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Benzos New scrip..clonaz.. questions

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blazelate

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So i got a new prescription, a real anxiety control med that i had been longing for since i had been diagnosed with anxiety last year. I had been thrown ssri's and other benign drugs like seroquel for sleep, ect., only with bad side effects.

Heres my thing. I smoke weed, more at night than the day. I have found ways to control most of my anxiety, and i don't need benzo's. Im questioning though, will i find some benfit from starting a clonaz presription? The only time i find myself anxious is if i can't smoke weed, or if im high in class.

So, should i try this drug, even if i think i dont need it? Will it cause more problems than help? I know my doc will try to ween me off as soon as my semester is over (5 weeks maybe). I had been given 1mg lorazepam for my anxiety in clas, and it helped, but in the end i felt like i needed more to get the effects.

Could i take clonazepam as needed? or is that pointless?

Thanks all
blazelate
 
If you feel like your anxiety is under control and you don't need to take it, then don't take it. Benzodiazepine addiction is a really rough deal. The withdrawals are horrible, right up there with opiates. Try to use the Clonazepam only when you really really need it, like in the event of a significant anxiety attack or something. If you take it every day you'll quickly develop a tolerance to it, so you'll need to take more and more to get the same results. I have a small supply of Lorazepam that I take very rarely only when I'm having super lots of anxiety.
 
Ya i guess that was my question was if i could take it as needed really.

I have taken it before trying to obtain a buzz, had to take like 2.5 mgs, but it lasted a long time. Is it pointless trying to chase that buzz with this med? can i try to chase it one more time?
 
The only thing that it may be useful in your situation is for helping you stop your mj use.

Maybe use it while you reduce and stop using weed and reassess your anxiety then?
 
Nah fuck that. I love weed, i grow it, smoke it, im rollin high in the weed game. The way i control my anxiety is to not do important shit (like go to class) high.

Can i use the kpins as needed? Can i use them recreationally, like once a week? I hear tolerance to this builds fast.
 
Let me assure you that your anxiety will increase greatly if you fail to secure yourself an education. Just a thought...

Using kpins as needed is fine. They have a long half life so you should only use very rarely. Tolerance only builds if you use regularly.
 
clonaz is great but you build a tolerance extremely fast. i'm rx'd 60 1mg pills a month and i usually blow through them in a week and a half. when i first get them i can eat 4mg and be toasted all day but by the end of the script i'm eating at least double that to get the same effects.
 
If you have found a way to deal with your anxiety that does not involve benzos, I'd NOT take them 'as prescribed'. You do not want a a benzo addiction. Use them when you're having a panic attack or a super anxious day, one out of the ordinary. They're nice to have on hand. I too have a clonazepam script for anxiety. I started off not taking them as prescribed, only for panic attacks or nights where I had a VERY hard time sleeping. Now I can't go a single day/night without popping one. My point: don't make them a regular thing.
 
what would be a good recreational dose if i didnt dose for another week or two? should i mix a little alcohol?

did that the first time, was ultra faded and slept good, but i think that was like 3 mg's and it was a crazy stupid night.. from what im told. hah
 
No dont mix alcohol with benzos(clonazepam). If you do, only one drink two TOPS along with half your normal dose if you want more of a high do not take more booze take .5 clon. Seriously go VERY easy on the booze.

Also dont take these anymore than one day out of the week if even that much. Keep the script though they are imo the most useful drugs a person can have, excluding high but even there its nice.

Dont 'start the script'.
 
Benzodiazepines are pretty much useless if not used as needed. If taken daily you will inevitably become dependent on the benzodiazepines (clonazepam) and then tolerance withdrawals/interdose withdrawals will kick in, where you will feel more anxious in between dosing and feel more anxious in general, thereby forcing you to increase your dose (thereby increasing your dependency to benzos.)

But it sounds like you have a lot more issues to worry about than just anxiety; such as substance abuse (wanting to abuse the clonazepam) and addiction to marijuana.

If you do abuse your medication, I highly suggest you don't use it everyday at the very least. Trust me, after taking clonazepam for 2-3 years and having a hard of a time tapering down off of it, I know first hand how much of a bitch benzo dependency is.
 
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