Clonazepam and trazodone

Lawyer · 04-02-2007, 03:24 AM

Along with taking piracetam, I was recently prescribed clonazepam and trazodone for sleep disorders. My fluency is at an all time high. I tlked to my future boss on the phone for 20 minutes and hardly had any blocks that I can remember. I know for a fact I didn't substitute any words. Relaxation (due to the clonazepam/klonopin) + ample sleep (due to both drugs) = as fluent as I'm gonna get. Holla at ya boy.

Vermillion · 04-02-2007, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Lawyer

Along with taking piracetam, I was recently prescribed clonazepam and trazodone for sleep disorders. My fluency is at an all time high. I tlked to my future boss on the phone for 20 minutes and hardly had any blocks that I can remember. I know for a fact I didn't substitute any words. Relaxation (due to the clonazepam/klonopin) + ample sleep (due to both drugs) = as fluent as I'm gonna get. Holla at ya boy.

that's great to hear. Talked to your "future boss" eh? that would be pretty nervous experience for most PWS, and you hardly had any blocks. keep us updated on how these drugs are affecting your fluency

Hans · 04-02-2007, 05:39 AM

I never did like taking pills. After an especially hard day at work I find myself at the drink cabinet, pouring a whisky. Habit, I suspect. I always pour it back with a sheepish smile. My drinking stopped once the stutter disappeared. Meditation seems safer and so much more enjoyable than any drug.

Lawyer · 04-04-2007, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Hans

I never did like taking pills. After an especially hard day at work I find myself at the drink cabinet, pouring a whisky. Habit, I suspect. I always pour it back with a sheepish smile. My drinking stopped once the stutter disappeared. Meditation seems safer and so much more enjoyable than any drug.

So meditation cured your stuttering?

On another note, just saw doc today and gave up on the clonazepam. Started to get high from it and consequently ate more than I should have. So I stopped it, unfortunately, but I felt some old habits coming back that are far worse than stuttering. Doc said he wouldn't let me stay on it for more than three months anyway so no big loss. I'm still on the trazodone so maybe that was having a positive effect on my stuttering.

Also, I got my doc to prescribe propanolol as i've heard some positive things about it re: stuttering. I'll eat my first pill tomorrow.

Oh yeah. I have an oral presentation to give next week so I saved a couple clonazepams for that.

Lawyer · 04-04-2007, 12:59 AM

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that's great to hear. Talked to your "future boss" eh? that would be pretty nervous experience for most PWS, and you hardly had any blocks. keep us updated on how these drugs are affecting your fluency

'Future boss' meaning the lawyer who will be supervising my work over the summer. I didn't mean it like a cocky attempt at saying, "I'm so fluent, I'll get any job I want."

Hans · 04-04-2007, 01:38 AM

Lawyer, you got me there!

Lawyer · 04-04-2007, 01:47 AM

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Lawyer, you got me there!

Yeah? Didn't mean to "get" you. I just wanted to know if meditiation cured your stuttering. How did your stutter disappear?

Hans · 04-04-2007, 07:45 AM

No, I'm not THAT good at meditating. On the other hand, meditation has played a large role in loosing the fear of stuttering. I'm told that I still stutter at times. All I can reply is that a repetition without awareness or fear is a non-event. 55 years of stuttering leaves some marks on a fellow.

The discipline required to learn how to meditate properly has been useful, as has the ability to clear the mind of clutter and worry. For a long time I thought that meditation meant emptying the mind. Then someone described it as awareness of NOW, the only time that is real. “How do I feel now”. Regrets of the past or worries about a future happening causes so much anxiety. The present seems to be lived largely on autopilot. Awareness allows me to put newly learned behavior into practice often and at the appropriate time.

Monitoring the breath is a useful method for reaching complete calm. After 20-30 minutes of practice, my breathing slows to almost zero. The urge to breathe disappears, as does the fear of running out of breath. Remembering this (extremely pleasant) sensation has been most useful as an answer to the question "how do I want to be now?" With practice, the sensation can be recalled at will. Soon, breathing becomes calm and automatic. Half the battle is won.

If I sound like some meditation guru, forget it! I'm an ordinary bloke who does projects. Personal growth has occupied the last four years. Helping others, if I’m asked, will occupy the rest.

04-02-2007, 03:24 AM	#1
Lawyer Stuttering Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 47	Clonazepam and trazodone Along with taking piracetam, I was recently prescribed clonazepam and trazodone for sleep disorders. My fluency is at an all time high. I tlked to my future boss on the phone for 20 minutes and hardly had any blocks that I can remember. I know for a fact I didn't substitute any words. Relaxation (due to the clonazepam/klonopin) + ample sleep (due to both drugs) = as fluent as I'm gonna get. Holla at ya boy.

04-04-2007, 07:45 AM	#8
Hans Stuttering Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 380	The benefit of meditation No, I'm not THAT good at meditating. On the other hand, meditation has played a large role in loosing the fear of stuttering. I'm told that I still stutter at times. All I can reply is that a repetition without awareness or fear is a non-event. 55 years of stuttering leaves some marks on a fellow. The discipline required to learn how to meditate properly has been useful, as has the ability to clear the mind of clutter and worry. For a long time I thought that meditation meant emptying the mind. Then someone described it as awareness of NOW, the only time that is real. “How do I feel now”. Regrets of the past or worries about a future happening causes so much anxiety. The present seems to be lived largely on autopilot. Awareness allows me to put newly learned behavior into practice often and at the appropriate time. Monitoring the breath is a useful method for reaching complete calm. After 20-30 minutes of practice, my breathing slows to almost zero. The urge to breathe disappears, as does the fear of running out of breath. Remembering this (extremely pleasant) sensation has been most useful as an answer to the question "how do I want to be now?" With practice, the sensation can be recalled at will. Soon, breathing becomes calm and automatic. Half the battle is won. If I sound like some meditation guru, forget it! I'm an ordinary bloke who does projects. Personal growth has occupied the last four years. Helping others, if I’m asked, will occupy the rest.

04-02-2007, 05:39 AM	#3
Hans Stuttering Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 380	I never did like taking pills. After an especially hard day at work I find myself at the drink cabinet, pouring a whisky. Habit, I suspect. I always pour it back with a sheepish smile. My drinking stopped once the stutter disappeared. Meditation seems safer and so much more enjoyable than any drug.

04-04-2007, 01:38 AM	#6
Hans Stuttering Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 380	Lawyer, you got me there!

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