JonSnow
Intermediate Join Date: 8.11.2018 Posts: 82
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Posted: 8.11.2018 3:48:58
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I take 0.5 mg twice daily - actually Xanax worked slightly better, but my doctor believes Klonopon has less risk of addiction, so he prescribed it for long term use, which I need to treat panic disorder. My panic disorder emerged as a young child and then went into remission from my twenties through my early forties, only to crop up again a few months ago. I take 100 mg of Zoloft for depression and the klonopin for the panic and I have my life back. I do get a little tired each day, but my range of emotions are normal, not desperate, hopeless and fraught with terror of panic. These medicines area a God send and I thank God daily for them. I started having anxiety or panic attacks 30 years ago and suffered through them for almost 10 years. My psyc wanted me to experience the anxiety to show how it wasn''t harmful and I''d get over it. We''ll guess what, I never got over them and a I had my GP wrote me out a prescription for klonopin to take as needed and it has worked out great. Although I am not cured of my illness, I am able to function, enjoy life and do things I didn''t think would be possible without it. All without any physical side effects. Btw, numerous times I''ve had skin cancer removed from my face while sitting in a chair for 4-5 hours. I''ve had dental implants in my mouth, which went on for 2-3 hours. All this was possible with klonopin. I was prescribed klonopin about 6 years ago when I had a sudden experience of Zoloft poop out. I was on Zoloft 50mg at the time for Panic Disorder and it worked beautifully for over ten years, but just stopped. I went from a high functioning manager to a terrified mess afraid to leave the house. Got myself to a psychiatrist, she prescribed 1mg daily taken in two doses and it was a godsend. Got on another antidepressant, citalopram, which did the trick. I was able to slowly taper off the klonopin with no side effects. Recently I''ve been having some rebound anxiety (I''m in medical school: hello stress!) and once again I find myself utilizing klonopin. I''ve done a lot of work w/acupuncture, CBT, breathing but KP is the most effective. I was diagnosed as early as nine with GAD as the years passed it got so bad that I was put on disability at the age of 27 for a year. I had lost many jobs and relationships. I became an agoraphobic and this lasted almost 2 years. I have been seeing an amazing Dr. and he recommended klonopin since it was longer acting. I told him I would think about it as I had been taking ativan for years and assumed it was working (while I was still trapped inside my house, panic would subside a bit in my safety zone with the ativan.) Anyways, after many sessions with my Dr and trying many medications I was diagosed with GAD, Panic Disorder with Agoriphobia. I had never even heard the term panic disorder but it fit me to a T. Nothing has worked better for me What other drugs will affect klonopin?Taking this medicine with other drugs that make you sleepy or slow your breathing can cause dangerous side effects or death. Ask your doctor before taking a sleeping pill, an opioid medicine, prescription cough medicine, a muscle relaxer, or medicine for anxiety, depression, or seizures. Other drugs may interact with klonopin, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Tell each of your health care providers about all medicines you use now and any medicine you start or stop using. The biggest mistake of my life. I thought klonopin was an actual godsend the first time I had taken it, one of the first times in my life I wasn?t an anxious and neurotic mess. But 15 years of doctors throwing them at me like candy so I didn?t have to actually face my anxieties and medicate them instead has left me in taper hell. This isn?t the medications fault, it worked as intended. The problem was lack of knowledge from doctors and myself for medicating the problem without facing it. Sometimes that is only how some people can function and I?m sure I?m one of them, though after 6 months all of these miracle drugs are moot due to tolerance. You?ll need more and more until you?re just poisoning yourself. My suggestion is to be very careful with these and try to find knowledgeable doctors to help you with them. I was diagnosed with General Anxiety, Social Anxiety and panic attacks about 17 years ago. I was prescribed many different medicines, but what has worked BEST with my panic attacks and over all anxiety is klonopin. I was prescribed 0.5 mg 3 times daily, it has been a God send. I do not go above my prescribed dosage and can take any time of day and stay right on track at work etc. I have been on this dosage for 7 years and it''s made a huge difference in my quality of life. I will say that I ran out over a holiday weekend and couldn''t get any more until the following Tuesday. 3 days without caused severe withdrawal symptoms, unable to sleep, watery mouth, dry heaves and clammy skin, it was awful. So don''t miss dosage(s) & you''ll be fine. Also OCD/GAD/Tourettes. I am an addict. I was a Heroin user and have been abstained for nearly 10yrs. When I went to Federal Prison they took me off a combination that a very accredited Mental Health Team put in place. When I arrived I was stable. They DC''d all meds cold turkey esp 60mg paxil and klonopin. Months later I attempted Suicide on 3 different attempts. Swallowing 200 Tylenol, Cutting a main vein, and hanging myself which were no cry''s for help. I had lost the will to live. They put me on 600 pills/ mo instead of the right drug. I developed Seizures, something I never had. After years of reaching out I accomplished the anomaly, I was put back on. I send this from the ICU with Diverticulitis which is a direct result of Anxiety. This is an amazing medication for OCD and generalized anxiety. This medication has truthfully changed my life. If you are considering which benzo to take I strongly suggest this one because it does not make you feel high like xanax does or the weird blackouts that can come from xanax. Only thing to keep in mind is that there have been studies linking klonopin use with Alzheimer''s and overall memory issues. Best of luck!
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