Alien Navel Cord Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 So. I wasn't feelin' so great even after taking my prescribed dose of klonopin. Then I decided to try one more, I needed relief badly. And it worked. I know about tolerance, and don't think that was it. I was just in a particularly bad anxiety attack at the time. I already am on mg x2 daily, would the pdoc let me go up? Should I even ask? I'm scared she'll say no, and then scold me or take my meds away if she finds out I took an extra one, or think I am building a tolerance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiaB Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 The problem with taking more of a med than what was prescribed is that you risk running out of it before it's legitimately time to get a refill. I can't say how your doctor will or won't react, but I do think that your best option is to be completely honest with her about what's going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Navel Cord Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 I could always try HALF of one more, and see if that works, and if it does, then I would be more apt to tell her, because she might understand if it was just a half or a .25 or something. I'll try that next to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 I would ask pdoc ahead of time if you can increase the dose. Is there a reason you can't/don't want to ask pdoc first? That way you won't run out early by the end of the month, as said above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Navel Cord Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, melissaw72 said: I would ask pdoc ahead of time if you can increase the dose. Is there a reason you can't/don't want to ask pdoc first? That way you won't run out early by the end of the month, as said above. Yeah, I don't feel like bothering her.. she's on maternity leave and I've already bothered her twice, once about the klonopin already (filling it at a new pharmacy). I feel like if I keep bugging her she'd not want to help me. She's a nice lady but I feel like she'd say no, or feel that since I took more than prescribed that I have a potential abuse problem or something. I don't take them every single day so I usually do not run out before the next prescription date rolls around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DopamineSick Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 4 hours ago, Alien Navel Cord said: So. I wasn't feelin' so great even after taking my prescribed dose of klonopin. Then I decided to try one more, I needed relief badly. And it worked. I know about tolerance, and don't think that was it. I was just in a particularly bad anxiety attack at the time. I already am on mg x2 daily, would the pdoc let me go up? Should I even ask? I'm scared she'll say no, and then scold me or take my meds away if she finds out I took an extra one, or think I am building a tolerance. You understand the risks of taking too much klonopin, I take it? I went through withdrawal earlier this year, but I'm back to taking it now because there are times when I just need it. But I've found that if I can keep it down to 0.5 mg / day, I don't develop a dependence. My hope is that as my other meds start working, I'll have days when I don't need to take it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Navel Cord Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 43 minutes ago, DopamineSick said: You understand the risks of taking too much klonopin, I take it? I went through withdrawal earlier this year, but I'm back to taking it now because there are times when I just need it. But I've found that if I can keep it down to 0.5 mg / day, I don't develop a dependence. My hope is that as my other meds start working, I'll have days when I don't need to take it at all. Right. I want to be very careful with it, which is why I am concerned about the pdoc's possible reaction to me taking an extra one. That amount seemed to work wonders. Should I bring it up or just take the extra one? I only take them on occasions when my meditations don't help. So not everyday - I'd have enough to last me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DopamineSick Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 1 minute ago, Alien Navel Cord said: Right. I want to be very careful with it, which is why I am concerned about the pdoc's possible reaction to me taking an extra one. That amount seemed to work wonders. Should I bring it up or just take the extra one? I only take them on occasions when my meditations don't help. So not everyday - I'd have enough to last me. If you don't take them every day then I say go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Navel Cord Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 1 minute ago, DopamineSick said: If you don't take them every day then I say go for it. Yeah, usually my gabapentin if I take the recommended dose of 3 a day works well to quell the mild anxiety I get - but on those occasions (actually becoming more frequent unfortunately) where I just can't stop the anxiety and it's so awful that I want to crawl up into a ball in the corner - that's what I take my klonz. So yeah I tend to agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 4 hours ago, Alien Navel Cord said: Yeah, I don't feel like bothering her.. she's on maternity leave and I've already bothered her twice, once about the klonopin already (filling it at a new pharmacy). I feel like if I keep bugging her she'd not want to help me. She's a nice lady but I feel like she'd say no, or feel that since I took more than prescribed that I have a potential abuse problem or something. I don't take them every single day so I usually do not run out before the next prescription date rolls around... Is there someone on call for your DR during her maternity leave? Or is she covering herself? I don't think you are bothering her if she is covering herself. And if someone else is on-call, I'd ask that DR about it. If you ask, worse they can say is "no," right? If it were me, I'd call and ask about trying a higher dose, explaining why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Navel Cord Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 1 hour ago, melissaw72 said: Is there someone on call for your DR during her maternity leave? Or is she covering herself? I don't think you are bothering her if she is covering herself. And if someone else is on-call, I'd ask that DR about it. If you ask, worse they can say is "no," right? If it were me, I'd call and ask about trying a higher dose, explaining why. She is covering herself online and over the phone with her techs and stuff. I can always ask. But first I think I need something other than lamictal. It is just not working for me anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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