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Re: maddy4U 4wd » sdb

Posted by 4wd on October 18, 2005, at 13:15:52

In reply to Re: maddy4U 4wd, posted by sdb on October 17, 2005, at 17:46:37

> Hi marsha,
>
> Does the 0.5mg klonopin has its full effect immediately or how long does it take to feel the full antianxiety effect for you? -I have read of up to four weeks to reach steady-state plasma levels->You have to wait a long time for its full effect.

I've been on it for several months, actually a year with a one month break in April-May. For me, I don't think my blood levels are very high because if I miss even one day's dose, my anxiety is definitely still there. What happens with me is I take my 1/3 -1/2 in the morning. After about 2 hours, I feel less scared and agitated. My pdoc said it would work a lot quicker if I took more but I don't want to take more.

It's also possibly that just the action of taking the Klonopin has a calming effect. I know I've taken it and I kind of immediately feel calmer because I know I won't get terrified that day. A sort of placebo effect.


> For me one dosage of 0.5mg Klonopin only sedate me only a bit, up to 2mg would make a difference. I have taken up to 5mg at once, it sedated me also but it worked definately against anxiety and lead even to disinhibition.

My doc said if I took 2mg, I'd feel the effects right away. I'm scared of dependency though so I just kind of take the minimum I think I can get by with, based on how anxious I feel that day when I wake up.

Hope this helps a little

Marsha


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