Suboxone And Klonopin Together

I take a 1/2 to 1- 8MG strip daily. I have now been prescribed klonopin 1mg at bedtime and will possibly be going up to 2MG in a month or two. I know there are a lot of mixed feelings on benzos and subs but I've been on subs for a pretty good while now and have been diagnosed with lots of health issues recently including epilepsy. I just cannot sleep and the lack of sleep really affects my seizures so the klonopin really is our last resort. We've tried 4 other meds including neurontin (I'm not sure how u spell that lol). I never really even in my active addiction days was a fan of benzos. So will this be ok to take? My Dr obviously thinks so... but I'd like other opinions I suppose. I'm a worrier and I have severe anxiety and panic attacks as well and he thinks this will also help. I would just like to get more than an hour or two of sleep total a night. Thanks!

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Hello, Ness! How are, you doing?

The main interaction between them is listed as being sedation, taking them together can make it worse, so you may feel extremely dizzy and drowsy, for awhile, but the drowsiness is what you want, so that you can relax and sleep.

In many cases, doctors do not like to prescribe it, with Suboxone, or Subutex, since it carries the risk of being habit forming and most people taking these medications are already trying to beat an addiction.

The FDA lists the typical side effects of Klonopin as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, and irritability.

The other risk from taking them both is depression of the central nervous system, so you may experience shallow breathing and, in some rare cases, people have experienced full respiratory failure.

What medication are you taking for your epilepsy?

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I have battled drug addiction for 17 years of my life. I have mixed everything that you can think of as far as that goes. My personal opinion is there is nothing wrong with taking something like Klonopin as long as you take it right. But I know in my state and in Virginia that it is illegal to be prescribed any kinds of benzodiazepine whether it be Klonopins, Xanax, Ativan. The state will not allow it here the reason for that is in my opinion and experience around here every overdose victim that you hear about doesn't just have the One Drug in their system such as Oxycontin for example or Methadone for example, they always have high levels of benzos in their system also.

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This post is old, but...I take 3mg of Klonopin, and up to 3, 10mg of Flexeril during the day and Ambien 10mg, at night. And other meds that make me sleepy, that I can't take them during the day and drive. I am fine staying home, but driving puts me to sleep.I also take 8mg of Suboxone every 2-4 days, prescribed 4mg a day, I just try not to take it.

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I see nothing wrong taking Klonopin if your doctor prescribed it. I am on Suboxone and have Anxiety, PTSD. 1mg just takes me out of my panic attacks.

How are you?

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