Switching from klonpin to Volume is as good for panic Klopin might not working

Going to switch from Klonipin (klonopin) 3mg per day, to Volume equvalent dose. Is the Volume as good for panic and anxiety  stress, muscle spasms, Like klonpin was. Klonpin might not be working. Might be time for a switch. What are Pros and cons and Has anyone done it ?
Thanks God Bless

[risingstar]

This is my senerio. If you were in my shoes what would you do. I have been on klonpin generic for 2 and half years. what would you do in this situation switch. It is now my 9th day on name brand klonpin. I thought it was Generic  Mylan brand and it took two weeks to kill my plasma levels in my blood stream. ( I took it for two weeks) so I was going to give name brand klonipin (klonopin) two weeks to see if that worked. so far I have not returned to normal. I still am suffering with anxiety. I think IM a little better not sure. MY stress levels were up during this hole ordeal but still. I thought taking the name brand might fix it with in 3 days. But you said peak plasma levels are not reached for two weeks. What would you do?  Here is my earlier post thanks for your help and thanks for all the help you give all these people on this forum. God bless you.


IN a quick nut shell. I have been taking klonpin for 2 and half years and it has worked great. I had the worst panninc attacks could not handle them. I started with Xanex then went to clomazpan genric 3mg per day. 1 in the moring, 1mg around 2:00pm and 1mg before bed. This worked out great around  Jauraruy 23rd went to wallgrenns got my perscription and started my regiment and did not notice much, thought it might be a diffrent brand or something. Well took the pills and a week later noticed minor heart palptations did not pay much attion. Then about two weeks latter I started suffring basically full blown attacks almost, my syomtoms started returing ( this is two weeks afther frist dos of the Mylan genric from walgreens). so at that point started reading online and it turned out that I Had recieved a genric that every one was complaing about I think it is called Mylan something like that. Never the less gave that stuff back to my doc back on this tuesday and got a script for the name brand. Went and recieved the perscription and started my frist dos Tuesday afthernoon now  it is Monday about 5 days latter. I started taking Name brand Roch Klonpin at about ..1mg 3 times per day becase I heard it was 30% stronger then genrics. Did not want to over do it, my dos. So today is monday and I  feel a little better. But im wondering why IM not my normal self again.. In the Am i feel the worst, when it is later i fell better but deffiently not my self. Do you have any thoughts on this. I also read it takes klonipin (klonopin) too reach full plasma levels two weeks in your blood stream. figuring that might be the case.  Any thoughts would be great alos was expercing a ton of increased anxetiy in my life as well but its a week after the swich to name brand Thanks everyone and God bless

[RockyMD]

Just curious, I have a valid RX for Klonopin. what Pharmacy "chains" (Walgreens, Rite Aids, CVS, Giant Foods, Super Fresh, Wegmans etc etc) on the East Coast GENERALLY have -PurePac (Caraco) Klonopin?

[RockyMD]

Interesting. I live in the Baltimore area now and I went to Walgreens today to pick-up a RX for Clonazepam, and I check to see what it is, and it is MYLAN.   Guess I will need to have it Branded to Roche.

(Wish I was still living in Morgantown and going to WVU!)  ..Probably would have Caraco at the Walgreens there. Although Mylan does have a plant in Morgantown. How odd.

[risingstar]

Ryan,

I have been on the Name Brand Klonipin (klonopin) ( Roche) 1 Mg T. I .D. Like you pointed out for about 13 days from coming off that Mylan genric. MY symptoms are some better but still thier are  some days better then others. In the morring they are the worst. At eveing night time I feel good.. Strang? you said in my case it can take up to a month for my levels to fullly returern. You said  "and accumulates (in your case) to 3 times that of the steady-state level over a span of one month. "  .   Can you elobrate on what this means? So I should wait at least another two weeks before any dosing increse with my Doc.  I can either dose increase or switch to Volume. I have options my Doc is pretty much open to what ever we need to do to help me feel better. He know's benzos pretty well. I just hate felling like this. The Clomazapn for the 2 and half years I have been on it has help my to return to work and my life back, by the graces of God. I just dont want to have the doctor up my dose, but if that is what it takes then thats what it takes. But then there is the issue of tolerence.  I have read many of your posts Ryan and truly want to thank you for you helping me and all these people on these boards you do a excellent Job. I work in the medical field and a lot of Doc's dont know much about benzos and people get hurt. But I think you give people information that is so valuble to discuss with there doc so they can feel better ,Gog Bless you for your service and keep up your great work. Lasly  my symptoms why I got on Klonpin in the frist place was Panick attacks some times. (Bad ones), But nightmares, could not sleep, Terrible anxity, muscule twiching in my face, buzzing down my back and head, Legs hurting craping, muscules moving, Just complete stress reaction in every way. want to  Nuroligist and said I had no diseases so it was Just terable stress and anxiety . Man I could not even swollow good some times, I felt like my throat was closing, Thristy. It was crazy. Suffrd for like 6 months like that. Then one of my docs put me on klonpin 1mg, 3  times perday, over 2 and half years ago. I prayed and thanked God for this. Well I know its a long post Ryan but myabee we are helping me out and other too. So all your imput would be great.
thanks
K