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Posted 10/24/2013 7:02 PM (GMT 0)
Has anyone taken klonopin for panic attacks on a regular basis and come to the point where you notice your physical symptoms seem to have changed?  I used to freak out about PVCs and think I was going to have a heart attack and then just go into a full panic attack.  After taking the klonopin and having my heart checked out several times, the PVCs don't cause me to freak out any more because I'm convinced that my heart is fine.  But, I still get random chest pains, dizziness, palpitations, etc., just not the fear and panic that used to come along with these symptoms.  I'm starting to wonder if it's the Klonopin that is causing these symptoms now.  I quit for 24 hrs and right at 24 hrs I got so dizzy I couldn't even stand up.  I was at work and would have gone home but was afraid I'd wreck my car.  I felt like I was completely drunk and spinning.  I took a klonopin and about 40 minutes later the dizziness was much better.  But I still felt a little unsteady for the rest of the day/evening.  But if I keep a constant dose of Klonopin in my system, I seem to do better.

Anyway...I'm confused.  Not sure if the medicine is helping me or hurting me at this point.  Any wisdom would be appreciated.

Thanks

Jake

Posted 10/24/2013 8:51 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Jake!
I have a prescription of Klonopin and have been taking it for about a year now. It is highly addictive and should only be taken when you are having symptoms (as needed). The symptoms you are experiencing are textbook anxiety/panic symtoms. I often get the same thing (PVCs, chest pain, dizziness, throat feeling like its going to close, etc.). Actually, today I have some dizziness...feels like my bp took a nose dive. I went to a nearby conference room (I'm at work now:)),had good old fashion quiet time and practiced some breathing exercises; and am feeling ok. For me the klonopin doesn't take away the symptoms of the panic attack, it simply makes me relax and be more mindful (and sleepy) of how I am feeling so that I am able to rationalize my symptoms instead of flying into a full blown panic attack and thinking that the sky is falling on me. Perhaps that is what you are talking about with not having the fear and panic that comes along with the symptoms. Klonopin definitely takes the panic out it.
Posted 10/24/2013 10:52 PM (GMT 0)
My dr gave me a generic Klonopin of a low dose (.25)
I never even felt anything when I took it.

You might be having anxiety from just ingesting the medication.
I do that. If it's something I'm not used to, I will have a lot of anxiety just from being scared that it will be a bad experience.

Medicine can make you dizzy, etc.

How many mg are your pills?
Posted 10/25/2013 5:24 AM (GMT 0)
Here's another perspective...

Sometimes symptoms simply morph. I do not take meds and have had the exact experience that you describe.

I have had just about every symptom at one time or another...and no attack was ever the same for me.

I no longer have attacks, but even my random symptoms tend to differ when I have a day where my anxiety is high, and I am feeling it physically.

So this could be unrealted to your medication.

I would ask your doctor for clarification however, just to be sure.:)

S.C.
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