- New Approach, New Med.... 21st July 2008
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If Citalopram doesnt work for you, you could try Klonopin & Effexor. I would follow the advice of your doc/neuro...
- Richard - Effexor 15th July 2008
... with the meds and alternative treatment I am on now: Klonopin , .50 2 times a day, 100 mg's Zoloft, 240 mg's verapamil...
... Have you tried taking a small dose of something like klonopin or xanax? Also, just a few yoga stretches can be very...
- New Clues about Chronic Dizziness... 13th July 2008
... think of the fact that TWO DAYS after coming off of Klonopin (that I was on for six months for an ENTIRELY different...
... all of the super anxiety, another doctor put me on Klonopin . Before that I had never had any symptoms of anything ... thyroid medication but by then I was addicted to the Klonopin . It took me a year to get my thyroid under control ... and several months to come off the Klonopin . Two days after taking my final tiny portion of a...
- Feel awful 12th July 2008
... vestibular supressants, that you can also try as well. Klonopin is known to calm down the dizziness associated with...
- Vn - For Scotsman 7th July 2008
... something for anxiety and sleep. Such as a low dosage of Klonopin etc.....
I can think that constantly changing SSRI...
... treating that before I was diagnosed with Zoloft andf Klonopin . Indirectly I was treating my MAV and then they added...
... only thing I can do is to get on an SSRI or start klonopin again, or both. BOTH of which are going to numb me...
... triggering 24/7 MAV. When I came off the Zoloft and Klonopin , the Verapamil could not control the migraine cycle ... ongoing cycle. I think if you get on an SSRI and some Klonopin ...In 6 to 8 weeks you will see some relief. Then the...
... Hi Rich,
FYI - The klonopin gave me an irregular heart beat (speed up, skipped ... Do you think it could be your xanax doing this? Klonopin which is suppose to help anxiety caused more for me...
... is going to knock me over".
Gloria--
I took Klonopin as well for anxiety for six months. It was tough...
- New and suffering continuous dizziness 5th July 2008
... all sorts of combinations....Topamax/Prozac, Zoloft/ Klonopin /Verapamil, Effexor/Verapamil, the list just keeps ... best success rates but people have gotten well with klonopin , zoloft, prozac, and others. So the list is really...
... dizziness as well...the most common seem to be valium, klonopin , and xanax. Using them often can interfere with recovery...
... meds to my family doc to try:
neurontin
tegretol
klonopin
depakote
baclofen
I'm not advising or suggesting...
- Update month 22 2nd July 2008
... verapamil, and if that doesn't work, we'll try to add some klonopin . if THAT doesnt' work, then we have to start changing...
... migraine support. If that doesn't work, i'll add some klonopin for extra anxiety support. That covers everything...
- EXTREME MAV - what helps? 1st July 2008
... assist me. 240 mg's Verapamil, 100 mg's Zoloft and.5 Klonopin 2 times a day. I think Zoloft made thi biggest impact ... but all helped. I will come off the klonopin at the end of the year if I remain stable. I also...
... enough. Hence, the need for effexor. I think the klonopin would help my visual vertigo, as I tried it before...
- so down 27th June 2008
... just sounds like migraine from the start!
Lauren, klonopin is a vestibular supressant, and if it were VN, most...
- Zoloft Making me worse? 24th June 2008
... anti-anxiety to counter the intial symptoms . I take Klonopin at a low dosage along with the Zoloft.
What your...
... has the zoloft helped with? does any credit go to klonopin or was the klonopin just to counteract the zoloft...
... medications work to assist me. Verapamil, Zoloft and Klonopin . I think Zoloft made thi biggest impact but all helped ... . I will come off the klonopin at the end of the year if I remain stable. I also...
- Question for Howie 23rd June 2008
... came off Verapamil...I stopped taking the Zoloft and Klonopin over a period and stabalized on just verapamil......
... alone caused the relapse...So I needed Zoloft and Klonopin .....
you will get better ... but unfortunately...
- Going NUTS 9th June 2008
... neurological symptoms from being on a low dose of klonopin (benzo). Took 5 - 6 months to come off it and suffered...
... Hi, Gloria--
Quick question about klonopin --my doc just gave me some to take the edge of the ... so I never was tempted to take it very often. Does klonopin help a lot with the dizzy feeling? I think I'd rather ... try an AD, but the doc was pretty keen on the klonopin --he insisted it wouldn't mess up compensation, but...
... different. Gloria did not respond well but I did to Klonopin . I am almost at 100% (knock on wood)now from y relapse ... the Verapamil and the Zoloft to kick in. I also take Klonopin .50 2 ties a day every day and I have no problems ... relapse it was due to the Zoloft as I was off the Klonopin for 18 months no problems. Next year if still stable ... I will come off the Klonopin and stay on the Zoloft and Verapamil.
Klonopin...
... the parents nigth my anxiety is out of control
Klonopin /xanax/etc......all in the valium class.
Hi ... Howie and I have spoke lots of times on the whole klonopin thing. It seemed to help him tremendously while it ... makes a lot of sense why I would react badly to the klonopin . I can tell you I have met others who have not like ... klonopin or xanax either. Howie has been the exception to ... had went away almost completely after I got off the klonopin . I was on it for a good year before I started tapering...
... you need to ride out the side effects. I needed the Klonopin to couter the anxiety while doing this. Klonopin will...
- HBEP - Hows it going - quick question about CQ 10 4th June 2008
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it takes me a while and also take verapamil and klonopin but the cocktail seems to have a positve effect on...
- Weird New Symptom: Light Flash / Hearing Muffled ?? 1st June 2008
... really ready for medications. My doc gave me some Klonopin recently, but I am thinking I want to try an antidepressant...
- 3 year dizzy anniversary 21st May 2008
... I honestly still felt withdraw from that horrible klonopin up to a year after I was off it. It took a long time ... taken this route from the beginning in stead of the klonopin because I believe that caused more problems in the...
- Migraine–anxiety related dizziness (MARD) 16th May 2008
... treatment does make sense
I am on Zoloft SSRI
Klonopin Benzo
Verapamil - typically migraine medication...
... down (stopped Zoloft clenching) and let her sleep. Klonopin got her out of the house walking, and let her sleep...
- Vertigo....Please, Please Help! 6th May 2008
... neuro told me the same thing today!
I was given klonopin for my vertigo (which has been ongoing for a few years...
- Bppv 3rd May 2008
... and therapist are baffled.
I have been taking Klonopin and it has helped with my disequilibrium but not with...
... and therapist are baffled.
I have been taking Klonopin and it has helped with my disequilibrium but not with...
- Not The Valium.....And Cold Feet 29th April 2008
... The Doctor Tomorrow And Getting My Script For The Klonopin .....I Hear It Has Been Great For People But I Am Just...
- klonopin 23rd April 2008
... I have tried klonopin . It didn't seem to have any adverse effects, but...
- Withdrawel just too much to take! 28th March 2008
... still take my Zoloft 100 mg's , Verapamil 180 Mg's, Klonopin .50 at night for bed
If I remain stable I will ... come off the Klonopin
I also go to a chiro and accupuncture 1 time a...
- baffled...another opinion 25th March 2008
... strict Dr. Buccholtz diet faithfully for 10 months. The Klonopin I tried for over a year (sometimes given for migraine...
- strange feeling.....any ideas? 23rd March 2008
... brain. I had them very bad when I first came off my klonopin over a year ago. It took a long time for them to...
- Klonopin 20th March 2008
... Klonopin can be prescribed for Dizziness and MAV. I am prescribed...
- Anxiety meds 11th March 2008
... Valium) (2 mg) can be quite effective. Clonazepam ( Klonopin ), appears as effective a vestibular suppressant as...
- question for howie2 24th January 2008
... how long it took to work. I was taking Zoloft and Klonopin for Anxiety before the diagnosis. I did not get to ... to 75 mg's this time. Aslo I tried to wean off the Klonopin and I had a rough few days after cutting it down from ... to 1 time a day..So I think its to early for that. Klonopin according to by Headache specialist is also used for ... life.... During the relapse I cant say between the Klonopin and Zoloft I started to see relief 8 weeks to 10 weeks ... you on as you may need a combo like I did Zoloft, Klonopin , verpamil, Are you seeing a headache specialist.....
- Howie 10th January 2008
... months. I will eventually come off the daily 1 mg of Klonopin when I hit 100% as the Klonopin has helped me a lot...
... months. I will eventually come off the daily 1 mg of Klonopin when I hit 100% as the Klonopin has helped me a lot ... still have some minor symptoms lingering from that klonopin . I can't help to think these meds stay in your system...
- I'm Convinced It Gonna Work 8th January 2008
... stomach but I was taking it as I was coming off the klonopin so that could have been causing the problems. Now...
- Zoloft 7th January 2008
... year on Zoloft 50 Mg's and Verapamil 180 Mg's I took Klonopin in the begining to deal with the initial Zoloft Side ... lexapro or Paxil but Zoloft was great. But I also took Klonopin to counter those siude effects
Best of Luck,
...
... half and hoping the side effects won't kick my ***. Klonopin is similar to xanax? I could probably take that during...
... Xanax is in the same class as Klonopin so yes you can take that...
My doctors plan was ... this time period. I am not sure how to take that. Klonopin has a longer shelf life so I took 1 during the day...
... Valium) (2 mg) can be quite effective. Clonazepam ( Klonopin ), appears as effective a vestibular suppressant as...
- Charlotte 3rd January 2008
... as I had been feeling so much better coming off the klonopin and finally finding a doctor who seemed knowledgeable ... went away this year coinciding with coming off the klonopin . The severity of the headaches are nothing compaired ... another go. It will be 1 year February 1st that I am klonopin free (I sound like a drug addict).
Thanks again...
- jumpy shaky vision 3rd January 2008
... if I were in your shoes, I would see about adding klonopin to the mix. Klonopin seems to be great at slowing ... two conditions overlap anyway. I couldn't take the klonopin because its too "numbing" for me, but since you are...
... other symptoms are much worse. I still think the klonopin would be better than the gabapentin (neurotin) but...
- klonopin 30th December 2007
... I went off the Zoloft and Klonopin to see how I was off meds. I was good for 6 months...
- I have got to figure out a solution this year 30th December 2007
... weight gain just all adds to it.
I was prescribed klonopin (anti seizure med) for my headaches and it caused...
- MAV and AD Questions - Experienced Input Wanted 27th December 2007
... not seeing a bigger picture here? Withdraw from the klonopin was horrible, is that what these AD do to you when...
- interesting inforfmation from doctor 27th December 2007
... helping but I think it only coincided with me coming off klonopin and becoming klonopin free was what really helped...
- Help!! 21st December 2007
... they are but mine did not start until I came off the klonopin (anti-seizure/anti-anxiety med). I half wonder if...
- Help diagnose me. New member 19th December 2007
... having panic attacks and prescribed me Lexapro and Klonopin . Stupid me, I took the pills as prescribed and began...
- MAVers...what's the average time to try meds... 18th December 2007
... a combo of drugs as I am on Zoloft, Verapamil and Klonopin
every drug and every person is different as well...
... a combo of drugs as I am on Zoloft, Verapamil and Klonopin
every drug and every person is different as well...
- heal your headache 17th December 2007
... I am taking Verapamil 180, Zoloft 50 , Klonopin 1mg and after a bad relapse I am back to 90% or so...
- MAV and Axiety and SSRI's 6th December 2007
... the anxiety should ease. I wants me to increase my klonopin a little .25 to .50 1 to 2 times a day during the...
... the 90's again and sometimes 100%. Increasing the Klonopin has helped tremendously with the anxiety. I am going ... increasing the Zoloft a little more when I come down on the Klonopin . Klonopin should not be used as a long term drug but ... well see. Last time when I can down on Klonopin I was pretty good. In total the relapse sucked but ... he begining instead of staying on a low amount of Klonopin
Good luck with your meditation and Valium...
- HBEP Status? 16th November 2007
... difficult at times. He has me taking some anti-anxiety Klonopin to try and get thru this wave till the Zoloft kicks...
... stregnth to control the anxiety and maybe take the Klonopin more often during this time, or increase the Klonopin...
- came off my MAV med today 6th November 2007
... Scott:
My doctor just put me on Klonopin 2 times a day AM and PM to deal with everything until ... only in week 3...Last few days have been hell but the Klonopin does help some.......
... thought the reason I improved to 80% was Zoloft and Klonopin both used to treat MAV. Then he added in Verapamil ... elimination. They tried to take me off the Zoloft an d Klonopin and see how I was . I was 100% for another 6 months ... week 3 of medication Zoloft... Since he added in Klonopin to try and handle the anxiety and symptoms till the ... kicks in. I must say the last 3 days since adding Klonopin I am feeling back to 85% . So I am optomistic as soon...
- HBEP or ADAM - I need to Vent today on MAV 1st November 2007
... anxiety and depression with a combo of Zoloft and Klonopin . The Klonopin was taken early to help me get used ... anxiety and SE take place. My MAV doctor also said that Klonopin is also used to treat MAV. So basically I did have ... a combo of three Drugs First Zoloft and Klonopin indirectly then after Diagnosis I was given Verapamil ... which brought be to 100% for a year. I have been taken Klonopin a half a pill at night to help me sleep last 2 weeks ... .I do feel better in the AM as I think the Klonopin is still in my system I think I may introduce Klonopin ... increased symptoms as I took this from the get go with Klonopin . Klonopin was the 1st drug I stopped taking and then...
... increased Zoloft from 12.5 Mg's to 25 Mg's.. I took a Klonopin Dose only during the day Friday. Friday Night and ... today and feel like 50.. I did take some day time Klonopin to ease any anxiety . Small dosages... I am going...
- HBEP - I started Zoloft 23rd October 2007
... That is all I went up to.
I also took some mild Klonopin during the begining to get used to the medicine .25 ... The anxiety has increased as well as the nausea. Klonopin helps with that
I'll write back soon but wanted...
... you know the begining can be tough..I am taking some Klonopin at night (longer Life span) to try and counter some...
- Unexplained tinnitus, dizziness, nystagmus - Any suggestions? 21st October 2007
... neuroma.
He has tried a few medications such as klonopin , phenergan, and one other anti anxiety medication...
- Adam - Your Opinion on VVOR 11th October 2007
... The antibiotic that started all this, then the whole klonopin ordeal; it is all too much to handle any more symptoms...
- For Lib - Middle-ear myoclonus 23rd September 2007
... could answer some questions for me.
I was put on klonopin for a year and took another 1/2 year to come off ... Jan. 31 of this year I took the last doseage of klonopin and am still recovering from some withdraw effects ... it be nerve related and maybe induced by the use of klonopin (read this in my searches on middle-ear myoclonus...
... could answer some questions for me.
I was put on klonopin for a year and took another 1/2 year to come off ... Jan. 31 of this year I took the last doseage of klonopin and am still recovering from some withdraw effects ... it be nerve related and maybe induced by the use of klonopin (read this in my searches on middle-ear myoclonus ... congestion from the cold. i have heard that coming off klonopin and other drugs can trigger movement disorders. they...
- Dysequilibrium/BPPV Question for subs and/or any vet member 7th September 2007
... would consider asking for longer acting, low dose Klonopin and continuation of exercises for at least a bit ...
- What Went Wrong???? 1st September 2007
... more for the blood pressure. I guess I will try the klonopin like Dr. Hain suggested. I just soooo wanted the vrt ... emails between us----my GP wrote a script for the klonopin BUT I haven't tried it yet--tooo big a coward!!!!...
- Help explain my symptoms 3rd August 2007
... related to Anxiety. He wrote me a prescription for Klonopin . (0.5mg - Take 1 tablet twice daily as needed for...
- Questions for Balance Chicago 21st July 2007
... did help, but didn't stop it. I have a script for klonopin , which Dr. Hain recommened I try. But I haven't taken...
... correctly this time. On the medicine--I have 0.50 of klonopin . On the xanax they gave me 0.50 and I only took a ... times a week at most. Would a quarter of the 0.50 klonopin hurt my compensation?I have not used the meds like...
- Hbep, Kathy - long time no "speak" :) 9th July 2007
... causing some of the photosensitivity? I know the klonopin I was on (thank heaven I've been off of it for over...
- Wowwwweeee 19th June 2007
... is in the benzo class of drugs, isn't it. I was on klonopin for a while and had horrible withdraw from it and...
- Question to all users of Ativan. Help! 15th June 2007
... Valium) (2 mg) can be quite effective. Clonazepam ( Klonopin ), appears as effective a vestibular suppressant as...
- Temporary ringing in ears? 8th June 2007
... ...I got this when I was coming off that horrible klonopin and it went away. I think it is realted to the CNS...
- Scott? 4th June 2007
... and how to get better, but I also somehow think the klonopin was holding me back. (My doctor thinks it contributed ... headaches getting better only with coming off the klonopin and after 2 years (when I started reducing the klonopin ... head. There were a few times when coming off the klonopin that I felt maybe I should just take a little more...
- the saga continues 1st June 2007
... expensive and I think it helped so much more than the klonopin I was on. It might just be well-worth a try for you...
- Hopeful 18th May 2007
... positive for your efforts at the gym.
I was on klonopin which is basically the same as ativan. It did help...
- Hi Hbep 16th May 2007
... getting better and better. I can't help thinking the klonopin was making it worse over a year and a half of the...
... might still be a long term withdrawl effect from the klonopin - as you will be aware, on withdrawal benzos can cause...
... When my arms were hurting so bad coming off the klonopin , all I keep thinking was that I could at least move ... I have found it very helpful.
I am aware of the klonopin sparking some of my symptoms. I found a really good ... better and better. I wish I would have known about the klonopin causing tinnitus before I took it. Although, at the...
- Stomache...? 8th May 2007
... some of my life back. I'm hoping it is just from the klonopin withdraw as I've heard others coming off a benzo experience...
- Scott - ? 1st May 2007
... the morning. I somehow feel it is connected to the klonopin withdraw. The achiness in my neck/shoulders/arms ... from the klonopin withdraw seems to be just about gone and now this...
... complain.
What you said makes me think it is just the klonopin stirring something up in my system still. I wouldn ... fitting normally. This really all coincides with the klonopin withdraw.
I guess I'll wait it out until the...
- Veteran Member updates...Subs/joy/gloria/scots..anyone 26th April 2007
... brain trauma. It was a hellish ride coming off the klonopin . I remained as active as possible with every day...
... of Benedryl and Magnesium and oral doses of Lyrica, Klonopin & CoQ10. I left with the headaches gone but still ... lightheadness and other symptoms.
I stopped the Klonopin in December and have remained on the Lyrica, CoQ and...
- It's NOT Inner Ear and It's NOT Migraine 6th April 2007
... diet in January coinciding with coming free of the klonopin . I noticed improvement and thought the diet was really ... said I have been being treated the wrong way with the klonopin . Reason number one as to why I started to see some ... February as I was almost and then finally free of the klonopin . An antiseizure med would not be helpful with my ... my system is to meds. I told him how I reduced my klonopin at 1/4 tablet per month and he said that was a wise...
- Gloria 4th April 2007
... similar to trauma patients. The symptoms I had on the klonopin and then coming off it.
The diagnostic tests are ... have seen coincide more with coming off that nasty klonopin which he said was only worsening my symptoms because ... off feeling inside stores as I get away from that klonopin .
There are so many little things that are clicking ... some since Sept coinciding with me coming off the klonopin and as time goes on, they continue to improve my daily...
- here we go again 26th March 2007
... and bothersome; however, when I was coming off the klonopin , every time I would decrease the doseage, my tinnitus...
- SSRI free - finally 23rd March 2007
... like me. About a week or two after being off the klonopin 100% all hell broke loose. I felt like a mac ... however is that after about a month of being off the klonopin my sore muscles lifted and are pretty much normal ... nervous system that has gotten better but I know the klonopin withdraw threw it off.
I honestly believe this is ... avoid some triggers I found in my research on the klonopin withdraw. Avoid excessive sugar and other high GI...
- Hi Gloria! 21st March 2007
... t help thinking it was a blessing coming off that klonopin . Who knows, maybe it was causing more grief for me...
- Amitriptyline 15th March 2007
... med as I can't mess my system up anymore. After the klonopin , I don't want anything to do with the antiseizure...
- BPPV and flying....? 14th March 2007
... medecine with me in case of....I usually take as needed klonopin and phenergan.....I've never used antivert....is it...
... him to miss another one because of me.
I do take klonopin and inderal but in very low doses. My doctor gave...
... with my trip to Vegas ...thank God!!!!! I took .5mg klonopin before taking off and did great.....of course I was ... loaded with phenergan pills and suppositories and klonopin in case off....lol
Thank you all
Micha...
- What do you usually do in a decomp?(for all) 13th March 2007
... Are you having periods now of 100%?
I got off the klonopin as of February 1st after 5 months of tapering and...
- Wowwwweeee - ? 10th March 2007
... and vowed I would not touch an A/D after the whole klonopin mistake, but to feel a normal head again just makes...
... of some of the other drugs you might try is unlike klonopin and some SSRI's they don't cause major withdrawal...
... as bothersome).
Symptoms which have come on from klonopin withdraw are a strange occasional off balance feeling ... symptoms will go completely as they are caused by the klonopin .
A few other mild symptoms I have aren't really...
... extent clear up on their own. It could also be that the klonopin controlled it to some degree. With migraine symptoms...
- Hbep 6th March 2007
... living a normal life. Then again, I have come off the klonopin over the last 5 months (free as of Feb. 1st) which...
- Can earplugs cause labyrinthitis? 4th March 2007
... probably your reduction in Paxil. I've been coming off klonopin for 5 months (free of it now) that I was using to ... a decrease in these symptoms myself coming off the klonopin over the last five months. I think with time these...
- I just found this... 3rd March 2007
... maybe a lot of my symptoms right now could be due to klonopin withdraw. I'll let you know in a few months once ... thought my headaches/pressure was lifting coming off the klonopin , but it hit me hard the last 2 weeks again along with ... emotional crap that I know is being caused from the klonopin withdraw as it is much worse than when I whined to...
- Update - Long overdue! 26th February 2007
... years ago as I am battling horrible withdraw from the klonopin I came off. I don't think it helped much with my...
