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03-17-2013, 09:06 AM
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Hello Everyone,
Hope you are all having a good day. I have been taking 1.0 mg of clonazepam a night for REM sleep behavior disorder and nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy for two months now. It has been giving me more dreams/bad dreams and feel like I am getting no sleep. Do you think I should try to go down to .5 mg of clonazepam and see if that helps? Or should I try lorazepam? I have taken a few lorazepam in the past and it worked great for good sleep with no dreams. I need sleep bad without these dreams. What do you all recommend? Thanks so much for any suggestions, Brain
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Brain patch. . Had MVA in 2006 resulting in post concussive syndrome manifested by cognitive impairment, chronic pain/ fatigue. Chronic pain of head, neck, back, left leg. Other problems include REM sleep behavior disorder, nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, chronic migraines associated with nausea/vertigo, episodes of passing out, hypoglycemia, liver dysfunction (had accidental overdose of acetaminophen in 2009) had liver and kidney failure, hernia, degenerative disc disease with compression of nerve root, PTSD, and other problems associated with functioning problems from traumatic brain injury (light, sound sensitive, easily overloaded, easily distracted, cannot focus, anxiety problems etc.) |
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03-17-2013, 10:35 AM
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call your doctor and tell them what is going on get permission to take the ativan and get a script then. TEll them that it works for you they will want to help you.
bizi
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03-17-2013, 11:06 AM
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Yes, the doctor needs to know that the other is causing night dreams.
And things, and that yo  want to try the two together to see if it works.Donna 
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03-17-2013, 11:59 AM
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I want off of the clonazepam and want to be taking no benzo's. they are making me very depressed and I am not getting any sleep. I am just thinking what you have all said that it is very dangerous to cold turkey or that is what I would do. Just thinking of a good tapering off plan may be- go to .5 for two weeks, that is half the dose I have been taking for 2 months and then go to lorazepam (you guys said this is half as strong as the clonazepam) if needed. I will call my doctor on Monday and ask him. But I have to get off this clonazepam. I hate it. It is having a very bad reaction on me. I don't want to be on lorazepam either. I just thought if the withdrawl was too bad after stopping the .5 clonazepam that I could take a little half of one of those if needed for a few days. I do not want any benzo's. You see this is why I am not on any anti-depressants is because they have a similar bad effect on me. I have tried them all.
Brain
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Brain patch. . Had MVA in 2006 resulting in post concussive syndrome manifested by cognitive impairment, chronic pain/ fatigue. Chronic pain of head, neck, back, left leg. Other problems include REM sleep behavior disorder, nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, chronic migraines associated with nausea/vertigo, episodes of passing out, hypoglycemia, liver dysfunction (had accidental overdose of acetaminophen in 2009) had liver and kidney failure, hernia, degenerative disc disease with compression of nerve root, PTSD, and other problems associated with functioning problems from traumatic brain injury (light, sound sensitive, easily overloaded, easily distracted, cannot focus, anxiety problems etc.) |
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03-17-2013, 12:02 PM
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Dear Brain
It is not a good idea to self-medicate. Let a psychiatrist or neurologist help you decide what medications to take and what to stop taking. There are better meds for sleep than Klonopin. It depends on what else the MD has prescribed. M |
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03-17-2013, 12:11 PM
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Mari,
Yes. You are very right. The clonazepam is prescribed by my doctor. It is just no good for me so I need to get off it. I have only been taking it for two months. Do you think it will be that bad to come off of? I will call him Monday and see what he says but for tonight I am going to half my dose. I was planning on asking him about the lorazepam for tapering if needed. I am not just gonna do it myself don't worry. Good advise though as always. Thanks. Brain
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Brain patch. . Had MVA in 2006 resulting in post concussive syndrome manifested by cognitive impairment, chronic pain/ fatigue. Chronic pain of head, neck, back, left leg. Other problems include REM sleep behavior disorder, nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, chronic migraines associated with nausea/vertigo, episodes of passing out, hypoglycemia, liver dysfunction (had accidental overdose of acetaminophen in 2009) had liver and kidney failure, hernia, degenerative disc disease with compression of nerve root, PTSD, and other problems associated with functioning problems from traumatic brain injury (light, sound sensitive, easily overloaded, easily distracted, cannot focus, anxiety problems etc.) |
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