Yeah, it's a lousy situation to be in isn't it? Sometimes I feel like I'm just hanging on to the edge, and that I'm either going to have a complete nervous break or kill myself. Thankfully those thoughts are less common now, but they still happen
As for the Klonopin, what I can tell you is that it's one of the more potent benzos and very small changes in dose can be effective...so for example, you wouldn't necessarily have to take 2mg at bedtime if 1mg isn't cutting it, you could try 1.5 or even 1.25...I even know people who do 1.15...you just have to find the right balance, obviously you don't want to be so groggy you can't wake up in the morning but you don't want to suffer either.
As for whether it would help during the day, it should help a little, but again you don't want to overdo it. I know sometimes if I'm extra tired for some reason and I take a full dose before bed I am practically comatose when I try and get up. I can give you an example of how it works for me (I have a screwed up sleeping schedule) and hopefully that'll help you. I don't normally go to bed until sometime between 2-3am...that's when I take the Klonopin. I get up around noon (I know terrible) and I find I don't need my "afternoon" dose of Klonopin until 5ish...so it does help me a little in the morning. It is one of the longest lasting benzos out there. I have a friend who is a pharmacist and this is what she told me: " the half life of clonazepam is 18-50 hours (half life is the time it takes for the drug to drop to a level of 50% of its activity)." Now whether it's 18 or 50 depends on how your body metabolizes meds, but it's something to go on
As for the therapist, I actually haven't seen her yet (I have my first appointment on Tuesday) but was encouraged by the way she sounded on the phone (and I liked that she answered her own calls). I'll let you know how it goes I wasn't looking specifically for a female, in fact, I often do better with males for some reason, just the way it worked out.
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