Getting off Klonopin (klonazepam)

At the last minute I called the pharmacy this morning and he filled one more month. Time to look for another Dr and try to use the months worth to ween off. I agree totally with you.

Reading all this…my nephew has anxiety and sleep issues. His sleep therapist is having him do genetic testing ti determine the best meds for him.

I have taken L theanine 200mg for well over a year, also for anxiety. It really does help and I've had no negative side effects. It works gradually, not like a benzo...and you need to take it every day to keep it in your system. I take mine now at night with 2mg melatonin for sleep, but have taken it during the day as well and it won't make you groggy. Best of luck to you, dealing with anxiety is awful!

I’m trying to slowly taper myself off Klonopin….its a struggle….question…can I take L-theanine while taking Klonopin to help with withdrawal?

Thanks

Hi everybody
I just joined this forum and I am very grateful.
I was on Klonopin 0.5 mg for about 10 yrs. My family doctor prescribed it because I had experienced multiple losses one by one and had anxiety issues.
Long story short- my family doctor retired and new doctor on our first visit told me - no more Klonopin and to stop it in 2 weeks. She prescribed Wellbutrin,which I don’t want to take.
I took a month to tapper it down and stopped a week ago. Having hard time with withdrawal symptoms.
My question is about LTheanine Serene Supplement.
It was recommended to me by grief counselor some time ago.
I know I will need help with my anxiety.

How awful. Your medication decisions should be your decisions!
I don't know a lot about theanine, and I've never tried it.
Is there any way you could get a second opinion, get a refill of the Klonopin, and taper off more gradually?
What have you learned or read so far about theanine? Do you see any pros or cons that might influence what you decide?

Hi everybody
I just joined this forum and I am very grateful.
I was on Klonopin 0.5 mg for about 10 yrs. My family doctor prescribed it because I had experienced multiple losses one by one and had anxiety issues.
Long story short- my family doctor retired and new doctor on our first visit told me - no more Klonopin and to stop it in 2 weeks. She prescribed Wellbutrin,which I don’t want to take.
I took a month to tapper it down and stopped a week ago. Having hard time with withdrawal symptoms.
My question is about LTheanine Serene Supplement.
It was recommended to me by grief counselor some time ago.
I know I will need help with my anxiety.

Hi and thank so kindly for responding. I was put on this medication in 2003 when all my symptoms started. This was prescribed for leg pain and leg tremors. At this time I was diagnosed with transverse myelitis. Very severe leg pain. I really don’t remember the dosage. If I knew then what I know now, I would have researched this medication plus probably never would have taken it either. Last two years I’ve gone from 4 relapses, 4 sets of steroids infusion, almost died from extreme weight loss. After lowering this medication leg pain has disappeared, noticed over all health improvements. Started feeling better. Never suffered panic or anxiety attacks in my life until I lowered this medication. Read that this medication very well is now the cause of these attacks. Coming off this medication has been a year long battle but I’m doing it. I was completely off of it for 10 days feeling fantastic....myself again until I started MS symptoms again. I had to go back to my last dosage amount that I ended off on which is very frustrating. So I’m searching for others who may have come off this, trying to come off etc.,
I’ve noticed a lot of what this medication has caused me and wondering if others have noticed the same thing.

I was put on this medication approximately 6 years ago because of restless legs syndrome, neuropathy and difficulty sleeping. I really can’t tell if it has helped at all. I had to change Doctors and my new Doctor wants me off of this drug. After seeing all the problems people are having getting off, I don’t see why I should just stay on it. I can’t be falling or almost falling I am an above the knee amputee and walking is hard enough with out withdrawal causing me to fall. My Doctor says I’m over medicated. I take two pills for sleep the colazapam, and a muscle relaxer trisanidine. The sleep aids are lanesta and seraquel. None probably spelled correctly. He said that it’s a wonder I woke up in the mornings. He said he will not prescribe the sleep aids any longer,or the colazapam . So I guess I have to come off it. I will have to see a psychiatrist to come off it according to my Doctor. I take 22 pills every night and 8 in the mornings, when I remember them. Do you think I should try to come off the colazapam or just continue on like I am. I know I take too many medicines, over medicated, but some of them I have to take. I just don’t know what the big deal is with him about coming off the colazapam, it really doesn’t help that much but it sounds terrible to try to come off of it now after years of being on it. Just don’t know what to do. Sorry this was so long and if you got this far thanks.

Clonazapam aka clonopin is a terrible drug I hope you can ween off of it with success it’s so easy to become physically dependent on it it’s a wonder Drs even prescribe but unfortunately we live in a prescribe prescribe prescribe world . This isn’t naysaying meds it’s just saying I’ve been overmedicated and it’s no good