Background/Benzo use: 4 year daily klonopin use in both therapeutic/recreational doses. Discontinued all benzo use 2 years ago (not sure if this information is relevant but listed it anyways).
Current Tolerance if any: A week ago I consumed about 25 10mg diazepam in a four day period. A week has passed since I ran out of the valium.
Today, a week after finishing the vals, I obtained a prescription for 2mg klonopins. I took four 2mg klonopins over a 2 hour period totaling 8mg.
Results: Took these on a complete empty stomach. An hour or two hours after the dosing I have been feeling increasingly drowsy but am having bizarre episodes of panic and anxiety. My heartrate is 120. Slightly elevated blood pressure I'm assuming from the anxiety.
Note: after taking the 8mg it crossed my mind that I took too much, which made me suddenly start worrying I would go into respiratory failure, I can be a hypchondriac and this may explain my anxiety, but I would have expected 8mg klonopin to subdue this. Thoughts?
Conclusion: The anxiety and panic after the 8mg dose lasted for several hours. It was not close to what I would describe as a panic attack but more a sense of very uncomfortable generalized anxiety/worry/mild paranoia. Currently, the klonopin is passed its peak, and I feel a sense of calm and all anxiety has subsided completely. I am not tired or experiencing any signs of confusion or overdose. Nothing like this has ever happened to me before with a benzodiazepines causing anxiety.
1.Has anyone experienced anything like this? Is it possible my fear about respiratory failure (after thinking 8mg may have been too much for me)was causing my anxiety and fast heartrate, EVEN THOUGH I was onboard with 8mg klonopin?
2.Was the four day use of 25 10mg vals enough to build a tolderance? 8mg is large dose of klonopin.
3. Can my extensive use of benzodiazepines previously in my life (years ago) be reducing the effects of the klonopin I am taking now? Is my body now less responsive to benzodiazepines?
Should be noted I take adderall XR daily. I have consumed 50mg adderall XR today. 30mg in the morning 20mg in the afternoon total 50mg XR today. This is typically higher than my usual dose of 20-30mg and I tend to experience rebound effects when the adderall wears off.
All of these meds are prescribed to me for legitimate health and psychological disorders. I was expecting the klonopin to kick in quickly or feel similar to xanax xanax because I am undereducated with this stuff and the reason I ended up taking 8mg was because I wasn't feeling the fast or significant enough of effects, and figured thats because I needed more dosage.
Any advice appreciated.
Current Tolerance if any: A week ago I consumed about 25 10mg diazepam in a four day period. A week has passed since I ran out of the valium.
Today, a week after finishing the vals, I obtained a prescription for 2mg klonopins. I took four 2mg klonopins over a 2 hour period totaling 8mg.
Results: Took these on a complete empty stomach. An hour or two hours after the dosing I have been feeling increasingly drowsy but am having bizarre episodes of panic and anxiety. My heartrate is 120. Slightly elevated blood pressure I'm assuming from the anxiety.
Note: after taking the 8mg it crossed my mind that I took too much, which made me suddenly start worrying I would go into respiratory failure, I can be a hypchondriac and this may explain my anxiety, but I would have expected 8mg klonopin to subdue this. Thoughts?
Conclusion: The anxiety and panic after the 8mg dose lasted for several hours. It was not close to what I would describe as a panic attack but more a sense of very uncomfortable generalized anxiety/worry/mild paranoia. Currently, the klonopin is passed its peak, and I feel a sense of calm and all anxiety has subsided completely. I am not tired or experiencing any signs of confusion or overdose. Nothing like this has ever happened to me before with a benzodiazepines causing anxiety.
1.Has anyone experienced anything like this? Is it possible my fear about respiratory failure (after thinking 8mg may have been too much for me)was causing my anxiety and fast heartrate, EVEN THOUGH I was onboard with 8mg klonopin?
2.Was the four day use of 25 10mg vals enough to build a tolderance? 8mg is large dose of klonopin.
3. Can my extensive use of benzodiazepines previously in my life (years ago) be reducing the effects of the klonopin I am taking now? Is my body now less responsive to benzodiazepines?
Should be noted I take adderall XR daily. I have consumed 50mg adderall XR today. 30mg in the morning 20mg in the afternoon total 50mg XR today. This is typically higher than my usual dose of 20-30mg and I tend to experience rebound effects when the adderall wears off.
All of these meds are prescribed to me for legitimate health and psychological disorders. I was expecting the klonopin to kick in quickly or feel similar to xanax xanax because I am undereducated with this stuff and the reason I ended up taking 8mg was because I wasn't feeling the fast or significant enough of effects, and figured thats because I needed more dosage.
Any advice appreciated.
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