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I am having a VERY difficult time with Klonipin withdrawal
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Sep 22 5:51pm | Replies (79)Comment receiving replies
I am also withdrawing from Clonazepam like you but and here is the but I am doing it with the supervision of my doctor. We agreed about a year ago that it would be beneficial to my overall health to do so. I also take it for anxiety (panic attacks). I use to take .05 mg 3 times a day. I am now down to .05 (broken in 2} twice a day. I took the higher dose for 30 yrs! Who prescribed your meds and why would they not give you the refill that you needed. I can't think of any doctor who would essentially shut you off at the pharmacy. Stopping this med abruptly like you are doing would of course give you withdrawal that is not recommended. You need to find a doctor who would never think of doing this to you. It is dangerous. If you are still having withdrawal go to your ER where they will at least give you the name of a reputable doctor who will work with you to have a healthy and slow program if withdrawing. What you are experiencing is not healthy
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Good luck with your withdrawal, definitely do the slow withdrawal and hopefully all will go well. Clonazepam was a nightmare for me after only 7 months. Messed me up big time and had withdrawal symptoms for 18 or more months. Frankly I think I still feel subtle side effects after 30 months, go figure. With respect to you panic attacks (disorder) I found Propranolol to be a God send for panic attacks and preventing them in the first place. I developed panic attacks while giving presentations to groups of people, often hundreds, and thought my career was over. But discovered if I took this miracle beta blocker an hour before my presentation, I could sing like a canary. Tried Xanax as doctor advised, helped, but nowhere close to the calm with propranolol. I found out others used it as well for the same stage fright I developed. We all thought it was a life saver. Now that I'm retired I no longer need the med and only took it for presentations or higher work stress events. Best of luck!!