Klonopin question?

[Blueyess]

I've been on Zoloft 50 mg and Hydroxyzine 50 mg. Last Saturday I went back and the doctor upped me to 100 mg Zoloft and switched the Hydroxyzine to Klonopin 0.5 mg every 8 hours as needed for my anxiety. I've only taken 3 of the Klonopin (1 pill 3 different days) and the last one I took didn't seem to have any effect on me. It didn't help calm me down like it did the first two I took. Does this sound normal?

[alankay]

Maybe, .5 mg is not a high dose but with it's long half life a higher level should build up if you keep taking them on schedule. Better to take them "only as needed" and as little as needed though. Your doc might move you to 1 mg though. Let him guide you on that. Alankay

[Lingua]

My doc had me taking .5 mg 2x a day for a few weeks while I adjusted to a med increase. I don't know that I saw an immediate effect of the klonopin, to be honest. It's got such a long half life that it was just kind of a background med to lower my overall anxiety until the SSRI kicked in. There are shorter acting benzos, and if you have panic attacks, you might want to talk to your doctor about them.

I don't do well taking the benzos 'as needed' because they completely knock me out, and then I'd wake up all amped up again. The reason we went to klonopin was because it takes a longer time to take effect and a longer time to wear off.

[Haste.the.day]

I'm on 1mg of that, mine being clonazepam which is just a generic name. But I've been taking mine in quarters at a time because I can't handle the half yet. It completely knocks me out. I kind still have my anxiety with it but its not bad enough to freak me out. I think you need to talk to your dr about the dosage. Or maybe a medicine that will prevent you from having them in the first place.

[Ahlstrom]

Commonly you won't feel very much if you're taking .5mg, unless you are having actual panic feelings. If you take one when you're really panicking it will hit you really hard... Feels nice!

The only time I've felt the effects was when I took 1mg (2 pills) I was not supposed to do that... It felt like someone shot me with a tranquilizer dart, almost fell asleep.

If you're taking .5mg x3 a day you probably won't feel it's effects, it's just really great at preventing you from having any attacks.