"recently was prescribed klonopin because my doctor didn&#039;t like how xanax had such a quick onset but also quick fall.  i was okay with the change initially because even at 0.5mg, xanax would make me so sleepy i couldn&#039;t function.  that made it pretty impossible to take during any day panic.  i&#039;ve been have anxiety the last couple days, so i took a klonopin last night hoping that i would wake with a sense of calm like i usually did with the xanax.  nope...the anxiety is actually worse.  xanax isn&#039;t perfect; like i said, i generally try not to take it unless i am at home, so i&#039;ve suffered a lot when i shouldn&#039;t have had to, but it has a much more calming affect than klonopin is giving me.  i never took it long-term - only as needed."