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Hi, Jim @thankful

I'll be 70 in August and I've been taking Clonazepam since 2016. My prescription is 1mg at bedtime and a second as needed. I rarely take the second one, mostly if I can't get to sleep. Initially it was for anxiety, and I suppose it's helpful for that, but along the way I found that it has stopped my flailing and kicking, acting out my dreams. It may not be doing anything for my anxiety, but it's really effective for my wife's anxiety. Of all of the meds I've taken, that's one she doesn't want me to stop.

I did try to taper off it a few years ago, cut down from 1mg to.75mg for a week, but decided that I needed sleep more than I wanted to be off Clonazepam.

Jim

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@jimhd- Interesting. It seems that the vast majority of people taking this drug chose to take it in the evening before bed to help them sleep as well. For me I have always taken it in the morning because the daytime was when I experienced my anxiety & panis issues.
I have always sleep well and have been on Cpap therapy for as long as taking Clonazepam. Jim@thankful