Posted by CareBear04 on April 13, 2009, at 22:38:35
In reply to Re: Xanax usage - other options also, posted by tepi on April 13, 2009, at 21:45:12
surprisingly, i think i feel less sleepy taking 1/2 klonopin and 1/2 xanax, maybe because the klonopin kicks in slowly and wears off slowly while the xanax starts to work much faster. my body can be funny-- sometimes, i can take like 2mg of xanax or xanax + klonopin at a time and just feel relaxed but not zonked out. then, like a couple of days ago, i took 1mg of xanax + 150 of lyrica (that might be something for you to consider, too!) and i was so sleepy that i fell asleep around 3pm and slept for twelve hours straight before waking up in the middle of the night.
anyway, lyrica is a non-benzo med that can help with anxiety. when i first started it over a year ago, i thought it was wonderful--it made me so mellow and took the edge off everything. my problem again is tolerance-- i started at 50mg three times a day, and now even 200mg at a time doesn't do for me what the low doses did when i first started. it's worth considering, though.
hang in there!
cb
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