Help Getting Off of Klonopin

I did print out the conversion table from the Ashton Manual and some talking points plus, my husband will be there with me to help explain my situation and my desire to stop taking benzos for fear that if he retires I will be hard pressed to find another physician that will be able to continue to give me Klonopin which terrifies me. I just want to be proactive and get ahead of this before that happens. I do really appreciate your guidance and advice.

Thank you and I will fill you in later on Tuesday after my appointment. Thank you for the prayers and I will pray for you as well. Maybe we can go through this journey together. Strength in numbers, right? We can help each other along the way if you would like?

Yes! Gabapentin did help, and then I needed something different as I tapered off gabapentin . Hydroxyzine has been very helpful. I start with 10mg. It is an antihistamine so check with your dr.

Thank you. I will add this bit to my questions for tapering.

Probably need a new one as mine is old.

If I was 54 years old it would make a huge difference. At 74 not so much.
I wish you only the best.

Thanks I appreciate that. My psychiatrist put me on Zoloft, Buspar,Wellbutrin and Klonopin and always said “ If it is not broken don’t fix it”. He also stressed exercise along with it. That has always been an important part of my life.
People that truly suffer from depression never really get over it but rather control it. My mother was horribly depressed her whole life and medicated with alcohol. It made for a tough childhood. I wasn’t going to make that same mistake. My son suffers from depression and my daughter suffers from anxiety. Because I was open with my struggles they both addressed their issues. My son is a lawyer and is currently a diplomat in Kuala Lumpur and my daughter is also very successful. I have been blessed with five grandchildren. My son and his wife have two boys and my daughter and her husband have three girls.
As I said above best of luck to you.

They said the same thing about opioids. On a positive note I don’t think anyone is overdosing and dying taking Klonopin. I think because of the opioid epidemic the doctors are overreacting with benzos. I am not saying they are not addictive but almost any medication you take has side effects. If you read the warning label you would never take anything.
Good luck to you.

Thank you and I get what you're saying. Makes complete sense.

So true...they are lumping benzos in with opioids I think because of the people that are on opioids end up mixing in benzos and then that causes a deadly cocktail.