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Tapering off clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Mar 30, 2023 | Replies (236)

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@annfsd

Okay I just read all your posts and yes you def sound like yur body is in WD. You need a dr who is educated in benzo WD. Here’s one suggestion call your local compounding pharmacy (call as many in your area as you can) and ask the compounding pharmacist if they can recommend a dr that has experience in tapering patients off benzos. Who have they worked/compounded for in that capacity. That info is golden!

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ps : Stay positive! You will figure this out with help from the right dr. Do some research and ask the pharmacists for advice!!!

Thanks u so much for your answers I appreciate it so much... & I've been trying for years to try to find a doctor to explain this to me & figure out a way to get off of them but they always want to prescribe me more & i tell them if you do that i will just get use to that higher dose just like in the past so they just get angry I don't understand.. It ain't my fault they put me on that stuff I had no clue what that medication was about I was pretty much still at kid & had no idea if it woulda kept working I wouldn't even be having this conversation lol but it didnt & I woulda never gotten on it in the first place if I knew it woulda put me in this spot.. My main question is tho will my natural sleep drive come back after I get off the meds because before I started I never had any sleeping problems what so ever & now I'm so tired but I cant get sleepy to actually fall & stay asleep without the medications but like i said the meds arent even doing that now they just barley work now.. & omg trying to come off of them feels literally impossible if I wasn't having so much sleep difficulties it probably wouldn't be so bad but like I said the sleep issues is basically my main issue.. I just wanna be able to sleep good again.. Are there any specialist that specialize in withdrawals & knowing what is actually going on in the brain besides psychiatrist.. Because like I said I dont know if my psychiatrist just doesn't know what's going on or if she just wants to put me on more meds but like you said its only going to work for a little while & I'll be right back in this same shape I'm in now.. But if I do have a mental illness I would definitely want it treated.. That's why I'm so frustrated because it's making me feel like I have a mental illness when I dont believe I have one I'm just a normal person that can't sleep because of an issue.. Yes I agree I had mild anxiety at the beginning but all these sleepless nights have been torcher with all those symptoms on top of it, it's rough.. Just want to know what to do & where to go to get help.. Because it's physically kiling me.. Thanks again so much for your reply..

@annfsd
Hello Ann,
If you ever find a doctor trained in Benzo withdrawal please let us know, Anyone looking for a knowledgeable person in the Benzo field will be looking long and hard I’m afraid.
Jake