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Now age 79 and still taking Klonapin which is Clonazepam or Rivotril here in Canada. Originally given to me along with Zoloft for sleep. Long story short, on it for about 15 or more years as didnt used to keep track,... only 0.5 a day but doesnt matter, its still addictive. Here in Canada someone tried to sue a Dr. for not telling him it was addictive and only after less than 6 weeks if I recall.. and he didnt win his lawfuit. My psycghiatrist at the time, very nice woman.... then she left and family Dr. over over and prescribed for many years, as did a new dr. who thought he was super-doctor but never even asked me why was taking them along with Zoloft! Anyway, I took myself off Zoloft cold turkey in 2018 when told had gluacoma and these were bad for it, but no one told me that Rivotril also was bad. Six months later, a Dr at emerge told me to take last 5 Rivotril pills and go back on Zoloft ... after many years on Zoloft and then off 6 months, went back on and had heart pounding in night and sometimes day, emergency dept. etc., and guess what took mysef off zoloft again! But..heart pounding stopped 2 days later! BAck to Rivotril, my family dr said other dr should not have taken you off Rivotril and he gave me half dose... and now 2 yrs later back on 0.5.... these are only a few of the meds that are addictive: my issue is NO ONE TOLD ME THEY WERE ADDICTIVE...big difference. Anyway I could go on and on an on I think now am going to be 80 in October they are saying give the old gal the meds she'll be dead soon enough. Sorry but thats how I feel and I have read that the reason drs do not take their patients of such meds is because they can't or its too time consuming etc. so leave them on it... sorry dont know abut the L theanine but please check it out before you start, and make sure it is easy to STOP. J.
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Hi Lacy, I'm so sorry to hear of all you've been through. Sometimes I feel the same way as I am 70 now and in our small town there is little medical or dental care. What there is for doctors, nurses and pharmacies is poor, although there are some very sweet and kind folks too. They just don't have all the training, or tools they need to help some of us.
I ask my MD lots and lots of questions and he does the best he can for me. He and the nurses at the clinic were blown away at my success with keto. Lost 30 lbs, back to my normal weight, and my A1c's are all in the safe range now, including the daily home-tests I take on occasion. I have no more thyroid issue, or blood pressure which I wouldn't take the meds for either of those things. Just nutrition and a little walking is how I started out.
I do understand too well that once we are on a drug, any drug, I believe we can become dependent but I didn't know or believe that until I tried to get off klonopin cold-turkey. While I was weaning the first time, 2 Summers ago, August 7th, I'll never forget (this was years later after the cold-turkey thing) I think that I had some sort of seizure, TIA or stroke, no tests proved that though, zero, had every test including Caratoid Artery ultra-sound, no clogged arteries, no scar tissue.
My whole left-side went numb while I was up camping 30 miles for home. My phone worked and my neighbor campers/friends called 911 and got me to the hospital. Other people think it was my Covid Vaccines, but nothing is proven. I was back to normal gradually, took 3 days, but left arm remained numb in places. Better, but not fully back, because of doing weights etc. at the gym, I believe.
Anyway, I'm writing books here so I leave that there. I hope you'll be careful weaning if you try again, or are trying. I only go down 1/4 but I admit it scares hell out of me so my anxiety is hard to overcome some days. I so want to stop asking my doctor for a refill, they are so careful and would bet some folks are winning their lawsuits, and that's why their so tight with the meds.