Posted by CareBear04 on January 18, 2008, at 20:30:42 [reposted on January 20, 2008, at 3:36:15 | original URL]
In reply to My pdoc wants me to go off Klonopin..yikes!!!!, posted by SteelyDan on January 18, 2008, at 15:43:43
just my experience-- benzo withdrawal is unpleasant, but, for me, it passed fairly quickly. i'm sure you know, too, that it's much easier to taper off than to go cold turkey. at one point, i was taking a ton of klonopin including 6mg before bed in addition to sleeping meds. when i was hospitalized, the treatment team decided to discontinue the klonopin at once, and i was anxious beyond description and couldn't sleep for anything. the next attempt was also a pretty quick taper (.5 to 1mg less a night), but compared to the first experience, it wasn't so bad.
i'm at the same place as you-- i haven't been on benzos nearly as long, but i seem to develop tolerances very quickly, so i don't feel much relief after taking klonopin.good luck!
CB
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