I cut mine into smaller doses because the larger dose makes me feel drunk. You can cut up your pills and find an amount that works without kicking your butt. ;P

im on clonazepam which i think is the same thing. ive been on it for two years now and it doesnt have that side affect on me anymore. when i first took it, it made me quite drozy but that was better than having panic attacks

When you first take it you feel a little out of it, but when your tolerance to it builds up it won't affect you as much.

Is it safe to take for that years?

As a reply for length of time taking a benzo. I took Xanax for 12 years 3x a day. My body finally built up a tolerance to it. Xanax only lasts 4-6 hours at a time it has a very short half life. I was getting about 3 hours then getting withdrawal symptoms. They switched me over to klonopin about a month ago and it really is much better. I am supposed to take .5 3x a day but I can stretch out 1 dose 9-12 hours before I take another one so in reality I take it 2ish times a day which is the normal dose for klonopin I was told by my doctor. My doctor told me that if a patient is on benzos for long periods of time he will generally change them every 6 months to a year so your body won't become tolerant which makes sense. This is so they don't have to keep upping the dose. I have read people being on benzos for 25 years daily. They don't like it because they are highly addictive to your body. My body is addicted to them but what is worse anxiety or taking a pill 3x a day for the rest of my life? I pick option 2.

I have been on and of clonopin wich is the same as clonazepam i think, when you first start taking it it can make you drowzy or extreemly happy and talkative.
Its prob best to switch every 6 months or so because your body can become tolerant to it. I think id rather be a bit drowzy than have the anxiety. Good Luck!!

It takes time, but only makes me a little tired now and i take 3-4 mgs a day alltogether.

I've been on klenopin for several years. I am now on the max for my weight which is 4 mgs a day. Each time it was increased, I would feel "loppy"......... but your body will adjust to it. Or do what Dansdoll said and cut your pills in half. I do that often. My prescription is for 2 mg 2x a day. In the mornings, I cut the first one in half which means I'm taking 1 mg. I judge when I feel I need that other half. Sometimes I don't even have to take it. Most times I do.

I take the full 2 mg before bed. My anxiety is at its worst in the mornings so the hopes were the higher dose at night would carry me thru the night until it was time to take it after I get up. Sometimes it works that way, other times it don't.

But in my experience, you will feel that loopy and drunk feeling each time it's increased, but as your body adjusts, it goes away.

They help me tremendously with anxiety, but don't do a thing for my panic disorder.