Klonopin Success Stories

SD83

I've only been on klono for a short amount of time. The doctors intentionally screwed with me on my medication, though. They gave me 20 pills and said to take 3 a day. That was only good for a 6 2/3 day supply. After that they didn't refill it. Then I went again, same thing happened. Given 20, take 3 a day, run out, no refill.

It has had negative effects on me, but only because of how the doctors are regulating it within my system. When I take the recommended dosage, I actually do feel benefits from it, but I can't ever stay on it for long enough to really notice the difference. At the same time, when I run out of pills, I do feel the withdrawal from it, not craving the drug, but my mind craving sanity.

I don't know why the doctors told me to take 3 a day in the first place, but lucky for me, the last doc I visited was kind enough to give me 40 to last a month. Instead of listening to the recommended dosage, I only take 1 as needed. Its so weak and hasn't built up into my system, but I am giving a shot.

mizzaj

That is interesting that your docs would tell you to take 3 pills a day but never gave you enough refills! I'm glad you found a doc now that gave you a decent supply. What dose did they give you? Klonopin stays in the body a while, so I'm surprised that they'd want you to take 3 a day.

When I first started taking klonopin, I took .5mg as needed. It seemd to work great. I felt relaxed in no time. Then I reached a point where I needed more because I reached a very anxious point due to some undiangosed/unresolved health problems. I begged my psychiatrist to give me a prescription for 1mg, and she grudginly gave in. For about the next year, i was on 1mg/day.

Now I'm seeing a new psychiatrist. I told her that I didn't feel that 1mg was helping anymore, so she said I could take 1.5mg. Even that doesn't seem to produce the calm feeling it once did, but who knows, maybe I'd be much more anxious without it? All I know is that I miss the calm sensation I used to be able to count on when I took the klonopin as needed. But I'm scared to do that now. If anything, I could see how I get along on 1mg a day again, and then take the extra .5mg if I'm really anxious...I believe klonopin is helpful, but the body tolerates to it very quickly.

superstressed

I take klonopin (2mg, 1mg, 2mg) 3x's a day. I had a very high pulse and really bad anxiety attacks. The klonopin seems to relax me too much during the day when I need to focus at work. I've tried smaller doses, but they didn't help. Too bad I can't quit my job. That would decrease my anxiety a ton.

flyer99

I have been on klonopin for years. I have been on the same dosage for years, which is 0.5 mg 3 times a day and I can take more if I get really anxious on an as needed basis. My anxiety is still with me so I may ask my doctor if I need to take more or switch to something else. Although I probably wouldn't take anything else as I'm scared to take new pills. Klonopin has been a lifesaver for me over the years, however perhaps my body has become tolerated to this small dosage over time. My doctor and my pharmacist both say that this is a very small dosage so maybe I will talk with my doc in a couple of weeks.