Posted by yxibow on March 19, 2006, at 2:55:09
In reply to Advice on Missed Dose Klonopin, posted by tom_traubert on March 18, 2006, at 21:07:35
> I'm currently on 1 mg of Klonopin, .5mg morning evening.
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> I'm pretty sure I forgot to take my .5mg this morning, and was wondering what was the best course to take...
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> skip it and just take the .5 at night, and deal with heightened anxiety/panic attacks if they arise?
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> take 1 mg tonight, making the possible (if I did actually take the .5 and just forgot) total for the day of 1.5mg and resume normally tomorrow.
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> I guess my question is which would be safer or easier on my system, the slight withdrawal today or the bump today and taper back down tomorrow.
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> I'm feeling okay now, the anxiety really only spiked when I couldn't remember if I had taken it.
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> It's the only medication I'm on, and I'm trying to keep it that way, as I am diagnosed both ocd and bipolar.
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> Any advice is very welcome. Thanks
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> Tom
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That's fantastic if its the only medication you're on. Klonopin has up to a 16 hour half life, and if you've been taking it for a while its probably in your system many times over, so you might feel a bit of an anxiety spike for those extra 8 hours, depending on your system, but basically if you can handle it, just take it the next day I would think unless you're experiencing severe anxiety.tidings
- Jay
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