Posted by James K on May 8, 2006, at 0:47:06
In reply to Klonopin Withdrawal, Campral, Early Sobriety.HELP, posted by CarrotGinger on May 4, 2006, at 11:43:07
I know that once you have an addiction history, they seem to never want you on a benzo again. I disagree with this myself, but am currently in the same boat. I do understand where they are coming from. The amount I drank combined with the klonopin could have killed me at any time. I assume they figure if I go back to drinking, they don't want to help me kill myself. Plus there is a bias against "addictive" medicines. But they are all addictive in some way as far as I'm concerned. The bias really seems to be against meds that make us feel good.
The fast taper was incorrect and insensitive to your health and feelings. The slow taper is better. The campral should help, it helped me with alcohol last year. I was cold turkeyed off of alcohol, klonopin, and ambien 2 months ago in a hospital and I went through hell. I sympathise with what your are going through lately. I know nothing of the other drugs. I hope there is something helpful in this, I don't feel completely sharp yet myself.
and welcome to psychobabble.
James k
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