Don’t get me wrong, last night I went to bed an absolute panicked, sobbing mess due to sleep, anxiety. Yesterday I took 1.25mg for the first time. Today I took 2.5 which is where I will stay. Is the crying thing normal? I’m hoping the fact that I can’t panic will make my sleep better in the next couple of days.
Hi, all-
I was on a very low dose of Clonazepam for years. .5 dose was prescribed nightly after a period of sleep disturbance, but I would take like .25 or less most nights for years. Was able to just stop but then went back on. Two months ago, I had a really stressful period that was affecting my sleep, and I asked my doctor if she would consider temporarily upping my dose to 1 mg. She did. I have been on that for about a month and a half and i’ve taken less than that during that time. A couple of nights I even took a .25 only. But I feel like I would love some advice for tapering psychologically more so rather than because I’m dependent. There have been nights where I have been extremely panicked and felt like 1 mg of course helped had a really anxious choppy night. So, I think I just need encouragement for how to handle the rough nights, not because of withdrawal but because I’m taking less medication and my brain feels safer on a certain dose. My doctor wants me to start on Lexapro and taper the Clonazepam, but I’ve never been on an SSRI and so I’m still deciding about that.
Thanks!
Hey all-
I’m afraid to start Lexapro even at a tiny dose because I started having anxiety-related sleep disturbance 8 weeks ago and then sleep anxiety and so the idea of taking something that might make my sleep worse actually makes me very anxious. I would love to hear any success stories from people that took this for sleep anxiety and benefited!
I’m sensitive to medication so I would start at 1.25 mg and then go up to 2.5mg and probably will stay there.
Thank you!