Posted by Janelle on April 30, 2003, at 20:24:43
In reply to What's the typical dosage for Klonopin??, posted by jparsell82 on April 30, 2003, at 17:23:30
I can only speak from my experience with Klonpin (which is extensive!)
My current dosage is 1mg twice a day (one in the morning, one at bedtime). I had been on just 1 mg in the morning for many years, and that had been my starting dosage. I did not have to work my way up from some tiny dose up to the 1mg.
I am GUESSING that 1mg/day would be the starting dosage, but everyone is different - Klonopin has NEVER sedated me in the least (just anti-anxiety effect), yet others report quite a bit of sedation from it and even take it for sleep.
Klonopin is the longest acting of the benzos (I think; or else it is among the longer lasting and therefore among the least addictive), so the effects theoretically should last all day. Unlike Xanax or Ativan which go into the body, reach a peak in a few hours, then go out and a person would probably need to take several over the course of a day and into the night I suppose.
Hope this helps.
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