Ryan.how to take my Klonopin .75 BID or .5 TID?

what's up buddy, got another question.

well i been taking 1.5 mg of clonazepam a day for the last week and i really don't see a differnce at all. i still feel horrible driving and today i went to wal-mart to get my prescription filled and it was really hard driving there going inside and driving back. no panic attacks but ALOT of anticipitory anxiety. it's got me bummed out.

so my questions are:

1. is taking .75 BID the same as taking .5 TID? i been taking it .75 morning and night. i figured it would be better .75 twice a day because taking one .5 in the morning didn't do much for me and that 2 more doses like that would just keep me feeling the same with a little bump in feeling less anxiety after i took my 2nd pill.

2. i know it hasn't been two weeks, and hasn't leveled out in my plama yet, but it has been a week and i expected to have some better relief by now. i'm thinking 1mg BID might be what i need. i will not go over this amount ever. i dont' care. even if i have to try an SSRI or something. i know my K dosage isn't right and is suppose to mask symptoms, but my anticipitory anxiety is bad. when i even think about going out in the city i get worried. i just want to feel pretty much as ease or have some relief while i continue therapy etc... this is how i felt when i took nothing at all last time when i was desensitizing by myself. the only exception is the attacks are less severe. these stories of people finding their dose and going on with life for 11 years like pam have me wondering what is going on with me.

funny as it is, my therapists asks me "are you sure you are not depressed?" i'm like i'm not happy i can't function well and do what i want to do, but i'm not depressed, depressed, not clinically. i'm bummed out some but maintaining pretty darn fine considering the circumstances. a few docs and people i know and even the psyc. nurse told me straight up that even 2mg. a day isn't excessive. she said it was nothing at all. and led me to believe that she sees people for panic disorder on much larger doses.

as per are last correspondence, i think being a guy, with a history of alcohol abuse, i might need a larger dose. i know it would mean a longer weaning schedule down the road, but who cares, let's get well and worry about tomorrow tomorrow. right? i'm just afraid that if 1.5 isn't doing much, what is another .5 gonna really do for me? unless i'm dosing it wrong. let mek now TID or BID or hopefully not but qid?

let me know what you think..thanks....Jay

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thanks man. i got the doc's approval before i did anything. especially with my past of abuse of alcohol. i'm very careful. do i need to switch or taper due to the last 7 days of .75 bid? or just start taking it .5 tid right away? i don't see a problem at all with just .5 tid. i wouldn't think i'd have any withdrawl (withdrawal) effect at all.

again very helpful. this might mean a whole lot of difference. and of course i'll give it 2-3 weeks before any other change, if need be. i'm trying my best here to keep it as low as possible. some discomfort is tolerable, but a nervous wreck isn't when on a med that should keep you calmer. knew something was wrong here.

later bud....jay

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