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Originally Posted by hope7
My psychiatrist has increased the dose from 300 mg/3X a day to 1800 mg/3x a day for two weeks then will be increased to 900 mg/3x a day. Weaned off of Klonopin 2 mg/day 3 weeks ago. I felt better on Klonopin (of course) but she said I have a 50% chance of developing Alzheimers. I now feel like i'm speeding with muscle rigidity and a feeling of out of body spaciness. I'm tired but wired. Has anyone else had any experiences with this medication ?? Requesting comments please !!!  |
I don't know how long you were on klonopin but 2 mg a day is a pretty hefty dose. I know I was on that, then 3 mg a day for years! I am almost 24 months off now and still have weird feelings and anxiety. I was given gabapention as a mood stabilizer for a while and it worked great. It is used as a mood stabilizer quite a bit, not just for neuro issues. That out of body feeling you describe I suspect is depersonalization. I have had that now for this whole 24 months and it is lessening now finally.
I hope that you can tolerate the gabapentin, I think it would help with the withdrawal symptoms. I could not take it, I had other weird side effects from it. Good luck.