Klonopin Use

I understand your fear of using Gabapentin.
However, my experience deems your fears to be unnecessary.
I take Gabapentin for a different condition and have had significant relief. You start on a small dose and it works by stealth as you slowly increase it. Another tip about increasing the efficacy of Gabapentin is to combine this with paracetamol. According to my neurologist there's a good synergy between the two agents. It seems to improve the effect in my case.
Best of luck and all good wishes for your recovery!

Did you use for anxiety or pain relief?

Thanks @ank. In the past I had a bad, instant reaction to both the capsule and the liquid in the past. That is why I am leery. I had like 1/4 tsp of the liquid and immediately felt like my head was going to explode and my face went numb. I have unusual reactions to so many meds so others reading this, please don't let it scare you!

Yes I have never increased my dosage in the 35 years I have been taking it.
One time on a trip with my son I stepped on a fish hook that had washed up on the beach. The pain was incredible and he took me to the emergency room. They extracted the hook and prescribed OxyContin. I took one pill that night and the pain went away. I never took another pill again.
I think certain people have addictive personalities and whether it is alcohol, cigarettes or pain pills they are going to abuse them. For the rest of us common sense takes over and we don’t drink and smoke knowing it can kill us and certainly don’t take opioids or pain pills to get high.
Maybe I am missing something here and I would love hear from others.

I was initially on this site for hearing loss issues and I have decided after getting the responses I have been getting that I will no longer be active on this part of the site.
I wish everyone well and hope that each person on Klonopin has luck as they taper off. I will stay on a regimen my psychiatrist put me on 35 years ago since it has worked for me. My mother had severe depression and anxiety and self medicated with alcohol which had a very damaging effect on my family. I was determined not to let that happen to my family. Depression is genetic and since I was open and honest with both my children they have dealt with their issues like I did and have very successful careers and I have five great grandchildren.

My main concern is tolerance. I don’t want to have to keep increasing dose to achieve results.

Have you had to increase? I never had to increase my original dose. I talked with my doctor at Mayo and she said that since I have been it for 25+ year's then if it causes dementia and other things that after 25 year's it would not change because whatever damage it might of caused doesn't go away if you stop. In fact she said by stopping it could cause alot more problems. Good luck!

You are absolutely correct about the dependence which is a nice way of saying addicted frankly. If it works for some, stay on it if you wish but for anyone who suffers trying to get off of it, it simply illustrates your dependence/addiction. It's no different than an illegal street drug with the addiction characteristics. I guess the only thing that would concern me is the issue of whether or not one is more prone to get dementia being on this drug, I have read it does up the possibility which I assume is one reason docs don't want people on this class of drugs these days.