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what would you do

stevebo
stevebo
i take klonopin .5mg twice a day i just got the new prescription and on the sheet it lists most common side effects
1. drowsiness
2. problems with walking and coordination
3. dizziness
4. fatique
5. depression
6. problems with memory

I have everyone of them and they are driving me nuts i feel awful should i go off the drug easily has anyone every done this i can't continue this
lovemycoffee999
lovemycoffee999
talk to your Dr. maybe talking a smaller dose would have fewer side effects. i didn't like taking meds. i have a xanax script now and only occassionally take it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
If you are taking a medication that you think is making you feel awful, then you should definitely talk with your doctor about tapering off and possibly switching to something else. I wouldn't stop on my own, especially if you have been on it for awhile.

Good luck
deleted_user
deleted_user
If you are taking a medication that you think is making you feel awful, then you should definitely talk with your doctor about tapering off and possibly switching to something else. I wouldn't stop on my own, especially if you have been on it for awhile.

Good luck
deleted_user
deleted_user
I think with alot of the benzos you can switch, I think. That is how I came off of klonopin, I switched to xanax.

Klonopin for me caused me to have memory problems, plus disjointed thinking. I couldn't put two thoughts together.

I remember that it would caused me to be hyper for about the first thirty minutes and I would want to talk non-stop and then I would become unplugged and sluggish and it was hard for me to move.

For some people klonopin is great and they do very well on it. For me not so good. Sounds like you may be there with me in the not so good group.
Babyruthie
Babyruthie
I agree with the above, call your doc, and have the doc order something else, this one is not working at all for you. this med does need time to work in your body, about 3 weeks, but you should not be feeling all these symptoms at once. all drugs are different, as are our bodies reactions to them, call the doc
Babyruthie