Posted by Rick on July 4, 2001, at 5:14:07
In reply to Re: How much clonazepam is needed for SP?, posted by sar on July 4, 2001, at 3:06:12
Is clonazepam making you feel kind of tired or sedated or mildly woozy at this point (for more than short periods of time)? If so, that may be causing the problem you describe, and it will likely improve in a week or two as your body adjusts.
If, on the other hand, you can't feel the clonazepam physically but you're still having the cognitive problems, why don't you try taking less, say .75 mg. (e.g., .5 + .25). You may find this maintains all or most of the SP benefit while alleviating much of the cognitive problem. Some peoples' body chemistry is such that they can get by on as little as .5 a day.
I don't know if you've ever used an antidepressant, but people often have word-finding difficulties on those, too.
Yes, there are a lot of meds that can help with Social Phobia if you continue to have a problem with the clonazepam. They might or might not work as well for you. Sometimes a tradeoffs or trial-and-error are required. Another option is adding something to the Klonopin that can help with cognitive function, like low-dose selegiline (but NOT if you're taking an AD!!), but in my (layman's) opinion it would be premature to switch or add meds this soon, based on the response you described.
Rick
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