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Posted by tendency on April 12, 2005, at 12:34:36
just started klonopin (.5mg DID) and for the first time in what seems like 25 years i'm anxiety free! holy sh!t! great stuff! i was actually able to go into a restaurant by myself and eat. wowzers. doc is titrating me on celexa as, in his opinion, it's a better long term med for anxiety maintenance.
im just wondering, why can't i just stay on this dose of klonopin indefinitely since it works so well?
does tolerance develop? other side effects (i've noticed none in the week ive been on it). thanks!
Posted by mworkman on April 12, 2005, at 14:31:31
In reply to questions on klonopin, posted by tendency on April 12, 2005, at 12:34:36
I don't know what DID means, but if you take it daily tolerance can develope. Some people find it can work for years with no tolerance, though. Personally, I felt that I was building a tolerance. If you just take it like once a week tolerance probably won't develope, though.
Posted by Phillipa on April 12, 2005, at 18:44:23
In reply to Re: questions on klonopin, posted by mworkman on April 12, 2005, at 14:31:31
I never developed a tolerance just didn't like it. I never developed a tolerance for valium either and I've taken it for years. I don't know why you can't continue to take it. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by Dinah on April 12, 2005, at 22:48:16
In reply to questions on klonopin, posted by tendency on April 12, 2005, at 12:34:36
I've been on 1 mg Klonopin for over eight years now. I've never had to increase my dose, and it still works as well as ever.
The one time I tried to go off it, I did have some interesting temporal lobe experiences for about a month. But I went off Depakote and Luvox at the same time. It's hard to pin down a culprit there.
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