Posted by utopizen on March 28, 2004, at 0:17:32
In reply to Re: Xanax XR vs Klonopin » Torque, posted by Viridis on March 28, 2004, at 0:05:28
Last semester, I was really stressed out about my sleepiness during the day, which led me to feel very stressed about sleeping at night. I was suppose to take 1mg 3x/day of Klonopin, but often almost always took 3mg at night only, sacrificing my daily relief from social anxiety while dangerously getting myself tolerated to any relief from the Klonopin. Soon enough, within a semester's time, 4mg quickly became just enough to put me to sleep, if I was lucky.
Now, I use self-hypnosis on my iPod, only go to bed at a regular time, never try to make up for lost sleep by trying to sleep earlier at night (it will never work and guarantee insomnia), and am about to exercise soon. And I wake up at the same time each day, regardless of how much I slept the night before.
Hope everything works out. TEVA is the better of the generics, try to avoid PurePac. I found Teva very potent. Never had Klonopin brand name tablets, but am on the wafers now.
If you are only using it to sleep, which I don't advise unless you're bipolar or something like that and you're trying to slow things down, there's no use in using brand name. Personally, using CBT is most effective for insomnia, if you follow their advice, which is often hard to do-- never skipping regular meals, going to sleep at a regular time, using sleep restriction (delaying the time you sleep until the time you on average actually sleep at) exercising, and socializing with people you like... that sort of thing.
Insomnia is sort of a symptom that you can't stop your day because you're afraid of facing the next without resolving what's already on your plate... I don't know, I just got sick of ordering Ambien for $160 when I am flat broke as a student and see sleep docs who won't prescribe the stuff, and refuse to use Klonopin anymore for my sleep, because the sedating effects create tolerance so rapidly.
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