I take this and it helps me sooo much! I recommend it! My doctor just gave me the kind that dissolves in my mouth and I can take it during the day.. it's the only thing that can stop me from being so anxious!! Try it and let me know if you like it!

I took Xanax for 12 years 3x a day for anxiety. My body slowly developed a tolerance to it. My doctor switched me to klonopin which is the name brand I take the generic. I like it better. It lasts twice as long as xanax does. Xanax lasts about 4-6 hours for a typical dose. Klonopin lasts 10-12 hours for a typical dose. It has gotten me to actually lower my dose of benzos which I only take 2 klonopin now a day instead of 3 which I am supposed to take.

I cannot take antidepressants for anxiety due to the side effects so I am stuck taking benzos. Between the xanax and the klonopin I am liking the klonopin better so far. It is not as quick acting but it lasts alot longer.

I just started Klonopin 4 days ago and I can tell a big difference in that and the Lorazepam (Ativan generic) that I was taking. I feel much more even without the times of high anxiety and then feeling fine, if that makes any sense. Good luck with it!

I take 3 mgs of Klonopin a day and it keep the panic away! I do well on it, very well. Only in rare case, in which there are certain triggers, I may get break0through panic and that's when the xanax comes into play. Very rare tho-

Clonazepam is the generic name for Klenopin. I'm on 4 mgs a day which is the max for my body weight. I've been on the max for about 5 mos. Most of the time, with average anxiety, it does the trick. With panic attacks it does NOTHING. Even sometimes, when the anxiety is super high, it does very little, but for the most part, it is the best thing in 4 years that has helped.

My concern now is that my body is growing an intolerance to it. If it stops working, what next? Rubber rooms?

I tried xanax in the very beginning. It was much faster acting, but didn't last near as long as Klenopin.

They are both benzos and are addicting.

I wonder if you can take both? I wonder if there is a miracle drug that does the trick like Klenopin but your body adjusts to an even keel forever?

I wonder if there's a way off this roller coaster?

Lots of wonders............ but lately I am concerned that the Klenopin has gotten too comfortable in my system. I have a lot of anxiety right now due to life changes and it's just not doing as well as it usually does.

But it did............... and it will for you! I've just been on it too long I think.

I've been on clonazepam for about 10 years. It is the only medication that has really helped me with my anxiety and panic. For that reason, I consider it a godsend. Before I was tormented by constant anxiety.

The only problem is it's very addictive. I've tried going off of it several times and had horrible withdrawals. Couldn't handle it.

I think it's best to use it on an as needed basis to avoid become addicted to it.

Yes. I've been on it for 14 years and want to come off. I've developed a tolerance so it doesn't work well for me and if I do come off then I go through withdrawal. I'm looking to slowly start tapering off this med. If I want children that's what I have to do. I wish you the best.

It is better tan any of the other meds i have taken.
It doesn,t tottally take anxiety but think i may need a higher doseIt will probably make you a little sleepy untill your body adjust to it.

It's great for general anxiety, but doesn't help with panic attacks. It's great, been on it for over 20 years now, It is very addictive, my dr. won't let me withdraw from it on my own I would have to be in rehab for a few months, I can't do that. So be very careful.

i have just been given this while coming off my anti depressants. had a huge anxiety attack the other day, took one and about half an hour later was totally relaxed. problem was was that it felt really good, better than i have felt in ages. have had one every day now even though i know i shouldnt

take it at night ..cause that way the next day you dont get that off Balance feeling

Yes - I took clonazepam for many years, but you do develop a tolerance to it. My doc switched me to diazepam and it works much better. The clonazepam did help a lot with my anxiety while I was taking it. It only stays in your system for a short time.

I take an extra .5 mg. Clonazepam when I wake up in the middle of the night with my mind racing, or when I become hypomanic, or when I feel a migraine coming on. In 20 minutes I feel it take effect.

On a daily basis, I'm taking .5 mg 2X /day. I've been on it for over 2 years. Sometimes I've taken up to 2 mg. in one day. Sometimes I've only needed .5 mg. each day. It depends on what's going on in my life and how my other meds are working.

I agree: it really helps me.

It helps me to go to sleep at night.

Clonazepam took the edge off the anxiety for me, for a while. Then it quit working and so I was switched to Lorazepam. Same thing happened. Now I'm on Xanax (Alprazolam)and that seems to work best, for me.
But I'm Bipolar and it seems like EVERYTHING works for a while and then stops, so I'm always switching things around!!!
I really think my Pdoc is great!! Really seems to know what he's doing!!! I think that he likely started me on Clonazepam because it's the safest and most effective, as that's what he's done with all my meds. When one quits working, then we move on to the more addictive ones, or the ones with a greater chance of adverse side effects.
Good luck!!!! I hope it works wonders for you!!!!