Posted by exbenzouser on March 9, 2003, at 15:43:34
In reply to Clonazepam withdrawal sucesses/otherwise, posted by brownja on March 8, 2003, at 23:44:02
> I have been 'on' Clonazepam .5 mg for years. It was prescribed for restless leg symdrom. Until recently, I was unaware how dependent I was on the contineous use and the addictive nature of Clonazepam. I am going to get an appointment with doctor to discuss the wisdom and possible proceedure/s of 'breaking the habit' but I AM INTERESTED IN OTHER'S EXPERIENCES IN CUTTING 'THE TIE THAT BINDS' TO THIS DOSAGE OF CLONAZEPAM. Inadvertant cutoff from the dossage caused severe sleep deprecation and the onset of depression.
> -----------------------------------------------For me klonopin is VERY difficult to withdraw from. I got off of it about a year ago and I think it took about six weeks for all of the withdrawal symptoms to go away. After that I meant to only use it on an as needed basis but I went back on it and was never able to quit again untill now. I was succesfully tapering down after being on Nardil for a while but then my blood pressure got very low and I stopped the Nardil. My anxiety went back up and I went back up on the klonopin. After Christmas I made a determined effort to start weaning my self from the klonopin. In about a six week period I went from 1mg daily to zero. At the end I was cutting tablets into tiny peices. It has been almost four weeks now and I'm still not completely over the withdrawal but I'm getting there. I went back on Nardil almost two weeks ago which is helping considerably and I plan to cut my dosage back soon to avoid the problem with low blood pressure that I had last year. I have learned my lesson and this time I plan to stay off of klonopin. It works great for the short term and some people seem to have no problems taking it long term but for me it ends up causing the very symptoms I was taking for in the first place. For more information on benzo withdrawal, check out http://www.benzo.org.uk/ . The FAQ page is a good place to start.
Larry
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