Posted by Lizzyb on May 3, 2005, at 16:38:46
In reply to Re: Going Off Klonopin, posted by offsleepmeds on February 28, 2005, at 20:30:36
> Klonopin is simply very addictive, with a lot of doctors substituting drugs in the same family with much shorter half lifes for Klonopin as they taper down doses.
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> Going off it "cold turkey" or without tapering it correctly can causes seizures, hallucinations to the extent that at least one med manual says not to classify anyone as psychotic who has discontinued it for at least one year, terrible nightmares, insomnia, and extreme anxiety.Here's what my pdoc ordered, even though I don't agree with it-I have been on .75 xanax and .5 Klonopin for over nine years. I want to get off benzo's. After a bad bout with Seroquel, today my doc said stop all benzo's and take 30mg 2x a day of Phenobarb. Anyone out there have any information on this or used phenobarb to get off benzos? What can I expect? Any information wil be helpful.
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