got some clonazolam on there way too me just wondered if anyones had interactions with prescribed drugs cause im currently on venlafaxine, mirtazapine and propranolol i know theres slight interactions with all of theses drugs with clonazepam just wanted to know if anyones had this combo
Hey I'm not taking Venlafaxine (SNRI) but I'm taking something kinda close being Zoloft (SSRI).
Im also prescribed mirtazapine for sleep as i wake up multiple times every night. I went on for years like this until i saw a Dr.. Now i am on both meds I'm feeling alot better in many ways.
This stuff is great for stopping me waking up multiple times in the night and if i do i can now fall back asleep much easier.
I only wake up once now sometimes and thats usually to go to the washroom. Usually i couldn't sleep after something like that now i can and wow so good to feel that now after years of hating my life because of getting no sleep every night.
I wish i could use it every night but i just wake up the next day so groggy, out of it and this feeling carries on until the day is over -_- so i don't use it every night as prescribed. Just when i need a good rest after a hectic week. So maybe once or twice a week. I only use half a pill - one makes me sleep for like 50 hours lol. Or if i woke up i would be drowsy all day. Half a pill already makes me kinda out of it and groggy.
Ive also tried trazadone but found I still woke up in the night constantly. Nothing had changed when i was on trazadone as needed. Although it helped me sleep initially (something i don't usually have a problem with though) I couldn't get back to sleep still just like if i was on no medication. I kinda felt out of it too the next day. However, Trazadone didn't give me grogginess to the extent that mirtazipne does.
After looking at all the drugs for insomnia and how often I actually use insomnia medication (as little as i can - Try and go to bed early instead) I decided the day after I used some mitazipine for sleep (and feeling so lethargic because of it) to obtain some clonazolam.
If typical insomnia compounds don't work then benzos seemed to be the best "when needed" (NOT abused or taken often) medication for sleep from what I've researched. And "when needed" for me was once or twice a week if that.
You have to have will power or you have to hate damaging your brain. I hated the brain damage part lol - I've seen too many people become complete bimbos from abusing benzos/ not using them in a medical fashion and i shall not be one of them.
Why did i do this ?
Well i know benzos are awful and its known they pretty much destroy your cognitive function if used regularly.
However i need to use something like this once a week. So i figured it should be okay.... I hope lol.
Anyways....
Received my clonazolam. Looked like clonazepam lol.
I dont have that high of a benzo tolerance. Im not stupid and dont eat benzos up lol like candy smh. So I took half of a 0.5 tablet at first. Waited an hour.
Not much. Slight mood elevation? I was already pretty happy though that day.
So i pop another whole one.
Feel kinda wobbly. Went outside. Felt kinda drunk Typical benzo feel in my opinion. No euphoria but body is nicely relaxed too, everything is calmer but you also feel stupid as fuck and kinda sleepy and apathetic... Music sounds meh. I decided to Smoke a j. Usually music sounds good with weed but not so much right now.
Typical feeling of taking clonazepam but less sleepyness and muscle relaxation in my opinion. Nothing recreational unless your in a small town or something and literally cant find anything else lol. The only benzo I've kind of enjoyed recreationally was xanax and even that wasn't that great.
Not really a benzo person and imo would recommend you use opiates recreationally and sparingly instead if your looking for a high close to a euphoric, recreational benzo.
HOWEVER. Im sure benzos do have medical/non recreational purposes and I along others have experienced them at times.
For covering up extreme anxiety problems, attacks, phobias, insomnia, tapering etc.
I have yet to feel recreational effects of benzos though...
I myself have used the rest of the batch of the clonazolam sparingly as a substitute for mirtazapine aka remron . Using about once a week for a sleep. The rest of the time i try and go without pills and just sleep early, or deal with it.
I get up more times in the night vs mirtazapine but i can still get to bed pretty fast from clonazolam. So i dont miss out on that much sleep like when I'm sober. When I'm sober its really hard to fall back asleep even after years of trying without medications goddamit.
Despite waking up in the night more with clonazolam, compared to mirtazapine this doesn't make me nearly as lethargic the next day. Which is the only reason i am using it to be honest. I really hate the fact that I'm even using benzos but fuck i need a good sleep sometimes after days of not having one. Even though i feel that benzos give me the better sleep, according to studies though (which i can link if you like) benzos worsen your sleep and mirtazapine doesnt. Some think mirtazapine can even enhance sleep efficiency.
Overall clonazolam should only really appeal to anyone who needs it for legitimate medical reasons. It doesn't really have any recreational properties in my opinion.
It enhances some drugs but thats not advised. Thats poly drug use and clonozolam is already bad for you as it is. Lets not forget its serious damage to the brain and memory even if used properly.
And to answer the question - No there should not be any interaction. However their effects can be synergistic i guess if you're mixing drugs.
As a result you might experience things like increased drowsiness from the more meds your taking, or perhaps more energy because you have more meds. Everyone reacts different. But id imagine some sort of synergy between all the drugs. Not sure if it would be meh or pleasant. Shouldn't be bad though.
So yeah there is an "interaction" technically but not a dangerous one. However you should discuss it with your Dr. still.
I just say that its probably safe as many people are prescribed or using Benzodiazepines whilst going through SSRI or SNRI treatment including me and many other people on this forum.
