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Dec. 17th, 2003
First page I hit:
SIDE EFFECTS: The most commonly noted side effects associated with clonazepam are sedation, which is reported in approximately 1 in 2 people (one-half of patients), dizziness (one-third of patients), weakness, and unsteadiness. Other side effects include a feeling of depression, loss of orientation, headache, and sleep disturbance.
Holy cow. No wonder I felt like shit.
I *already* have sleep disturbance, and I'm prone to crippling depression as well. So let's see...
Sedation: check
Dizziness: nope
Weakness: not that I noticed
Unsteadiness: couldn't tell you if that was the meds or the not sleeping for nearly two weeks. That'd make *anyone* unsteady
Feeling of depression: no shit, Sherlock
Loss of orientation: nope
Headache: I get those anyway, couldn't tell you if it was the meds
Sleep disturbance: well, I slept a *bit* more while I was on the pills, but it wasn't a marked difference (it averaged out to maybe an hour or two more per night)
SIDE EFFECTS: The most commonly noted side effects associated with clonazepam are sedation, which is reported in approximately 1 in 2 people (one-half of patients), dizziness (one-third of patients), weakness, and unsteadiness. Other side effects include a feeling of depression, loss of orientation, headache, and sleep disturbance.
Holy cow. No wonder I felt like shit.
I *already* have sleep disturbance, and I'm prone to crippling depression as well. So let's see...
Sedation: check
Dizziness: nope
Weakness: not that I noticed
Unsteadiness: couldn't tell you if that was the meds or the not sleeping for nearly two weeks. That'd make *anyone* unsteady
Feeling of depression: no shit, Sherlock
Loss of orientation: nope
Headache: I get those anyway, couldn't tell you if it was the meds
Sleep disturbance: well, I slept a *bit* more while I was on the pills, but it wasn't a marked difference (it averaged out to maybe an hour or two more per night)
First page I hit:
SIDE EFFECTS: The most commonly noted side effects associated with clonazepam are sedation, which is reported in approximately 1 in 2 people (one-half of patients), dizziness (one-third of patients), weakness, and unsteadiness. Other side effects include a feeling of depression, loss of orientation, headache, and sleep disturbance.
Holy cow. No wonder I felt like shit.
I *already* have sleep disturbance, and I'm prone to crippling depression as well. So let's see...
Sedation: check
Dizziness: nope
Weakness: not that I noticed
Unsteadiness: couldn't tell you if that was the meds or the not sleeping for nearly two weeks. That'd make *anyone* unsteady
Feeling of depression: no shit, Sherlock
Loss of orientation: nope
Headache: I get those anyway, couldn't tell you if it was the meds
Sleep disturbance: well, I slept a *bit* more while I was on the pills, but it wasn't a marked difference (it averaged out to maybe an hour or two more per night)
SIDE EFFECTS: The most commonly noted side effects associated with clonazepam are sedation, which is reported in approximately 1 in 2 people (one-half of patients), dizziness (one-third of patients), weakness, and unsteadiness. Other side effects include a feeling of depression, loss of orientation, headache, and sleep disturbance.
Holy cow. No wonder I felt like shit.
I *already* have sleep disturbance, and I'm prone to crippling depression as well. So let's see...
Sedation: check
Dizziness: nope
Weakness: not that I noticed
Unsteadiness: couldn't tell you if that was the meds or the not sleeping for nearly two weeks. That'd make *anyone* unsteady
Feeling of depression: no shit, Sherlock
Loss of orientation: nope
Headache: I get those anyway, couldn't tell you if it was the meds
Sleep disturbance: well, I slept a *bit* more while I was on the pills, but it wasn't a marked difference (it averaged out to maybe an hour or two more per night)
Argh!
This insomnia thing blows bigger chunks than Vesuvius. :P (Actually, didn't Vesuvius spew incredibly hot ash? Or am I thinking of something else entirely?)
*sigh*
Am in the process of trying to sort out my thoughts, which is no easy task at the present, believe you me. See, until my meds doc tells me it's okay to *not* take the Clonazepam every second day until next Tuesday, that's exactly what I'll be doing. Like a good little mental patient, I've taken all my pills tonight.
So now, weirdly enough, I'm starting that spiral into depression again. I can feel it starting, and I'm not sure if it's psychosomatic (I may have inadvertently convinced myself that the meds are making me all weird, thus causing them to have a placebo effect, although I think the term "placebo" might be a misnomer given that these symptoms are generally unpleasant). I'm taking these doubts into account, but I do think the new meds are screwing with my mind in a way I don't like. I'll see what happens over the next few days, in any case, if Dr. Steiner doesn't get back to me.
He said he responds to email the same day he gets them. Since I sent my email today after office hours, I expect he'll answer sometime tomorrow. Apparently he's like me: more reliable by email. Go figure.
( Yet more noodling behind the cut tag )
This insomnia thing blows bigger chunks than Vesuvius. :P (Actually, didn't Vesuvius spew incredibly hot ash? Or am I thinking of something else entirely?)
*sigh*
Am in the process of trying to sort out my thoughts, which is no easy task at the present, believe you me. See, until my meds doc tells me it's okay to *not* take the Clonazepam every second day until next Tuesday, that's exactly what I'll be doing. Like a good little mental patient, I've taken all my pills tonight.
So now, weirdly enough, I'm starting that spiral into depression again. I can feel it starting, and I'm not sure if it's psychosomatic (I may have inadvertently convinced myself that the meds are making me all weird, thus causing them to have a placebo effect, although I think the term "placebo" might be a misnomer given that these symptoms are generally unpleasant). I'm taking these doubts into account, but I do think the new meds are screwing with my mind in a way I don't like. I'll see what happens over the next few days, in any case, if Dr. Steiner doesn't get back to me.
He said he responds to email the same day he gets them. Since I sent my email today after office hours, I expect he'll answer sometime tomorrow. Apparently he's like me: more reliable by email. Go figure.
( Yet more noodling behind the cut tag )
Argh!
This insomnia thing blows bigger chunks than Vesuvius. :P (Actually, didn't Vesuvius spew incredibly hot ash? Or am I thinking of something else entirely?)
*sigh*
Am in the process of trying to sort out my thoughts, which is no easy task at the present, believe you me. See, until my meds doc tells me it's okay to *not* take the Clonazepam every second day until next Tuesday, that's exactly what I'll be doing. Like a good little mental patient, I've taken all my pills tonight.
So now, weirdly enough, I'm starting that spiral into depression again. I can feel it starting, and I'm not sure if it's psychosomatic (I may have inadvertently convinced myself that the meds are making me all weird, thus causing them to have a placebo effect, although I think the term "placebo" might be a misnomer given that these symptoms are generally unpleasant). I'm taking these doubts into account, but I do think the new meds are screwing with my mind in a way I don't like. I'll see what happens over the next few days, in any case, if Dr. Steiner doesn't get back to me.
He said he responds to email the same day he gets them. Since I sent my email today after office hours, I expect he'll answer sometime tomorrow. Apparently he's like me: more reliable by email. Go figure.
( Yet more noodling behind the cut tag )
This insomnia thing blows bigger chunks than Vesuvius. :P (Actually, didn't Vesuvius spew incredibly hot ash? Or am I thinking of something else entirely?)
*sigh*
Am in the process of trying to sort out my thoughts, which is no easy task at the present, believe you me. See, until my meds doc tells me it's okay to *not* take the Clonazepam every second day until next Tuesday, that's exactly what I'll be doing. Like a good little mental patient, I've taken all my pills tonight.
So now, weirdly enough, I'm starting that spiral into depression again. I can feel it starting, and I'm not sure if it's psychosomatic (I may have inadvertently convinced myself that the meds are making me all weird, thus causing them to have a placebo effect, although I think the term "placebo" might be a misnomer given that these symptoms are generally unpleasant). I'm taking these doubts into account, but I do think the new meds are screwing with my mind in a way I don't like. I'll see what happens over the next few days, in any case, if Dr. Steiner doesn't get back to me.
He said he responds to email the same day he gets them. Since I sent my email today after office hours, I expect he'll answer sometime tomorrow. Apparently he's like me: more reliable by email. Go figure.
( Yet more noodling behind the cut tag )
Because I'm a curious wench, and because I've noticed that a lot of people on my friends list are suffering/have suffered from some sort of psychiatric disorder/mental illness/what have you, and because I like making polls, I've made this poll. :)
I've made the results private, so there's no need to worry about people being able to see your answers if you don't want them to. If you want to identify yourself in comments in order to foster discussion, that would be great, but it's of course not mandatory. Nothing in LJ is really mandatory anyway, but I'd appreciate it if you answered, even if it's only one word in the text box.
[Poll #221723]
I've made the results private, so there's no need to worry about people being able to see your answers if you don't want them to. If you want to identify yourself in comments in order to foster discussion, that would be great, but it's of course not mandatory. Nothing in LJ is really mandatory anyway, but I'd appreciate it if you answered, even if it's only one word in the text box.
[Poll #221723]
Because I'm a curious wench, and because I've noticed that a lot of people on my friends list are suffering/have suffered from some sort of psychiatric disorder/mental illness/what have you, and because I like making polls, I've made this poll. :)
I've made the results private, so there's no need to worry about people being able to see your answers if you don't want them to. If you want to identify yourself in comments in order to foster discussion, that would be great, but it's of course not mandatory. Nothing in LJ is really mandatory anyway, but I'd appreciate it if you answered, even if it's only one word in the text box.
[Poll #221723]
I've made the results private, so there's no need to worry about people being able to see your answers if you don't want them to. If you want to identify yourself in comments in order to foster discussion, that would be great, but it's of course not mandatory. Nothing in LJ is really mandatory anyway, but I'd appreciate it if you answered, even if it's only one word in the text box.
[Poll #221723]