I took Klonopin for 12 years, 1 mg at bedtime. It worked like a charm and also helped with anxiety and dystonia. Eventually doctors refused to prescribe it and a fresh out of med school psychiatrist forced me to taper off it. That resulted in 9 months of terrible insomnia, social anxiety and voice problems due to the dystonia. He offered nothing but an antihistamine for sleep which did nothing. OTC sleep aides didn’t help, gummies with a bit of THC gave some relief. Eventually I got in with a sleep medicine doctor who was going to reinstate Klonopin. However, after the he’ll I went through to get off it, I refused. I now take Lunesta for sleep and my other issues are slowly improving. It’s been 15 months since I took a benzo. I won’t go back to it. I can see that my balance was not great and I had some stupid falls. I’m mentally clearer. It is possible to live well without benzos, but it can take a long time for your nervous system to heal.

Klonopin is a very dangerous drug for long term use. The half life is over 24 hrs...which means it takes 24 hrs for 1/2 of it to b metabolized and and 24 hrs for half of that to b metabolized and so forth...so it begins to build up in the system. As the body ages the kidneys dont work as well to rid it from the body. Please speak to the prescribing physician to properly wean u off.