Health - Memory Problems With Clonazepam

[Ho0k3d0nChRoNiC]

ahh..i gotcha jatelka, thanks for the new info.
Your a great informist (if thats even a word?) lol

[Ho0k3d0nChRoNiC]

is Diazepam a Benzodiazepine?

[Fantasian]

Yes, Diazepam is more well known in the US as Valium. It is a short acting Benzodiazepine. SWIM is prescribed it and uses it regularly to work as a synergy with other drugs.

[Ho0k3d0nChRoNiC]

lol fantasion i know what it is, i was being sarcastic

[Riconoen {UGC}]

Swims been taking .5mgs of kpin once a day for about 5 months now and hes been noticing something, his memory is gradually getting worse, the days seem blurred together, things people say hes done he has no recollection of, this worries him greatly as he used to have a mind like a steel trap. Is this cause for concern? or is it a normal side effect? any info and/or advice will greatly appreciated.

[Jatelka]

Anterograde amnesia. Benzodiazepines prevent new memories being formed. It is more common with higher doses, but can occur at lower.

[GreatWonder]

Originally Posted by Jatelka

Retrograde amnesia. Benzodiazepines prevent new memories being formed. It is more common with higher doses, but can occur at lower.

When SWIG has taken Xanax for several consecutive days, he'll think to himself at the end of the week that even though he remembers having a good relaxing time the days events seem very slightly 'hazy' - not bad enough that he's unable to remember details, just that everything sometimes blurs into one memory and he remembers things as though he was 'watching them' rather than participating in them. If that makes sense?

[csharpprogrammer]

Originally Posted by GreatWonder

When SWIG has taken Xanax for several consecutive days, he'll think to himself at the end of the week that even though he remembers having a good relaxing time the days events seem very slightly 'hazy' - not bad enough that he's unable to remember details, just that everything sometimes blurs into one memory and he remembers things as though he was 'watching them' rather than participating in them. If that makes sense?

SWIM has very similiar symptoms... he always thought it was from weekly use of DXM. Does SWIY experiment with DXM at all?

[kellydgkh]

Wow. Joe has plenty of experience here! Joe has taken benzodiazepines for ten years including clonazepam, and Joe does not remember sh*t! Joe has to be told about past experiences from his friends. Even at low, prescribed dosages, Joe had memory problems when he was on Klonopin... but he didn't care that he couldn't remember stuff... so it was cool. Until the shaking started. He got to the point where he could not write properly. He would even fall sometimes just on one pill. But the worst part was when the doctor took him off suddenly without lowering the dosage slowly. Benzodiazepines are addictive. And the withdrawal sucks...bad.

[ojos_de_brujo]

Swim's memory was so bad on benzo's she forgot how long she had been using them and how much, so when she ran out she didn't expect any problems. Think again.

[assionyx]

SWIM suffers from short-term memory loss (completing sentences/a thought, remembering there is another person in the room, etc) and there are large chunks of time missing in her memory from benzo abuse. everything seems like a sedated blur looking back.

[brook]

memory loss? on benzo's?!

swim rarely remembers the 2-3 days on either side of a session on benzo's.. it makes the months fly by!! and his memory is severley affected by high benzo abuse even when not using (weeks without his memory is still shocking).
it is as if swim has broken that part of his brain permanently with these(extra) high amounts of abuse...

[upperdecker]

SWIM is prescribed 3mg Clonazepam a day and SWIM's shortterm (maybe long term too) is complete shit. At work SWIM update people's home addresses and stuff and SWIM could be going through just one person's information and won't remember if he changed anything or if anything was changed at all. It gets that bad sometimes.

[Laudaphun]

I am concerned a little bit regarding this. I've had some problems in the past however I'm getting my life sorted out. I'm a college student, so right now I'm just trying to get it finished up. My Dr. is aware of my past history of opiate dependancy and is talking about putting me on Klonopin for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, which is the true and not just something I'm putting on to get drugs.

Anyways, in college I'm very competetive and I'm concered about being put on klonopin, taking it on a regular basis due to the memory issues. I've currently prescribed Librium, and it does not cause me any amnesia, also I find myself able to control my usage of it to. My monkey has a tendancy towards abuse of xanax and temazepam. Neither I nor my monkey have had any exposure to klonopin in the past. My concerns are if I actually take the klonopin twice daily as prescribed, it will this mess with my memory. Would it be less likely to interfere with my memory at inopportune times if I took it more on an "as needed basis" as opposed to every day. Also I don't want my monkey getting into it. I know when I get my temazepam filled, my monkey has a tendancy to take them for reasons other than prescribed... I do not want this to happen. While the librium seems to be the ideal benzo for my situation, the Dr. doesn't want me taking it any longer... plus it is too weak to me useful in many situations.

Now I realize it's best to have this discussion with my Dr. most Dr.s are not "all-knowing"... My Dr. for example seems to think temazepam has a low abuse potential. Also most of the staff thinks longer half life = lower abuse potential and shorter half life automatically means high abuse potential. While this is a good rule of thumb, its not necessarily the case in all situations. SWIM would like some opinions from people on the boards as many of you seem more knowledgeable on questions like these than my Dr.

[Binzkin]

Every Benzo has the potential you give you a complete memory loss if taken in large amount does. Always be careful to regulate your benzo intake, or you'll get a blackout much more intense that alcohol can bring you

[Alicia]

During swia clonazepam days, she remembers very little and from she was told on how she was she is very grateful for the retrograde amnesia. although not for her behavior under that hazy forgetful glow.

[powerkoala]

Memory problems with benzos? Hang them around your neck then. When Swim was in a mental hospital, the nurses would inject swim and abuse him, as this stuff happens in institutions. Swim would only have marks on his body.