What natural methods are you trying to get off the kolonopin I looked into cbd but I’m reading online it worsens side eff ts of the colonopin I’m on 1 mg .5 twice a day and for over year half now on pill form I had made mistake before that after eight years anxiety was really high and cut it off and I had a dr actually tell me after six days that I would not have side effects or withdrawal but I was on wafer form then and now wafer form being offered to me again and now I’m dealing with phobias fears I never had in my life and I keep saying I think the colonopin is causing this horrible anxiety I can’t work hardly function I’m terrified of other psych meds I’ve felt w one reaction after another to point I’m terrified to take them none of this is making sense I have a horrible fear of contamination I can’t even get in the pool fear of chemicals so bad I keep saying I want to get off this they keep saying oh the colonopin is saving ure life and when I say I want off and to go natural they won’t and then try to force another psych med I’m like I’ve so had it w this and every one in my family is like this is not me and what is happening and they even think it is the colonopin it says long term use can create a fence w anxiety and can cause weird mental side effects ts the nurse laughed said ok what ever u want to think . I don’t know what to do I need help e the anxiety w out another pharma drug and I don’t know if pill form causes worse things effects to happen then the wafer form or what to do here
Try to go to new doctors until you find one that will help you taper off the Klonopin. It is hard and you will have to expect that but the rewards are so great. Could take half a year or so to taper off but if you power through you’ll be free. I did it and I feel so much better. Try using exercise and meditation to get through the tough periods but know they WILL pass. It is really just a question of your determination in the end and hopefully a good doctor to help you.❤️
Not sure if you will even see this as this post was over a year old. You were absolutely correct! I developed serious central nervous system symptoms and decided my sleep doctor was a nut who didn't understand the medication he was prescribing. We actually had words about what it was doing to me. I decided to stop cold turkey, as it was already messing with me, and suffered withdrawal effects for a year, some still linger slightly. I learned more about Klonopin than any doctor and most pharmacists know. It's a terrible drug and most people on it are dependent, they just don't know it. This drug should never have been given to me. My sleep issues have also largely improved, not even sure why but a positive thing, lol. Hope you are well.
I’m just another sleep anxiety sufferer-after years I found that 2 tramadol, 1 or 2 THC gummies, and a half xanax works if I absolutely have to get up early for some unavoidable reason. Take it at 10, you’ll be rested with no drug hangover at 9 the next morning. Don’t quit too soon on this-your anxiety about not sleeping isn’t going to mellow out overnight-give it a month. Also try to make the world of early appointments and delay-able busy work adjust to what YOUR system wants. You can de-stress by making friends, family, and to do lists adjust to what may be your natural “owl” brain (as opposed to all the “larks” who are so programmed they think the world is really different at 8 am as opposed to 11 am. Sunrise is just sunset backwards:)
@realitytest and all...
Of course, you're so right. This just poured out of me after reading the posts! I know this must be a personal suit against the doc/medical group who harmed my son. This changed him at the time, a year+ago, and almost killed him. Even worse, he's still not the same. His brain is forever changed. His life is forever worse and it was hell prior to this event. I'll never have that precious, bright man back. I'm truly furious.
And, I am still praying for some help for him .
He deserves someone to help....blessings all. Elizabeth
Hi I was cut off cold turkey in the psych ward from long term clonazepam and temazepam. I developed restlessness and heart palpitations so strong i had to walk. the hospital let me withdraw and i walked so much i tore both labrums in my hips and a meniscus in my knees. Its horrible doctors do this.
Try to go to new doctors until you find one that will help you taper off the Klonopin. It is hard and you will have to expect that but the rewards are so great. Could take half a year or so to taper off but if you power through you’ll be free. I did it and I feel so much better. Try using exercise and meditation to get through the tough periods but know they WILL pass. It is really just a question of your determination in the end and hopefully a good doctor to help you.❤️
They cut you off cold turkey? That does sound dangerous. How many milligrams were you on? I hope you're doing better now. I currently take .5mg in the morning and .5mg at night for anxiety and to help me sleep. I was on Clonazepam for around 10 years, and I wanted myself off it by slowly taking less and less, but recently I was diagnosed with FTD and moved into an assisted living facility. My anxiety was extreme, so they put me back on it. It seems to really help me more than the other medication I've tried. It also helps with the muscle spasms I get from dementia and spinal stenosis. I understand getting people off drugs if they are abusing them or if something works better, but Clonazepam seems to help me, so I hope the doctors don't ever just stop it.
Hi I was cut off cold turkey in the psych ward from long term clonazepam and temazepam. I developed restlessness and heart palpitations so strong i had to walk. the hospital let me withdraw and i walked so much i tore both labrums in my hips and a meniscus in my knees. Its horrible doctors do this.
I hope that you have found the right place to get the support you desperately need, it truly is an outrage how benzodiazepine users are being treated, myself included, I sometimes feel like as though I’ve broken the law.. t
I hope that you have found the right place to get the support you desperately need, it truly is an outrage how benzodiazepine users are being treated, myself included, I sometimes feel like as though I’ve broken the law.. t
You are absolutely right....People can die from withdrawal, primarily seizures non-stop. I have been on Xanax for some time, at a low dose, .5 mg for panic episodes and assistance in sleep. I'm afraid the FDA have the physicians so apprehensive about prescribing any Scheduled Drugs none of them will do it and/or send you to a psychiatrist and/or pain management physician. All of which is detrimental to the patients. Quite frankly, there are bigger issues than worrying about little old people taking benzodiazapines. It literally takes months to wean patients off and they are so miserable !
You are absolutely right....People can die from withdrawal, primarily seizures non-stop. I have been on Xanax for some time, at a low dose, .5 mg for panic episodes and assistance in sleep. I'm afraid the FDA have the physicians so apprehensive about prescribing any Scheduled Drugs none of them will do it and/or send you to a psychiatrist and/or pain management physician. All of which is detrimental to the patients. Quite frankly, there are bigger issues than worrying about little old people taking benzodiazapines. It literally takes months to wean patients off and they are so miserable !
This is very true, most of the people are seniors because we grew up with benzodiazepines and they were widely used by many people. I sincerely hope that someone will take this to a higher level, get petitions and try to draw attention to this serious matter.
I hope that you have found the right place to get the support you desperately need, it truly is an outrage how benzodiazepine users are being treated, myself included, I sometimes feel like as though I’ve broken the law.. t
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I was put on Clonazapam many years ago when they said they were not dangerous. I was in 4 mg but have weaned myself off to 1.75 to 2 mg a day. If someone took me off cold turkey I think I would die. I am 78 years old. It keeps me comfortable.
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Try to go to new doctors until you find one that will help you taper off the Klonopin. It is hard and you will have to expect that but the rewards are so great. Could take half a year or so to taper off but if you power through you’ll be free. I did it and I feel so much better. Try using exercise and meditation to get through the tough periods but know they WILL pass. It is really just a question of your determination in the end and hopefully a good doctor to help you.❤️
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4 ReactionsI’m just another sleep anxiety sufferer-after years I found that 2 tramadol, 1 or 2 THC gummies, and a half xanax works if I absolutely have to get up early for some unavoidable reason. Take it at 10, you’ll be rested with no drug hangover at 9 the next morning. Don’t quit too soon on this-your anxiety about not sleeping isn’t going to mellow out overnight-give it a month. Also try to make the world of early appointments and delay-able busy work adjust to what YOUR system wants. You can de-stress by making friends, family, and to do lists adjust to what may be your natural “owl” brain (as opposed to all the “larks” who are so programmed they think the world is really different at 8 am as opposed to 11 am. Sunrise is just sunset backwards:)
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2 ReactionsHi I was cut off cold turkey in the psych ward from long term clonazepam and temazepam. I developed restlessness and heart palpitations so strong i had to walk. the hospital let me withdraw and i walked so much i tore both labrums in my hips and a meniscus in my knees. Its horrible doctors do this.
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1 ReactionThey cut you off cold turkey? That does sound dangerous. How many milligrams were you on? I hope you're doing better now. I currently take .5mg in the morning and .5mg at night for anxiety and to help me sleep. I was on Clonazepam for around 10 years, and I wanted myself off it by slowly taking less and less, but recently I was diagnosed with FTD and moved into an assisted living facility. My anxiety was extreme, so they put me back on it. It seems to really help me more than the other medication I've tried. It also helps with the muscle spasms I get from dementia and spinal stenosis. I understand getting people off drugs if they are abusing them or if something works better, but Clonazepam seems to help me, so I hope the doctors don't ever just stop it.
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4 ReactionsThat is dangerous as hell. People can die from benzo withdrawal.
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5 ReactionsYou are absolutely right....People can die from withdrawal, primarily seizures non-stop. I have been on Xanax for some time, at a low dose, .5 mg for panic episodes and assistance in sleep. I'm afraid the FDA have the physicians so apprehensive about prescribing any Scheduled Drugs none of them will do it and/or send you to a psychiatrist and/or pain management physician. All of which is detrimental to the patients. Quite frankly, there are bigger issues than worrying about little old people taking benzodiazapines. It literally takes months to wean patients off and they are so miserable !
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5 ReactionsThis is very true, most of the people are seniors because we grew up with benzodiazepines and they were widely used by many people. I sincerely hope that someone will take this to a higher level, get petitions and try to draw attention to this serious matter.
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I was put on Clonazapam many years ago when they said they were not dangerous. I was in 4 mg but have weaned myself off to 1.75 to 2 mg a day. If someone took me off cold turkey I think I would die. I am 78 years old. It keeps me comfortable.
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6 ReactionsAt your age you’re absolutely doing the right thing. God bless!
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