wanttoheal
04-10-2012, 04:18 PM
Hi -
I was prescribed klonopin for anxiety and insomnia back in 2010. It worked but I didn't like the side effects. Depression, lightheadedness, etc. after about 1 yr my p doc agreed that I should come off of it. I did a slow successful taper.
4 months later my symptoms returned. I was able to control most of my symptoms but when they got unbearable I returned to the klonopin as needed. This was about 2x wkly. it worked for awhile but I soon noticed that after day 3 I was needing to take it due to withdrawal.
Fearing that I would end up going back on it completely I sought alternative therapy through a compound pharmacist who thought that bioidentical progesterone would fix me. A few days in to taking it I noticed an increase in my anxiety symptoms. The pharmacist assured me it was due to my own anxiety and being nervous about a new treatment. I knew that wasn't the case. I know what my body can do. This anxiety felt like it was chemical. I was soon taking klonopin daily just to counteract what the progesterone was doing. I kept hoping that the progesterone would kick in and that my body would settle down.
That never happened. I was forced to stop the progesterone and also forced to continue my daily doses of klonopin. Exactly what I didn't want. The worst part is that since taking the progesterone the klonopin isn't effective. I was on it for over a year and it always worked.
My p doc explained that the progesterone changes the architecture of the brain receptors and that it would take about 6 wks for them to normalize.
I'm at week 5 and feel like I'm getting worse. Daily panic attacks, major anxiety. I'm so depressed. I feel like I've take 1,000 steps backwards.
Anxiety steals your hope and your peace :(
I was prescribed klonopin for anxiety and insomnia back in 2010. It worked but I didn't like the side effects. Depression, lightheadedness, etc. after about 1 yr my p doc agreed that I should come off of it. I did a slow successful taper.
4 months later my symptoms returned. I was able to control most of my symptoms but when they got unbearable I returned to the klonopin as needed. This was about 2x wkly. it worked for awhile but I soon noticed that after day 3 I was needing to take it due to withdrawal.
Fearing that I would end up going back on it completely I sought alternative therapy through a compound pharmacist who thought that bioidentical progesterone would fix me. A few days in to taking it I noticed an increase in my anxiety symptoms. The pharmacist assured me it was due to my own anxiety and being nervous about a new treatment. I knew that wasn't the case. I know what my body can do. This anxiety felt like it was chemical. I was soon taking klonopin daily just to counteract what the progesterone was doing. I kept hoping that the progesterone would kick in and that my body would settle down.
That never happened. I was forced to stop the progesterone and also forced to continue my daily doses of klonopin. Exactly what I didn't want. The worst part is that since taking the progesterone the klonopin isn't effective. I was on it for over a year and it always worked.
My p doc explained that the progesterone changes the architecture of the brain receptors and that it would take about 6 wks for them to normalize.
I'm at week 5 and feel like I'm getting worse. Daily panic attacks, major anxiety. I'm so depressed. I feel like I've take 1,000 steps backwards.
Anxiety steals your hope and your peace :(