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Re: more klonopin questions » babs

Posted by Viridis on June 4, 2003, at 0:59:08

In reply to more klonopin questions, posted by babs on June 3, 2003, at 15:36:48

Hi Babs,

Re: dosage: as SteveB pointed out, it's highly variable. I take 1 mg/day (which has worked well for about two years), and my pdoc says this is "very low" for someone with a serious anxiety disorder, especially a 5'11" male who weighs 175 lbs. He's offered to increase the dose (he says many patients need "several times this much"), but since it works as is, I've declined. Studies I've seen suggest that 1-2 mg is a "typical' dose for people with moderate anxiety. Klonopin was originally prescribed for epilepsy (and still is), and epileptics may take 10-20 mg/day!

So, you really just have to find your level. Again, 1-2 mg seems to be a common baseline, with others needing more, some doing well with less. I do suspect the side effects will clear up fairly quickly.


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