Posted by laima on February 7, 2007, at 8:06:44
In reply to Re: Benzo Confidential - trigger maybe » Squiggles, posted by madeline on February 7, 2007, at 7:47:58
What happens when it one day no longer works though- that's the double edged sword. It can indeed konk out. I sure didn't believe it for years, until it happened to me. Your dose can go up and up as it becomes less effective, as anxiety seems to worsen, (dose raised by Dr.), with the beneficial effect becoming less and less, while anxiety gets worse and worse and worse. Whether you call that addiction or dependency, it is indeed something that can happen, and is not uncommon to happen after time. But the catch is, though the benefit goes away, that doesn't mean you don't get a withdrawal syndrome. That's not cynicism, that's reality to reckon with. That's why, as I'm sure you know, non-medication therapies and other measures are also important to examine at the same time as using klonopin. I thank god I only had to come off 2mg- not 4, 6....more.
> You know, I don't know if you ever experienced generalized anxiety and panic, but I'll do my best to try to describe it:
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> Imagine feeling like someone has a gun to your head and is about to pull the trigger.
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> Imagine feeling as though you have been buried alive and are waiting to suffocate.
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> Imagine watching someone you love is on fire and you can't do anything about it.
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> Now imagine feeling that way for days at a time for absolutely no reason.
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> The illness itself is incapacitating and just try to think or even live under those conditions. You can't - you just can't. There is no cure.
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> Klonopin offers symptom relief for me and a whole lot of other people as well.
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> I don't care if I become dependent on it (and I think you need to look up the difference between dependence and addiction). And without it, it's not like I can think anyway.
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> So, while I appreciate you cynicism, on the whole, I'll take the klonopin and live my life.
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> Maddie
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