"my doctor prescribed klonopin for anxiety and it has worked...like a warm comforting blanket wrapping around you. this is only my second day on the this new medicine but it has lessened my desire for the opiates i was on, or at least made it a lot more comfortable and i can function without feeling so many of the discomforts of withdrawal coming off vicodin. my doctor prescribed 1mg 3 x a day. i&#039;m taking as directed and with prayer and faith, i&#039;ll not only get through this but the more important issue is going to duke university medical center because my husband is at risk for a massive stroke unless they perform a surgical procedure that only a few doctors in the world can perform..two are at duke. "