I feel like you do. I'm 62. I was prescribed clonazepam for insomnia. I took 1 mg. 4 times a day for 19 years. My Dr retires. Before I had my first visit with a NP the Dr there started weaning me off pretty quickly. Their nurse had called before the Dr started the taper telling me she was going to do that. Asked if I wanted to wait till she referred me to a specialist. I said yes but that's not what happened. Cut them quickly. I went to this so called specialist. He had access to my records even my sleep lab. He never brought it up. He went to say that they prescribe antidepressants never mind I told him those drugs make sick, exhausted and don't help me sleep. He dismissed me about that. Got me out quickly. I've suffer greatly from the withdrawals. Extreme stomach acid, nausea, more pain, abdominal cramps, loose bowels or constipated and of course insomnia. I have health problems already and don't need this. I live in rural Missouri and it's hard to find a Dr that excepts new patients. No luck finding one who'll prescribe clonazepam. I don't understand how a Dr can have no compassion to take people off a drug for sleep especially when they're sick and in extreme pain. Got off pain meds to satisfy the Dr. I was unable to exercise much and gained weight pretty quickly. It's just a nightmare for me. I feel like dying. My life is trying to eat. Try to rest. I'm unable to do my errands, etc. I go almost no where except med visits and tests. I hope for us we can get help somewhere.