Hello,
I take 2 * 500 microgram tablets of clonazepam each night. The advantage is that I no longer wake up in the morning unable to put my left heel on the ground because the muscles in my calf have tightened but I have heard it is addictiv.
Should I take the drug or spend 1/2 hour each morning getting my left leg to function properly. I already take baclofen abd gabapentin
Patick
Chocolates addictive Patrick but I’ve no intention of giving it up.
You have to weigh up the pros and cons and make your decision. People get addicted to over the counter anagelsia Patrick.
Take care xxx
Lots of drugs have the potential to be addictive; however, that does not mean everyone who takes them does get addicted. Just like not everyone who drinks is, or is in danger of becoming, an alcoholic. Actually, alcohol is a pretty good guide, as benzodiazepines (the class clonazepam is from) work in a very similar way to alcohol. So if you have EVER had problems restricting your alcohol consumption, or realised you might have a problem, if you weren’t very careful, it could be a sign you would be someone who is at greater risk of developing addiction to benzodiazepines. If you don’t have a history of getting addicted to anything (not just alcohol) and have never noticed that tendency in yourself, it’s less likely you would become addicted to a prescription drug. No drug is ALWAYS bad. If it caused unfailing addiction, it wouldn’t be available for prescription in the first place. Besides, I often ponder what “addiction” really means, if you have an incurable condition, and will need drugs for life anyway. I suppose if you feel a constant need to keep upping the dose, it’s an addiction. But if you need it indefinitely, as part of the management of a chronic condition, who has the right to call it addiction? I take baclofen every day, and would probably get quite ill if I stopped suddenly (the information leaflet cautions against it). However, despite the fact I can’t quit on demand - or it would be dangerous to - I don’t think it would be very fair to say I’m addicted. I’m just doing what’s necessary, in a bad situation. Tina
I sleep in a plantar faccitis foot sock at night which stretches the calf when I sleep and have found it easier ti put my heal down in the morning.
Moyna xxx