@doorman I guess this is the first time I've posted here. My first psychiatrist started me on Clonazepam at 1mg at bedtime, and a second one as needed. I rarely take a second one now, after 13 years of taking it. I tried tapering off it, but when I tried .75mg, I couldn't sleep, which is very unusual. I gave up after a week. My wife gets on my case about the number of meds I take, but Clonazepam is one she very much wants me to continue. Beside the anxiety, it also stopped my acting out my dreams by kicking and flailing, so I take it almost as much for her sake and safety as I do for my own benefit.

I did the 6 week trial of a bunch of antidepressants before landing on Wellbutrin. The one I had tried right before that was Effexor. It had no effect. But there's another discussion about the nightmare of tapering off Effexor. I'm glad I never had to deal with that one. Doing the 6 week trial of one antidepressant after another was no walk in the park. I gained ten pounds with one of them, because it made me crave food, especially sweets, all the time.

I don't think I'd want to take .5mg bid. I'd much rather take one at bedtime, though after all this time it doesn't make me groggy if I take a daytime pill.

One thing that concerns me is the possibility of serotonin syndrome. Beside the Clonazepam, I take Wellbutrin, Mirtazapine, Imipramine and morphine sulfate contin. With additive effects, I could probably get into trouble by taking too much of something. Same thing goes with the cns suppression. My doctors all have a list of my meds, and I'm sure they would see the red flag if it were to pop up.

Someone asked about Mirtazapine. A year or so ago I was feeling increasingly more depressed, and I talked with the psychiatrist about it. He prescribed Mirtazapine as an add on to the Wellbutrin. It has helped. Thank you, Lord, for all of my doctors.

Jim