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Great for Anxiety
Clonazepam
by york
Citation:   york. "Great for Anxiety: An Experience with Clonazepam (exp98831)". Erowid.org. Jan 5, 2013. erowid.org/exp/98831

 
DOSE:
1.5 mg oral Pharms - Clonazepam (daily)
BODY WEIGHT: 180 lb
I suffered from severe anxiety and panic disorder, and often used alcohol to self-medicate in the past. Eventually this backfired and my anxiety greatly increased when I tried to stop. So I was prescribed 0.5 mg of Klonopin up to 3 times a day. I used this for about 3 weeks.

Klonopin does miracles for my anxiety. Even my horrible social anxiety. I never felt any euphoria from the lower doses, and it doesn't seem to “hit” me at once, but the calming effects gradually increase. I'm not able to tell a “peak” of the effects either. For me, I just have a surprisingly effective mellow feeling of carelessness and ease. It basically feels like I'm just in a position of neutrality, without horrible loss of control. This is something I never thought possible.

I did notice it has the potential to make me very drowsy.

It also can be very addictive-I had no problem stopping after 3 weeks, but I also noticed that I really liked this drug and had a psychological desire for more and more of it. I was careful and decided to use it very sparingly. Now I take it maybe once or twice a month. Still as effective as ever. It's honestly changed my life and let me deal with situations I used to find impossible. It's a great drug but I would use caution if used.

Exp Year: 2012ExpID: 98831
Gender: Male 
Age at time of experience: 22
Published: Jan 5, 2013Views: 14,124
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Pharms - Clonazepam (125) : General (1), Health Benefits (32), Medical Use (47), Therapeutic Intent or Outcome (49), Not Applicable (38)

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