klonapin withdrawal?

[Guest guest]

Could anyone who has experience in withdrawing from klonapin share

their story?

My son is on risperdal, lithium and lamictal and klonapin AND a

orthomolecular program. He was taking klonapin every day and is now

down to twice a week. It is hard to know what is causing what. As the

nutrients take effect, he needs less sedation. Could the depression

he is feeling, aggressive thoughts, blunted affect, loss of interest

intings that once gave pleasure, etc be the result of beginning to

take less klonapin? And/ or being over medicated on risperdal? Any

thoughts?

[Guest guest]

Your son is polydrugged on very powerful medication. Singularly, each one of

these drugs can have a plethora of side effects....together, it is impossible

to differentiate what drug-induced symptoms or illnesses are stemming from what

drug.

 

I was prescribed a benzodiazepine like klonopin for grief after my father died

years ago. I became quite ill on the drug, suffering through many mysterious

illnesses...the symptoms of which did not add up to any disease or illness. I

did not realize that I had developed tolerance and toxicity to the drug and it

was manifesting in these ailments. This class of drugs, the benzodiazpines,

called minor tranquillizers, are quite addictive and can actually cause

drug-induced mental and physical illnesses. They should be tapered slowly and I

would recommend www.benzo.org.uk to you for further information.

 

You ask whether your son could be overmedicated on risperdal and my thoughts on

this is that any amount of this drug is too much. It is an atypical

antipsychotic which can cause many problems, some being permanent in nature.

 

Since you are looking toward an orthomolecular way of treatment, I would advise

you to educate yourself as much as possible about psychiatric drugs. There are

two books written by Dr. Peter Breggin that I have found to be most

helpful...they are Your Drug May Be Your Problem and Toxic Psychiatry.

 

Louisa Putnam <louisa_putnam wrote: Could anyone who has experience

in withdrawing from klonapin share

their story?

My son is on risperdal, lithium and lamictal and klonapin AND a

orthomolecular program. He was taking klonapin every day and is now

down to twice a week. It is hard to know what is causing what. As the

nutrients take effect, he needs less sedation. Could the depression