Posted by Ted1962 on March 23, 2003, at 23:37:23
In reply to Re: Klonopin- more articulate on it! » Ted1962, posted by Viridis on March 23, 2003, at 23:09:51
> Hi Ted,
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> I take 1 mg Klonopin in the morning (together with 5 mg Adderall and 400 mg Neurontin), then usually take 5 mg more Adderall a few hours later, and 400 mg Neurontin twice more during the day.
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> I just take Xanax whenever I feel it necessary -- my pills are 0.25 mg (very low dose). I may go without it for 1-2 weeks, then take it 2 or 3 days in the next week. I take 0.25 mg before stressful meetings, and occasionally up to 1 mg after a very intense day (this much makes me very sleepy). It's a great drug, and I use it as needed, very sporadically.
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> My pdoc is totally comfortable with my pattern of use. Now that it's clear that I won't abuse it, he says just take it whenever you need to. I've never noticed any interaction with my other meds, and it's self-limiting in that anything over 0.5 mg makes me drowsy. My use probably averages 1-2 mg/week, and I have a vast supply of extra pills, which is a great safety net in case I ever have another episode of agitated depression.
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> The best thing about Xanax (for me) is that it acts fast and really shuts down anxiety and negative thoughts. I use it pretty much the way many people use aspirin for headaches -- I take it when I need it, but have no desire to do so otherwise.
> Viridis, thanks for your information. I really appreciate it. I recently went back on Klonopin, in order to get off the Xanax and be able to get smoother control for the anxiety. But I am finding that I still need to take about a .5mg of Xanax a day. I also take 200mgs of Wellbutrin Sr a day. I don't know if my doc will want me to continue to supplement the Klonopin, or just have me go back on Xanax, which would then require that I go back up to 1.5 to 2 mgs a day. If you don't mind me asking, what do you suffer from or where does your diagnosis fall? Thanks....Ted
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