Anxiety and klonopin?

Do you have a good rapport with your doctor? I cannot imagine that he would in essence "yank" you from your current medication simply because they have become less effective. It sounds like a case of tolerance has built up in your system and perhaps switching to a similar but equally effective benzo would do the job. I don't think he is going to "punish" you simply because your meds are now less effective simply because you have been taking them for quite a while. That would be very irresponsible on his part. You would have a full-blown anxiety attack and that doesn't sound like something a legitimate doctor is going to allow to happen. You have been seeing him for two years, so I am quite sure he is aware of your tolerance at this point. As a matter of fact, he may be waiting for you to bring it up. Unfortunately, what we take does in fact both help us and also hurt us due to the fact that our bodies become adjusted to the medication.

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One other option would be for you to do a wee bit of suffering on your own: Lower your own tolerance for a few weeks (cut your dosage gradually) and then the original dosage will be effective again. But that is only if you can cope under the lessened amount. I have done that before, but there is mild suffering involved-nothing life threatening, but it is a way to turn back the inevitable tolerance clock until you find a better solution. The idea that I'm going to have to keep increasing my dosage every few months does not appeal to me, so if I am currently on 2 mgs. of Klonopin and I find it is no longer working, instead of upping my dose to 3 mgs., I will do the opposite: lower my dose by 1 or 1/2 mg. for a few weeks and then bring it back up. Otherwise, those 2 mgs. you are taking without any affect are merely a waste. If they are no longer working, then it's as if you aren't taking anything at all. But your doctor, whom you have been seeing for over 2 years, knows your medical history, and I imagine has a good relationship with you, therefore he is who you need to consult. The "fear" or anxiety you are feeling about him "punishing you" by taking you off of your meds, is symptomatic of the anxiety that you suffer. I find it hard to believe that he would discontinue your meds over a purely physical response to being on this medication for two years. It's not like you just started 2 weeks ago. That would raise a red flag for your doctor, not a patient on a med for 2 years. When I approach my doctor over a medication's lack of effectiveness, he consults my chart, sees how long I have been on that dose and based on that, he will up my dosage. Your doctor is no dummy and he also has to operate within very strict guidelines. All he can do is say "No", but if your anxiety is breaking through, he will probably add something to what you are currently taking. Just a guess, but go ahead and get over your fear and ask him. Don't let that anxiety control your behavior. Remember-the anxiety is the enemy, not the doctor. Hope this helps.