Clonazepam making anxiety worse?

My doctor put me on this controlled substance a couple of months ago and since then I have been experiencing worsening anxiety. I use it mostly to get to sleep through all the voices, but I don’t want to start having panic attacks on top of it.

Anyone have experience with this med? I’ve cut it out of my life for the past few days and feel better already.

I got addicted to it so I stopped taking it

It used to work well now it’s dwindling.

I stopped working, and therefore had less reasons to be anxious, but when I got into a fight with my brother and my blood was pumping it cooled me down.

I never really thought it helped with anxiety, or did anything…but maybe it works if your heart is pumping and you’re in fight or flight mode.

I think you need to have a talk with your doc, either way.

I’m only still on it because it also has an effect on akathesia.

It helps me get out of episodes

Ive been taking it at least once a week for 12 years. Works fine with lessening my anxiety. And also I sleep well on it.

It made me sleepy. Very sleepy. It was good. I took it only for extreme agitation. But i don’t want to be addicted so i took it rarely

Clonazepam makes me feel drugged up.
Too sedating.

I was on it for decades.

I was recently prescribed the stuff again but I refuse to take it.
My psychiatrist knows that I’m not taking it.

Everyone is different. You could be building a tolerance to it. Me personally I take .25 a day im fine. I don’t feel drugged up or a tolerance addiction or anything. It just evens me out especially at this dose I don’t worry it’s messing with my memory. My pdoc says I’ve proved myself with klonopin and he trusts me with it. Thankfully it’s a great drug for me but Maybe it’s not for u.

I was on it for a year. I needed it to tolerate abilify induced anxiety. I use supplements now instead and I’m no longer on it.

I love my Clonazepam :crab::crab::crab:

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Do any of you fall asleep after taking clonazpam?

Only if I don’t drink coffee but I always take coffee with klonopin

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I get drowsy after taking my medicine, but I take it at night so it works for me.

I don’t know which one is causing it.