Went to new doctor today and was prescribed klonopin 2mg. It is some kind of anxiety drug.
Has anyone ever tried this drug? Is it safe?
Has anyone ever tried this drug? Is it safe?
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you'll be fine
but do not mix it with pain pills !!!!!!!!Comment -
And do not mix with alcohol, either. You'll blackout, and not remember a single thing that you did. Good times.
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agree, it is a very low dose at 2mg, just stick to the amount prescribedComment -
Its almost the same as xanax
Take it as prescribed do not abuse it as it is a very addictive drugComment -
Been taking for years,good stuff
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Pretty weak stuff, mix it with everything it's the only way you will have any kind of fun with it... Do some MDMA, snort some yay, etc etcהמוסד
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lol so true.
I used to take it for anxity aswell it works pretty good stack it with propanal but I had to stop taking it because you can't drink on it. Once I was over to my buddys house drinking and this was before I knew not to mix them with alcohol. Well anyway I only had like 10 beer and 2 drinks which normally I would only be a little drunk from nothing major.
I come home still thinking I was not very drunk hung up my jacket put my keys and wallet on my table can remember that plain as day still did'nt think I was too drunk so I walk down the hall and thats the last thing I remember untill waking up on the bathroom 3 hours later cover in vomit.Comment -
Waking up in a bathroom is one of the many signs of "falling off".
I have done it twice, and woke up in a neighbors front yard. Good timesComment -
took a klonopin christmas afternoon before dinner and went out to the bars after. I woke up in a piss soaked bed that night.
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Well I can't wait to try it. Here is a pic of me and my friend. I am the girl on the right.Attached FilesComment -
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very niceComment -
2mg is pretty stout for a 1st time prescription. You must have severe problems.
A chick I know takes 1mg and it makes her crave sex constantly ...Comment -
I crave it constantly and I have not even taken one yet!Comment -
how many of you believe a person with the handle nhl2012 is that babe in the pic?
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Both those chicks are pkaymatesComment -
you should one use clonazepam as needed. used Celexa everyday... it has fewer side effects. If you take clonazepam everyday you are going to be really tired all the time, and it will mess up your testosterone. Celexa will reduce ur anxiety and phobias, but u need to give it a couple weeks.Comment -
makes me go all loopy, but makes for hilarious stories from friends the next days. Never taking them again, my misses got all emotional on them -__-
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klonopin is crap doesn't do muchComment -
I prefer Xanax or valium.Comment -
My advice is not to take them ever and go find a new doctor. Benzos are some of the most dangerous drugs a person can take. These drugs slow down your central nervous system and this is when things really get messed up. Please try to read up on peoples experiences with this drug before taking it this might change your mind and save you heartache down the road!Comment -
I just got a 15 day prescription for clonapin to help me with my withdrawal anxieties from quitting dipping. I don't feel like they do much besides **** you up if you drink later that day. I prefer Xanax, but I'm trying to get off this before I get too dependent. Might switch to lexapro.Comment -
Xanax is an instant relief pill and lasts about 3 hours, kicks in right away.
where as klonopin is slowly active and lasts all day.Comment -
My wife is on klonopin, she gets these panic attacks driving sometimes, it's one of the strongest benzo's known to man, makes xanax look like a Flinstones chewableComment -
Usually it takes a month to get physically addicted to Benzos so your withdraw shouldn't be that bad. The problems arise when you take them daily for an extended amount of time. BTW xanax is the worst one of all. I am responding to this topic because I know how bad these "medicines" can screw up your life! I always took xanax as the doctor said to for over 7 years and have been through the ringer because of it
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I'm envious of the people that get prescribed Benzos. I really want to try them, since I hear they are really effective for anxiety. Instead, the places I go don't believe in prescribing them except as a last resort. I'm taking hydroxyzine and gabopentin instead, which are hardly comparable from what I've read.Comment -
Wrong !!!!!!!!!
klonopin is actually stronger than xanax.
Benzodiazepine Equivalence Charts
----------------------Benzodiazepine Dose----------Comparative Time to peak plasma level------------------------Half Life
Alprazolam----------------.5------------------------------------------------1 - 2-----------------------------------------------9 - 20
Clonazepam--------------.25-----------------------------------------------1 - 4----------------------------------------------19 - 60
This chart (from the above link) looks for the equivalent dose of a given benzo to equal 5 ** of diazepam (valium).
So, you need .5mg of alprazolam (xanax) to equal 5 ** of valium, but you only need .25 ** of clonazepam (klonopin) to equal 5 ** of valium.
The klonopin is, slower in action. it takes up to 4 hours to reach full effect where the xanax will be in full effect by 2 hours at the latest.
However, klonopin has a much longer half life than xanax, so it will stay in your system longer. The long half life of klonopin is why doctors like it. You are less likely to become addicted to it as you do not need to continually take more klonopin throughout the day to keep anxiety at bay, so you don't get into the habit of "popping pills" and you don't experience break-through anxiety.
As for getting the same feel from klonopin as you get from xanax... there is another reason doctors prefer klonopin and that is that xanax has a mild euphoric effect that klonopin and other benzos do not have. That mild euphoria increases the chance that patients will become habituated to and possibly misuse their medication. So, basically, klonopin is actually stronger than xanax in terms of efficacy, but if what you are looking for is that mild euphoria, (which isn't what benzos are for) you can't replicate that.Comment -
The documentation with the prescription says it is used to treat epilepsy.Comment
