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Originally Posted by rainyday107
Is your Klonopin PRN (take as needed) or does your pdoc want you to take it daily?
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There have been times when my anxiety was really bad that she recommended I take it regularly, but "temporarily" meaning she didn't want me taking it regularly as a long-term solution.
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You're taking very little but you may be dependent on it. Discuss your concerns with your pdoc. It is expected that you will become dependent on a benzo with regular, long term use. It's normal. If you are abusing it by taking more than you should that is
addiction and that is when it is a problem.
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I don't tend to have an addictive personality, but I have noticed that the .5 doesn't help like it used to, and the 1mg works much better. I feel like I'm building up a tolerance and I'm worried it will get to the point it doesn't work anymore. I'm going to talk to my pdoc about that.
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I've taken Xanax which is much shorter acting so I asked to switch to Klonopin as it stays in your system much longer. Xanax is better for Panic attacks whereas Klonopin is more of a smooth, ongoing benzo for GAD and Social.
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I thought about asking her for Xanax just for the trip, because it seems to be for more acute situations. It makes me very sleepy, so I thought I could just sleep the trip away. I have a very difficult time sleeping in cars, mostly because I can't relax.
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Also, if you take it a few days prior to your trip you will be less anxious about your departure. If you are anxious about the drive, you'll likely be thinking about it before you leave, as well.
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I hadn't thought about this. I'm not even leaving for three weeks and I'm already worrying and obsessing about it. It might be better to take it regularly so I don't compound my anxiety. I have a feeling that's what my pdoc will say anyway. She tends to tell me to take it regularly when I'm having PTSD symptoms or something that's making me extremely anxious.
I also get just free-floating anxiety that doesn't have a specific reason and that is when I just use it PRN. But I struggle to manage my acute anxiety. I think this will help, though.
Thank you for your thorough response! It is very helpful to me. I know people often say, talk to your pdoc, and of course I should and will, but it's helpful to hear from people who share similar experiences and how they use some meds and how it helps them. It gives me hope that it can work for me.