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Benzodiazepines and tapering side effects

Posted by tarheel @tarheel, Jun 7, 2020

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stephe | @stephe | Aug 27, 2022
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@sears

Please be more specific. Many on here can give you some great advice.

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I have been taking clonazapam 1 mg. daily for years. Withdrawal includes despair & very dark thoughts. Need help

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sears | @sears | Aug 27, 2022
In reply to @stephe "I have been taking clonazapam 1 mg. daily for years. Withdrawal includes despair & very dark..." + (show)
@stephe

I have been taking clonazapam 1 mg. daily for years. Withdrawal includes despair & very dark thoughts. Need help

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Are you tapering? Did you cold turkey? Do you have a doctor?

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stephe | @stephe | Aug 27, 2022
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@sears

Are you tapering? Did you cold turkey? Do you have a doctor?

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I do. I haven’t actually tried very hard. What concerns me is that I wake-up in a state of despair after I haven’t taken any in about 10-12 hours. So it feels scarey to try. I really want to though.

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sears | @sears | Aug 27, 2022
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@stephe

I do. I haven’t actually tried very hard. What concerns me is that I wake-up in a state of despair after I haven’t taken any in about 10-12 hours. So it feels scarey to try. I really want to though.

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You’re still on your regular dose? You’re not tapering?

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