I took Klonopin, Xanax, and Ativan to deal with severe anxiety. It actually made things worse. My husband said I acted like I was stoned, but the anxiety didn't stop and I had to take more to do anything. I ended up switching to a Pdoc who wouldn't prescribe them because the last one kept pushing them on me, even after I told him it didn't help. My current Pdoc finally put me on Lamictal and Neurotin. It made a world of difference. Unless it's a single dose in the ER I won't take them at all.