Posted by teri on October 24, 2002, at 18:08:40
In reply to Questions about Klonopin and Xanax --- » teri, posted by Roman on October 24, 2002, at 14:07:53
Hi. My anxiety was really bad when I first saw my doctor. I had been taking Effexor XR which made it worse and I was taking 3 Xanax a day to get through things I had to do. This new doctor took me off of that and put me on 20mg Celexa and 3mg of Klonopin plus Xanax as needed. I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome but when I get really burned out from stress the anxiety is increased when I get too tired. Well, 3 mg of Klonopin really wiped me out. He had me on 2 at night and one in the morning. Plus the Celexa was making me sleepy. My depression seemed to be better on 20mg of Celexa but then it came back and he increased it to 30mg. I also cut the Klonopin to 1 in the am and 1 in pm plus Xanax as neeeded. The sleepiness of the Celexa wore off and the knock out feeling of the Klonopin also has worn off. I still get the relaxed feeling on the Klonopin kind of like what Xanax feels like but not as heavy as at first. I'm trying to take 1/2mg of Klonopin during the day and then 1 in the evening and then I've been taking 1 Xanax before I go to bed. Like I said, my anxiety is pretty bad and insomnia goes along with it. So far this combo plus starting yoga has helped alot. I've been on all kinds of medications but this has been the best for my anxiety. Still playing around with it, though. One good thing about Klonopin is that it stays in your system longer so the anxiety is controlled for most of the day and evening. The Xanax is for breakthrough anxiety that can happen sometimes. Good luck to you. Teri
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