So I’ve been on klonopin for about a year and a half. I’m prescribed 70 1 mg tablets per month. Basically 1 in the morning and one at night and the other 10 are for breakthrough anxiety in the middle of the day if needed. I’m not supposed to take the 3rd one every day but like every few days for break thru anxiety. I’ve tried the schedule. Let it build in my system for a week but I still suffered with terrible anxiety almost 24 hours a day. Like my hearts gonna explode and I want to jump out a window. I’ve tried xanax for break thru anxiety while keeping in my schedule. But it wasn’t working. So I started slelf dosing (taking what I need to feel better).
I kinda remember some relieve stress taking 2.5 to 3 in the morning and 1.5-2 at night. Sometimes I would switch the dose depending how bad it is (basically 1.5-2 in the morning and 2-3 at night. I was hoping to get a better sleep that way. At first I didn’t like how it made me feel the next day. (Cloudy dream like and kinda like a zombie.)
It helps better but didn’t control it completely.
Fast forward to now. I’m taking up to 4 mg at a time and it’s not doing very much for my anxiety. Please remeber I do not take these for any recreational value. I’ve never found any recreation or any high ( that feels good anyway). I just want relief. And before you suggest xanax I’ve tried that and it didn’t help at all. So my question is. What’s wrong with me. I just want to feel normal during the day. Please not I have SEVERE anxiety and it’s always there. Sometimes terrible and sometimes really bad but I can get any relief or even get sleepy when it’s bed time. What’s going on.
Note: this is based on 1 mg tabs. Taken sublingually most of the time. I don’t find any recreational value in them. Even now I took 4 mg over the last 2 hours and I am completely alert and my heart feel like it’s gonna burst almost. Please read and help. I have experience and a tolerence with all sorts of benzos. I’m a male 37 yo. About 115lbs. And 5”7 feet tall
I kinda remember some relieve stress taking 2.5 to 3 in the morning and 1.5-2 at night. Sometimes I would switch the dose depending how bad it is (basically 1.5-2 in the morning and 2-3 at night. I was hoping to get a better sleep that way. At first I didn’t like how it made me feel the next day. (Cloudy dream like and kinda like a zombie.)
It helps better but didn’t control it completely.
Fast forward to now. I’m taking up to 4 mg at a time and it’s not doing very much for my anxiety. Please remeber I do not take these for any recreational value. I’ve never found any recreation or any high ( that feels good anyway). I just want relief. And before you suggest xanax I’ve tried that and it didn’t help at all. So my question is. What’s wrong with me. I just want to feel normal during the day. Please not I have SEVERE anxiety and it’s always there. Sometimes terrible and sometimes really bad but I can get any relief or even get sleepy when it’s bed time. What’s going on.
Note: this is based on 1 mg tabs. Taken sublingually most of the time. I don’t find any recreational value in them. Even now I took 4 mg over the last 2 hours and I am completely alert and my heart feel like it’s gonna burst almost. Please read and help. I have experience and a tolerence with all sorts of benzos. I’m a male 37 yo. About 115lbs. And 5”7 feet tall