Klonopin, Tolerance , worse anxiety!

[TonyL1]

Hey all, New to page ( looks awesome) I've been on 1.5 to 2.0 mgs a day ( 1 mg in the morning and 0.5 to 2.0 at night ) everyday for 4 years, hoever, I find the last 6 months my anxiety has been really bad, but at same time, I'm not increasing the benzo ( which I don't want to do) so is it possible, my body has built up a severe tolerance to this med, and is putting my body into constant withdrawal, even though I take the same dose? thanks Tony!~!

[unprovocative]

It totally could be a tolerance! It happened to me with Ativan. I had to switch to clonzepam a few years ago.

[MainerMikeBrown]

Back in 2011 I took Klonopin.

I found that I couldn't fall asleep at night if I didn't take my Klonopin before going to bed. So I'd take it every night and ended up developing a tolerance as a result. Hence, my doctor had to increase the dosage.

[MainerMikeBrown]

Just for the record...I've always taken my meds as prescribed. I would never stop taking my medications if those meds required me to take them everyday and every night.

But I didn't always take my Klonopin because my doctor said that doing so could be bad, as I could develop a tolerance, which is what happened.

[Dahila]

i am taking the same dose 0.5 a day for the last 7 years , still working

[Datura]

Ive been on .5 mg of klonopin 2-3 times a day for about 5 or so years maybe. I don't really feel great, but the klonopin has never really given me any real noticeable feeling when I took it. I know some people can get a high from it... to me that's crazy, haha, its never given me that feeling...

But yeah, just about any kind of medication can build up a tolerance in our body... even things like ibuprofin. However, I wouldn't go so far as to say that it would cause you to be in a constant state of withdrawal. As long as you were still getting your normal dose of klonopin, you shouldn't be having any kind of withdrawal symptoms. I would say the best thing to do is talk with your doctor... i always hate adding on medications, or whatnot... but maybe its time for an adjustment to yours. We normally can only go so long until we need things fine tuned a bit, like a car.... you're a beautiful well oiled machine! You're well being is what matters most of all.

Dylan

[krishuang]

i am taking the same dose a day for the last 3 years , still working

[janicelouise]

I don't know where to post this but has anyone had severe anxiety after stopping antibiotics. I do and it's awful.