Posted by 4wd on October 16, 2005, at 15:32:58
In reply to maddy4U, posted by spriggy on October 16, 2005, at 0:38:50
> My main problem is anxiety (and when it comes, it's horrific- the want-to-jump out of my skin or any nearby window type of anxiety).
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> I occasionally get depression- only had deep, pit, wanting to kill myself depression once and it was when I was on Lexapro.
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> Anyway, I was taking Xanex as needed- I cut .25 in half and it worked just fine.
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> Later on doctor put me on Klonopin- said it lasted longer. It never has been effective for me. Of course, I never have taken it like my doctor prescribed it either. He says "take .5 twice a day." I cut .5 in half once per day.
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> I was on it a few months, went off of it a few months, and because of recent roaring anxiety again, I've started it back again.
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> I don't know if it helps. I suppose it helps some but I still have racing thoughts and feel very abnormal much of the time lately.
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> But I am sick too- fevers, fibromyalgia, lupus, yadda, yadda yadda.
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spriggy,I find that a quarter mg of Klonopin is like taking nothing at all. but a half mg almost completely gets rid of that feeling of wanting to jump out the window. And it lasts all day. Maybe you are concerned about the dependency issue. So am I. I hate being reliant on Klonopin for my sanity. OTOH, I want my sanity more than I want to be off Klonopin. And I don't think .5mg per day is that big of a dose. A lot of people take a whole lot more.
It's amazing to me how such a small dose can be so effective for me against such an overwhelming feeling of fear.
I guess your doctor is thinking that if you took another half mg at night, you might not wake up so scared. However, it's been my experience that taking an additional dose at night didn't make any difference in how I felt when I woke up.
The only thing that has kept me from waking up with that awful feeling is Zyprexa. I wish I could take it long term but I can't. Just thought you might want to know about it though.
Marsha
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