JonSnow
Intermediate Join Date: 8.11.2018 Posts: 82
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Posted: 8.11.2018 5:13:55
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46 years old and suffered from untreated anxiety since I was 12. Last December had my first panic attack and everything went to hell after that. Doc put me on 0.05 mg klonopin 1 x a day which I split up and take one half in the morning and half before bed. Also take 10 mg Celexa as well, which seems to work well together with the klonopin. Needless to say the last week since I''ve started these I''ve been better, more motivated and not so anxious, not to mention sleeping all the way through the night. People say don''t take klonopin daily or watch out for withdrawal from long term use? Why stop using it if it has been working for years? Think about what your life was like before using it..cannot have been pleasant. It helps some people live better. klonopin isn''t to be used everyday for years on end. I take it for my panic attacks, AS NEEDED!! I don''t take one everyday, or every other day, I even go a week without taking it. It should depend on your anxiety, not a doctor telling u to take it daily. And my doctor agrees with this method. I''ve been on it for about 3-4 months now and have no issues (as long as I don''t have my attacks) when I don''t take it for days or weeks. Also, I take 1mg for my attacks and I only take more if my anxiety doesn''t calm down! Unless you can''t leave your house without freaking out.. no one should be on 3-4 mgs a day. If this is you, I''d recommend a new doctor or maybe start looking into other preventative meds or natural therapies to help so you can stop it If anybody has input that would be great.. I took klonopin for anxiety disorder. It made me have no appetite, stay wide awake at night, feel superior to anybody else. Honestly felt fantastic and I was losing weight. A week or so later I broke down in major tears, had to leave work. On the way home had a bad panic attack. Went to the hospital where I was prescribed ativan. I''ve never had an issue since and I only take it when I feel anxious. It was the weirdest experience ever and the doctors can''t explain it Important information. You should not use klonopin if you have narrow-angle glaucoma or severe liver disease, or if you are allergic to Valium or a similar medicine. Call your doctor if you have any new or worsening symptoms of depression, unusual changes in behavior, or thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself. Do not drink alcohol while taking this medicine. klonopin may be habit-forming. Never share klonopin with another person. Keep the medication in a place where others cannot get to it. Selling or giving away this medicine is against the law. I''ve been prescribed klonopin as needed for 7 years. I take it once or twice a week. klonopin is phenomenal for panic attacks. It is so wonderful that many people become physically dependent &/or addicted to it. Its relief lasts longer than Xanax & it is much smoother. It does not kick in as quickly as Xanax, but you can chew it or leave it under your tongue to kick in more quickly. Extreme self-discipline is strongly recommended when taking klonopin or any other benzo. klonopin should only be taken as a last resort to a panic attack. It is not supposed to be taken every day, & it is not supposed to be taken to escape every anxious situation. 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. For the past 5 years I have witnessed my brother abuse heroin. Every day there was another lie! I love my brother and grew up admiring him. As a result, I fell into a deep depression. No antidepressant worked. When the panic attacks began while witnessing my brother, my doctor prescribed Xanax. It helped tremendously, but it wore off too fast. I was switched to klonopin, and it has been a God send! It''s a long lasting medicine that allows my mind to slow down, relax, and focus on my blessings in life. Do not give this medicine to a child without medical advice. klonopin is not approved to treat panic disorder in anyone younger than 18 years old. I had continually worsening panic attacks a couple days after having an MRI for an unrelated issue. The MRI brought up some claustrophobia issues I didn''t know where there. Two days later I had a nightmare about claustrophobia and then is spiralled down from there...started having phobias and panics about other things. Doctor put me on generic version of klonopin and it immediately took the panic away -- seriously in about 5 minutes. I now take it once a day and will see doctor in a couple weeks to see what to do then. Has worked great for me.
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