Replies To: CLONAZAPAN

Attu says

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:38:10 -0800

I am so sorry to hear of your problems. I was on a drug for my nerves years ago and I can't remember the name of it. I told the doctor who prescribed it to me that I was ready to come off it. He smirked and said I'd never be able to come off it. I then responded 'Watch me!' I then came off it. Ijust remembered what the drug was . It was Xanax. I started weaning off it so slowly, without his knowledge and it took me 15 months when I took my last pill. It's possible to do it but I found that by the doctor not knowing I had complete control as to how my body felt etc. I never felt withdrawal since I came off it so slowly and on my terms that it went as smooth as can be. I did what that doctor said couldnt be done. I don't know if this helps but I hope so. I feel your pain. I also was not told that it was terribly addictive. Patti

sanre says

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:45:46 -0800

I do agree with you. I was given this drug by a holistic doctor no less and he said it was fine and that he had patients on it for year. Yes, now I know why because its so hard to get off. You become dependent quickly because it is altering your neuro chemistry so that what you should be producing on your own is not happening. Then you start to need higher doses to get the same effect. Whats actually happening is your body is withdrawing already because the lower doses arent' cutting it-so little by little you take a little more. Some of the very things that I have taken the drug for have gotten worse over time and I believe its partly due to the drug. And then you have to keep running for a check up because its a controlled substance so you can get more. I agree if its so controlled why are the doctors able to have people on it for years-perhaps the drug companies really only care about one thing and thats their bottom line. How about if their own employees start taking it or the big heads of the drug companies. I too wish I was never prescribed this drug. If anyone has a method for weaning off please let me know. The shaving down is not ez. One person mentioned beer-I don't drink but its worth a try.

Benzogal says

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:54:32 -0800

I am telling everyone now that is on Klonopin, I reached 4mg a day, may not seem like too much! But I can tell you coming off it is sheer hell! It's the truth. You will build tolerance up one day or the other, then I hope everyone the best coming off cause this is hell! I'm not exaggerating, The w/d is so strong sometimes, it's like you can't even explain it. At it's worse Lethargic, Panic, Seizure, Trapped inside yourself. I know ppl say Oh I love this medicine, it helps so much well when you're coming off, you'll wish you never seen it! That's all I'm going to say. And some of these ppl are probably Big Pharma, so you need to watch out!

ginger says

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 22:54:07 -0800

I have all of the symptoms of Nic...where can i get help???? I am so sick don't want tot go back into the hospital.... from clonaxepam but I haven't slept in months...I am going 100% CRAZY....iCAN'T FIND A DR TO HELP ME WEAN....

ginger says

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 22:50:58 -0800

I am dying from clonazepam...Please were do i get help..i can't find a dr to help me taper.......HELP Please I can't sleep, walk drive cook or bathe talk......What do i do...i tried to reach Nic

Elizabeth says

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:10:58 -0800

It is risky for people to use psychotropics and they should be used as a last resort. Be very careful. It is important to make your own decisions with all medical advice. Remember, your doctor doesn't have to live with his mistakes.....you do. The benzo withdrawal symptoms can be impossible to tolerate and should never be compared to a coffee addiction. Doctors easily prescribe psychotropics because we live in a society that does not permit people to stop working in order to cope with their crisis. Mos people have very stressful lives. It is also very sad that so many people are subjected to such devastating situations that they develop PTSD. I wish I could make everything better but I'm not in control of this ship.

robert says

Sun, 8 Jun 2008 07:02:05 -0800

Good reply Aaron, but keep in mind, that some people get addicted to aspirin. But, one drug that helps one person should not be taken off the market because one person became addicted to it. Each person should be evaluated by his/her doctor unless the drug is found to be dangerous in and of itself. I am a Police Officer and I think that Medicinal Use of Marijuana should be legal in all states. However, I do not think anyone should be at work while stoned, especially if your job is dangerous. I do not want my surgeon doing open heart surgery on me and forget what he is doing or where he put his instruments.

aaron says

Sun, 8 Jun 2008 04:05:19 -0800

I completely understand, sorry Rob if that came off the wrong way. I believe everyone has their own cures, ambien just wasn't mine, sometimes it is, sometimes its not, it's just the type of mind i have... its very up/down/all around. For normal people, i'm certain it would help them if not save them. For me it makes it harder to wake up then if i hadn't taken it at all and just gotten my reg. insomnia sleep.

i think i'm going back onto ambien though, i'm in a state where medical canabis use is illigal, even if i'm just using it in food/tea. So, i will take ambien for 3 weeks to get me into a good schedule, i will fight the urge to sleep walk, its possible, very just takes my self control haha, then, will hopefully be on track and not need it for sleep.

Ambien does help, just don't let it take over peoples.....

robert says

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 19:24:57 -0800

Well Aaron, I can understand your frustration with Ambien, but you trashed the drug because of your side effects, which most people go by. Ambien has been a lifesaver for me. I do not sleep until I drop, been like that most of my life. Doctors tried several drugs, I would not take them due to the hangover. When the doc gave me Ambien I said yeah, right, let's try it. Have been on it for 11 years, 10mg at each sleep time. I have ran out of it for 10 or more days because I didn't remember to refill. NO withdrawal symptoms, other than I have insomnia, which I have anyway.

aaron says

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 21:12:43 -0800

oh one last thing i forgot. I hate ambien for the fact that after about a week, it will start to give me digestive problems, minor diahrea, and my eyeballs each develope their own headache in the back of them and its just so annoying! My neck also gets stiff, and from what i've read on peoples descriptions of lsd, through some of my courses i've taken, it is probably equivelant to that acid feeling they get in their necks whilie on it, how its just completely tense and soar. ugh. i hate... pills