I was talking 30 mg of Valium a day for 1 and 1/2 years they just was not working up and down all night I too all 3 at once to try to get sleep no way up and down I tried everything and I'm a single full-time dad of a baby girl she 6 I got to get her up for school not a problem doctor finally switch me to Klonopins 2mg in morning 2mg at night first 3 days sleep good now I'm up and down again I don't know what to do I hat the world but yet I look out my window of my house wondering why I can't be normal I take a loot of sic meds nothing works but my baby girl is the only reason I get up thank God she goes to school and her mom has her 2 times a month and her aunt helps me out or I don't know what I do... If I don't get my SSI I'm going to loose it all 5 years I've been waiting for my SSI ... I got no friends won't leave the house unless I have to and I get sick to my stomach if I do .. got to keep hat down get there fast scoop out every thing and if it becomes to much or to loud to many people I sneak off fast I'm not normal god I need help thank you for your time letting me ramble on..
What if you took 30mg of Valium a day and doctor switch you to 4mg Klonopin a day?
Question posted by Kdillon1 on 2 Oct 2021
Last updated on 26 October 2021 by bobsy
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Why don't you go to a benzo that is designed to help you sleep. Valium and Klonopin are meant to help with anxiety. I take a benzo called Dalmane. When I need a sleep med this is the one the doctor prescribes for me. It is an old med but for me it is very effective. I take it 45 minutes before bedtime and I sleep through the night. Then I wake refreshed without a 'drug hangover'. Some doctors know about it and think it is not made anymore and younger docs have never heard of it but it is still on the market. Although I can only find it at the Krogers pharmacy. It is made by Mylan Pharmaceuticals. Dalmane comes in 2 strengths: 15 mg and 30 mg capsules. I suggest you begin with the 15 mg dose of Dalmane then move to the 30 mg capsule, if you need to. Also there are other sleep meds that are benzos such as Restoril, Prosom. Halcyon, and Doral to name a few.
Klonopin is in the same family as Klonopin, benzodiazepines. I’ve been on Klonopin for about three years and it’s a good and safe drug. It’s also used for seizures. Since you had been on Valium for a good while, you most likely developed a tolerance to it.
I take Klonopin for sleep as well and have had no problems whatsoever. Your doctor is doing a fine job by making this switch which is far better that putting you in sleeping pills.
If you still have issues with sleeping please contact your doctor for further directions.
There is another medication I use with Klonopin and it’s called trazodone. It’s an older antidepressant but is fabulous for sleep. Ask your doctor about this other medication!
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