Falling! Side effect of anxiety medication (clonazepam)?
Hi all ….. I don’t know if I told you all this, but for the passed year+ I’ve been taking ffalls…. big ones. The other night I did a flying leap across the living room floor, hit a little stand, then the TV stand, and landed on my right side, hard. I just laid there and cried. I finally got up laid on the sofa with my right cheek on an ice pad and fell asleep. When I woke up I looked at the Mayo site which lists all the meds and their side effects, and low and behold 2 of them did cause unsteadiness and falling.
So, when I talked to my Psych., he told me which one was most likely to be causing them ….. the Klonopin. So, instead of taking 1-1/2 in the AM, I just take 1, and see him in 3 weeks. Yesterday and today I’ve already noticed a difference. This would be wonderful if that was the answer.
abby
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Hi Ginger …. thanks for your reply. I have a question for you ….. do you belong to the Eastern Star. I recognized the picture. My whole family was part of that, the Masons, and they got me into Rainbow Girls when I was 14. Truthfully, I didn't like it and left, but just wondering when I saw your picture.
abby
@amberpep No, not a member of Eastern Star. This was a Zentangle design I did a while ago.
How are you doing today?
Ginger
@amberpep Are you or where you a member ? I was in the White Shrine of Jerusalem