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Yes I have never increased my dosage in the 35 years I have been taking it.
One time on a trip with my son I stepped on a fish hook that had washed up on the beach. The pain was incredible and he took me to the emergency room. They extracted the hook and prescribed OxyContin. I took one pill that night and the pain went away. I never took another pill again.
I think certain people have addictive personalities and whether it is alcohol, cigarettes or pain pills they are going to abuse them. For the rest of us common sense takes over and we don’t drink and smoke knowing it can kill us and certainly don’t take opioids or pain pills to get high.
Maybe I am missing something here and I would love hear from others.
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I was initially on this site for hearing loss issues and I have decided after getting the responses I have been getting that I will no longer be active on this part of the site.
I wish everyone well and hope that each person on Klonopin has luck as they taper off. I will stay on a regimen my psychiatrist put me on 35 years ago since it has worked for me. My mother had severe depression and anxiety and self medicated with alcohol which had a very damaging effect on my family. I was determined not to let that happen to my family. Depression is genetic and since I was open and honest with both my children they have dealt with their issues like I did and have very successful careers and I have five great grandchildren.
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@daveshaw developing tolerance for Klonopin has nothing to do with personality, in my view and from what I have read. I have been told the body can get accustomed to a certain dose over time and more is needed to get the same effect. You are fortunate that has not happened to you but I don't think it is helpful to blame those for whom it has happened as addictive personalities or "abusers" or lacking "common sense."
The fact that you could not reduce your Klonopin shows that you did develop dependency, but your tolerance did not increase. So you weren't able to get off but you also didn't need to go up on dose.
I avoid taking Klonopin more than two days in a row. I stick to 1/4 or in a rare case 1/3 of the lowest dose. My body is sensitive and I would expect tolerance to develop so I am careful. I use 30 0.5mg pills in 9-12 months so doctors continue to prescribe for me.