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Rivotril (Clonazepam) dosage?

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Please Help - If anybody here is experienced with K-Pins (or on K-Pins), please let me know what doses you take?

Because heres my issue:

I had been scripted for 0.5 mg of Rivotril for my panic attacks and unable to sleep and I just read its one of the most potent benzos out there being 0.5mg = 10mg of Diazepam !!!!!! WOW....

Already I started taking 1 tablet (0.5mg) yesterday and the day before that and made me mildly sedated and drowsy.

Certain indications recommend that doses be incremented like breaking it up to 0.25mg in the first intially therapy. But I did not, because I thought that it will not be that effective for my panic attacks so I went by taking the whole tablet (0.5mg).

Since I am still alive and well after taking the whole tablet, should i now continue on with this dose?
So whenever I do have these attacks, I would plan on taking the whole 0.5mg tab per day and NOT to exceed that.
Will this be fine? Like I said, i felt sedated and drowsy, nothing more. And these effects tapered off after like 4 hours or so.

After all, I survived.

On my next dr. visit, I will ask him too if this should be OK.
 
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So whenever I do have these attacks, I would plan on taking the whole 0.5mg tab per day and NOT to exceed that.

The problem here is you won't be able to stay long with your initial dose. So you already 'exceeded that'. It's a constant battle to stay at a minimal dose with benzos.
 
If it worked for you, then that is fine, it shouldn't be dangerous. 0.5mg clonazepam is not a huge dose. However - you want to take the minimum amount you can though, to prevent tolerance from building too fast - so you could try 0.25mg next time perhaps, just to check it doesn't work.

The other issue is if you are taking 0.5mg not 0.25mg you will get through them twice as quickly. You should definitely let your doctor know the dose you are needing to control the panic attacks so they know what is going on :)

Also, bear in mind that clonazepam has a huge half life, so if you dose twice in a day you will have double the effect.

Benzo dose conversion table + half lives :)

edit: ninja'd by Lou :D
 
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No it's not dangerous, but keep in mind you won't be able to stay at this dose for a long time, always wanting more than the day before ;)
 
Just to inform you, I will not plan to take it everyday when I do not have to. And if that were to be the case. your right, then tolerance builds up very rapidly.

I only would take it when I need to and not exceeding the 0.5mg.
 
I take a 2mg xanax bar to feel good and 3mg to blackout (hate it) and I can take 4mg K-Pins and not feel shit. Idk what it is..I know xanax hits you harder and faster and doesn't last as long, where as klonopin has a half life of like twice as long but not as "strong" as in doesn't hit you as hard.

0.5 is a suppperr small dose. But if it works for you great! Idk if you are trying to take it recreational or for actual anxiety but you should try 1mg see how you feel.
 
No thanks....I will stick with 0.5mg.

I dont take it recreationally. I take for panic attacks and sometimes for violent explosive mood swings and behaviour.
 
Excellent decision not to abuse them. It really ruins the efficacy of the entire class of drugs.

The smallest possible effective dose is what you're trying to 'find.' if .25 cuts it for you, by all means use that dose. If you're worried (as you mentioned) that it won't work, stay at 0.5mg.

These aren't dangerous doses, but therapeutic ones.

Don't go up in dosage if you absolutely don't have to do so. (i.e. the lower dose doesn't work anymore whatsoever.) As long as you aren't using it every day, or for recreation, you should be able to squeeze a long period of effectiveness out of the dose before you'll have to go up again. Tolerance will build rapidly otherwise...beware.
 
Hay there I've been on k pins for four years max dose was 4 mg but down to 2 mg now and have been fine anxiety wise and my dose has not crept so yes very possible to say on a therapeutic dose and I wish u luck be safe
 
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I take a 2mg xanax bar to feel good and 3mg to blackout (hate it) and I can take 4mg K-Pins and not feel shit. Idk what it is..I know xanax hits you harder and faster and doesn't last as long, where as klonopin has a half life of like twice as long but not as "strong" as in doesn't hit you as hard.

0.5 is a suppperr small dose. But if it works for you great! Idk if you are trying to take it recreational or for actual anxiety but you should try 1mg see how you feel.
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I'm the same way. If I take 2mg xanax I will probably eventually crash, but when I used to do meth, I could take 2 or 3 of the blue generic klonopins sublingual (and man did I never think medicine could taste good-mmm, minty lol) and be just fine-they kept me from going bat-shit insane lol.

and if you "can't feel it" as in it doesn't help you panic attack, then yes, take .5mg...but if you're not feeling fucked up, then no...don't take .5mg...
 
First of all I am sorry you are in such a dilemma. My doctor wouldn't give me anything but prozac and 0.5 clonazepam as well. I was opposite from you because I felt like benzo's were what helped me most. So I switched to an older doctor, who tends to understand that its an actual disease. A few more adjustments in the dose and everything is better. Wish you luck
 
Take 0.5 in the morn or as needed in public. And then 0.5 before going to bed. It really helps me.

BTW 0.5 is on the lowestside, some people get prescribed 4mg a day. All these young doctors are scared shitless that they might get sued.
 
No point in increasing the dosage past the minimally effective dose when you're using it for occasional anxiety control. If anything, stay where you are as long as you possibly can.

I'm going to close this as the OP's questions have all been answered, but I'd be willing to re-open the discussion if anyone so wishes.
 
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