Posted by University on January 12, 2006, at 22:20:24
In reply to Re: dosages of klonopin? » University, posted by 4WD on January 12, 2006, at 20:37:28
> > I have taken clonazepam for over ten years for occasional anxiety. I find that .5mg sublingually works for most "existential" or free-floating anxiety, but 1mg-2mg works best for severe, situation/event-related anxiety.
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> > This drug's innocuous flavor makes it VERY easy to take under the tongue, and taking it this way usually causes my anxiety to disappear in fifteen minutes.
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> > It's a very powerful drug, and can have amnesia effects at higher doses (I never remember my flights to and from the U.K. because I always take about 3-4mg for the plane trip!)
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> Hi.
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> Do you take it regularly or just occasionally? It's very weird. It doesn't seem to have such a long half life for me. If I take .5mg at 9am, by 2pm I am anxious again. Of course, the .5mg at 9 doesn't really get rid of the anxiety (it's actually more fear than anxiety), it just dampens it a bit. And it seems to take at least an hour and a half to get into my system. Maybe an hour if sublingually.
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> Marsha
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>Hey Marsha,
Well, 5 hours isn't bad for good anxiety relief at such a low dose. Are you using the generic or Klonopin? I ask because the former does *not* work as well, for me I have found.
Why not try taking 1mg sublingually--on an empty stomach--and see what happens? Also, how--for yourself--are you differentiating fear and anxiety?
Taking the klon with a cup of chamomile tea, I have found, makes it more effective. Maybe placebo, maybe not.
Best,
JM
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