Question about Klonopin – tolerance and addiction?
December 3rd, 2009 | 
Author: Welcome to sober companion by Dr. Rob Tencer DC,BSC.
So I’ve been prescribed with Klonopin to take as needed for quite some time now. I’ve been hearing a lot of things about how much hell it is to get off of it though for those prescribed it daily etc. Well, since mine is AS NEEDED, Im a bit scared and have a few q’s..
They are .5 a tablet btw.
I usually only take one tab of them maybe 3-5 times a month, but as of recently I’ve been having to take them a bit more.. Because school is just killing me with anxiety and stress, so I’ve been kind of taking them everyday in order to get through school without having an attack. I never take more than 2 a day though (so 1mg). Obviously, once these hectic exams are over I’ll stop taking them every day and go back to my normal -rarely- take them sway of things. Like I said, it’s taken as needed.
Am I in any danger of becoming addicted to them? After exams (19th of Dec) when I stop taking them daily will this effect me bad at all? Will I get withdrawal? Also, how long does it take to build a tolerance? Sorry for all the questions. How long does it take and how much do you need to take in order to form an addiction? Am I safe? 
Thanks so much for taking the time to read and answer this.<3
I took 1 mg pills daily but then the doctor said I could take them as needed. So, when my anxiety was getting worse I was taking 2 a day. It took me over 6 months to get off Klonopin completely and it was absolutely terrible. I felt like I was going to die every day and I gradually decreased my dosage over the 6 months time.
I suggest that when you do stop taking them don’t stop cold turkey. Cut the pill in half for a week and then do every other day for a while and continue on like that until you can get yourself completely off.
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Addictive? That is sorta like just snorting a small line of coke.
It wont be long before 1mg a day is not enough, and not having it at all will require a few says of suffering, maybe a week. But you will notice not having it.
The withdrawal is enough that if you went 2 days without, then found one in the sofa cushion, you would pop it down as if your fingers acted on their own.
So, I mean, it’s not like you are pumping 200 bucks of coke in your arm, every day, *that* is hard to quit.
You wont need hospitalization to quit taking 1mg a day but, Klonopin is one of the more addictive drugs you can take.
In your case, maybe it is needed.
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I took 1 mg pills daily but then the doctor said I could take them as needed. So, when my anxiety was getting worse I was taking 2 a day. It took me over 6 months to get off Klonopin completely and it was absolutely terrible. I felt like I was going to die every day and I gradually decreased my dosage over the 6 months time.
I suggest that when you do stop taking them don’t stop cold turkey. Cut the pill in half for a week and then do every other day for a while and continue on like that until you can get yourself completely off.
References :