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Nov 19, 2018 at 06:31 PM
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is 3mg a day a very high dose?
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Nov 19, 2018 at 07:13 PM
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kind of. take your Klonopin dose and x 20=valium equivalent (roughly...). I think the same rule applies for xanax, too. anyway...
back in the 70s, valium doses usually went up to 40mgs/day, not too much higher, usually. a lot of that, though, was because of sedation. klonopin of course is far less sedating than valium, so...one can take more without being excessively sedated. i took 3mgs/day klonopin for a while...not good, but a lot of that was because it made my depression worse, over time, and also i started having cognitive impairment...and then the taper was miserable. :-( that's another thing...benzodiazepines can make depression worse or cause depression, but Klonopin is sort of notorious for making depression worse, over time. |
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Nov 19, 2018 at 07:29 PM
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It's a pretty big dosage but not huge. I take xanax twice a day when needed at 1 mg each.
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Nov 20, 2018 at 07:33 AM
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It's a high dose, but I've been on higher. I was on 5 mg/day for years until 2013 when I went IP and they tapered me down to 3.5 mg / day. I find I'm good at that dose, although I am thinking about talking with my pdoc about tapering off it completely.
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Nov 21, 2018 at 07:00 PM
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Anyone take it everyday for years?
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Nov 22, 2018 at 07:01 AM
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I've been taking it daily since 2007 and it's still working for me.
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Nov 22, 2018 at 09:43 PM
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Nov 23, 2018 at 08:22 AM
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well I'm on a meds cocktail, seriously I'm on a lot of psych meds at high doses. But for anxiety, I find that seroquel also helps, but it's a pretty big gun to take for anxiety.
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Nov 23, 2018 at 05:28 PM
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Nov 24, 2018 at 07:35 AM
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Ok, here's my meds list:
Effexor 375 mg Celexa 40 mg Risperidone 5 mg Seroquel 800 mg Clonazepam 3.5 mg Antabuse 125 mg. splitimage __________________ "I danced in the morning when the world was begun. I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun". From my favourite hymn. "If you see the wonder in a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fail." Abba
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Nov 27, 2018 at 09:51 PM
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I'm feeling more foggy on it.
or "slow" lately, stupid feeling. I think the less the dose the better in the long run. I'm afraid I'm Dumber since I've been on it years. (Although it has helped somewhat with severe anxiety, ocd) |
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Nov 27, 2018 at 09:52 PM
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Nov 28, 2018 at 07:31 AM
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I was on 5 mg / day until 2013, but then went IP and the psychiatrist there weaned me off a bit, down to 3.5 mg / day. I'm still on that dose and so far am happy to stay there.
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Nov 28, 2018 at 09:10 PM
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why did he wean you?
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Nov 29, 2018 at 07:33 AM
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No, I wasn't too sedated. I think it was his general anti-benzo attitude and belief that it couldn't be still working after all the time I'd been on it.
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Dec 01, 2018 at 06:15 PM
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u think my doc would go to 3mg or 2.5.. it does make me little tired. |
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Dec 02, 2018 at 02:57 PM
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could you ask about xanax xr? most benzodiazpeines can cause depression and/or make depression worse. Klonopin is actually bad about that (Fun fact). xanax has been used with some success in helping elevate mood, with or without antidepressants.
the xr is supposed to reduce anxiety between doses, plus over time its supposed to help keep the dose lower. i think there's a 3mgs xr tablet. current advice with xanax is I think to stay at or under 4mgs/day, if possible. i dont know the suggestions for Klonopin. hope this helps. |
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Dec 02, 2018 at 09:03 PM
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I tried the regular and it didn't help enough. too mild, didn't last long enough. |
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