Posted by Viridis on February 12, 2004, at 2:56:10
In reply to Re: how bout clonazepam from 19 to 99?, posted by djmmm on February 11, 2004, at 20:16:29
Did you stop taking it suddenly the first time you went off it? After a few months at 4 mg/day, abrupt discontinuation definitely could cause problems, even life-threatening ones. Benzos work extremely well, but a doctor who prescribes them is irresponsible if he/she doesn't stress the importance of gradual tapering to discontinue them.
Of course, withdrawal from many antidepressants can be pretty nasty too. I agree with KellyD that occurrence of discontinuation syndrome hardly constitutes "addiction" (not that you suggested this -- it's just that cases like yours can get distorted by others into "evidence" for benzo addiction).
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