lifeisflyingaway
Ex-Bluelighter
So my starting dose has been 0.5 klonopin twice a day, which i take most days but not all. My psychiatrist surprisingly said that since it's longer acting that we might switch to xanax if i wanted. However people say taking xanax 3 times a week can create brain damage and the GABA receptors will crave it more since it's so short acting, which would probably mean i would experience more issues on the days i don't take it. So after reading reports i decided to go ahead and bump up the klonopin since it's so low, to 1mg twice a day, three times a day would be supreme. Xanax is more preferable to me and since i wouldn't take either as prescribed (daily) to avoid dependence, i was thinking maybe i could ask him to add a PRN of xanax (30qt) for just quick situations/panic attacks which doesn't seem like a big deal.
However now that i had my first visit i need to address my adhd and lack of motivation and focus primarily due to anxiety and depression issues. I have to take a massive dose of adderall that is considered unsafe to get the focus, euphoria, mood lift, and motivation aspect. Anything lower than 60mg adderall xr is pretty useless to me, so i thought of bringing up vyvanse since i hear it does not have the bad reputation that adderall does, and works just as good. I'm not looking to take massive doses except maybe once or twice but just enough for a little euphoria and the motivation to do certain things that i have a hard time doing, school work, etc. But i have no clue if he would be ok with prescribing an amphetamine but i would imagine so because my concentration is terrible due to being on gabapentin 1200mg, and seroquel xr 150, and vyvanse sounds safer and easier to get prescribed than adderall would be
As far as my anxiety i do notice quiet a difference from this small dose of klonopin 0.5 twice a day, but it doesn't provide me the relief that i need but has reduced my day to day anxiety by 20% which isn't a whole lot, but also i don't take it everyday. I know for a fact that he is comfortable with bumping up the klonopin dosage as mentioned in the beginning of the thread, and i think from the way he was talking that he would be comfortable adding a PRN of xanax, either way him just bumping up the klonopin dosage is good enough for me since if i don't take it for two days i will have 4mg of it to take, which isn't as supreme in xanax which immediately lifts any tension off my shoulders, but i could throw in a PRN of the xanax on the days i use the klonopin. I am just more hesitant about the vyvanse. I know adderall is widely prescribed and vyvanse should be easier to get because it's not deemed to be as abusive even though it can be. I would assume that he would not have a problem starting me on vyvanse especially since i cut out one of the medications that he prescribed and vyvanse is considered relatively safe and effective. I feel as if bumping up the klonpin dosage from 0.5 2x daily, to 1 mg 2x daily alone will and should make a difference in anxiety levels by like 50% instead of 20% with the other dose. I'm just really hoping i can try the vyvanse because i need it badly, would you guys think alternating between two days of klonopin probably around 4-5mg twice a week, and whatever amount of vyvanse twice a week would be ok to be prescribed, because otherwise my adhd and such will continue to be an issue and i would be more likely to take the klonopins more than a few times a week. To summarize, if you don't want to read this whole thread:
1) Will going from 0.5 klonopin twice a day to 1mg twice a day make a noticable difference?
2) Is it likely that a PRN of xanax (30quantites) can be thrown in for panic attacks or quick situations (logically it would make sense and its only 30)
3) And lastly is vyvanse considered safer and <snip>Please don't ask questions on what drugs are easily prescribed<snip> than adderall, since my main intentions are not to abuse.
I am on seroquel 150mg xr (bull shit med)
1200 gabapentin a day (bull shit med)
klonopin( 0.5 twice a day about to be be bumped up, great med xd)
However now that i had my first visit i need to address my adhd and lack of motivation and focus primarily due to anxiety and depression issues. I have to take a massive dose of adderall that is considered unsafe to get the focus, euphoria, mood lift, and motivation aspect. Anything lower than 60mg adderall xr is pretty useless to me, so i thought of bringing up vyvanse since i hear it does not have the bad reputation that adderall does, and works just as good. I'm not looking to take massive doses except maybe once or twice but just enough for a little euphoria and the motivation to do certain things that i have a hard time doing, school work, etc. But i have no clue if he would be ok with prescribing an amphetamine but i would imagine so because my concentration is terrible due to being on gabapentin 1200mg, and seroquel xr 150, and vyvanse sounds safer and easier to get prescribed than adderall would be
As far as my anxiety i do notice quiet a difference from this small dose of klonopin 0.5 twice a day, but it doesn't provide me the relief that i need but has reduced my day to day anxiety by 20% which isn't a whole lot, but also i don't take it everyday. I know for a fact that he is comfortable with bumping up the klonopin dosage as mentioned in the beginning of the thread, and i think from the way he was talking that he would be comfortable adding a PRN of xanax, either way him just bumping up the klonopin dosage is good enough for me since if i don't take it for two days i will have 4mg of it to take, which isn't as supreme in xanax which immediately lifts any tension off my shoulders, but i could throw in a PRN of the xanax on the days i use the klonopin. I am just more hesitant about the vyvanse. I know adderall is widely prescribed and vyvanse should be easier to get because it's not deemed to be as abusive even though it can be. I would assume that he would not have a problem starting me on vyvanse especially since i cut out one of the medications that he prescribed and vyvanse is considered relatively safe and effective. I feel as if bumping up the klonpin dosage from 0.5 2x daily, to 1 mg 2x daily alone will and should make a difference in anxiety levels by like 50% instead of 20% with the other dose. I'm just really hoping i can try the vyvanse because i need it badly, would you guys think alternating between two days of klonopin probably around 4-5mg twice a week, and whatever amount of vyvanse twice a week would be ok to be prescribed, because otherwise my adhd and such will continue to be an issue and i would be more likely to take the klonopins more than a few times a week. To summarize, if you don't want to read this whole thread:
1) Will going from 0.5 klonopin twice a day to 1mg twice a day make a noticable difference?
2) Is it likely that a PRN of xanax (30quantites) can be thrown in for panic attacks or quick situations (logically it would make sense and its only 30)
3) And lastly is vyvanse considered safer and <snip>Please don't ask questions on what drugs are easily prescribed<snip> than adderall, since my main intentions are not to abuse.
I am on seroquel 150mg xr (bull shit med)
1200 gabapentin a day (bull shit med)
klonopin( 0.5 twice a day about to be be bumped up, great med xd)
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