Posted by Abby Cunningham on February 2, 2008, at 9:59:53
In reply to Re: is my klonopin dose too high? » llurpsienoodle, posted by Maxime on February 1, 2008, at 17:58:30
I agree with you Maxime. 3mg. is getting up there in dosage; ashton would say equivalent to 60mg. valium. The least amount of any benzo that seems to help anxiety is the best amount, imho.
> It's a lot to take in one day. I used to take 3-4 mg all in one shot at night. I was on that for 11 years. I finally went off it in November when I was in the hospital.
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> If you need 3 mg a day now, what will you do when your system gets used to it? How high will you go?
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> From my experience it takes more than one day to feel the effects from not taking it (maybe 2 or 3). But I think that would vary from person to person.
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> Try to stick to .5 mg a day if you can. Or find something else to help the anxiety like Seroquel or Zyprexa. CBT would also be very helpful.
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> Maxime
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> > I kept a log of my anxiety and reached 9/10 or 10/10 most days the last month. pdoc gave me 1mg klonopin 3x a day.
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> > I know that's a lot, but is it a LOT?
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> > what about if I have a perfect day and don't need it? can I just not take it one day, or would I land in detox uglies.
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> > just wondering. I'm used to taking .5 -1mg a day
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> > -ll
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