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Hello Reese, I will make a note of the Buspar, anti-ansiolytic, and ask my doc. It might be an option for me. The klonopin was originally given to me for what they called spasmodic torticolus. My neck would pull to the left, and it eventually stopped doing that but I developed a tremor in my head, and left hand, some in right but not as bad.
The doctors up at OHSU (neuro in Oregon) shot botox into both sides of my neck for 9 months, but I had to keep taking the klonopin.
I kept telling myself, and doctors never seemed to worry, that my little pill wasn't going to harm me and if I didn't take it for a couple days, I felt awful so just kept taking it.
I don't know if I mentioned that I am 70 now so I do take only magnesium, and D3 for now but again, I'm looking at L-theanine. My cupboard is full of things I couldn't tolerate, for another thread. So I have to be careful of everything as I don't have any resistance to most things.
I have another issue I'll hold off for now, just got up and not very coherent as I took a melatonin, 3 mg, and it knocked me coocoo and I still woke up every 2 hours. It was recommended for weaning off klonopin. No more of that, better off without it 😉 Thanks so much for getting back to me, Denise PS @reese1 , I went into other issue from 2 summers ago in my reply to lacy above 😉
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