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Re: is my klonopin dose too high? » llurpsienoodle

Posted by Phoenix1 on February 2, 2008, at 12:24:52

In reply to is my klonopin dose too high?, posted by llurpsienoodle on February 1, 2008, at 17:48:15

> 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.
>
> I know that's a lot, but is it a LOT?
>
> 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.
>
> just wondering. I'm used to taking .5 -1mg a day
>
> -ll

For me personally, 3mg was not oversedating, but it made my depression much worse. 3mg in the grand scheme of things is a lot, but there are many people out there on double that. As an anticonvulsant, there are people as high as 20mg. Not saying that's a good thing, but trying to put it in perspective. And it may be hard to reduce if you decide to lower or stop in the future. I would suggest you try to see what the minimum dose is you need to improve and be functional. Like you suggest, you can try just skipping a day here or there. That's what I did. It's not recommended, but since the half life is so long, you might be able to get away with it. Hope this helps.

Phoenix


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