LisaSue2015
Bluelighter
I recently went off Klonapin 1 mg 3x a day because it felt like it was working at first then it felt like it was working less and less and then felt like it had little effect. Only at night it would help more.
My psychiatrist recently switched me to Xanax 1mg 3x a day. Initially, when I take it it works great, but in about 3 hours it wears off. I space the 3 pills out at least 5 or so hours a day. So as soon as it wears off, I feel very nervous, anxious and feel like I am on nothing. With the Klonapin, it had a half life. You still felt it for hours at a time but very weak.
I do not know how to present this to my psychiatrist when I go to her.
Do you think I should suggest Xanax XR to her? I read that it slowly comes out in your body.
But I was told you should not tell doctors stuff or suggest what to do. But I just do not feel she will suggest it.
I really wish she would have just put me on 1 1/2 Klonapins 3x a day. It would have been stronger and lasted longer. But it would not be right for me to say it. She is the doctor.
She could completely switch it to another benzo.
Also she knows I do not want a benzo that causes weight gain.
I also just started Toperamax 25mg a day but that takes 2 months to work I read. I am on Wellbutrin also 200mg.
But this Xanax is making me nuts. After 3 hours I am back to nervous, anxious, yelling at my kids, no patience etc. I have a lot going on so it is hard. I go to my phych 1x a month and I just started the Xanax. I am only on it a week. I do not want to run back to the psychiatrist right now.
Any experience?
Thanks.
My psychiatrist recently switched me to Xanax 1mg 3x a day. Initially, when I take it it works great, but in about 3 hours it wears off. I space the 3 pills out at least 5 or so hours a day. So as soon as it wears off, I feel very nervous, anxious and feel like I am on nothing. With the Klonapin, it had a half life. You still felt it for hours at a time but very weak.
I do not know how to present this to my psychiatrist when I go to her.
Do you think I should suggest Xanax XR to her? I read that it slowly comes out in your body.
But I was told you should not tell doctors stuff or suggest what to do. But I just do not feel she will suggest it.
I really wish she would have just put me on 1 1/2 Klonapins 3x a day. It would have been stronger and lasted longer. But it would not be right for me to say it. She is the doctor.
She could completely switch it to another benzo.
Also she knows I do not want a benzo that causes weight gain.
I also just started Toperamax 25mg a day but that takes 2 months to work I read. I am on Wellbutrin also 200mg.
But this Xanax is making me nuts. After 3 hours I am back to nervous, anxious, yelling at my kids, no patience etc. I have a lot going on so it is hard. I go to my phych 1x a month and I just started the Xanax. I am only on it a week. I do not want to run back to the psychiatrist right now.
Any experience?
Thanks.