How I Dose Clonazepam

In this episode, I discuss how I use my prescription for clonazepam (Klonopin). It's prescribed at the 0.5mg strength.

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[Joe]

I got a panic attack a few months after my wife died unexpectedly. She was only 66 years old and had a fatal stroke while I was at work. My panic attack was so bad I could not even let anyone touch me, such as a nurse to take my BP and get my vitals. I literally jumped so badly that I could not be touched. The doc saw me and Rx 2mg clonazepam per day. I've been on this for the past 14 years since she died. I never had a panic attack again. I am now 79 years old and the doc said that I will not go off these meds because it would take me too long to wean off them, so based on my age, I will take them until my natural death, which is just fine with me.

[hashrosinking]

I've been on clonazepam for 7 years. I wouldn't be able to run a business without it. It has helped my anxiety and panic attack tremendously.

[JewelzUFO]

Klonopin had been a life changer for me. I take 1mg at bed time, and can feel the effects on my anxiety, throughout the next day. It's nice just taking one dose that lasts so long. I am strict to never take more. I've noticed that less is more with benzos.

[slowjamcdub]

This is one of the few medicines that actually really actually helps my anxiety

[MarilynMayaMendoza]

I’ve been on clonazepam for 20 years, but only take 0.5 tablet at night. I am 73 and suffer from anxiety my entire life. This is the only medication that lets me sleep. I also do yoga and deep breathing and maybe that’s why I never had to take morethan 1 mg ever per day, even in a panic attack

[grise]

I have/had adolescent, PTDS, child abuse survivor, clinical sepression (out of work 2 years), night-terrors, panic attacks and wrestle with daily anxiety and challenged sleep. A recent stressor (retirement) has me constantly dizzy. After an ER episode, turns out to be anxiety driven. I've taken clonazapam .5 mg > 10 years, noticing memory issues. My nurse pratitioner writes scripts for 3 mg per day, but I've made it work on 1 mg, sometimes none, when I can manage the anxiety on my own. Now 70 years old, I've noticed a dimished ability to tolerate stress. The ER doc suggested I dose down to .5 mg at bedtime. I appreciate knowing a pharmacist can go days off. Especilly since, others report withdrawals, although, I myself have never noticed them. The ER Doc and Psych Department Head told me that the 84% chance of developing Azheimers, was not a double blind study with too small a sample size. Thanks a ton for your candid blog and your breath-work strategy. - Greg, former Senior Housing Administrator. ❤

[LuisGonzalez-phzp]

Hi I’m 30 years old and just last year I started experiencing horrible anxiety and panic attacks after I experienced my first ever heartbreak l. I randomly get the attacks was prescribed 1mg clonazepam. I would take a pill in the beginning pretty much everyday but then things got weird I would forget what I did the day before and I would feel like a numbing feeling on my entire body. So I stopped taking them everyday now I take only when a episode happens and I absolutely cannot control it also I only take half of the pill it seems to do the job. My end goal is to one day stop taking this pill and hope this anxiety/panic attacks disappear for good one day

[raymondfigueroa]

I take 0.5 mil of Klonopin for over 10 years and I'm trying to wean my self off the medication..I really appreciate you sharing how to slow your usage of the meds I will try this method

[smtouhid]

When I feel anxious, tired and sleepless, I take clonazeam (0.5 mg) before going to sleep. It really helps me to get a good sleep. I begin my next day fresh and worry free. I usually take it when I feel I am not functioning well. Sometimes I go without it for weeks, sometimes month. It helped me a lot in exams. I heard that this tablet has extreme negative effects. I would have been happier If I had not had to depend on it at all.

[ChrisShelswell]

I had a very major car crash, lost my GF and spent a Loonnng time in hospital. I was put on 4mgs in the morning and 2mgs at night. It's worked wonders but you DO NOT want to run out. I can just about handle 1 day but day 2 is spasms, no sleep. Awful dreams, sweating but freezing. In honesty i wish i wasn't on it but i think 14 operations removing most of my small intestine and whatever else has significantly reduced my life expectancy, im 44.

For me, at the moment the good outweighs the bad, but its something that i think if you can avoid taking you should. Just my experience.

[sinceunati]

Klonopin have been a game changer when it comes to my anxiety. I only wish I knew about it when I was in college. My anxiety was so bad in classroom settings I had to quit. Had I had Klonopin I know I would have excelled. But live and learn. At least I have it now. And it's like anything. It can be used correctly or abused.

[IAmToDd]

I’m prescribed 0.5 mg up to 3 times daily. I used to abuse it, but I got my act together a couple years ago. Now I mostly take it twice a day and save up the extras that I have leftover.

[sunitachopra]

your candour is amazing and this video has been very informative and helpful

[KonglomeratYT]

I take clonazepam due to having intense nightmares when I sleep. My psych said he thought it was anxiety causing it. Lo and behold, 0.5 clonazepam before bed and I sleep better and wake up more refreshed than any other day. However, I try to use it as little as possible. I end up taking it, on average, maybe one every week and a half. Some months I can go with only one dose. Some months I need one per day for several weeks. It kinda fluctuates.

[SoulXComfort]

I use this for severe migraines and blood pressure issues. It helps with keeping my feet warm and gets rid of severe headaches. The headache was so bad I saw spots and had pain behind my eye. This med got rid of the headache.

[princevegeta-son]

I got in a really bad car accident and am afraid of driving because of the intrusive thoughts from the impact and I take one in the morning and one in the afternoon but I didn't realize why my doctor said I was manic bipolar disorder until you really explained the symptoms

[fteve]

Wow! Talk about self-discipline. Good for you 😁

[SubutexExpress]

I get t6mg a day and it changed my life for good

[snazzyb]

I have panic disorder and was just prescient.5 of klonopin. I was hesitant to take it. I always felt like a failure everytime I take any medication. But my panic attacks have altered my life so much I needed something

[phillipchapin]

I'm 24 and got put on Xanax at 14 but it didn't last long and I'd get rebound anxiety so I switched to clonazepam 1 MG 3 times daily. I take all 3 in the morning as my DR said I could . It's a lifesaver. SSRI drugs don't di a single thing for me. Thank youuuu for the video . I loved it !