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I swore I would never post again but as I continue to read about people suffering from withdrawal from Klonopin I must ask how many people have overdosed while taking it.
It is labeled a controlled substance along with OxyContin and yet it helps millions of people with anxiety and along with SSRI’s can be effective at helping treat depression.
I know withdrawal is difficult but at 74 I would prefer not going through the terrible withdrawal process.
I hope there are other people that agree with me.
I have no balance issues and exercise 6-7 days a week. My PCP has a practice that caters to seniors and if they refuse to give up drinking she takes them off it.
Since I don’t drink or smoke and I have never increased my dosage for over thirty years she says to ignore these posts and look at each individuals situation. That what makes her the excellent PCP that she is and I am so happy I have seen her now for almost twenty years.
I welcome feedback.
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I appreciate your comment. I think it's important to have honest dialogue. What you are doing makes sense.
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I have not had any problems with it like balance issues but, when I was in the hospital for a surgery that went horribly wrong...my doctor and staff had to figure out how to give me medication as to not cause me to go into respiratory distress and after that experience it got me thinking that I need to get my life back. It is a personal decision as I feel that it has placed a veil over my eyes and I want to be in control of myself as I am tired of being dependent on this medication. When my doctor retires here which will be in the next couple of years I will be hard pressed to find someone that will take me on as a patient. A lot of doctors in my town are running scared and not prescribing any type of benzo. So, for me it's personal and I want to get ahead of the situation before this happens. I don't want to know what a seizure feels like or a painful withdrawal.