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How Long Does A Higher Dose Of Klonopin Take To Show Effect?

Posted on Mon, 29 Jun 2015

Question: Hi,
I am on Lexapro 5 mg, Klonopin 2 mg, Solian 100 mg and Keppra 1000mg. My psychiatrist decided to give me a higher dosage of Klonopin (from 1 mg to 2 mg), one week ago. I have read in the Web that Klonopin works at full effect after two weeks, so i would like to know if i can expect a better effect of Klonopin after one more week. My psychiatris decided to try this way to avoid some dopaminegic effects of Solian at low dosage, so i am waiting for this effect.
Thanks beforehand XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Chintan Solanki (45 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Klonopin will show effects within a day or two

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX

Thanks for writing back to HCM.

Klonopin is long acting benzodiazepine with onset of action maximum within four hours.
Increased dose of Klonopin works at full effect within 1 to maximum 2 days not at all after 2 weeks.
Klonopin acts by binding to the benzodiazepine site of the GABA receptors, which enhances the electric effect of GABA binding on neurons, resulting in an increased influx of chloride ions into the neurons.In this way it acts as anti anxiety, sedative, hypnotic and anti epileptic medicine.It cannot counter the solian dopaminergic effects in my opinion.
If you can narrate me in terms of symptoms by solian which you want to avoid with use of klonopin I can give some more comments.

Hope I have answered your query, I will be happy to help further.

Regards,
Dr.Chitan Solanki

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Chintan Solanki (3 hours later)

Dear- Dr. Solanki.
Thanks very much for your answer. I just would like to know also how long it takes to Lexapro to show it's full effect, since i have a new dosage from 2.5 mg to 5 mg (since wednesday).
Thanks beforehand, XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Chintan Solanki (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
within 4 weeks maximum

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for follow up and sorry for delayed response.

Lexapro starts working within a week according to some newer studies.However many researches have concluded that it can take maximum 4 weeks to show full effect.

All the best.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar