Long Term Klonopin

[WorrierToo]

Hi, I'm pretty new to the forum and I have a question for everyone about klonopin.  I'm someone with GAD who worries alot and also has panic attacks and palpitations.  I had to leave work early two times recently because I just couldn't handle it.  My doctor gave me Xanax to take for the anxiety, but I don't want to get addicted so I don't take it too much.  Maybe one or two times a week at most.  I've been reading about the klonopin drug and how you can take it  everyday, so I asked my doctor about it.  He told me "Yes i could take it everyday - if I wanted to get adddicted!"  He said it was almost the same as Xanax and he discouraged me from wanting it!  I was wondering about anyone else out there who took it for a long time, because it seems like if you take it for a few weeks, you would not want to stop - if it's really working that is.  Like me, if I were taking it, and if it really helped my anxiety, it would be so hard to stop taking!  Anyway, has anyone taken it for a month or two and then stopped?  What's it like?  Can I take it for a year?   or two?  I'm desperate to stop the anxiety, since it's affecting me at work, and my job  is going downhill.  

[WorrierToo]

Yes, he gave me paxil instead and i've been taking it for 2 weeks or more and i can't tell if it's working or not, only 20 mg per day which i think is a very low dose anyway so i dont't even know if it should be working.  Yes, me too in the am, especially at lunchtime i go out to get lunch, a salad because i'm trying to lose weight, and i wait in line and everyday feel like im having a heart attack and im going to die.  i get all racy and hot and afraid.  i got inderal for my racing heart, but now i get palpitations instead of fast heartbeat.  so, no, he would not give me klonopin and im thinking of going to another doctor who will give it to me instead of paxil. i just don't want to get addicted and what happens if it works, then its a year later, do you go off it? do you take it for life?  if its long term how do you know how long to take it?

[heartfluttersflyawayplz]

am in your same shoes . ive been anxiety for 8 weeks now , and i have klonopin to take took it 3 days got off of it, i dont feel anxiety all day long it just hits me sometime in the day most in the am, so i feel like i should not take it twice a day everyday, but than if i took it for like two weeks could i get over the anxiety all together. not sure so i just fight it all day long and by night am tired. this has just come on me the last 3 months and so i know its not my life stye and hope i can get over it , but not sure if i can with out meds, the dr has wanted to put me on paxil etc ssri drugs but i dont want them so i already had ativan but didnt want to take it everyday either as it dont last as long as klonopin, there is a guy on here rca he is very good about meds and knows his stuff, he told me about the klonopin so i ask my dr about it and he gave it to me told me try two weeks go back tell him how i felt , well i took 3 days than off, so could not tell him how i felt , today bad on and off am not myself anymore so i guess trying the med might help.ryan says this is a long term med for anxiety and your body does not get used to it and need more like with ativan,xanax and other benz meds . but i do know drs rather you take a ssri drug than this so most dr dont like to give it , sounds like your dr not to wild about it . but i think am going to start back on mine and see what i do feel like in two weeks what do i have to lose, i know there are a few on here who take it and really like it . good luck and have a safe 4th