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Being prescribed Xanax and Klonopin?

Natural

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Hello all,
Right now I am prescribed 1 2mg Xanax 4 times a day (yes, 8mg, I know...).
Well anyways, I was supposed to go out of town for 2 days but ended up staying for 3 1/2 days. I only brought my prescribed dose, so 8 2mg Xanax, (plus 2 extra pills just incase) then when I heard we were staying for another day I freaked out. I have horrible anxiety in the mornings and panic attacks during the day, so bad it sometimes gets to the point where my hands shake and my heart races so fast that I can't even hold a glass of water...

It was a family trip and I told my aunt what was going on since I know she takes klonopin for anxiety also. Luckily, she had brought more than enough and gave me 4 2mg pills to get me through the day and the 4 hour drive home...

Natural's cliff notes if you don't want to read the above...

I loved the way combining Xanax and Klonopin killed my anxiety while on this family weekend. When I woke up, of course I woke up with my normal anxiety, but decided to try the klonopin my aunt gave me instead. I took 4mg and it really calmed me down for about 6-7 hours. I felt a panic attack coming on so I took a 2mg Xanax and a 2mg Klonopin (I usually take 4mg of Xanax when I get a panic attack) and it actually killed my anxiety for the rest of the day... I couldn't believe it.

I have a doctor's appointment in about 2 weeks to get my Xanax prescription refilled, but now I'm thinking about asking my doctor try me out on 2mg of Xanax twice a day and 2mg of Klonopin twice a day instead of my normal 2mg Xanax 4 times daily... He is a very lenient doctor, but is this heard of? Will the pharmacy question it?
I'm just looking for any information about trying to do this. I'm thinking of telling him about how the Klonopin worked great for my general anxiety and how the Xanax works for my panic attacks.

Please don't flame me for taking so much Xanax, I know the dangers and have got off it before (for 7 months) but couldn't deal with the anxiety.

I'm looking for advice on how to approach my doctor about this idea and if it is possible... I don't mind paying extra for the prescriptions since my insurance will cover it, so that's not a problem.
Any input would be great. Thank you all.
 
It def does happen but it is rare. I only know a few people who have gotten two benzos at once, and that was normally from two differnt drs or atleast for two differnt things. Such as muscle spasms and sleep, in my moms case
 
Hmm... I think I'll just switch to klonopin and try that out for a while because I took 26mg of Xanax almost 4 hours ago and don't feel much at all. Just kind of zoned out into the tv.
Fuck these benzos and methadone will be the death of me...
 
i dont think if you are also on methadone your dr. will perscribe you 2 benzos its to dangerous, but if you have been on xanax for awhile heprob. will change to kolonpin. good luck.
 
I used to get klonopin and Xanax, then I switched the Xanax to Valium. It's not rare actually.

My psychiatrist gave me Xanax to take a few times a rainouts klonopin to take once a day cause it's so long acting. Kind of like long acting pain Meds and bt Meds. Any good psychiatrist will rx both given the severity of your panic attacks. Mine were similar. Not it's mellowed out some I take Valium instead of Xanax.
 
nfacion said:
i dont think if you are also on methadone your dr. will perscribe you 2 benzos its to dangerous, but if you have been on xanax for awhile heprob. will change to kolonpin. good luck.
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My doc knows I'm on methadone. He just doesn't care about his patients really. He prescribes pretty much whatever you want (a buddy went in having never seen him, never been scripted opiates, and walked out with a script for 90 20mg oxycontins) I was just wondering if two different benzos can be prescribed at once.

Thanks
 
They "can" be prescribed at once but it is sort of uncommon..sort of. Usually if they do if you have more than one physical condition. Like if you suffer anxiety/panic attacks AND need it for muscle pain, fibromaylgia, insomnia, seizures or chronic pain issues where it is needed. Some people that are prescribed obtain it from different doctors. Most people who have two suffer from both anxiety and insomnia so they'll get a more sedating one and then an anxiolytic for during the day. But just for panic attacks and anxiety, I've heard of it only twice and that's from a couple people on this board.
 
I have two Rx benzos but they are for slightly different purposes.

Temazepam as a hypnotic and Clonazepam as an anxiolytic; though they are both Rx'd to treat insomnia.
 
lol yes u can get more than 1 benzo at a time. get this, im prescribed:

xanax 1mg 4x/day
klonopin 1mg 1x/day
as well as:
gabapentin 600mg/day
soma 350mg/day
ambien 10mg/day
dexedrine 20mg/day

but then of course i dont take those daily...i only take dexedrine...the rest i take recreationally when i fee like it. In other words, i have a stock pile of un-used drugs.
 
M3L1k3s2G3tH1gh said:
lol yes u can get more than 1 benzo at a time. get this, im prescribed:

xanax 1mg 4x/day
klonopin 1mg 1x/day
as well as:
gabapentin 600mg/day
soma 350mg/day
ambien 10mg/day
dexedrine 20mg/day

but then of course i dont take those daily...i only take dexedrine...the rest i take recreationally when i fee like it. In other words, i have a stock pile of un-used drugs.
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But are both the Klonopin and Xanax prescribed for anxiety? I doubt it because you said 1 Klonopin per day, so that is probably for insomnia.
 
yeah its suppose to be for insomnia, and if i feel like theres goin to be anxiety all day, then take that for the day n just use the xanax for 'break thru' anxiety n then use the ambien for sleep
 
i think it's possible. i was scripted 2mg klonopin 3x a day and .05mg xanax as needed up to 4x a day for severe panic disorder.

the k-pin was my main anxiolytic, for around the clock anxiety control and the xanax for breakthrough panic attacks. which of course worked great.

but aside from the severe addiction that results from a benzo regimen like this you must also keep in mind if were ever forced to switch doctors for some reason there's a huge possibility the new doc will change up your script.

the doctor that scripted me the kpin and xanax transferred to a different hospital upstate. the new doctor i got could not believe that after 6mg daily of any benzo that i would still have panic/anxiety bad enough to warrant another benzo. he agreed to keep me on 8mg but made me choose one or the other. xanax defiantly worked best for me but when taken alone it just don't last long enough. so i had to go with the kpin.

it took me several weeks to get used to taking just the kpin. this was about a year ago. looking back i'm happy as the urge to abuse just isn't there with kpin for me.
 
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I was prescribed Xanax and Klonopin for a few months, I wanted to try out Klonopin because I was sick of the rollercoaster effect of Xanax after being on it daily for a couple years. Eventually I opted to cut out the Xanax and just take the Klonopin, this was a big step for me because the Klonopin was and is way more even and longer lasting than Xanax. It also meant that I had to find alternative ways of dealing with that panic feeling when it came, it's much easier for me to just take 1mg of Kpin twice daily.

I'd recommend getting on just the Klonopin but if you need both I think the combo would be more effective than just the Xanax so I'd think your doc would go for it if you need it. Just be honest with your doctor, that's what I've always done and it's worked out.



yes, it is a bad idea to take benzos regularly but some of us were prescribed them daily before we knew better and some people really do benefit from them. I'm all too aware of the hell of benzo withdrawal. had I known the hell benzo addiction would bring to my life I never would have taken my first xanax prescription as prescribed, I would have taken them as needed. But my doctor told me to take two a day and at the time I didn't question it, I was suffering daily from debilitating anxiety attacks and I was just relieved to have found relief. I know better now though. for most people benzos should be used very sparingly and CBT should be used as a first resort way of getting over your anxiety disorder. live and learn.
 
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I was prescribed Klonopin (or Xanax) with Temazepam for years but the Temazepam was for sleep. I've never been given two for anxiolytic reasons. I don't understand why you'd need to take two for those reasons. Why not just increase the dose of one if you are still having problems. I was on 8mg clonazepam and 60mg Temazepam so I didn't need to take Xanax with it. That's dumb.
 
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