Posted by Squiggles on May 19, 2006, at 17:26:41 [reposted on May 20, 2006, at 10:51:08 | original URL]
In reply to Re: BENZODIAZAPINE WITHDRAWL...please help!!!, posted by Leland on May 18, 2006, at 16:01:40
> I have been of of Clonazapam for one month after two years of use and have been going through withdrawl hell. The following is a list of my symptoms.
>
> Light headed like floating. (severe at times)
> Chest tightness.
> Numbness over most of my body.
> Jaw clenching.
> Face flushing.
> Anxiety.
> weakness arms and legs.
>
> Any of these sound familiar?? I feel for you. I have read that this can continue for a long time, up to a year or more.
>
> Leland
>
I just saw your post - got really distracted
on the board.Yes, I found it took me a long time to stabilize
from a small amount of clonazepam too. The way I got out of a really bad situation - symptoms you describe and extreme anxiety - was by reinstating and increasing the original dose (1.0mg to 1.5mg)
and gradually got better, but it took a long time and I believe that 5 years now, I still have one symptom left which never went away. I did not have the strength to withdraw altogether after a year and a half of trying. I was on it too long I think.Squiggles
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