Posted by johnnystats on January 18, 2005, at 6:56:36
In reply to HELP Onset of klonopin?, posted by banga on January 17, 2005, at 23:13:32
> I just tried some of the klonopin I was given--my anxiety was starting to get very bad. .5 mg twice a day. No effect at all!
> Does it take some time to work--some days? Or is this a very low dose? What does it mean if it doesn't work for me??
> I will call my pdoc but hoped for some guidance here!
>Most doctors start klonopin on a low dose to help with the sedation problems with the drug. I personally didn't like klonopin at all. Eventually it might get to be where the sedation is too much for you when the anti-anxiety effects kick in. If you can afford it, i'm a big fan of xanax xr. More and more doctors are prescribing it because it lasts all day and there's no highs and lows between doses. If it doesn't work don't worry...there's plenty of other benzos out there to try; you've just got to be patient. If the anxiety is severe though you may want to give your pdoc a call about increasing the klonopin. It never hurts to call.
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