So for the past few months I've been using adderall 1-2 times a week as needed on days that I have trouble with procrastination. The adderall does the job just fine.... until It wears off. I get a nasty crash and some pretty bad insomnia. It becomes problematic when I need to get to sleep so I can function correctly at work the next day, making adderall fairly unpractical to take alone. I knew that benzos are strong sedatives and thought that they might be good for countering the side effects I experience from Adderall. So far klonopin has proved to be pretty effective. I can usually fall asleep on time and I'm not nearly as irritable during the crash. I take a .5 mg dose once I feel the adderall wearing off, then I take .5 mg an hour before bed. I don't drink alcohol nor do I use anything that acts as a GABA agonist, other than klonopin. Again the most I would do this is twice a week.
I have however read a few horror stories around these boards of how miserable and long lasting benzo withdrawals can be and I definitely don't want to end up with that. So for anyone that has experience with using benzos successfully, I could use your help with a few questions:
1. Is the amount I take per week enough to cause significant side effects such as impaired cognitive functioning and increased anxiety?
2. Would this be suitable over the long term?
3. Are there any less dangerous alternatives that would work in a similar fashion? (GABA agonists excluded)
4. Are there any supplements I can take that might help me dodge benzo side effects or recover what it might deplete?