I currently take klonopin .05 mg twice a day, along with 100 mg Zoloft once a day. I feel normal again. The Zoloft was not working well enough by itself, and ativan turned out to be not a good long-term med for me. Klonopin has been my 'savior'. Given enough time for the body to adjust to it, it 'smooths out' and works beautifully.
who prescribed me ativan and Zoloft, would not prescribe me the valium. Adventually I came off the Zoloft due to the side effects. The Ativan did its job for awhile but i was taking "too" much a day according to him so he just put me on Klonopin 4mg per day. It seems to be fine keeping me calm and not too many side effects but it is not helping with random anxiety onsets nor is it helping me with sleep.
How does this strategy sound to you guys? Has Zoloft been effective for anyone? Has anyone gotten addicted to Klonopin or suffered withdrawal after a month of continuous use?
Thanks so much, again, for everyone sharing their experiences. Anxiety is such a difficult thing to conquer and I'm sure it manifests itself a little differently for everyone. It's so interesting reading these posts!
I had gone to my Primary Care Physician after my old Psychaitrist retired and I had an Panic Attack. The PCP told me the lexapro stoppped working and to take Zoloft and Xanax> What a mistake! I had bad reactions to both and my new Psych has put me back on Lexapro and Klonopin and I am feelin. Has any one else had experieces similiar to this.
so he give to mea RX for the Zoloft...The Zoloft was A LOT stimulating, too much for me,I was much more anxious when I was in a crownd, at school, walking in the streets and I the panic attacks return because of the Zoloft... after 4 months on the Zoloft I give up and stop seeing my PDoc for almost 6 years... Was doing better off all meds, had my gastric by-pass, lost more than 260 pounds...
And yes, there are quite a few benefits of klonopin v Xanax. Klonopin will stay in your system for 8-12 hours as opposed to the 4-6 hours Xanax will. Klonopin will "accumulate" and Xanax will NOT. This means that when your body runs out of Xanax, you're running on empty. Klonopin will always leave you with some reserve, you will always be "covered.
They gave me .50 zoloft and .50 klonopin. Came home, saw my dr, said to continue on same dosage. Still wake up with anxiousness, think zoloft is giving me these symtoms. Dr wanted to switch me symbalta (looked it up--said it was for bi-polar). I requested to try to go off zoloft. She said to take one every other day for two weeks and then quit. Keep taking Klonopin. Now I see Klonopin withdrawal and side affects are bad and maybe I'm getting symptoms from that too?
due to anxiety issues I was taking xanax for 3 weeks then switched to klonopin for 3 weeks, also 2 weeks ago i started taking zoloft. The xanax was .5 mg 4 times a day and the klonopin is 1mg morning .5 lunch, .5 dinner and 1mg bedtime. zoloft started last week at 25mg and now is 50 mg. I built a tolerance for the xanax and now it seems them sames is happening with klonopin. I have a lack of appettite and anxiety.
i take lithium ER 450mg BID, Mirapex 1mg for RLS, and zoloft 100mg to treat depression. I can usually fall asleep, however i wake and stay up for a few hours every night. i have tried benedryl,klonopin,trazadone,serequil, and elavil for relief however every one of these meds has a paradoxical effect on me. Any suggestions?
The Xanax worked better for me as far as a quick fix. I am now taking Klonopin along with Paxil. I take the Klonopin twice a day where I was taking Xanax only once a day. I didn't notice any sexual side effects with Xanax. I haven't noticed any side effects with the Klonopin either though. But I guess it affects each person differently. I did notice that with Xanax, it will make you very relaxed. Klonopin doesn't have that same affect on me. But, the Paxil does!!!!
Hello. I've just started taking Zoloft about a month ago. While sleeping at night, I wake up abruptly feeling like I am having a panic attack, chest feels tight, my mind is racing. It lasts for about 15 minutes and then stops and I fall back asleep. I am a bit fearful and worried if I should continue the Zoloft. I didn't have panic attacks this severe before taking the Zoloft. Has anyone else experienced this?
My doctor put me on zoloft 2 days ago. Many of the sleep meds I've tried don't help me. I've had to do .25 klonopin to go to sleep. I feel starting the zoloft has given me wakefulness. So I called my doctor this morning and she wants me to do .5 or 1mg klonopin every night at bedtime for the next 2 weeks. I'm scared if taking a benzos like this.
I am really trying to figure out if I feel like this because the zoloft is finally working, or if the klonopin is the only thing working I've been taking this dose of kpin for a bout 3 months now and am afraid if I stop I'll have terrible withdrawls but I heard the zoloft should counter act that. Any suggestions are greatly apprecited thank you. Also my doc wants me to go up to 100mg Zoloft EVENTuALLY So We Will SEE.
I seem to be doing better, but I am not sure if it is the Zoloft working or the Klonopin taking away the side effects. I really REALLY want to get off the Klonopin but I am scaered that I am going to go through nasty withdrawls, increase in anxiety, seizures etc. I have read HORROR STORIES. I need to be off this drug. I am in therapy now and am going tomorrow. He says to take it that I should not be addicted and it will help, but I feel as I am physically dependant and am scared not to take it.
One more thing- anyone on Zoloft- I have been on Zoloft 100mg/day for about 2 years, again with few results. I note from the on line info that dosages of up to 200 mg/day are OK- needless to say I should explore having my dosage raised before switching from Zoloft to something else? Also, anybody have any relief from OTC stuff like St. John's Wart, Magnessium supplements, Serydyn or others, or are these a waste of money?
I've been on klonopin and Zoloft for about a week yeah I looked up the symptoms of globus they sound similar to what I have I currently going to therapy just have my first session last Fri but yeah I'm gonna to the doc to see if I can take klonopin twice a day but at night I'm taking zoloft it's only been a week since I've been on this meds the only symptoms is the globus I have which bothers me all day but I'm learning to cope with it once this globus thing goes away I&#
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I was on Lexapro and Klonopin for a month and that did not work out for me at all. I had been on Zoloft about 1.5 years ago and it worked for me so I decided to ask for it again. I stopped the Lexapro and started on 25mg Sertraline for 4 days then up to 50mg. The first week and a half were incredibly difficult. Every side effect imaginable I was having, and I also was panicking and super anxious. At the two week point (which was 4 days ago I started to feel myself again).
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