Posted by pinky on August 11, 2004, at 11:47:48
In reply to Re: klonopin » carriejane, posted by JahL on August 11, 2004, at 11:04:52
I wouldn't recommend a short trial of clonazepam. I'd say at least three months and make sure you titrate up slow and taper off slow. When you're trying to find an adequate dose, don't look for a "high" or being able to feel it. Instead, experiment with effectiveness of the drug my immersing yourself in situations which are usually stressful and see if you wigg out or not. I find that at first, the apprehension of a situation is still there, but when wigg out time comes, it just doesn't happen. You can actually feel your body about to freak out, but it just ... doesn't. Thats when you know that the clonazepam is working. Once you experience this, you'll recognize the effectiveness of the drug and you will begin to feel less apprehensive and way more confident.
If you start out using high doses until you feel totally chilled out, you'll build up a tolerance way too quickly and waste what could have been a very useful medication.
Keep the doses low and experiment in social situations. Just take your doses at regular intervals 2 or 3 times a day and once it builds up in your system, you'll find it very helpful. DON'T look for any intoxicating effect whatsoever. The "high" that clonezepam can give you anyway is pretty boring. Thats why I think its weird that docs are reluctant to prescribe it because I couldn't see it being a druggy's drug of choice.
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