I am taking klonopin at night .5mgs to help with sleep....I then take another one at like 4:00 am so I won't wake with my anxiety I am just starting back on zoloft which always sends my anxiety out of the roof...once the zoloft takes effect I won't need the klonopin (never have in the past & thsi is my 4th time) But I was just wondering how many of you just take kloopin & do fine & by the way...I DON'T CARE ABOUT ADDICTION!!!! I just want to feel normal...lainey

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The poster was asking if anyone took only Klonopin for their disorder. That was the only question and the only thing that should have been addressed in an answer. As stated several times on this board as well as on a "Sticky" at the top of this board how someone chooses to battle this disorder is their choice. It's not for others to question why someone wants to take medication to battle this disorder rather than going a natural route. For some medication is the ONLY thing that works for them. Ms._Mod

laineyk--- i have taken nothing but klonopin for about 3 years until this week. if i am really bad i take 2 a day. when i start to feel tired during the day i cut the morning one out and just take 1 before bed. this week i started 5 mg of lexapro, not for anxiety but for hot flashes and night sweats. i am still taking the klonopin at night becasue the lexapro makes me a little more anxious. hopefully that will subside in time. to answer your question yes klonopin is the only thing that has helped me for years with no side effects. i'm with you,if it helps i will take it. i have never had to up the dosage so the original still helps.

Hi, I just take it as needed and works good for me, everyone is different

Hey there,

I used to take Klonopin (clonazepam) along with Paxil, and it seemed to me that I was feeling better back then, but that was a few years ago today, and now I have been taking Effexor XR, and also Seoquel to help me sleep and supposedly to get rid of some paranoia.

I don't feel good at all today, as a matter of fact, I just feel existant, and I don't know why, I am so tired of waking up and feeling this way, I wish there was an answer. I don't even think that the Effexor is really helping me at all, so I may see if there's something else that I'd be better off taking.

I don't understand why we have to feel depressed almost every day, or battle with our anxiety all the time. Sometimes I think it was given to us by something out there, something in the store, something, I don't know! I do feel however, that a lot of it stems from things that we've been thru in the past, but hell, everyone goes thru harsh things at least once, so why just a portion of us have to feel so crappy!?

I don't know anymore, all I know is that I want to feel some shred of happiness, and to stop felling this way when I wake up to the time I go to bed most days.

I'm sorry that I wasn't helpful with this issue.....but all I can say is that when I took the Klonopin, it at least seemed to help me a bit more than what I'm on now, but I was also taking the Paxil, so maybe it was a mixture of the two, who knows.

Well, I hope the best for all of you, and try to have some faith, cuz' I know mine is running short.

I found Klonopin To be a very great med for me. I have took it with zoloft before. and by its self. Sometimes I still have to break one in half and take it. for anxity. But it will work both ways. it did for me anyway.........

Thanks for all your replys. I have noticed especially yesterday that my anxiety was almost nil even though I have started back on the zoloft which usually leaves me so un able to function for weeks. I actually took the dog out & walked twice yesterday (a mile each time) more exercise then I have had in two years. I am reading a book by Joyce Meyer.."Battlefied of the mind" I am a christian (which sometimes makes this so much harder to take) And this book is all biblicaly based on how are mind is a battlefied for Satan who is a liar & wants to steal all our joy from us. I am now going to believe that with Gods help & mercy I will beat this...I am thankful for meds & will continue to use them so that I can regain my life back. I find that klonopin is really helping....praise Jesus for that

Hi Laineyk - Klonopin is all I have ever taken for anxiety and I have been able to use it on an "as needed" basis - I personally have not had a problem of feeling addicted to it...I am prescribed .5 mg in the am and another .5mg at bedtime, and even though I do not do it on purpose, I do occassionally forget my morning dose if running late or distracted (have six kids, so I am either late or distracted fairly often :) ) I think it is great that you are getting out and walking...In addition to taking the klonopin, I am also trying to create better mental & physical habits...I have lost 15 lbs., try to excercise daily (even if just a 20 min. walk), and do my best to eat right. I feel that medication is a great crutch for some of us, but we owe it to our bodies to be as good to ourselves as we can be so we can live our lives to our fullest. I personally hope not to take medication for the rest of my life, but that is just a goal I have for myself, and I think creating healthier habits will lead me in that direction. Also, I am a Catholic Christian, and take deep comfort in prayer. I stopped trying to "beat" anxiety and am just learning to "live" with it without letting it control me. I hope not to offend anyone, but since you mentioned you are a Christian, laineyk, one thing that I have found useful is when I feel my anxiety mounting, I take a few seconds and say to myself, "Get away from me, Satan, and Jesus, come in to my mind and heart", take a few deep breaths, and let the anxiety go as you concentrate on His Sacred Heart beating with yours. I find this very calming. Hope you have a great day & so glad to hear the klonopin is working for you. Best wishes & prayers, Marirose

also a good christian woman. strong faith in God and believe that he has carried me through so many hardships. i have stopped my lexapro today because it started to cause all sorts of problems and will stick to just the klonopin when needed as i have done for 3 years. best to all!

I took this med for about a month last fall. I was having severe gerd problems leading form some nasty stress in my life. During the whole test process I was convinced I had cancer. Nasty cycle of making myself sicker by the day. So I asked my doc for something that I could take that would be for short term use to get me thru until after all my tests were back.

Anyway I have another months supply left in my cupboard that dose not expire until december and have been contemplating taking it again but wasen't sure if it is a med that is okay to take as needed?

So is it okay to take it say for a few weeks and than if Im feeling better I can stop ...than maybe start up again if I need to?

We are going through some job changes/life changes , Financial struggles and an extended illness with my daughter. So I think I have had enough I guess.....over the past 4 weeks I have added many aches and pains to my body. Arms, leggs,limb numbness,chest pain, back and neck pain and now the past couple days my left eye hurts.

Iam, once again, almost convinced I either have a seriuos back and neck problem, cancer, ms or maybe carpel tunnel.

So I think it's time again...I do have a physical coming up next week with my GP. Just in time too as I m going downhill fast it seems. So I figured maybe I would take this med again even before I get to my appt next week and see if I can get some of this to go away.

I did have a whiplash injury to my neck several years agao that is also flaring up. However I believe my stress level started it all in motion. Funny though...my stomach problems this time around are doing really pretty good.


Any advice? Thank-you ....Laura

Hi Laura - Sorry you are having so many troubles right now. IT is sooo hard to control your anxiety when you have "real" issues to deal with, as well. If you are thinking about starting the klonopin before your appt. next week, why not place a quick call to the doc. before doing so? I am 99% sure that it would be ok for you to take it - I have been on and off it several times in my life, and our doc. even said it is ok for my husband to take it for a few days before he travels to cope with his fear of flying and then stop again as soon as he gets home - but, I always feel better if I have the doc's ok before doing anything with meds because I find that to be an added source of anxiety if I catch myself thinking "is this really ok? is it safe to take this med. like this?" etc. So, try putting a call through to your doc would be my advice - Take care & let us know how you are doing. Best wishes, Marirose

Thanks Marirose...I called and she said go ahead. I feel alittle better today. I makes me so tired though even taking only .5 mgs am and pm. I sleep good. however I did not hear my daugher last night wake up. She is 2 1/2. My husband got her and put her back to bed which is fine. However I never not hear her. I don't like that. If I remember right though, it gets better as far as being so soundly asleep the longer I take it? I m thinking the doc is going to want me to take something else as well. However I don't want to. I'd rather just keep taking this. Im not depressed. Just highly stressed....if there is a difference?
Thanks again
Laura

Hi Laura - Glad you were able to get in touch with the doc. and you are on the road to better days. Klonopin can make you tired...but I have six kids so I never know if it is the klonopin or just life :) ! I know I was very concerned about not being able to wake up for my boys if they needed me, but as time went on with taking the klonopin, I still sleep well, but not so deeply that I don't wake up if the younger ones need me. I think if you are really stressed, the first week or two on klonopin knocks you out because you are already exhausted. Talk to your doc. - I am ok with just the klonopin - hopefully it will be the same for you if you don't care to take anything else. If your husband is going to be home for the next few weeks (no business trips, vacations, etc.), try to relax and let him care for your precious daughter at night, catch up on your sleep & go from there... You are lucky to have a supportive spouse, my husband is a great guy too, and I know we are blessed! Keep in touch and let me know how you are feeling...Marirose