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From Keppra to Klonopin..help!
Mon, 03/31/2008 - 11:41I had been taking keppra for about 3 weeks at a relatively low dose, but i was suffering from depersonalization (rare side effect) i started having panic attacks and kept thinking i was about to have a seizure at all times.
so my doctor switched me to klonopin...and i hate it so far! i just need to know if these side effects pass.
i completely sedated, i can barely walk. my pupils are completely dilated and i am so incredibly dizzy it's unbarable. i feel as if i'm going insane. my hearing will completely blank out for a second, come back, then blank out again. this happens quite often at night, and i'm worried its some new type of seizure.
if theres anyone with any experience with this drug...please help! i feel like everytime i take the pill its like taking poison! i have been on it for four days now.
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Re: From Keppra to Klonopin..help!
Submitted by whitetigrus on Tue, 2008-04-01 - 17:35
Hello Leslie my name is Tracy! Klonopin was one of the first meds that I was put on and yes it does get better with-in a week or two! I'm now addicted to Klonopin because I've been taking it for over 20 years now! I wanted my Epileptologist to take me off of Klonopin because it wasn't working for me anymore and I wanted to start a family with my husband. I had withdrawals like; I had the shakes, I couldn't eat because I was extremely sensitive to smell, I was always dizzy, I could barely walk because I had lost alot of weight and the fact that I was always dizzy, I can't remember but I think that I was paranoid all of the time too! I have a terrible memory in general from all of the meds but my doc does blame most of my memory loss on Klonopin!
I remember that when I first started taking klonopin I got lost going for a walk around the block, how funny is that! After that episode I've always taken it just before bed.
I've also noticed that you like to turn to weed for your "epilepsy maintenance!" have you ever discussed this with your Dr. because from past experiences I know that some meds have a reaction to THC! I think that you should inform yourself on your epilepsy; find out exactly what kind of seizures you have, ask you doctor if any of your meds will have an interaction or reaction to THC!
There's also a topic in here called Respecting your Epilepsy that I think you, should read!
Hello Leslie my name is Tracy! Klonopin was one of the first meds that I was put on and yes it does get better with-in a week or two! I'm now addicted to Klonopin because I've been taking it for over 20 years now! I wanted my Epileptologist to take me off of Klonopin because it wasn't working for me anymore and I wanted to start a family with my husband. I had withdrawals like; I had the shakes, I couldn't eat because I was extremely sensitive to smell, I was always dizzy, I could barely walk because I had lost alot of weight and the fact that I was always dizzy, I can't remember but I think that I was paranoid all of the time too! I have a terrible memory in general from all of the meds but my doc does blame most of my memory loss on Klonopin!
I remember that when I first started taking klonopin I got lost going for a walk around the block, how funny is that! After that episode I've always taken it just before bed.
I've also noticed that you like to turn to weed for your "epilepsy maintenance!" have you ever discussed this with your Dr. because from past experiences I know that some meds have a reaction to THC! I think that you should inform yourself on your epilepsy; find out exactly what kind of seizures you have, ask you doctor if any of your meds will have an interaction or reaction to THC!
There's also a topic in here called Respecting your Epilepsy that I think you, should read!
Re: From Keppra to Klonopin..help!
Submitted by whitetigrus on Fri, 2008-04-25 - 20:24
Medial marijuana is perscibed in pill form, I'm not going to say the name of it because of the fact that I may cause some people to go out looking for it when smoking marijuana is not for everybody and can cause some types of seizures to get worse! Always and let me repeat this, Always talk to your Dr. before starting something new like smoking marijuana! And let's not forget the fact that at this time marijuana is illegal! They are trying to pass laws to make it legal but for the people whom are using it just for recreation or just to get stonned are ruining it for those of us whom really do need it medically! Medical marijuana comes with a perscription not off of a street corner in a bag!
Common sense is not so common!
Medial marijuana is perscibed in pill form, I'm not going to say the name of it because of the fact that I may cause some people to go out looking for it when smoking marijuana is not for everybody and can cause some types of seizures to get worse! Always and let me repeat this, Always talk to your Dr. before starting something new like smoking marijuana! And let's not forget the fact that at this time marijuana is illegal! They are trying to pass laws to make it legal but for the people whom are using it just for recreation or just to get stonned are ruining it for those of us whom really do need it medically! Medical marijuana comes with a perscription not off of a street corner in a bag!
Common sense is not so common!