Posted by Cece on March 5, 2001, at 2:12:06
In reply to Re: klonopin--help please!!!!!!, posted by odells on March 4, 2001, at 17:03:05
> how long before the tiredness went away?? I take .25 twice a day and sometimes I feel like Im in a fog. I still have some anxiety too. Maybe I need a higher dose:)
It seems like klonopin (like just about everything, I guess) effects people very differently. I have taken a very low dose (.125mg) at night for about 8 yrs- if I take twice this dose, I am in a total grog-fog and depressed for a couple of days. I am just now tapering to try my med mix without it at all, because I suspect that I am so sensitive to it that it is still fogging me. So far (X 5days), I'm fine at .0625mg- no increased anxiety.
Xanax works great for me as an anti-anxiety med, and I haven't experienced side effects- it does have to be taken oftener, becuz it is short acting. But there have been posts by people here who hated xanax, and loved klonopin, and could tolerate substantial doses of klonopin without side effects. So, trial and error, and patience.
By the way, at one point I was taking my low dose of klonopin with Zoloft- no problem in the combo. I don't take any SSRI now, but do take a TCA, Nortriptyline- no problem in that combo either.
Good luck,
Cece
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