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Originally Posted by BethRags
It's so good that you slept some. Definitely a hopeful sign!
I took Depakote for a year or so. Interestingly, it was prescribed to me for migraine headaches. It did help with those and it did stabilize my moods. The downside was that I did gain some weight, maybe about 25 lbs.
Clonazepam (Lonopin) is a benzo. I've been on it for 20+ years because my body is addicted to it. As long as you don't stay on it so long that you build a tolerance and have to keep increasing the dose and so on until your physically addicted to it (meaning, you have vicious, even life threatening, withdrawal symptoms when you try to stop taking it) it's helpful for reducing anxiety and for some people, sleep. My strong suggestion is just don't take it for more than a couple of months MAX.
I've forgotten - have you ever been on Lamictal?
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My pdoc told me to only use the Klonopin as needed as and for less than a month. I plan to use it only as needed and mindful of the time spent.
Thank you!