Klonopin x2 a day for anxiety?

[nervynora]

Hi all
First time poster here. psych has prescribed Klonopin .5mg twice a day for anxiety. Will this not just knock me out and make me dizzy and want to sleep? My anxiety is chronic as far as I worry about everything but I also have panic attacks at night. I don't want to take it if I am just going to feel groggy and that's why I am no longer anxious, if that makes sense?
Thanks

[alankay]

Nerv, I get it. You don't want it to effect you too much and be too strong. I doubt it will be at .5 mg. If so take 1/2 a .5mg tab in the AM and a full one a bedtime. But I don't think this will be too strong. This is a good drug. Like any benzo, dose it right or adjust the dose for your system and it can be a real life saver. If you're still concerned start out at 1/2 a .5mg tab twice a day and go from there. Alankay.

[nervynora]

Thanks. Can it really be used long term for chronic anxiety? I mean, I worry about the kids crossing the road, and whether I say or do the right thing as much as I worry about my plane crashing or dying. I think my psych only heard me when I explained the really big stuff that sends me into a spin.