Hello all,

I hope you are well. I suffer with panic disorder and very bad health anxiety. My doctor has trialed me on a bunch of medications from SSRIs, SNRIs, atypical antidepressants and antipsychotics. All bummed out and didn’t actually work. 

Earlier this year I got diagnosed with the big C, luckily, it was in its infant stages and was removed wholly through surgery. I suffer with other stomach ailments too and the doctor says that it is related to anxiety or at least strongly affected by it. I have been on a long road of trying different medicines for three years. 

My doctor finally suggested the best root forward was Klonopin, she said with its long half life it is better than other Benzos. I took it for two weeks at half the dose prescribed and my anxiety nearly completely diminished. I stopped taking it with fear of addiction and said I would take it as needed. However, I don’t feel it works that well when taking it like that, I only notice the effects after being on it for a few days. Does anyone else notice that with Klonopin. If you were in my shoes, what would you do?