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I have anxiety. intake 0.5 klonopin my dr wants me to double it to 1mg or try 25mg zoloft. what's best?i have taken 0.5 klonopin for 1.5 years.
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Don't know your: other meds. But taking a medication like Zoloft (when in a therapeutic dose) may actually help to correct cause of your anxiety. Whereas, one can develop dependence of Klonopin and it won't fix the underlying cause of the anxiety.
Answered 5/18/2017
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