[mdyer772]

p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; } I've been taking celexa for years for depression and anxiety; It worked, but I disliked the side effects. Now, I'm on viibryd which works for the depression, but not anxiety; therefore, now I take viibryd and buspar as therapy for depression and anxiety. There are no side effects, but anxiety can still present itself. Therefore, the Doc prescribed Klonopin for emergencies. On the days that I take the Klonopin, I feel like I'm right were I want to be. I wish I could feel like that everyday. I wish I could just stop the Buspar and use Klonopin as a daily maintenance drug, but I've heard all of the horror stories about dependence to Klonopin and withdrawals. I wonder if it will stop working over time, and I'll have to take more, which I don't want to do. What are your experiences?

[Altered Moment]

Welcome to Psyche Central first of all.

I take klonopin daily. 1 mg in the morning and 1 mg at night. I have been for six months. I was having very horrible anxiety with paranoia and my doc tried everything else before finally agreeing to give it to me. I was in serious danger of suicide the anxiety was so bad and it is fairly new to me in the last five years. Depression I have had my whole life and am used to it but I cannot handle that level of anxiety and paranoia. The klonopin has worked like a miracle. I am very well aware of the dangers but willing to take the risks. So far I haven't built up tolerance. I really need to take less and only as needed because I am doing much better.

If you search the psyche meds section you will find many threads on the issue. You want to take as little as you need. I can't really seem to figure out how to search and find the threads I was thinking of but we have had many long discussions in the psyche med section.

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[Lady Lindsey]

Originally Posted by mdyer772

p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; } I've been taking celexa for years for depression and anxiety; It worked, but I disliked the side effects. Now, I'm on viibryd which works for the depression, but not anxiety; therefore, now I take viibryd and buspar as therapy for depression and anxiety. There are no side effects, but anxiety can still present itself. Therefore, the Doc prescribed Klonopin for emergencies. On the days that I take the Klonopin, I feel like I'm right were I want to be. I wish I could feel like that everyday. I wish I could just stop the Buspar and use Klonopin as a daily maintenance drug, but I've heard all of the horror stories about dependence to Klonopin and withdrawals. I wonder if it will stop working over time, and I'll have to take more, which I don't want to do. What are your experiences?

I too take Viibryd, Busbar and just started taking the Klonopin. I also take Fioricet provasin(sp?) & Zonegran (the last three for a head injury accident from a year ago).

Anyway, I understand your nervousness about the Klonopin, I fought the DOC about it for a year, I was using the fioricet for anxiety instead of for the headaches because of the barbiturate in it. She finally convinced me to try the klonopin, just like you, it works wonders, but it scares me to death to become dependent on it. I try not to take it but just when I need it, but seems I need it on a daily basis the more I take it. Not because of addiction (at least I hope not) but because of how much it has stopped the panic attacks and how much less stressed and worried I feel. I am going to try and balance the two. Right now I take between .25 and .50 once or twice a day and it really does help. sometimes when I know I am not going to be out around people or triggers I try not to take it for that day or two... just to make sure I don't build up a tolerance or become addicted. So far so good, but I understand your worry.

I hope it works for you as it has for me.... kinda funny how it has added to our anxiety to take an anti anxiety pill