bad seizure, klonopin depression

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hey. does anyone else get very depressed like a few hours after taking klonopin ? or the next day ?

I just ask cause I noticed when I was tkaing this on a regular basis I was suffering from v bad depression.

Last night I was cooking something to eat and I felt extremly confused and nauseas, i figured perhaps i was going to have a seizure.. so I pulled off my food from the cooker.. and just shooved it on my plate. I remember sitting down but feeling even more confused... so i lay down. I did fall asleep but I kept waking myself up chewing....

well anywho.. I was alseep like this for about 2 hours.. and my friends came home... I had left the gas running on the cooker....

This was last night, I feel extremly depressed today...I did nto tell them I think I had a seizure or clusters.. becuase I dont want to make excuses .... but I do think thats what happened.... and I cant believe I left the gas on... I know how to work this cooker.. never happened before.. I cook alot...

I did not tell them how long it had been running.. I said i had just cooked...(since there was food still on my plate)

Anyway I still wasnt feeling right (by now perhaps becuase of gas fumes) I took a klonopin.. I fell asleep and so I slept bad all night becuase I did not gget up and put my pjamas on .. or get under covers.

Today I just feel extremly depressed.....and guilty.
 
Don't feel guilty. There's no guilt in trying keep epilepsy from ruling our lives, and no shame in being overwhelmed by it from time to time. We may fall but we keep getting up.

Hugs,
Nakamova
 
I've had Klonopin depression, I was on 4mg a day though. Now on Valium, Klonopin PRN, as far as Benzos.

Billy.
 
i had klonopin depression, they gave me an anti-depressant with it
 
I've gotten

lucky so far. I've only had a small case of it, and that was when I was put back on it. Now, it doesn't bother me. My dosage isn't that high anyway--just .5 mg twice a day....
 
I notice that withdrawal from benzodiazepines can be quite nasty in many ways. Depression is usually what gets me.

Since I'm on Klonopin regularly as part of my daily seizure control, it's always in my system, and I don't tend to withdraw from it, but if I have to take a tiny bit of Ativan (.25 mg) for extra control every so often, I'll notice the next day or day after, i feel a bit off.

Now, when my neurologist had me taking 2 mg (which is a fairly normal adult dose,) I would get severely depressed and angry when I was withdrawing from it. Took me awhile to figure out it was the Ativan, but when I did, we changed that dosage pronto.

I completely empathize with you, vapour- it's one of the worst depressions I've ever felt. Feel better soon!

Sarah
 
Hi Vapor, sorry you're feeling so awful.

I was just wondering if it could have been the gas that made you feel confused and nauseous to begin with, and then to fall asleep with it still on for so long, it just might be the culprit. You may have had carbon monoxide poisoning. You might have a faulty cooker that's leaking small amounts of gas even when the flame is lit. Just a thought.

Hope you feel better soon

Roo :)
 
Dear Vapor,

What works for me is Klonopin + Lamictal + Effexor. That's what keeps the seizures in check and depression at bay. Hope this helps.
 
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