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I called the only COMPOUND PHARMACY in San Francisco and was definitely going to go that way. $100 per script, a small amount for peace of mind. I spoke to my Primary Doctor and my Psychiatrist, neither said at tapering from my .125 did not warrant to go that route. My Psychiatrist however never had me on a tapering plan, I just tapered myself. It is very easy to get discouraged and think it's me going through this, they do not understand. In the end, you know best, of course you do need guidance and knowledge. Again I recommend Ashton Manual Benzos.org if that is what you were taking. Being 78, on Lorazepam for over 10 years these past 9 months have been the worst time of my life. So, so many side effects, I had them all. I read, read, and read about withdrawing from Benzos and many times felt I knew more than the Doctor treating me. Unless they are very knowledgeable, which you do not really know, it's a hit and miss.
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I had a similar experience after taking klonopin for 18 years. My doctor had me very slowly reduce the dose (0.5 mg every 3 weeks) but I had awful tremors, shaking and twitching movements anyway. At times the shaking was so violent that it made me fall out of bed. My husband would hold me down during the times when the shaking was at its worst. These shaking and jerky movements involved my entire body. Then I had my first, and only, panic attack. We were not prepared for any of this and felt lonely and very scared.. We went to the er one night but they heard about klonopin withdrawal, put me in bed in a hallway and ignored me. And no, they were not very busy. It was at 3a.m. and after 12 hours of these shaking and jerky movements and the panic attack I still have some tremors after 3 years and am on 2 meds to help control it. I had bad headaches and nausea too. I would still be taking the klonopin if I had known it would be like this. I'm sorry I took it at all. But for me, the outcome was not worth what resulted.
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I would bet you did know more than your doctors. Most don’t really care and they don’t research anything.