I'm suffering from some severe anxiety constantly for the past few months. I wake up with my heart racing and it lasts throughout the day. I get simultaneous hot flashes and shivering from cold. I have no appetite and every time I make myself eat, I throw it up. Everything is a trigger for me and causes my anxiety to intensify.

A month ago, my doc prescribed me .125 mg of Klonopin as needed. I took one occasionally when I couldn't handle the anxiety. It had no effect. Recently, she told me to try .5 mg of Klonopin to see if that gave me relief. I tried it two days in a row and it seemed to decrease the anxiety a bit (but only after a few hours). It's been 3 days since I took it and my anxiety right now is unbearable.

My question is how often is it okay to take it? I'm scared to become dependent on it and have that problem on top of this severe anxiety. I try to go as many days as I can without taking one, but sometimes I feel so sick. Is .5 mg every other day too often? What about once every 3 days?