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I feel like I am dying too. Literally. I have been on 2 mg daily of clonazepam for about 8-10 years. My dose hasn't been changed in over 3 months and I think that I am having withdrawal symptoms while on the drug. I have anxiety and nausea all the time except when I'm asleep. I'm irritable and impulsive most of the time. I just plain feel SICK all the time! I wish I could just die.
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@falon- Greetings! Just noticed your post and thought I would connect with you. I've been on klonopin and then the generic clonazepam for over 20 years. I started taking it for anxiety and panic attacks. It took me about a year to confront my issues. They began to have such a big impact on what I thought I would do each day and because each time I had an attack depending what Iwas doing those things I began to cross off my list of "no go's". It wasn't till I had several sessions with a physiatrist that he perscribed the 1mg. klonopin.
Slowly, but surely after taking it I began crossing things off my "no go" list and felt like I was getting back my life.
For me Falon I never felt the need to increase my dosage for some reason. I think because it made such a difference in my life I just got used to it and really didn't give it a lot of thought. I found it real helpful (and still do) that I keep a half a pill in my pocket when I know I'm gonna fly or do other things that were on my list.
In all the years I've had it with me I think I took it once. It just helps me mentally know I have it just in case.
Sorry to hear about what you are going through and please know we here on Mayo Connect care about you & each other!
Please try and erase those harmful thoughts about dying. I understand how you feel, but that is a terrible option to consider.
Keep talking with us and we will do our best based on our own experiences how we got through it and I know you will as well!
Most seem to take their clonazepam before bed, but I chose to take it in the morning. You might consider that if you take in the evening. Jim @thankful
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Hi - many of you have talked about tapering off of clonazepam (Klonopin), and I'd like to check in and see how you are doing. I think that many members in this discussion will benefit from your responses.
@lorraine59 - I know you mentioned you and your doctor decided to keep you on this medication. How is it going?
@falon - you talked about feeling like you are dying yesterday. How are you doing? Did you by chance get to connect with your doctor about the symptoms you felt you were having while on the clonazepam (Klonopin)?
@judith2 - how is your tapering process going? Are you still taking .5mg at bedtime?