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@sears , you mentioned in one of your earlier posts that at a point in time, your benzo "turned on you". What symptoms were you having when you described this? I am curious because I am thinking the same thing happened with me and klonopin.

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It’s hard to explain. I was becoming agoraphobic, depressed and more anxious. I would take a dose and feel as though it was no longer working. I was feeling unsteady and off balance. It was awful and my doctor of 25 years abandoned me when I told him what was going on and that I felt my body was telling me to get off this drug. I was 66 at the time. I live in a large city and it was hard finding a doctor who would take my case. Luckily I found one in a neighboring state. I think your body and mind just knows when it’s time to stop. I hope this doesn’t sound goofy, I’m really not goofy, it’s just hard to explain. I just knew. It happened quickly. Almost from one day to the next.