Klonopin works well. I don't get the take as needed idea though. Get a routine of taking the same amount everyday, stick with that. Xanax is as needed drug, as it pees out fast. Klonopin stays in longer and works best this way. I began on three, knocked back to one, then added a half this year. I do Effexor xr as well. As anxiety settles and I know when that happens I cut back again, and have eliminated Effexor xr for years. Effexor (non XR) does nothing for me. I've been taking this regimen many years. Well since you were in second grade anyway. The idea is to incorporate meditation therapy, CBT, as well as hypnotherapy, or brainwave technology as you can as well. As you begin to feel better you will know when you can cut back. I don't recommend bedtime benzo use, only during very difficult times then schedule them mid afternoon as you get some balance. I avoided all medications for 30 years, scared the hell out of me, then went to a neurologist/psyschiatrist and he said would you like your life back? I said yes, he then gave me these pills. I reluctantly took them, and can say my life and the quality of it was as never before.
Peace
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