"recently i had a rough bout with anxiety.  from out of nowhere i just lost faith in myself due to some life circumstances and an overload of work. i was losing sleep and spiraling downward at an amazing rate.  i decided to talk to my doctor who prescribed klonopin.  with the first dose i felt immediate relief and to avoid dependency i only took 0.25 mg at night until i was started on an ssri. my doctor favored the ssri approach as better in the long run. after three months on klonopin every day, and after the ssri kicked in, i stepped off the klonopin without any withdrawals like you read about on the internet. i think the key is to take the lowest dose you can or only as prescribed. the medicine worked wonders for me!"