Klonopin question

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Most of you know that I had to reinstate due to health reasons (see prev posts).

 

I have never taken klonopin before, and yes I know it is a horrible drug. But, hopefully only temporary.

 

But, my question is does the extreme tiredness eventually ease up and/or go away?

 

I think I might have read that it eases up after a few weeks or so. Is this true?

 

Thanks BB friends!

 

Denise 

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Most of you know that I had to reinstate due to health reasons (see prev posts).

 

I have never taken klonopin before, and yes I know it is a horrible drug. But, hopefully only temporary.

 

But, my question is does the extreme tiredness eventually ease up and/or go away?

 

I think I might have read that it eases up after a few weeks or so. Is this true?

 

Thanks BB friends!

 

Denise        My rheumatologist put me on 10 mgs of klonopin 11 + years ago for sleep. For the time I

was on it, which was about 10 years, I  was so fatigue/tired I was nauseated almost 24/7. I also  had major mind fog. The doc was sure my sx was from my lupus and fybro. The fatigue and other sx only left when I went off the klonopin

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Soph,, I don't feel qualified to give advice on which Rx to help anyone.  I will tell that K is bad news. For me, and for what I decided to do with the MANY doc, mostly specialist that have told me I  have anxiety and I should go on another benzo, is drop them like a hot potato.

  I don't know what medical  problems your having but if evertthing I learned on bb is correct, the klonopin is the monster that has left me in hell. There are so many other ways they could have gone other then Rx's

  I can't imagine tapering to klonopin.  As many posts as I have read, that's new to me.

I think about this alot and the only way I would go back on a Rx is if I was truly convinced that my sx were caused anxiety and not K and then because I am almost 15 months off I would exhaust all other sources.

  Maybe that's where your at. I assume you have faith in your doc. and he is benzo wise. As you may surmised,  K scares me and has left me in a bad way but l am healing.

                                  ALL ABOVE INFO IS ABOUT ME AND MY EXPERIENCES WITH KLONOPIN

                                      And my uniformed doctors on the damage benzo's can do

    Good luck

 

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I can only tell you my experience with K. I was taking about .25mg three times a week. It helped me to get to sleep but I don't think it caused any daytime drowsiness. I have CFS and my fatigue did not get worse on it. Benzos are sedating and I think that if you are having too much of that your dose my be too high for you.

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Thanks everybody.

 

I have to be on the klon for awhile, and have no other choice for now. At least until my other health issues get straightened out.

 

I know that everyone on here hates benzo's, me included.

 

But, I just really hope that someone can give me some comfort through this. So many of you led fairly normal lives while on them. Maybe not great lives, but you were functioning.

 

So, my biggest question, and fear, is will this fatigue eventually let up over time?

 

There are so many on here that took Klonopin and were able to work, so I am hopeful that this let up for you. Is that true?

 

This fatigue is actually causing me even more anxiety. This just feels awful.

 

Please help me understand this. Pleeaase.

 

Denise 

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I functioned the 10 years I was on k. If i hadn't reached tolerance I would still de on k. fatigue didn't leave till I went off. It was accompanied with mind fog and I was fairly happy. In fact I would trade where I was with how I have felt the lasr 15 months. I'll go a step farther and say if for some reason my sx are not better at 24 months, l will reevaluate my situation.  There's always a chance that the sx I'm left with are not benzo related and are caused from anxiety.

The thing I did that helped with the fatigue was exercise.  I also took pircicet about 4 or 5 times a months to break the edge.

Not sure what I will do for anxiety  if that's what I determine is the cause fot this terrible head, neck, jay pain caused by tension.                          I do believe thes sx are caused by the Klonopin and time will heal. 

 

        I coped for all those years on K  by staying active and doing things I didn't feel like doing.

 

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Hey Sophia,

 

I was on Klonopin 1mg q night for 12 years….I never had any problems until sometime around 2011 or so…I was exhausted when I woke up in the mornings.

Klonopin is a long acting Benzo…it has a half life of around 72 hours….(Someone should correct me if I am wrong)

1mg of Klonopin = 20mg of Valium.

 

You would probably be better off getting your doctor to switch you over to Valium….So you can taper from that amount…

I am sorry you had to reinstate…

These drugs are bad beyond belief….You think you are getting better and then suddenly you cannot walk…

 

I suffered until Month #9 and I thought I was getting ready to turn a corner and start getting better….in the meantime I lost the ability to walk…a lot happened..

I am just now starting to heal and notice improvement at almost 14 months.

 

Don't feel badly about reinstating…I think the fatigue will lift soon…just hang in there.

You will need to get your doctor on board with a slow taper after this….

I am sure the good folks here on this board will be here to help you.

Don't give up or lose hope…

You will get off this drug…take care of yourself and believe this will end eventually.

 

God Bless and God speed to your healing,

Blessing and healing,

Causing

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Thanks everyone!!

 

I really don't plan on being on it for more than a few months. I need to get my surgeries out of the way. Get healed from those. Get on an antidepressant because my depression is getting the best of me. And, then get to tapering off of this crap!!

 

I just didn't want to feel this crappy fatigue for the next few months while going through all of things that I need to get done. Trying to heal from surgeries, while feeling this amount of fatigue, will not help my healing process.

 

Actually, I am going to get on the ad first, and start to very slowly cut back on the klon to maybe half, before my surgeries. Hope this works out!

 

 

Denise