Dear Jen, I take Klonopin every night, 0.5 at night, I started at 0.25, Klonopin is said to be better addiction wise because of its long half-life, I would of probably still be taking the 0.25 but I started taking Zoloft and that made me so wired I could not sleep, so it was bumped up to 0.5, 0.25 is a very lose dose, I have read when you have severe true anxiety the benzodiazpines are a life-saver that most of the time only current drug abusers become addicted, I sometimes take a 0.25 during the day if my anxiety is really severe, I am withdrawing from Zoloft right now and its a little rough, hopefully when that is over I can take the 0.25 again, I am pleading with my nurse to give me Paxil back, when I took a low-dose of that I did not need the Klonpin as much becaue Paxil relaxed and was midly sedating, which I liked. I understand your fear of meds I have them too. Try taking it an hour before you have to leave the house, or a stressful situation it will help, I take it a night to sleep better, I should take it in the day since that is when my anxiety is the worse. Good luck, I am sending prayers. I know how you feel. Debbie.
