Clonapin For Anxiety

[rutland]

Due to food intolerances and allergies I get terrible anxiety. Im hard wired that way anyway but now for some reason my anxiety is at an all time high. Ive been prescribed clonapin its a benzo, for anxiety and it works great. Problem is I get this very disappointing side effect... I makes my face sink in. Its weird it actually, very slightly changes the features on my face and eyes actually recede. It looks as though Im grossly dehydrated.

Has anyone ever tried this drug and if so do you know what I mean?

Im going to ask my doctor for a prescription for zanex instead and see if that helps.

[DingoGirl]

Hi there,

I have had murderous anxiety my whole life. It only significantly abated when removing gluten. But, if I AM glutened, I do take a Klonepin from time to time - - helps me get through the terrible anxiety that gluten causes. It is my favorite drug.....

I am alarmed at your face sinking I have never heard of this as a side-effect, I would say taht that is probably not a good thing - did you tell yoru doctor? I think you should look into Xanax - I've had great luck with that in the past, it is shorter acting than Klonepin but used to work well, for me.

Let us know how that goes!

[JerryK]

Ive been prescribed clonapin its a benzo, for anxiety and it works great.

Has anyone ever tried this drug and if so do you know what I mean?

Im going to ask my doctor for a prescription for zanex instead and see if that helps.

Hi, I was on Klonopin quite a while back, maybe 5 years and I don't have a good opinion of it.

I was prescribed KP, to counteract Anti-depressant induced anxiety. Klonopin actually made me more depressed, although at this point I was too far gone to complain...I didn't know it was the Klonopin.

The main problem with Klonopin is it has a huge half life...it builds up in your blood stream. You may think you're only taking .5 per day, but it stays in your bloodstream for days...

Xanax is the exact opposite, it's hard hitting...hits you hard...bam the anxiety is gone, and it even has a bit of an anti-depressant effect, in the right people. The problem with Xanax is it has a REALLY short half life and some people find themselves reaching into the bottle every 4 hours, just to treat the symptoms that happen from the rapid half-life. Xanax is my benzo of choice and I take it as needed at night. Despite it's nasty reputation, Xanax is a lifesaver for some people.

A great alternative for you might be Ativan. It's somewhere in the middle not long of a half-life as Klonopin, but not as short as Xanax. Not as depressing as KP, but not quite the addictive potential of Xanax. It sounds like either choice would be better for you than Klonopin.