For those scripted clonazepam

[MikeRWK]

Do you take Xmg 1 time a day or a few times? Im on effexor and it does work some but its not doing the job and i dont want to up the dose since it seems to do more bad than good.Im going to tell my doc i tried my friends kpins and they worked.I just want to be 'normal' as in not nervous when i shouldnt be, i know eveveryone gets nervous, its natural but i feel my anxiety is holding me back.

 

[NeighborhoodThreat]

Well, we can't tell you what to say or what not to say to your doctor. I do know that Effexor and similar drugs can cause anxiety as a side effect. Depends on how it affects you. Be honest with your doctor about how your Effexor is treating you.

I am prescribed clonazepam and I only take it once per day or sometimes less often. It's a long-acting benzo and you really only need to take it once per day. Half life can range from 18 to 50 hours or so depending.

 

[Renz Envy]

I have a prescription to clonazepam, however I do not take it every day. I will only ever use benzodiazepines to combat insomnia or panic attacks.

Klonopin is a temporary solution that should only be used sparingly in situations that call for it. Otherwise the damage done by constant use will cause more anxiety in the long run.

 

[alkap555]

I take 0.5mg once a day in the morning. I used to take upwards of 2mg/day but I tapered down to 0.5mg as I find that "less is more" with benzos and social anxiety. Also, I was worried about the association of long-term high dose benzo use and cognitive impairment.

Although clonazepam does have a long half-life, the subjective effects (relaxing "buzz") only last a few hours due to extensive redistribution from the vascular compartment due to its lipophilic character. To keep that relaxed 'benzo feeling' throughout the day, one would probably have to dose 2-3 times q 4hrs.

If you take 1mg once per day, for example, you could try splitting-up doses as follows: 0.5mg in the morning and 0.5mg in the afternoon/evening.
If you are tolerant to 1mg however, you may not get adequate relief from 0.5mg at a time, so you may need to end up dosing 1mg in the am and 1mg in the pm.

Play around with the dosing schedule and find what works best for you. I have been on maintenance clonazepam for about 1 yr now, and have not noticed any cognitive impairment, which would manifest itself quickly as I am in grad school for neuropharmacology/medicinal chemistry.

 

[MikeRWK]

I have some 2mg kpins right now, and i know thats too much since im not waking up till 4pm and im buzzed the rest of the day.im gonna try 1mg tn before bed and see how i feel tm maybe redose 1mg in the afternoon. I feel these are helping alot better than the effexor like i said, i hate how they push ssri's as some miracle drug when its really poison.

I dont want y doctor thinking im just trying to get high, its not like i can go doctor shopping, im in canada.Healthcare is free and the doctors arent compelled to script u whatever just so you'll keep coming back and making them money.

 

[MikeRWK]

Im gonna try .5 in the morn and .5 in the afternoon and see how that is.Im a pretty big guy 6'2 270lbs so it wont hit me that hard im not lookin fro a high

 

[Renz Envy]

i hate how they push ssri's as some miracle drug when its really poison.

They push SSRIs, because they have few side effects, are not abuse-able/addictive and are not dangerous.

If anything benzos are poison. The only reason you like them is, because they're instantly enjoyable. A good doctor will offer a young adult a script to an SSRI for anxiety before sending his patient down the endless road of benzo use.

 

[pkt]

I just get them OTC but when i had a script i used to sell it, i'll take the pills when i feel anxious like now when im coming down off coke and the paranoia started to get a hold of me.....the long half life allows u to dose once a day no problems though.....

 

[Pjkt2501]

Along with Renz and NT, I'll use my doses sparingly, and as needed. Sometimes I do stay on them for a longer period, but I always make sure to taper down to a small amount and take breaks from time to time.

When I do dose, it goes either way. Either one 1mg pill in the morning, or 2-3x .25mg or whatever I feel that I need. Some days do take 3-4mg to deal with though..

I'm in the same "get those SSRI's away from me" boat.

 

[Alex000]

I am rx'd 1 mg Klonipin three times daily, and that is how I normally take it. I have Xanax to augment the Klonipin if I feel it necessary. Klonipin, while yes has a long half-life, is ideally taken in divided doses for most consistent plasma levels and effect. I would not like the idea of taking it any less than three times a day, let alone once daily, even if the dose was kept the same. I never get inter-dose wd's because of the long half-life, and so it is nice just to keep medicated instead of having to feel the wd's and then medicate. The result is a more steady anxiety level. When I was taking Xanax as my sole benzo for anxiety, there were issues (I was taking it three times a day), and I asked to be switched.

 

[tricomb]

They push SSRIs, because they have few side effects, are not abuse-able/addictive and are not dangerous.

If anything benzos are poison. The only reason you like them is, because they're instantly enjoyable. A good doctor will offer a young adult a script to an SSRI for anxiety before sending his patient down the endless road of benzo use.

Not to mention that drug companies heavily influence doctors. I remember when I went in to meet a new psychiatrist, I looked for the tell-tale signs of obvious bias: They had a Prozac mousepad, and had a whole bunch of pens on their desk that said Effexor, and another cool looking thing that looked like a snowball (the christmas ones, not a ball of snow) and I looked closely and it too was branded by Effexor.

What medication did they want to put me on? Take a wild guess. If you answered Effexor, you are correct.

Look for the signs of a biased doctor.

 

[Survival0200]

^Doctors seem to love the shit expensive patented medications. "How about some Effexor or Seroquel?" (before the patents expired) 8)

One doctor even asked me about my financial situation before prescribing.

 

[ugly]

I have a prescription for clonazepam 2mg and I'm suppose to take 2 at bedtime.

I find that my Cymbalta has controlled my anxiety reasonably well. It is the best antidepressant I've ever taken, and I'm happy with the results.

So I save the clonazepam for when I really need it. I wish I got xanax instead because as someone else mentioned, clonazepam can last in your system for hours, which is great if you really just want to sleep for three days. However, if you just need to chill out because you feel a panic attack coming, a little will go a long way.

My son is 32 and he also has a script for clon, but he does have anxiety issues on a daily basis and the clon keeps him from jumping out of his own skin. For him, it is maintenance to keep the panic at bay.

 

[tokenname]

I have a prescription for clonazepam 2mg and I'm suppose to take 2 at bedtime.

I find that my Cymbalta has controlled my anxiety reasonably well. It is the best antidepressant I've ever taken, and I'm happy with the results.

So I save the clonazepam for when I really need it. I wish I got xanax instead because as someone else mentioned, clonazepam can last in your system for hours, which is great if you really just want to sleep for three days. However, if you just need to chill out because you feel a panic attack coming, a little will go a long way.

My son is 32 and he also has a script for clon, but he does have anxiety issues on a daily basis and the clon keeps him from jumping out of his own skin. For him, it is maintenance to keep the panic at bay.

When I was scripted clonazepam, it had quite the opposite effect on me..
I was by no means sedated..
had loads of energy to go out and find
wherever trouble was hiding that day.

weird.

~token

 

[Pjkt2501]

^

I call that my "fukitall"...

Sometimes benzos work well for it, and I do what I must; othertimes... well that's where all the stories come from about benzos haha.

 

[BananasAndOranges]

They push SSRIs, because they have few side effects, are not abuse-able/addictive and are not dangerous.

If anything benzos are poison. The only reason you like them is, because they're instantly enjoyable. A good doctor will offer a young adult a script to an SSRI for anxiety before sending his patient down the endless road of benzo use.

To my Knowledge SSRI's are not any Safer or better than taking benzodiazepines for anxiety. I don't think everyone should be given Klonopin because they have some small anxiety issues, but I also do not think SSRI's are the best approach either. I see a flaw if you think everyone finds benzodiazepine Instantly enjoyable. I never did. Infact when I first got put on Xanax many many yrs ago it made me vomit. It ruined my tastes buds. It did a lot of things but as far as feeling or being Enjoyable No. I looked at them as something I needed. Some people can be on benzodiazepines all their life. Some can take an Antidepressant. Cut someone off either after a long time and you'll be in a bad place. Benzos are not poison nor are SSRI's. Taking something that truly helps you and benefits outweigh the negatives is all that counts when taking medications to treat mental or psych. issues. Thats just my two cents.

 

[tokenname]

They push SSRIs, because they have few side effects, are not abuse-able/addictive and are not dangerous.

If anything benzos are poison. The only reason you like them is, because they're instantly enjoyable. A good doctor will offer a young adult a script to an SSRI for anxiety before sending his patient down the endless road of benzo use.

No SSRI's in my own future..I gave them their fair shake.

Poisons eventually stop one's breathing,
certain benzos allow me continued breathing.
i find the benzo road smooth and satisfactory;
Personally, the enjoyment for me is not euphoria..
instead it comes from my own physical satisfaction
of actually inhaling deep..
followed by the ability to do so again.

~token

 

[Jabberwocky]

i agree with what people are saying on this thread. ask anyone who has been to visit a psychiatrist if they have been given a prescription on the first visit and they wlll say yes. its a simple and cruel way to get a person onto a drug which apparantly is meant to help you out but during the first two weeks of ssri use you can expect a plethora of negative side effects which will need to be indivually treated as well.

its a simple game, infect someone with more symptoms they don't need, push more drugs onto them until they are hooked. then you will have their consultation fees and the drug companies money who are giving you free vacations/money to shove their products onto unwilling customers.

for instance , in the case of a bereavement, there is a medical guideline stating you have to wait 4 months to see if symptoms are still present before commencing treatment with an SSRI. this actually isn't followed by most psyciatrists who push our their drugs as soon as you say "im sad".

benzos are highly euphoric in their nature, the first time you take a benzo will probably be the first time you experience a true relaxation in your life, as you have most likely been troubled hence a visit to a psyciatrist. its a quick and simple fix, and its not exactly hard to persuade them into giving you them. i could visit any psychiatrist in the country complain of long term anxiety issues and voila i'd get prescribed a benzodiazepene or even worse, pregabalin.

there appear to be no signs of a hangover or negative effects assosiated with benzos when you first start using them too. sure you might wake up a little bit more tired, but nothing your morning fix of benzo's wont cure that's for sure. there are physcological and physical highs assosiated with benzo use. it's simple that if a person realises that a drug can fix a problem rapidly and quickly, why should we bother adressing the underlying cause of our issues with a long drawn out tedious method of which will be painful to re-call and may even last months on end. fuck it is the general application towards these situations, and all drugs provide the user with some peace of mind from their problem. what people don't realise is that they won't last forever, which is rarely told to a patient who is started with benzo's. sure, they say that they are addictive (to some) but they dont mention that the effects will get worse over time, and that you can easily end up dying from withdrawing from the drugs. i wonder how many people would be put off by that?

it's just unfair that people are not aware of the real implications these medications have. they will soothe your mind for a bit sure, but after that your brain chemistry returns to an even more agitated state than before, as your neurotransmitters are being overworked and can no longer keep up with it. hence a tolerance build up, i have never seen a person who is stabilized on a dose of benzos for a long period of time. gradually that dosage will increase higher and higher, and frankly to the people who don't think that benzos can be euphoric in their nature are just avoiding the simple truth in that they are. take 2-6mg xanax and i'm sure you'll find some euphoria there, and if you dont, well i dont know what to say really.

 

[tokenname]

Knowledge is attainable.
Agreed..patients need to be informed of every and all short and long term effects and dangers
of any medication prescribed.
There are times when the patient may have to find their own answers.
There is no right or wrong here..

In my own opinion, responsible and informed can equal safe relief.

 

[paranoid android]

So far after being on clonazepam since about 2006 or earlier i haven't run into any major problems so i guess I'm pretty lucky. I was first prescribed it to help with the god awful anxiety and panic attacks i was getting but i also found it to help my mania and muscle spasms abit. I ended up on 6mg's a day pretty quick and Ive been between 4-6mg's a day since 2007 so i guess my tolerance leveled off around that dose. I have only once run out of them and this was when i was far away from my doctors so i ended up going from 6mg's a day down to 2mg's a day or none on alot of days. Since i was already in awful shape from pneumonia and opiate wd's i can't really tell what caused what. I do remember feeling very fucked up and i do have vague memories of thinking that it felt sort of like alcohol withdrawal except not so utterly fucked.

Alot of people run into a fuck load of trouble taking them on a regular basis so id say take as needed only.