Klonopin Side Effects - June 2, 2001
There was not a lot of Klonopin side effects today since I took a huge dosage of Klonopin after 6:00 am. Three mgs to be exact. Why so many? Well, since I had a couple of meetings today, I thought I would really take more since I have a lot of anxiety. The more anxious I get about a certain event, the more I take. I don’t have a lot of these “events” – maybe twice a month,
The strange thing about taking so much Klonopin at the beginning of the day is that I don’t take anymore for the rest of the day. I leave work in two hours (remember, I work twelve hour days) – and I feel quite find for the whole shift. Right now, I do have a trace of mind fog, but it probably won’t get worse and when I get home, I’ll be completely relaxed (especially when I get some food down me).
The whole key to this is to reduce my anxiety. For an example, I will pray tonight (since I have the same meeting tomorrow) that I will be able to trust God much better than today. I then might do a little meditation before I go to bed. I probably will visualize myself being relaxed and confident and trusting in God – also, I will visualize myself not taking any Klonopin or having any Klonopin side effects. OK, OK – I know I won’t be able to overcome them just by doing that within one night – but what does it hurt? - Just kidding around. ?
Anyway, as I sit here typing away, it is now 5:34 pm. Like I said before, the only Klonopin side effect I have is a small trace of mind fog. This started happening about an hour ago. I probably will not take anymore for the rest of the time that I am here at work. Just would not be worth it. Additionally, I have another big meeting tomorrow morning and I want to have a lot of my Klonopin out of my system by the time I take it. It’s crazy because I am always playing these type of games – but this time – I am including green tea anxiety, in other words, drinking green tea. Yeah – the stuff tastes like bark, but I don’t care. Besides, I am getting used to drinking the green tea. Not really noticing if it’s relaxing me more within the meetings, but I know it won’t hurt.
I once read that a Real Estate agent did it this way. Every time she had a showing with potential clients, she took an extra dosage of Klonopin (or was it Xanax, I can’t really remember, but they are really the same type of medication that comes from the Benzo family) to get her through showing the people around the house. So she would kind of be like me – not taking it everyday – but as needed.
You are probably thinking – hey – wait a minute! Aren’t you supposed to go by doctors’ orders??? Well, not if you have discussed it with your doctor…and I have. He is totally cool with it. However, on the days that you don’t take your Klonopin or Xanax, you may suffer a little. That’s why I do a lot of meditation and drink green tea (and I’m not talking about the cheap stuff from Nestle).
Years ago, when I was on Xanax, I was talking to a pharmacist about the medication. He said that it would be great if Xanax users can miss at least a day. That does make sense since you can actually throw your body out of the “tolerance mode”. He was also acting like it would even be better if you miss more than one day (in which I have with both Xanax and Klonopin). However, I have to go back and tell you to check with your doctor if you want to skip a dosage or a day or two. The doctor has the last word. If you think your doctor is not on the level with you – then I would consider finding another doctor. Try to talk to other Klonopin users in the same town that you are in (you can find them on the net) and see what doctor they go too and if they are happy with their doctor.
Well – I’ve been yacking about other things instead of what is really going on with my life today. To summarize, I took three mgs of Klonopin this morning since I had a meeting and all went well. Sometimes I think that it would be better if I would take a large amount in the morning and not take anymore for the rest of the day. But for some reason, I don’t think that would work on a consistent basis. Only once and a while. Also, as I said before, I will not take any for the remainder of the night. Also, since I have the same meetings tomorrow morning, I will take four mgs of Klonopin since my body is used to three (in which I took this morning). Then over the weekend, hardly take any at all. So that is my battle plan for the short term. The long term, I’m still trying to taper off slowly. However, this is a out of a norm week for me since I do have to go to these meetings.
Now I have to get ready to go back home. Hopefully, my wife cooked something good.
Other Blogs from the following dates: