My Dr also prescribed Klonopin to me a couple of years back after my house had been flooded by a tropical storm, and I couldn't sleep because of stress. I just wanted regular sleeping pills, but my Dr insisted I was not having true sleep issues, but anxiety was my problem instead. I was on Klonopin for about a month. I didn't like it... I took it in the evening to wind down, but then I'd be all foggy and stupid for half the next day. The worst was when I decided to go off it cold turkey. Even though I'd only been on it a month, it wasn't pretty. I'd get horrible headaches that make you want to curl up in the fetal position, and the waves of anxiety were really bad. It took a week or two for my body to calm back down after I started withdrawal... it wasn't fun. Just be careful... I'd see if there's another drug your Dr can put you on. I think there are much better drugs out there for anxiety/stress, ones that don't have bad side effects.
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