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Can I take klonopin for my anxiety and then Valium for surgery?

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nmrx:
I have klonopin for anxiety but just been taking it in rarer situations for the past 6 months.
I have a surgery coming up where they administer valium and that seems to be what helps the patients relax and I feel like I'd want to take that.
Do you suppose I can take my klonopin (I think it's just .25mg?? Half a pill.) per dose and then at my appointment take the Valium?
When I asked the woman there she said she didn't know and I'd have to talk to my dr. I probably won't hear back from my dr until tomorrow though and I am SO curious now!
Is it ok for them to mix a bit? I want the Valium because it's what everyone takes for the surgery. I'd just need klonopin the night before and possibly most of that week before and that very morning...

Bama21:
I think it's OK to mix them, but I'd bet your doctor tells you not to take the Klonopin for an alotted amount of time prior to the surgery.

sixpack:
The best person to talk to about this is the doctor. 

nmrx:
Haven't heard back yet!!
Is it possible my regular doctor could prescribe me Valium so there is no mixing and only a tweak in the amount? Like higher dose at the time of surgery?
Could I ask them to do that when they call
me back or is that crazy?

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