klonopin

[sherizambrano]

I have been taking 1mg Klonopin for my insomnia for the past few years now. I also have sleep apnea and use a CPAP machine. The 1mg tabs usually work great to get me to sleep and in the morning I wake up refreshed. I will have a few occasions during the month where my insomnia acts up bad and I will take another 1mg. The past several days that is not even working. I always try to take the lower dose cause I don't want my body to depend on the 2mg dose. I am wondering if I should just start taking the 2mg from now on nightly as I have MS and need my sleep, or since I have been taking this Med for a few yrs now is it not working as effective as before?? I hate to have to switch meds cause with klonopin I wake up refreshed and not drowsy and that is how I want to continue to feel. I an not sure if I should talk to my Dr about switching meds or just take the 2mg and be done. I don't wanna go up on dosage tho. Only sometimes was ok.
Not sure what I should do......????

 

[Evil0ner]

I would talk with your doctor. That's your best bet. Be upfront and honest with him. You might have built up a tolerance to it.

 

[neversickanymore]

Ap>>bdd ?

 

[Snake_Eyes]

Since you've been on benzos for a long time I'd try to get temazepam, it's actually prescribed for sleep.

 

[Kilfer]

Since you've been on benzos for a long time I'd try to get temazepam, it's actually prescribed for sleep.

Second that, and also temazepam is more potent than clonazepam yet has less lingering effects in the morning.

 

[T. Calderone]

Don't up your dose without speaking to your physician about it. There may be another drug he can prescribe that works better.

 

[DebbieM]

Agree with the Temazapem but really 2 mg of Klonipin is no big deal.