Posted by Viridis on June 21, 2003, at 15:23:45
In reply to Ritch/Viridis,Re: Agoraphobia,anxiety ,people,help, posted by McPac on June 21, 2003, at 14:51:12
People certainly take Klonopin PRN, but based on my experience and that of some others here, it may take a while to get used to it. In my case, the anxiety relief was immediate, but for the first week or so it had side effects like mild sedation, clumsiness, forgetfulness, etc. These completely disappeared with daily use, but the anti-anxiety effect remained. However, if I just took it occasionally, I'd probably have those side effects each time (but still achieve temporary anxiety relief).
Some other posters have said they didn't get the full effect until after taking it for a week or two. I guess we're all different.
For me, the best PRN benzo I've tried is Xanax (alprazolam). It works very well at low doses (0.5 mg or less) without side effects; over 0.5 mg makes me sleepy. I also find that my mood is especially good the day after I take Xanax -- nothing dramatic, but there's definitely an effect. Others have mentioned this too. I still take it occasionally for "breakthrough" anxiety, and it doesn't seem to interact with Klonopin in any substantial way.
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