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What is the best way to taper off Klonopin?

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: May 16 6:16pm | Replies (271)

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@arthur57

Thanks cking56! After my tremors/body buzzing/eye twiching started all kinds of scary thoughts started from MS to PD etc. But the Klonopin crossed my mind as I realized it all started a month or so of starting the medication. After being told twice that the drug wouldn't cause these issues I started doing a deep dive into Klonopin online and read that although rare, tremors were indeed a potential side effect. My sleep doc who prescribed it obviously never saw this before or doesn't understand how it can affect people differently, which is obviously the case with all meds. Only med. I take is 10mg. of atovastatin and frankly probably don't need that so I knew this was only thing that changed in my daily life. I feel horrible reading what others have gone through for years of taking this med. I'm still in disbelief of the dosage that others take, as I said at double or triple my dosage I would have been confined to a wheelchair as this benzo does a number on ones central nervous system. I now have a greater compassion for those hooked on all meds. Take care!

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Arthur57, I’m so glad you were as lucky as you were. BTW, tremors are VERY common side effects when one is in tolerance or withdrawal. You won’t find a ton of common side effects in medical/pharmaceutical literature because the research was never done beyond 4 months of use. Doctors were never taught because there was nothing to teach. So much comes from Dr. Heather Ashton and more recently, groups like Benzodiazepine Information Coalition. Most everything else comes from patient websites like benzobuddies and Facebook groups, with tens of thousands of members, but doctors do not take any of this seriously. It does seem incredulous - until it happens to you or someone you love.

I wish you the best. It sounds like you are doing well. 🙂