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Old Oct 29, 2006, 12:06 PM
psisci psisci is offline
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This is a problem I see alot with people who are taking long-scting benzos at night (like Klonopin, Valium). One of the problems is you have built up a tolerance to the medication, the second is you are slowly becoming stage 4 sleep deprived as Klonopin interferes with proper stage 4 sleep. You would be better off trying another med for RLS, and switching to something like Ambien for sleep. If you do this do not just stop taking your 3mg at night, but lower the dose and move it to about 3-4PM; slowly taper the Klonopin by about 1/2 mg every 2 weeks.

Dr.S.