Posted by chemist on April 25, 2004, at 0:57:38
In reply to klonopin » chemist, posted by silmarilone on April 25, 2004, at 0:31:43
> The manufacturer said max dose was 20mg (I guess for epilepsy) ...I took 5mg at noon and another 20 at 8pm friday night. just wanted to know if i can stop cold turkey (please see my previous thread for teh whole story about my klonopin use over the past 7 weeks or so.
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> thanks! you're a mensch
hi silmarilone....checked out the previous post and the advice contained in subsequent posts is fine. you are not in the abuse category: you are simply not being effectively affected by klonopin. for prn (pro re nata, as needed) dosing, valium is superior to ativan, although ativan has a longer effect once it gets across the blood/brain barrier. so yes, you can go cold-turkey. but you clearly need another med to address the issue, and my votes are valium, ativan, or xanax (sustained release). you have been toying with klonopin for less than a month, and at very, very varying doses. not to worry. be careful if you start riding the xanax train, as this is the most difficult drug to come off of, in that you cannot substitute valium, ativan, or any true benzodiazepene for it. based on your history, i'd try valium or ativan and use xanax prn for breakthrough panic, at 0.5 to 1.0 mg as needed.....hope this helps, please respond if any further clarification.....all the best, chemist
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