WOW!!! BETTER!! - PTSD

kiwijus · 07-01-2009, 12:33 AM

They gave me a new medicine today, Clonazepam. I guess it's in the same class as Xanax, and Valium, but I took one earlier (it's a take-as-needed drug, in this case). It made me kind of high right away, which the doctor warned me about, but I got tired. I took a bath, and just relaxed, and now I'm pretty level. It's the first time in three days that I haven't been shaking and jumping and wiggling my legs and twiddling my thumbs, etc. It's the ONLY thing besides constant physical contact that's calmed me down.

BETTER! Not good. Not great. Still working my ass off, and nervous about trying to remember to take my pills at home, where I'll be distracted, and with my mom who doesn't like me taking them. Still, it's helping, and that's better.

Traci08 · 07-01-2009, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by kiwijus

They gave me a new medicine today, Clonazepam. I guess it's in the same class as Xanax, and Valium, but I took one earlier (it's a take-as-needed drug, in this case). It made me kind of high right away, which the doctor warned me about, but I got tired. I took a bath, and just relaxed, and now I'm pretty level. It's the first time in three days that I haven't been shaking and jumping and wiggling my legs and twiddling my thumbs, etc. It's the ONLY thing besides constant physical contact that's calmed me down.

BETTER! Not good. Not great. Still working my ass off, and nervous about trying to remember to take my pills at home, where I'll be distracted, and with my mom who doesn't like me taking them. Still, it's helping, and that's better.

That is great to hear! I am sure your mom is trying her hardest to get used to you having this. But, she will get better once she realizes just how much these medications help you. Stay strong! We're all here for you.

ForeverYours · 07-01-2009, 03:49 PM

Yup Im on Clonezpam also known as Klonopin it lasts longer then Xanax.

Hope it works well for you.

truzbabygirl · 07-01-2009, 03:56 PM

That's great news!

*skittles* · 07-01-2009, 04:10 PM

Klonopin is much better than xanax...the 'high' lasts longer so it doesn't cause withdrawal or addiction in quite as many people.

When I was going through a hard time, it was the best thing I could have gotten to calm myself down. Even now, if I start having a panic attack, my klonopin helps me out a ton.

I'm glad you found something that helps.

Roboto · 07-01-2009, 04:15 PM

That's great news! Funny, I was just reading about Klonopin when I saw this thread. I'm glad you're feeling better!

Jayo · 07-01-2009, 05:04 PM

Have you tried using a pill planner? You fill it up once a week and you can then actually see if you've remember to take your meds or not. They are pretty cheap, available anywhere (walmart, cvs, walgreens ect). I use one. I was forever forgetting. I got one, keep it next to my toothbrush. I can open up the slot to "remember" if I took my meds or not.

Traci08 · 07-01-2009, 08:15 PM

Those pill things are awesome, that is if you remember to fill it. LOL! I would set an alarm on your phone to go off everyday to remind you to take your pill. Same time everyday so you don't forget a dosage.

hisgirl7477 · 07-01-2009, 08:39 PM

Ohhhhh Kiwi, Klonipin is what they gave me for my nerves right after my ptsd event(s). It was a life saver. And (don't do this without the doctor's ok...

within 3 years I didn't need it anymore. I had learned coping mechanisms in therapy that keep me from needing it all the time. I still need something like that every now and then when i'm triggered, but we're talking maybe 3 times a year. I'm sooooo glad you found that medicine!

On another note from one of your messages on another thread... I think I read that you went to another therapist and it didn't feel right? Go to another. Keep going until you find one that you click with. I can't tell you how much therapy helped me in my path to being ok. I learned things there that drugs just can't give me. Yeah the zoloft keeps my chemicals in balance, but its learning how to walk away, to slow down, to let go, position myself in a safe place mentally, etc. that helps me have great beautiful days again today.

This is really good news! I"m happy for you!

kiwijus · 07-03-2009, 12:11 AM

I don't take it on a regular basis - he wants me to use it as rarely as I can, but as often as necessary when I start really obsessing or getting really depressed. It blows me away, the effect it has, and because I can only take it four times a day, and I'm afraid of getting addicted to it, I'm learning to calm myself down and talk myself out of needing it. I took it four times the first day, twice or three times yesterday, and not at all today.

I'm still taking the prozac like I should, even though I was on the train. All's good so far.

07-01-2009, 12:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
kiwijus Li'l Squat Bird Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 11,819 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 65% Longevity: 44%	WOW!!! BETTER!! They gave me a new medicine today, Clonazepam. I guess it's in the same class as Xanax, and Valium, but I took one earlier (it's a take-as-needed drug, in this case). It made me kind of high right away, which the doctor warned me about, but I got tired. I took a bath, and just relaxed, and now I'm pretty level. It's the first time in three days that I haven't been shaking and jumping and wiggling my legs and twiddling my thumbs, etc. It's the ONLY thing besides constant physical contact that's calmed me down. BETTER! Not good. Not great. Still working my ass off, and nervous about trying to remember to take my pills at home, where I'll be distracted, and with my mom who doesn't like me taking them. Still, it's helping, and that's better. __________________

07-01-2009, 05:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jayo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,612 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 70% Longevity: 37%	Have you tried using a pill planner? You fill it up once a week and you can then actually see if you've remember to take your meds or not. They are pretty cheap, available anywhere (walmart, cvs, walgreens ect). I use one. I was forever forgetting. I got one, keep it next to my toothbrush. I can open up the slot to "remember" if I took my meds or not. __________________ Queen of Deployments Survived#12

07-01-2009, 08:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
Traci08 Not all war wounds are visible. Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 589 Blog Entries: 1 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 7% Longevity: 21%	Those pill things are awesome, that is if you remember to fill it. LOL! I would set an alarm on your phone to go off everyday to remind you to take your pill. Same time everyday so you don't forget a dosage. __________________ We were married under the waterfalls behind the Flamingo in Las Vegas, January 14, 2005.

07-03-2009, 12:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
kiwijus Li'l Squat Bird Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 11,819 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 65% Longevity: 44%	I don't take it on a regular basis - he wants me to use it as rarely as I can, but as often as necessary when I start really obsessing or getting really depressed. It blows me away, the effect it has, and because I can only take it four times a day, and I'm afraid of getting addicted to it, I'm learning to calm myself down and talk myself out of needing it. I took it four times the first day, twice or three times yesterday, and not at all today. I'm still taking the prozac like I should, even though I was on the train. All's good so far. __________________

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07-01-2009, 03:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
ForeverYours Formerly Soldierswifey25 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Schofield Barracks Hawaii Posts: 2,837 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 37% Longevity: 47%	Yup Im on Clonezpam also known as Klonopin it lasts longer then Xanax. Hope it works well for you.

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truzbabygirl A Beautiful Mistake Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 19,930 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 39% Longevity: 35%	That's great news!

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skittles MilitarySOS Jewel Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 2,495 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 92% Longevity: 11%	Klonopin is much better than xanax...the 'high' lasts longer so it doesn't cause withdrawal or addiction in quite as many people. When I was going through a hard time, it was the best thing I could have gotten to calm myself down. Even now, if I start having a panic attack, my klonopin helps me out a ton. I'm glad you found something that helps.

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Roboto bend...and snap! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 4,090 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 91% Longevity: 17%	That's great news! Funny, I was just reading about Klonopin when I saw this thread. I'm glad you're feeling better!

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hisgirl7477 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 426 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 21%	Ohhhhh Kiwi, Klonipin is what they gave me for my nerves right after my ptsd event(s). It was a life saver. And (don't do this without the doctor's ok... within 3 years I didn't need it anymore. I had learned coping mechanisms in therapy that keep me from needing it all the time. I still need something like that every now and then when i'm triggered, but we're talking maybe 3 times a year. I'm sooooo glad you found that medicine! On another note from one of your messages on another thread... I think I read that you went to another therapist and it didn't feel right? Go to another. Keep going until you find one that you click with. I can't tell you how much therapy helped me in my path to being ok. I learned things there that drugs just can't give me. Yeah the zoloft keeps my chemicals in balance, but its learning how to walk away, to slow down, to let go, position myself in a safe place mentally, etc. that helps me have great beautiful days again today. This is really good news! I"m happy for you!