Clonazepam Drug Information (Page 2)

I have been taking one Clonazepam every day for at least ten years. dosage 0.5mg. How do I get off of this without harming myself?

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Re: supernova (# 10)

You can't stop benzos cold turkey. It can kill you especially after 10 years. You have to wean yourself off. I came off them & methadone. The methadone was physical hell bad enough to want to blow my head off, but the benzo was a mental more than physical withdrawl. I thought people were coming to kill me. I also was very dizzy, lightheaded , couldn't hold a thought etc... Pure hell! I probably would've shot myself if I had access to a gun it was that bad.I would slowly decrease your doses ,preferably with a Dr.'s help to be safe. Benzo & alcohol withdrawal can be dangerous.

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Re: joe (# 18)

I hope that anyone who is new to these medications don't bother with them in the first place. Don't allow your doctors to put you on these medications because you will end up with a WORST problem than you had to begin with. TRUST ME!

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Re: KeepinItReal (# 5)

Thank you SO much for the info. I have been on. 05 klonopin since June. I want off.I also take 90mgs of methadone daily thru a dr.Do you think I have been on it,the klonopin long enough to cause a bad withdrawal? I'm scared

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Does clonazepam (1 mg) have a half life? What is it used for, anxiety? Is it hard to get off of? Been on it 2x's a day for 14 years.

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Theoretically, which would be the best way to take the same dosage (in mg) of clonazepam to treat anxiety: a smaller amount of the dose spread across three times a day, or a larger amount of the dose twice, or even once a day?

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Re: KeepinItReal (# 5)

Seriously, I take 8 x 10 mg per day. 2 x twice per day, and 4 at night. After eight years of getting these legally on prescription, I changed my doctor as I moved. My new doctor has refused to prescribe so I'm currently having to find them elsewhere. I reckon tapering is going to take something like two years and a hell of a lot of money. In the mean time I am complaining to PALS (the English complaints service), as it was a doctor that got me hooked on a colossal amount by increasing the initial dosage of 10 mg to 80 mg daily over the years ... To now be given nothing on a script. It is not only dangerous, but if the supplier is closed and I can't buy a month at a time, this leaves me in terrible state. Thanks for the thread, it all helps people like myself.

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Re: Schleprock (# 25)

I would take it twice as it is one of the few benzos with a short half life, extending it to three times would make it harder to come off as your body would then need it three times a day, good luck, I suffer anxiety and nobody understands that anxiety actually gives you more than mental health symptoms, it gives you real physical concerns, pains, nausea etc that's on top of the brain induced panic attacks, hyperventilating and manic feelings etc, all the luck in the world

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Re: Joe (# 12)

Being a recovering addict myself only my choice was tramadol not a benzodiazepine. We learned there are exactly 2 drugs you can die from quitting abruptly ALCOHOL AND BENZODIAZEPINES. SO FOLLOW A RECOVERY DR.s ADICE ONLY

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