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Old Mar 03, 2015, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by metamorphosis12 View Post
. 1 or half .5 mg You can always counter the pdoc. You hired him/her and you can fire them. They are under your care. Your talking .1mg ( never heard used)? Huge difference especially Thats .4mg a day according to your script. That makes no sense to me! imho! If it is a .5mg up to 1-2 a day A whole nother ballgame. Look at the bottle and make sure otherwise there are very easy cures. Waiting for your pdoc. is not the most important way. Their should be one on call and if you just started clonazepam Which is a benzodiazepine. Which you pdoc and yourself need to use with utmost care. Figure out the pdoc or the hospital before and try to figure out the right amount on the bottle to be used, also!
I'm on 2 MG twice a day prn but have started taking one in morning and one in evening ao 4mg total
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Originally Posted by kaliope View Post
well it says max does for bipolar in a day is 20mg which means i can safely take 40 pills a day which i would never do. panic disorder is 4 which is 8 pills a day. that would be more in line of what i would be going for. my current pdoc i have only seen twice and she didnt even rx it because i had plenty of refills since i have seen her. i have been getting it for years i just never take it. i have to be dying to take it because i dont want to get addicted. well now i feel as if i am dying and need it. since it has always been prn and i have never taken it, i have never really had instructions on exactly how much i can take.
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Originally Posted by metamorphosis12 View Post
Thats why bezos. are supposed to be used with utmost caution. The downregulate the GABAa sub-receptors quickly. If used every day and that can lead to tolerance and addiction. Most pdocs these days will possibly keep a patient on 4 mg-maxed out but the idea is to wean you off very easily. Which is not possible;If even taking 2 mgs a day. It can take months and yrs and there are cognitive issues with long term benzo use. The pdocs (responsible) today will possibly keep a patient on a benzo for 2 weeks and past is pushing it. The receptors actually will die out. The reason is they are waiting for another anxiolytic. That does not pose a huge monster to kick in. The other responsible way is prn. Basically when having a panic attack or occasion only but everyone must realize that can become a daily use too. As the effects are not as strong as wanted.
I have known people on benzos for yrs keeping diligent just for prn use but they are an effective but addictive med.
Once used regularly even at 2mg can take months to come off of and again cognitive/ memory issues!