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Endless withdrawal from benzos and pregabalin

Addiction & Recovery | Last Active: Jun 20 2:04pm | Replies (168)

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@lauralouisenelson

Looks like you tapered from 4 mg clonazepam in just 3 months : Nov-Feb? After 30 years? If this is accurate, that is amazing, and nice job!! I was in withdrawal from 1 mg clonazepam after 15 years, and 2 years into the taper was in agony and not able to sustain the withdrawal, it was super traumatic, still is b/c I'm still taking a drug that no longer has therepaeutic value other than keeping me out of high withdrawal, which was destroying me. I thought I was dying. You should feel marvelous for your accomplishment, I appreciate the difficulty and determination involved. Lyrica/gabapentin have their own nasty withdrawals, I took 100-200 mg for 2 months to help with sleep during benzo withdrawal, it stopped helping after that, and I had to do a water taper from 100 mg, after just 2 mos., massive night time head zaps. Most doctors, and clearly pharmacists don't know shit about withdrawals from this stuff. They are experts at putting you on them, not so good at warning you about what will happen when you try to come off them, and are just dismal at knowing how to help you come off them. I know you don't feel well, and I know what that feels like, but you are doing an amazing job. I envy you, you are free of clonazepam. Keep it up!!

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I have grown cynical about this. I think MDs do know about withdrawal and just don't care. I have often wondered if prescribing has some benefit to them, but again, I've become cynical.