Connect
← Return to Any positive stories about Benzo tapering? I need hope
Discussion
Any positive stories about Benzo tapering? I need hope
Addiction & Recovery | Last Active: Oct 12 9:38am | Replies (374)Comment receiving replies
I know what you mean Helen! I have suffered from severe anxiety and panic for 30 years. My physchiatrist and GP never warned me about the danger of these drugs. Never! I should have researched myself but did well for 30 years. The Xanax completely turned on me and the Paxil quit working. I wound up in the hospital for 3 days. Couldn’t eat or sleep. Just cry. Now I’m in a mess . My physchiatrist of 25 plus years totally abandoned me and I had to find a new doctor to help me out of this nightmare. I’m trying to figure out what to do about my physchiatrist, just don’t have the energy to deal with it yet.
Replies to "I know what you mean Helen! I have suffered from severe anxiety and panic for 30..."
Connect
I completely understand how you feel. I've been on Klonopin for 16 years and I was on Lexapro for 5 years and they stopped working. I am 53 years old and have had anxiety, depression, and panic attacks all my life. I don't know why the doctors don't tell you that these addictive drugs stop working after so many years. I quit the Lexapro cold turkey in December and had some anxiety, but that went away. Lexapro aka Escitalapram is for depression and anxiety. I've always been a nervous person. I was on 2mg of Klonopin, but I went down to 1mg several months ago. I get migraines and my Neurologist put me on Topiramate which later I found out is similar to a Benzodiazepine. Gosh, why didn't I research this drug first. I'm on a lot of medication for chronic pain, but I really want to get off the Klonopin. I've been to detox hospitals before, but with the pandemic, I don't know if they are doing that anymore. How did you get off of Klonopin?