Posted by Peter on August 16, 2002, at 10:18:23
I've been on klonopin for @ 4 years at varying doses, never exceeding 2mg total daily. Throughout this time I've been on a number of med combos for mild bipolar II/possible ADD/social anxiety/panic. For the most part, I've always taken a lot less klonopin during the daytime as it could make me groggy and socially withdrawn. So for the last year or 2 I've been taking .25mg klonopin when I wake up, and then 1-1.5mg at bedtime with my 750mg depakote. I also take 75mg zoloft and 10mg adderall XR when I awake. I notice lately that my tendency to worry obsessively about everything has increased during the daytime, but that after I take my 1.5mg klonopin + depakote at night, I feel relaxed and sociable. This makes me wonder if klonopin sort of acts like alcohol on me: if I drink a tiny bit, I feel nothing; a little more and I feel groggy and a bit withdrawn, but a little more on top of that and I'm relaxed and sociable. If there is a parallel in the function of benzos and alcohol, I'm wondering if my current klonopin dosing is ineffective for my condition? my current .25mg during the day seems to do nothing; .5mg seemed to make me groggy and withdrawn; but what if I tried the dose I take at night during the day (1.5mg)? Perhaps I can be both relaxed and sociable during the day and things won't seem so overwhelming? Does anyone have any thoughts? I'd much appreciate them. Thanks.
Peter
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