Fw: I'm Back online & Klonopin

[Guest guest]

From: " Shirley Oster (by way of ilena rose) " <Desertmouse@...>

Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 5:27 PM

Subject: I'm Back online & Klonopin

> Hi Ilena and all:

>

> I'm back online after several months off. I have been having several

> medical problems I believe are associated with my being on Klonopin for 7

> years. I would urge all of you ladies who are on it to get off as soon

> as possible. I began to have severe weakness, was unable to even get

up

> off a chair without a great deal of trouble. Along with that extreme

> fatigue, sleeping on and off all day and bad balance probelms. This

> drug affects the central nervous system. I tried to get off several

> times, even reduced my dosage but had trouble sleeping and had heart

> palpitations when I tried to go off. I now have PVC's irregular

> heartbeats. THIS IS ONE OF THE DRUGS THAT AFFECTS THE CENTRAL NERVOUS

> SYSTEM. LADIES PLEASE GET OFF WHILE YOU CAN! I cut down my dosage

but

> was always afraid to go completely off. Finally a doctor told me JUST

> GO OFF! I did,

>

> Thank God. Ladies, you need to cut it in half first then in half again,

> THEN GO OFF IT! Also I noticed on the posting on 9/4/01 in regards to

> the breastfeeding article that on the list of of doctors under LIASONS

> is listed Dr. R. , MD, PHD. This is the same Dr.

> who was Dow's head of Bioscience Labs for TEN YEARS AND WHO TESTIFIED

FOR

> THE MDL-926 Class Action.

>

> What a Lowlife.

>

> Shirley

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Shirley,

I have missed you, and so happy to have you back with us!

Martha Murdock

NSIF

----- Original Message -----

From: " Patty " <fdp@...>

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Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 8:41 PM

Subject: Fw: I'm Back online & Klonopin

> From: " Shirley Oster (by way of ilena rose) " <Desertmouse@...>

> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 5:27 PM

> Subject: I'm Back online & Klonopin

>

>

> > Hi Ilena and all:

> >

> > I'm back online after several months off. I have been having several

> > medical problems I believe are associated with my being on Klonopin for

7

> > years. I would urge all of you ladies who are on it to get off as

soon

> > as possible. I began to have severe weakness, was unable to even get

> up

> > off a chair without a great deal of trouble. Along with that extreme

> > fatigue, sleeping on and off all day and bad balance probelms.

This

> > drug affects the central nervous system. I tried to get off several

> > times, even reduced my dosage but had trouble sleeping and had heart

> > palpitations when I tried to go off. I now have PVC's irregular

> > heartbeats. THIS IS ONE OF THE DRUGS THAT AFFECTS THE CENTRAL NERVOUS

> > SYSTEM. LADIES PLEASE GET OFF WHILE YOU CAN! I cut down my dosage

> but

> > was always afraid to go completely off. Finally a doctor told me

JUST

> > GO OFF! I did,

> >

> > Thank God. Ladies, you need to cut it in half first then in half

again,

> > THEN GO OFF IT! Also I noticed on the posting on 9/4/01 in regards to

> > the breastfeeding article that on the list of of doctors under

LIASONS

> > is listed Dr. R. , MD, PHD. This is the same Dr.

> > who was Dow's head of Bioscience Labs for TEN YEARS AND WHO TESTIFIED

> FOR

> > THE MDL-926 Class Action.

> >

> > What a Lowlife.

> >

> > Shirley

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Shirley,

Klonopin (clonazepam) is a very safe drug. I, too, have

been on it for several yrs due to anxiety, panic, and

insomnia. It has been around for a while and is very

safe compared to other drugs used for the same reason.

However, it is a benzodiazepine, which is always a

difficult class of drugs to withdraw from if you've been

on them for a while. That is why there is the warning

with all benzos that long term use (>10 days), is not

recommended. You must withdraw slowly from it, or else

run the risk of withdrawal side effects, such as the

ones you described. Abrupt and/or quick cessation of

the drug can also cause seizures.

When you think about it, you should place the blame on

the doc(s) that continued to rx it for you. Someone,

somewhere along the line, should have told you about the

potential for addiction/tolerance, and the potential

unpleasant side effects associated with stopping the

drug. Klonopin actually has less side effects than do

other benzos.

e