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Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Sep 10, 2025 | Replies (159)
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If your PCP is not asking you to get off these meds and they are working for you then why would you change anything? Again, I am wanting to get off on Klonopin for personal reasons. I've gone from 1 mg to 2 mg over the last 20+ years and don't want to continue with them.
If it is working for you then don't mess with it and quit googling things and reading about side effects. As long as you are under a PCP's care why would you want to upend anything. I wouldn't.
I started this thread as I wanted advice and words of wisdom from other people who are either deciding to get off benzos or have gotten off of benzos.
Don't be scared and stay with what you PCP and you want to do. Hugs to you!!!
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Thanks I appreciate that. My psychiatrist put me on Zoloft, Buspar,Wellbutrin and Klonopin and always said “ If it is not broken don’t fix it”. He also stressed exercise along with it. That has always been an important part of my life.
People that truly suffer from depression never really get over it but rather control it. My mother was horribly depressed her whole life and medicated with alcohol. It made for a tough childhood. I wasn’t going to make that same mistake. My son suffers from depression and my daughter suffers from anxiety. Because I was open with my struggles they both addressed their issues. My son is a lawyer and is currently a diplomat in Kuala Lumpur and my daughter is also very successful. I have been blessed with five grandchildren. My son and his wife have two boys and my daughter and her husband have three girls.
As I said above best of luck to you.