Withdrawal From Klonopin 1mg Daily (Page 14)

I have been on kolonopin 1 mg daily for 14 months now I am depressed and very anxious most of the time I want to get off this drug but from what i have read It should be cut down slowly and over a long peroid of time. has anyone gone through a simlar situation that may have some advise

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I am taking 1mg 3 times a day. Would you please tell me how to taper off using your method except I am taking twice as much as you did? Thank you. Pat

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Wow,3 or 4 weeks, that's super. Would you mind telling me how? Psychiatrist retired and I can find no professional to give me a plan to taper off 1mg 3times a day. I would be forever grateful. Thank you.

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Accept Jesus as Savior. Read Bible. Pray daily. Take as low of a dose as possible. Our only hope.

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I was emailed and asked to share more details to help others. I was put on Xanax XR .5mg, after a hurricane and panic attacks it was raised to Xanax XR2mg twice a day. It was not covered by medicare d then and I found myself unable to pay for it, it was about $180/mo. So, when I ran out, I just couldn't get it. My mom had been helping me pay, but she died. Well, after some days, not too many, I started not being able to swallow, just could not get anything down. Then, I started hallucinating. I could not see anything for what it really was. My husband kept asking me if I wanted to go to the hospital and I said no. Finally, I told him yes. I had a little training on psych meds in nursing school, but never worked in that field. When I got to the hospital the hallucinations were so bad I was watching the nurses jump on a trampoline outside my door. Of course that was not happening. The doctor came in and as best I could I explained what had happened, I also told him if a med could do this to me, I did not want to be on it. He was very concerned and told me that med could not just be stopped! Doctors don't seem to get it when a person tells them they cannot afford to buy a med. He ordered me 1mg, per my request for a lower dose for about 10 days and told me to see my doctor ASAP. She wanted to wean me off over a years time, decreasing the dose by 1/2 every 4 mo. I decreased it every 2 mo by 1/2, with her help, and her order to call her if I had any problems. I was able to successfully wean off in 6 mo with no problems. A few years later, I started having panic attacks again. Really bad ones, the ER told me a man came in 3 days in a row with my symptoms, the 4th day he came in with a heart attack. That is when I called my doctor and got back on a lower dose of antianxiety. I would say if you need the antianxiety med, take it! I refused when first started because sometimes it would just knock me out. Second, really discuss the dose, side effects, what the med is supposed to do for you, and when to call the doctor for problems with your doctor. Be informed, and ask/report anything that concerns you. Most of us are not trained in meds, doctors and pharmacists are, and of course nurses. So ask if you have a question, and don't just stop taking a med, you may be sorry.

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I have taken 1mg nightly for years. I need to stay on it for now. This cold snowy weather does not help.

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If I do not take it; my legs will kick in bed, DO NOT take it and Tylenol arthitis or Alka Seltzer Nite Time. Dr. did not say at 1st there would be withdrawal. Now he says there will.
I am in the process of moving and the weather is awful. That does not help. I need a clear mind when making decisions. I pray more for wisdom with this. Pray and be still. Read the info sheet that comes with klonopin. Its for anxiety too. Like the song says, "Aint no pill gonna cure my ills!"

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I ask my Dr. about the info I read on the RX and he told me that the dose I was taking was not enough to be additive so don't worry about it!! So let's get one thing straight..... I DID READ THE DAMN INFORMATION and brought it up to MY DR...he LIED TO MY FACE !!!!! So you need to come off your jackass and get real.... I bet you're stung out on this poison and putting this BS out makes you feel better.... I don't believe one word you said about working in the medical field.... If you did you would know it's over prescribe and addicting...stop lying. My stepdaughter is a RN and she said Dr's know its bad news, and still keep people on it!! Listen everyone, the Dr's have let most people down and this person is only trying to convince themselves why they need to stay on drugs!! Don't believe a word!!

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This post is a answer to a comment on page 4..... The name is "BeenThere Done That"...I don't want anyone getting the idea it's toward them....this person accused everyone on this site of being at fault for getting additicted to a RX that a Dr. prescribed..... God Bless everyone and Good luck at tapering off Benzo's

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I'm completely off clonepam and it's been hell. 3 weeks tomorrow, I did a taper from .5 mg to 1/4 to nothing and after this time, my brain and body, are begging to return to it. I refuse, but I'm scared as hell not knowing how long it will take to get this crap out of my brain. Today I drove for 50 mins and never got to my destination. I am single and my relative says "now you know it should be out of your system in two weeks". thanks for the support. Dr gave me lunesta 3 mg to sleep, it doesn't work but worse is the feeling of helplessness and the dizziness, the memory issues, the mis steps I make because of withdrawl, afraid to drive, fear of permanent health issues, just genuinely freeked out, How much longer am I going to be unable to work full time?

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I was taking klonopin 0.5mg for about a year. Slowly weaned off to 0.25 for two weeks, then 0.125 another two weeks then stopped. No withdrawal symptoms.

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Tapering from Klonopin is essential. Any practitioner who forces you off cold turkey is taking big risks with your health. Malpractice, even. I have faced off with sudden withdrawal from other meds, but Klonopin was by far the worst. Migraine so strong it felt as though my head was being torn off, vomiting even when there was nothing left to vomit, pouring sweat but felt bitterly cold, inability to think or make decisions, crying....all this because of a paperwork screwup at the practitioner's office. I learned quickly to always stay one step ahead of this prescription. To a cynical reader, this may well sound like the laments of an addict. This is where the term "functional dependence" enters. When a patient withhigh BP is forced to go without his meds and suffers debilitating side effects, is he "addicted" to Clonodine? Do we treat him as a leper? Of course not. Please think carefully - there is a lot of grey in what seems a black and white issue.

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Klonopin is generally used for anxiety. I understand that your taking Seroquel. Seroquel causes extreme anxiety in some people. That may be the reason you need Klonopin. Klonopin relieves the panic and anxiety that Seroquel causes. It's a dangerous cocktail. You should sit down with a friend or a Doctor and understand what is causing your nervousness. This can help quite a bit.If you can stop what is making you nervous you can eliminate alot of medication. When you eliminate the stressor a switch goes on and the body calms down. You'll find that you don't need as much medication. Most of the time it takes two people to see the stressor.

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Ive been taken 1mg for three years and that was once daily along with olanzapine and sequel. Im off both of those in a 3week period and been cutting my clonazepam down every 7 days will next week. I come off. I have high anxiety and panic attacks through out the day.

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How are you doing. Im on my last week of a 1/8 of .5 and hoing for good news and advice.

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Talk to your dr about a taper. You go through hell during the taper but push through the withdrawals. After your second week off you still go through withdrawals. Im 18teen days free off clonazepam and I do not wish this drug for anyone. I was on olanzapine, sequel and 1mg a day of clonazepam and Ive been 8weeks free and I know this is a short period but somedays are better than other. Thank God for my believe in the Lord and the help of my whole family. It is a ride and a journey that I thought could not happen to me because I took my meds like the dr said and would not take more than a 1mg of clonazepam. I hate all drugs and dont believe drs knows what the are given to there patients. I have been in medical for 15teen years and have no disire to believe in drs. Ive been had all kinds of drugs and never once was I told about side effects. Now my dr that gave me the drugs looks at me like a drug addict.

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My husband is on 3mg Klonopin daily for severe anxiety, GAD, agoraphobia, etc. and has been prescribed for over 15 years. However, he's also taking suboxone for opiate dependence. Our local pharmacy filled the Klonopin no problem all this time until a new pharmacist came. She refuses to fill either and so my husband must wait on the old pharmacist to be there to fill them both. Well, he's ALWAYS off for at least 2 days when hubby takes them to be filled ON TIME- actually at 31 days because the pharmacy is a b**** and makes sure he's completely out before filling. Well, that's totally fine, he understands that. But sometimes the pharmacist that DOES fill for him is on vacation, etc. and hubby goes into withdrawal every few months. I know most would argue to go somewhere else, but unfortunately with him also taking suboxone, there's no where else to fill (no lie). And he made a verbal agreement with the old pharmacist to fill both scripts there. But the pharmacist didn't say he couldn't get the Klonopin filled alone anymore, as he ALWAYS did before. This pharmacist is "causing him harm" by knowingly withholding his scripts (he runs out of suboxone, too). Is there anything we can do about this? Like I said, there's NO WHERE else to fill.

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Its hard but Tapering is the best way. Im drug free now for 8weeks off clonazepam and 4 months off other drugs. I feel wonderful, its a long road of hell but worth it. You will think you are lossing your mind and you should go back on it but dont

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I was on 1 mg xanax for about 1 year & my dr now switched me to klonopin 1 mg cause i was having withdrawala from the xanax & want to get off it, so for now im taking 1 mg klonopin at night to sleep & no more xanax ..im 1 wekk into the switch & feeling better...hope to now start cutting down the klonopin & my dr prescribex me Trazadone 50 mg to help me with this ....so ill see how it goes...

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Do not take any other anxiety or sleep meds...all benzodiazepines are impossible to get off without severe withdrawal symptoms for possibly years. All antidepressants are addictive also with severe withdrawal. Tried to get off trazodone three times with super slow reduction...last time went off over period of two years. When finally stopped, had severe withdrawal. Two top neurologists told me I was addicted to it for life. Third, MD from Harvard who taught pharmaceuticals there said in his 43 years of practice he only got 2 patients off of Trazodone, and he considered it more addictive than crack.

Never take opioids/narcotics with benzodiazepines....can be fatal. Look up every med you are prescribed, while on Xanax and Klonopin....a dangerous if not fatal combo, was also on narcotics....five doctors knew I was on all these drugs and did nothing. Sixth doctor added Fioricet, which also has benzodiazepines in it and is very addictive, had me on it for nine months, not the recommended maximum two weeks and gave me codeine at the same time....you should never take benzodiazepines and opioids at same time...It can be fatal. SIX DOCTORS.

My most recent shrink realized how dangerous my situation was and took me off 2 mg of Klonopin after being on it for five plus years. COLD TURKEY. Withdrawal is severe...cannot get out of bed, severe anxiety, heart pounding, shaking, severe pain everywhere, and my shrink, who is 83 and the only shrink who will treat me, is losing it mentally, and doesn't believe I have any withdrawal symptoms, which BTW also includes cyanosis and severe vision problems and severe dizziness. Went to ENT doctor, internist and opthomologist....all said these side effects were in my brain and caused by withdrawal and the severe anxiety it is causing.

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Hanging in there and push forward, I did it and it was hell. But Im off the meds. I TAPERED.

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