Posted by Joe Schmoe on July 22, 2001, at 12:50:50
I am on my third week of daily Klonopin usage and would like to hear from some more experienced users.
Supposedly after six weeks or so I will be "addicted" to it - physically dependent. What does this feel like? Do you start to feel really anxious when a dose wears off like with Xanax? Can you tell you are addicted?
I normally take some in the morning and some in the mid-afternoon. If I am addicted/dependent, will I need some at night as well so there is not too long a period between doses?
Apparently seizures can occur if a benzo is "abruptly discontinued" or not "tapered slowly enough." I have read things like that, but never seen any definitions. What is "abrupt" - no Klonopin for 24 hours? 48 hours? If you normally take say 2 mg a day, if you take 1.5 or 1 for a day does that put you at risk for a seizure, or just for feeling anxious?
I would appreciate any input from long-time users regarding their daily Klonopin experience. I am taking it for social phobia. I am struggling to determine the appropriate dose because I am also in the middle of starting Wellbutrin (starting third week) and I don't know if the Wellbutrin will feel different in a few weeks than it does now, what effect caffeine is having, etc.
Thanks
poster:Joe Schmoe
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