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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.
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We're you able to get help with the dry mouth, burning tongue and receding gums? How bad is the RLS? Is it only at night? I developed neuropathy in my hands and feet in January and that's when the RLS started up. I've been on pain medication for 5 herniated discs in my neck and 3 in my lumbar and I'm still in chronic pain, but now the RLS is severe. It's in my neck and back too and arms. I have it all day and night. I have to keep walking and pacing. I've tried several medications and after a few days I get palpitations and chest pain. The one that helped a lot was a Parkinson disease medication called Benztropine but I had to stop it. Then The same thing happened when I increased the dose of my own pain medication. I went to my Cardiologist and told him. I was hoping he could prescribe me something that would enable me to take one of these medications and he didn't believe me. He said because I had chest pain in January then it must all be in my mind. I really need these medications. I have RLS really bad and I'm going through menopause. Why would I make it up. Then I took Lyrica and same thing happened to me. I stopped after two weeks. I've been going out of my mind with this RLS 24/7 and the palpitations, so I went back and took the Lyrica yesterday. I have a heart monitor on but I'm seeing a new Cardiologist on the 11th. I want to get off the Clonazepam so bad! I'm glad I went down to 1mg but I need to taper more. I find it hard right now with RLS and painful muscles. Do you get pain in your legs with the RLS? I use icy hot. Is Voltaren stronger? You're right no Doctor takes responsibility for prescribing Benzodiazepine for years and years. It makes me so angry. I'm so angry at myself too.