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I am having a VERY difficult time with Klonipin withdrawal
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Aug 22 11:42am | Replies (326)Comment receiving replies
@fbw57
I don't like the term addiction when the medication comes from a doctor and you are not taking it to get high. Any medication that you've taken for a long time is actually but some people would say as an addiction because your body is used to it that does not mean you are an addict I do not like that terminology. I am on Klonopin and have tried other things to get off of it and then recently saw a neurologist and he said there was no reason basically for me to try and get off of it since it works for me and I have been on it for 32 years. I did try the Gabapentin with very bad side effects mental for me. So I'm happy to stay on my Klonopin for the rest of my life which is only 1.5 mg. Best of luck to you.
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@kittyjohnson1964 Your interpretation about being addicted to clonazepam is short sighted. I person who can't get off a tiny, tiny dose after more than a year of trying is mentally addicted, and will never get off the drug unless put in rehab. It has nothing to do with getting high or the dose would have been increased over time and be much larger. This is a mental problem.
@kittyjohnson1964 Good for you Kitty. People are obsessed with getting off Klonopin. If your dosage remains the same and you don’t combine it with alcohol just ignore them.
Life is too short to worry about them.
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@kittyjohnson1964 32 years!
Why worry? Wonder if there’s a years long record. You may be champion!
Good luck!