Clonazepam anyone?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:12 pm

I hate depending on a drug too, Dave. Whatever gets us through it though. I hope after the program I can get though it without the meds. Hang in there and thanks for responding to my post:)

Malikye · Post by **Malikye** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:41 am

Hi, I have been on clonazepam for 3 years. I also take other meds. I have had good results with it, but I am hoping that by using this program, maybe I can cut down on it eventually, or even get off of it. who knows. Right now I'm fine with it. I take 1.5 mg twice a day. Take care.
Hally

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:10 am

There a 3 major drugs in this drug "family", Xanax, Ativan and Klonopin. Out of the 3 Klonopin is the "Least" addictive and lasts the longest in your system. It also has a long "half life" which means every 35 hours you don't take it the level in your system drops by half and it keeps dropping by 50% every 35 hours.

This is why Pshyciatrists and Doctors prefer it over the other 2. The down side is it doesn't work as fast as Xanax does for those really intense panic sessions.

I was taking 1 mg everyday for a year and went off it (slowly) with out any issues. I may have had a few uncomfortable days but not bad overall.

So, if you have to take a benzodiazepine Klonopin is a good choice.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:22 pm

Is it really 35 hours?? I knew that it had the longest half life but that seems like a long time to be in your system. I thought it was 18 hours. That makes me very nervous. So does it pileup in your system if you take it more than once in 35 hours? Would that make it unsafe to have a beer if you had taken it within those 35 hours? If I choose to have a few beers on the weekend,I always skip the clonazepam b/c I am terrified of having a drug interaction. But now that I know about the 35 hours...maybe I should cut the beer out completely...*sniff, sniff* (Chelsea sheds tear)

Thanks for your reply!

~Chelsea

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:16 am

Hi Chelsea, if I were you, I'd take the clonazepam, but skip the beer altogether. It really isn't safe to mix benzo's with alcohol. When you take doses of clonazepam, you either take them 2, or maybe 3 times a day. it's not like xanax where you take as needed. You should be on a regular shedule. I used to take it 3 times a day, now I take a larger dose twice a day. It is metabolized through your liver, as most drugs are, but it is excreted in increments. I wouldn't worry about it piling up in your system. Take care.
hugs,
Hally

Leah =) · Post by **Leah =)** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:41 am

Hi Hally, I think that I will just not drink anymore although, like I said, I DO NOT mix the two. I do not take ANY clonazepam on days that I choose to have a beer or two, because I know that it is dangerous. I was told to use clonazepam on an as needed basis just like xanax. I think everyone is different as far as how much they need to take. Thanks for the reply!

Chelsea

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:04 am

I have been on Clonazepam for one year, taking .5 at night and sleeping like a baby. Since I started the program I am starting to cut it in half every other night. I can tell a difference in my sleep patterns and sleep so much better on the .5. But with the program, I am not freaking out in the middle of the night when I don't sleep. It was just recommended to me to try a natural supplement called L-theanine to help with the sleeping. My plan is to go back and forth between the .25 and .5 and eventually just stay at .25 and then go off completely. I am not sure of the exact "coming off" recommendations.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:37 am

Jenny, be careful about coming off of clonazapem. You should do so under a doctor's supervision, because there are potential side-effects. I won't discuss those, because, well, it can be scary and I know what it does to me to discuss side-effects. I am currently taking 1.5Mg per day of clonazapem. I did quit taking it for a while, but did so with the help of my pychiatrist.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:38 pm

I have been on 2mg per day for 5 years now. I think it is working but I am on so many other medications I can't tell if it is working the way it is suppose to. The doctors think that I need it so I keep taking it