Anxiety Support Group

I am not sure, is it bothering you? I started it two days ago, and it took the edge of my anxiety for a fact, but when they raised my dose, I couldn't keep my eyes open or even walk, I had taken hours before that started, then I felt so out of it, after that I snapped out of it. I don't knowto much aobut it yet, but hopefully others can share what they have experianced.

Yeah, I am pretty groggy, but very relaxed.

You will get use to it after a while. 2.5 is a big dose I think, I only take as needed and not that big

i STARTED ON 3 MGS A DAY AND NOW I TAKE 4MGS. sO ALL DEPENDS ON PERSON AND NEED FOR.

I took half of .5 today, and feel good.

I take 2 of the .5 mg pills a day. Wow 2.5!! I've been on this dose for about a yr and it's starting to lose its effectiveness. But, hey, everone's different.

HON I TAKE 6mg. A DAY OF KLONPIN AND 80mg. PROZAC A DAY ITS WHAT YOUR BODY CAN HANDLE-SOME PEOPLE NEED MORE-SOME LESS. KLONPIN HAS REALLY BEEN A LIFE SAVER FOR ME.I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR 5 YEARS NOW-BEFORE I WAS ON VALIUM 10mg.FOUR TIMES A DAY. EVERYBODY BODY IS DIFFERENT. MAKE YOU SLEEPLY- AT FIRST AFTER THAT YOUR BODY GETS USE TO IT. LOVE FROM LA. BAYOU SWAMP.

I take .5mg 3x day and then 2 tabs at night to sleep. and I feel good but so dam sleepy all the time, I'm afraid to cut back cause now i'm not having the anxiety as often as I did.

I take 2.0 mgs a day (spread out through the day as needed. I don't get as sleepy as others do but I think it adds to the confusion I often experience. But then again I am on a heavy cocktail of meds and can't really be sure what's causing what.

I just had this conversation with my doc yesterday. First doc I have EVER seen to say this to me as well. Went in to get off my ADs cause they make my heart race. 2 days off still racing heart go go 36 hour half life on meds. He told me that everyones body reacts differently to meds. You can't prescribe the "normal" dosage all the time. He used Zoloft as an example to me. He told me the "normal" dosage is 50mg-100mg. He told me he has patients that take 400mgs and some that take 12.5mg. Everyones body is different.

Personally I used to take xanax .5 3x a day. He switched me to klonopin .5 3x a day. I take the klonopin about every 10-12 hours so I am actually taking only 2 pills a day and it is working for me. Sometimes I have to take the 3rd dose if I get really anxious after about 6-8 hours.

You can always start slow and work your way up. It will make you tired at first even being on xanax 3x a day for 12 years when I switched over all I wanted to do was sleep. This stopped after about 4-5 days.

I would not INCREASE your dosage without your doc knowing though. Since it is highly addictive this tends to be an issue and they look really bad on doing that. If you were prescribed it and never taken it before you can always try a lower dose to start and work your way up. Klonopin stays in your system for 10-12 hours so you could always start with a lower dose to see how you tolerate it. I always do that with new meds I take to see the side effects before I jump right in.