Posted by Bonnie_CA on June 3, 2006, at 3:47:28
In reply to Re: Don't believe the Klonopin hype, posted by UgottaHaveHope on June 3, 2006, at 3:10:21
Gawd I hope you're right. I am certainly not using it recreationally, and I'm taking the tiniest dose possible (well, I guess I could be ridiculous and take .125 mg instead of .25 [half of a half pill] LOL). I think xanax actually works better but I have more klonopin, so I figured I'd use that. When I take xanax it is only .25 as well. Any more than that puts me to sleep, so I guess I'm sensitive to it? The thing that I think some of the posters here are missing is that I'm not only taking klonopin... I'm taking Prozac, and it is either making my anxiety worse or it just isn't working (I'm diagnosed with GAD). It's not even approved for anxiety because of it's stimulating effect on people. It actually makes me sleepy, but if I take a nap, I wake up more anxious than ever, and if I fight the sleepiness I get anxious but less so than when I take a nap. I really want to give the Prozac a fighting chance to work, but I'm just not convinced. The Celexa I got off of did a better job than this stuff, and I was unhappy with the results of that (in extremely stressful times I'd fall apart, but day to day it worked fine).
I'm bothered that I'm having the same anxiety symptoms I had when I was 18 (when I first went to the doctor about it). Like I said, either the Prozac doesn't work or it's making it worse. Either way, thank goodness for benzodiazapines or I'd have to cancel my trip on Wednesday. I figure I'll down some xanax and practice deep breathing to get me through the plane ride both ways. I hate needing the benzos for anything besides plane rides and performances.
But again, I hope I can get through this without NEEDING to take klonopin for a long time. Or xanax. Can't wait to go back to the good ole days of using benzos for high stress only. *sigh*
Thanks again for the feedback!
-Bonnie
> Klonopin is a wonderful and very safe drug for those who use it for the right purposes. I am taking less today than I was nine years ago. It's a great drug and works very well. Most if not all of the horror stories come from people who use it recreationally.
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