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Posted by: daniel ®
08/23/2005, 17:00:30


Hey guys,

I have been on the drug klonopin since the beginning of January. Klonopin is a benzodiazapene, aka anti-anxiety and it also helps with seizures and tremors. When my SD symptoms surfaced, I became a nervous wreck and could not go to class, holed myself up in my room for weeks, and completely stopped contact with friends. My shrink prescribed klonopin and I take 3 mg daily which is a fairly large dose, the maximum dose being 8 mg, while the average klonopin dose for most people might be .5 mg to 1 mg. It has done nothing for my voice, but it really does work well for anxiety. Also, klonopin is perhaps preferred over shorter half-life benzos like xanax because of the addiction potential. In other news, tomorrow I am going to get my FIRST botox shot done by a Dr. Eugene Rontal in Farmington Hills, MI. Then I am going back to school on the 28th so I am hoping and praying I will get some kind of quick relief.

Daniel




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Posted by: Samietooo ®
08/23/2005, 19:09:35


Best of luck with botox tomorrow!! Give it a chance. It can definitely work the first time around, but if by chance it doesn't, the dose will have to be changed.

I've never taken klonopin, so I can't comment on that. Others have and I hope you'll hear from them!

Again...good luck and we'd like to know how everything goes!

Sincerely,

Carol
(Florida)




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Posted by: FLDAYVID ®
08/23/2005, 20:26:34


Good luck with your first injection! I have had mixed results over the past 4 months with injections. I have taken Xanax at times of great stress and have found it very helpful. I too, fell apart when my symptoms first started and continue to struggle to deal with this. Keep in touch and try to stay positive.

David/ABSD/Florida




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Posted by: dcollins ®
08/31/2005, 21:45:45


Dear Daniel,

I hope your Botox went well and have started back to school. Dr. Michael Rontal gave me my last Botox in August and my voice has been great. The first time round is a trial and error thing, so you may expect a period of breathiness until you and the doctor can determine the proper dosage.

Klopin is also an anticonvulsant for petit mal episodes. I have heard of other SD patients taking Neurontin also an anticonvulsant with similar results.




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