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Yes, I was surprised that they switched you from 6mg of Lorazepam to .5mg of Klonopin. That is such a huge drop. I agree that most Doctors don't know how to detox or taper down a patient from Benzodiazepine. We're you given them for restless leg Syndrome and how many years did you take it? Does the new medication help with Restless Leg Syndrome? I'm assuming you have it because you mentioned you take Gabapentin and Ropinole. I recently developed Restless Leg Syndrome after developing Neuropathy in my hands in feet. It came on slowly in January and by February it was really severe. It's all day and night. Plus I have pain in my legs too. I have to constantly walk and pace. Menopause makes it so much worse. I'm trying to get this under control so that I can start tapering down off the Clonazepam. You're so Lucky you are off the Clonazepam. How do you feel now?
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I was euphoric the first week off. Then I woke up in the middle of the night with horrible Dry Mouth, Burning Tongue, and Receding Gums. This happened all of a sudden. Its as though I am going through WITHDRAWAL. When I told my Dr. that I realized I was being tapered for 2mg of Lorazepam when it should have been 6mg, he said you should see your Dentist. Nothing else, no I"m sorry let see if there is anything we can do about what you are going through. Same response from my Psychiatrist, no one taking responsibility. I read this could happen when switching to a longer half life of a Benzodiazepine which Clonazepam is compared to Lorazepam. They mess up the equivalent in MG'S. I am going to be 79 in 2 months and am very scared about my future, never, ever felt anything like this before. I am back worse then when I started the Taper. I was prescribed Lorazepam for RLS and it worked immediately. But you must know after researching that being on a Benzodiazepine for we'll over ten years is DANGEROUS, IT IS FOR SHORT TERM USE ONLY. No nothing else helped with RLS, it has come back, I rub VOLTAREN GEL and it helps, not as much as it should because it inso long prescription strength.