Posted by Maxime on April 3, 2005, at 23:32:30
In reply to ANY LONG TERM BENZO USERS? 10-20+YEARS, posted by paulbwell on April 3, 2005, at 21:06:46
Yes, I have been on clonazopam for 12 years. Same dosage - 4 mg. I use it as a mood stabiliser though and not for anxiety. The stuff doesn't even make me drowsy.
I did go through withdrawal from it once and it was hell. I had taken an OD and fired my pdoc (then re-hired her). I went to the ER to try and get a script and they laughed at me. They said I needed to learn a lesson and get off the stuff. I was dizzy, throwing up and had a seizure. I crawled to my GP who gave me a script for a few pills and I was fine. Then I reconciled with my pdoc and went back to my 4 mg dosage.
If you go off it you will feel sick as a dog. But you can taper it slowly over several months or do it cold turkey and suffer for two weeks. But don't expect to be capable of doing anything during those 2 weeks.
Maxime
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