasion. The Effexor was losing some of its effectiveness and I was feeling somewhat lethargic. Is there something I can replace the Klonopin with. Although I take a very small dose .25mg-.5omg, it seems to make me feel lethargic and lowers my mood somewhat. I tried Buspar years ago, but it did nothing.
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> RFSI was on high dose Klonopin for my disorder, we are now on the "Valium experiment", we tapered over to it. I would suggest it, it has a long half life, even longer than Klonopin (in vivo 24 hours vs. 16) and you might even get away taking it once a day. For me, 10 mg of Valium is approximately equivalent to 0.5mg of Klonopin.
All benzodiazepines will affect depression to a little extent because by their very nature, they are CNS (central nervous system) depressants, which is one component of anxiety reduction.
As a sidebar, its interesting that you felt accustomed and sedated with Effexor, its such a strong NE drug in my opinion -- but you may have more depression than anxiety.
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