Oh? She was? I missed that part. Was she really "ill" though or just claiming to be ill to avoid meeting with LA? But with all the speculation on "zanny" "zani" xanax...Whatever. It could be. *sigh* I just don't know anymore!!!!
Does anyone know if Klonopin is as addictive as Xanax? I take that and if I miss once I feel a bit anxious (more than normal) but I have no withdrawls or anything....Well, I thought I did once. I was out and I was so anxious, I thought I was going to die. It was actually sort of traumatic but I never got "ill" per say. My condition just got worse.
(keeping this on topic - maybe KC used drugs)
Klonopin slows the brain down, through a form of
sedation similar to that from Valium, preventing the nerve cells of
the brain and spinal cord from overfiring
Benzodiazepines, the family of drugs to which Klonopin belongs is a
very efficient muscle relaxant, and is given often to treat the muscle
spasms. When Klonopin is withheld, there is a rebound
effect, meaning the muscles get very tense, causing aching, and
hyper-excitability. This can be sensed as fatigue in
some patients.
The half life of Klonopin (clonazepam) is 35 hours. What this means
in 35 hours after taking a dose, half of the drug is still circulating
in your system. In another 35 hours, half of that which was left at
the first 35 hours, is circulating. And so on and so on, until it is
gone, providing you are not taking anymore.
The fact is that benzodiazepine withdrawal can be a soul-wrenching experience simply because it unmasks so many emotional and psychological symptoms. It is very dangerous if not done gradually.
What's worse is that many users don't recognize withdrawal symptoms for what they are — signs of chemical dependency — but see them instead as personal inadequacy or a recurrence of the original problem that gave rise to the dependency.
On top of that, potentially serious physical problems — particularly seizures — can also develop during withdrawal, especially following a long-term period of high-dose use.
That's why it's usually wise to seek professional help during withdrawal. Doctors can help reduce the risk of convulsions and the severity of other symptoms by gradually reducing dosage or switching from a fast-acting drug to a slow-acting one, then reducing dosage.
One of the biggest dangers of the benzodiazepines is their ability to reinforce what psychologists call "learned helplessness" — the tendency on the part of stressed-out people to throw up their hands and simply do nothing but keep taking them, believing that nothing they do will make much of a difference, anyway.
The problem with that thinking is that we all need to learn the exact opposite — to be powerful to the degree that we can be to take charge of the events and circumstances of our lives.
