I took the klonopin as needed even though it is mostly used for
long term. I know that the drowsiness does go away and as I stated, it can be used for
long term, however you definitely become dependent and need to be weaned off. Also, has your doctor said anything about buspar??? Now I take Paxil and buspar (2x a day) and Klonopin when needed (which is hardly never). I weaned off the depakote after one year.