Posted by polarbear206 on September 10, 2007, at 12:34:44
In reply to Please help with benzo questions, posted by nikkizeta on September 7, 2007, at 7:14:53
> I've been on Xanax XR (0.5 mg) for a couple of months. A few days ago I skipped it 2 days in a row, trying to convince myself that i didn't need it.
> The only symptom I felt (on the skipped days) was just grogginess, feeling very tired...was that withdrawal? The next day I took 0.5 mg clonazepam and I felt much better.
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> Is there anyway to dose regularly on klonopin without building tolerance & risk withdrawal symptoms? ie What if i take half a 0.5mg clonazepam...will that develop addiction?
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> Anyone on Klonopin or Xanax XR long-term? Is this safe? What dosage at the beginning, any increase after awhile?
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> Thanks..I'm realizing that these benzos really take away my anxiety (klonopin even more so than xanax xr) so now I'm wondering if this can be maintained safely...
> What about Valerian, does that ameliorate benzo's withdrawal symptoms? What about Ambien?
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> THANKS
>If you stick with a lower dose of klonopin, you should be OK. I never had any problems with withdrawal when I was on it on a routine basis. I take .5-1mg as needed now adays. To tell you the truth, some AD's are worst to withdrawal from than klonopin IMOP.
Polarbear
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