Hi @lisalucier I have a question. I have been on Clonazepam for 10 years 3 mg daily. Can someone still stay on Clonazepam, if they feel they really need it? I recently tapered (on my own) to 1.5 mg a day, which I feel will be enough for me (I was told to totally taper off). I feel that if I do not take Clonazepam at all, my symptoms will return stronger - PTSD, depression, anxiety, and anxiety attacks. The anxiety is very strong on my mom's side. My grandma had to lay down on the back seat when my grandpa drove to Florida. My mom ended up in the hospital due to anxiety, 2 sisters did too, and my daughter. My aunt had it, my cousins, and more relatives. My mom was anxious on her honeymoon and said she couldn't see herself in the mirror. When I was a teen, I had an attack one morning and had to put a bag over my mouth to breathe. My mom called the doctor, and he told her to give me one of her valiums. I truly believe it is a gene in our family and that I need "some" Clonazepam. I am thinking why did they make Clonazepam? I know it is for short-term mostly and that now they are finding negative things about it. I have been on it long-term and I really feel it helps. It is not a craving, but actually helps me live my life better. I got panic attacks a lot. I still get some panic attacks. I was shopping and the whole store started spinning. I had to get down on the floor and put my head down until it went away. I don't think anyone saw me, because I was between the women's clothes. Many times, I would be shopping and I knew I had to leave the store. My daughter has bipolar I. She has to take medications to stay stable. She also takes Clonazepam. Her bipolar came from her dad's side (which must be a gene). I never knew how many of his relatives had bipolar disease. He is my ex-husband. Everyone kept it a secret. I believe that my daughter also got some of my anxiety problems that go with her bipolar disease. In the past, I had been tried on other Benzos, but they were either too strong or didn't do anything. I guess I just feel that we know our own body the best and what actually works for us. I feel that tapering totally off Benzos is kind of mean for doctors to do, especially when they don't feel what you feel and plus most don't know how to taper, making others worse.