Posted by Lisa on August 15, 2000, at 2:55:48
In reply to Re: Klonopin questions, posted by S.D. on August 13, 2000, at 18:54:25
> >I'm wondering how long it will take for me to
> > feel the full effect, and is .5mg twice a day a
> > normal dose, or are higher doses generally
> > required? Also, I get extremely drowsy for
> > several hours every time I take a dose, so much
> > that it is nearly impossible for me to stay
> > awake.
>
> The drowsiness will probably decrease considerably in two to four more days of taking it! But you might want to try dividing any daytime doses into two "half-doses" a few hours apart. Unless it is different for panic than for social anxiety I think you can expect it to be fully in effect after two weeks.
> I take it for Social Anxiety and didn't know if the typical dosages for Panic Disorder are different - I did a medline search which indicated that clinical trials have used a range of 1 to 4mg/day, so starting at 1mg/day sounds smart to me.
> I pasted part of the results of that search at the end of this message. It is an interesting study result because it was that 1mg was as effective as higher doses. If your doctor knows of this study, he is probably better than most!
> --------S.D.,
Thanks for the info. I'll try to stick with it a while longer and see if the drowsiness goes away. I tried dividing the daytime dose into two smaller doses today and it helped a bit (got a few errands done), but I still fell asleep on the couch for two hours when I should have been making dinner. The Klonopin has had one interesting effect. I have problems with extremely high and hard to control blood pressure, and it went down to normal and has stayed there or below since I took the first dose of Klonopin. Weird! I hope it works that well on my anxiety and panic.
Can't say if my doctor knows of the study you mentioned. I think she just likes to be very cautious when starting me on new medicaions since I have had very bad reactions to a large number of previous medications.One more question. Do you take the name brand or generic Klonopin? My pharmacy gave me the generic, and I'm a bit worried that it own't work as well based on previous messages I've read on this board, and also that it could possible cause more side effects. What do you think?
Thanks for your help,
Lisa
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