Hi, I’m 61 and have been prescribed 0.5mg Klonopin to take as needed for anxiety and sleep for a few years now. I had periods of time where I only needed once or twice a month.

After recovering from Lyme disease I developed odd health issues that have gone undiagnosed. Mostly viral infections that won’t clear and sinus and sleep issues. My anxiety increased so I started using Klonopin more frequently about a month ago. 0.5mg daily.

I recently started with a new PCP who didn’t want to give me a refill and recommended I see a psychiatrist if I wanted to continue taking it. I figured since it was a small dose and I didn’t take it regularly until recently I could stop taking it. I was thinking it was time to get off of it anyways.

Well after 3 days I started to have the worst nightmares I’ve ever had in my life. I wake up every hour and have a headache and blurry vision all day. I’ve only been off it for week. At this point I want to try and just get through the rest of this cold turkey.

After reading through this thread I’m wishing I had done a taper. I'm hoping at this point I can tough this out without going back on it. Has anyone had success stopping a 0.5mg PRN dose? I’m wondering if these symptoms are going to improve or get worse. I’ve read so many different things about this and understand everyone is different.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.