tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post8453524438038234333..comments2024-02-24T21:45:39.650-05:00Comments on My Life As 3D: Held Hostage by a RX Drug: My Klonopin NightmareDDDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07333974041672267981noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-63336533267009242192023-11-14T13:18:07.324-05:002023-11-14T13:18:07.324-05:00It’s not fair being between functioning yet deteri...It’s not fair being between functioning yet deteriorating at the same time and free of the anxiety of going to doc visit/pharmacy shortage hell that takes all I have to walk in and be rejected for the refill that I desperately need. It’s hell, but the medicine has made me able to function. So chasing my tail and defeated…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-46726970127503729492023-11-14T13:10:55.373-05:002023-11-14T13:10:55.373-05:00I’m in tears reading this, I feel the same way you...I’m in tears reading this, I feel the same way you described. Very glad that you escaped this stuff. I am trying to get my freedom back from these meds. I can’t do it anymore. Thank you for sharing your experience. I look forward to letting go of this horrid nightmare!!!!Simonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-67545984409644523252022-08-30T08:58:28.339-04:002022-08-30T08:58:28.339-04:00Steve your right without klonpin for anxiety. I wo...Steve your right without klonpin for anxiety. I would never have went back work. Function has human being. I am 65 years old and have been takeing it for 28yrs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-36544023155999940402022-06-02T17:39:25.913-04:002022-06-02T17:39:25.913-04:00I am struggling very hard to get off prescribed Kl...I am struggling very hard to get off prescribed Klonopin which I have been on nearly 6 years straight now. I am 62 years old and this drug is like a Benedict Arnold. On one hand it helped me but now it has betrayed me! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-77956786809497799722021-10-29T11:40:34.353-04:002021-10-29T11:40:34.353-04:00I'm glad the medication helps you, Steve. Unfo...I'm glad the medication helps you, Steve. Unfortunately, it made my life a living hell. And I know plenty of others who have suffered the same fate. If you ever have to go off of it, I pray that you'll be able to survive the withdrawals. As far as you suggesting that I should've researched the drug on my own, we'll agree to disagree on that point. Doctor--especially psychiatrists--have a responsibility to inform their patients of any potential hazards or side effects of medication they prescribe. "Do no harm."DDDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07333974041672267981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-72203928785618328832021-10-29T11:20:41.062-04:002021-10-29T11:20:41.062-04:00Some people need this med. I have a terrible anxie...Some people need this med. I have a terrible anxiety disorder and klonopin has saved my life. I had to do a risk benefits analysis. Take it and get dependant on it or not take it and be debilitated by anxiety. I chose the klonopin route. This drug and others like it have been demonized. You should have done your own research on the drug before taking it. Did you read the inserts. Did you ask the pharmacist. Dud you research the drug on the internet before taking. Maybe your doctor didn't tell you but you should have done your own research on it. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01889715046002589467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-35161819220439851322021-08-15T19:07:59.576-04:002021-08-15T19:07:59.576-04:00Totally agree. 0.5mg 5 times a day is FAR too much...Totally agree. 0.5mg 5 times a day is FAR too much. Doctor was totally irresponsible.mistywindowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607536271295934033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-31181263674391823232020-10-12T21:49:16.033-04:002020-10-12T21:49:16.033-04:00I "broke up" with Klonopin two months sh...I "broke up" with Klonopin two months shy of a year ago ago after being on it for around 15 months. Withdrawal was most definitely hell on earth. It's being ripped from your mother's womb It's awakening to a most horrific reality and relearning almost everything, literally even some basic things almost as though you're an invalid of sorts. I am still struggling in many ways but perhaps the hardest thing is how much I want to get back on it. I miss the way I felt on it :(The Ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-33777042823821624732020-01-11T21:52:11.477-05:002020-01-11T21:52:11.477-05:00How do I contact You? Cheers, patHow do I contact You? Cheers, patPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452824354090946184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-53043671303305766872020-01-04T21:58:55.863-05:002020-01-04T21:58:55.863-05:00I was on 6mg per day..2mg 3x per day...approx 17 y...I was on 6mg per day..2mg 3x per day...approx 17 yrs. I am klonapin free after 2 months of hospital detox supervision and then addiction/behavioral hospital for suicidal.. seeing and hearing things..seizures and now only the tremors and slow hand/eye coordination. My handwriting is improving. It has looked awful but praise God, I made it. I am having to file for disability at 48 but I will not ever go back on them. I am getting MY feelings back and some old memories. I am so grateful to have realized they were NOT helping me! Get help from your medical doctor.. you can do it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486194066063701832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-36514754163375355162019-01-12T00:09:31.191-05:002019-01-12T00:09:31.191-05:00Just wondering how you're doing <3Just wondering how you're doing <3Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770153948702398515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-83197019729289558902018-12-05T18:02:53.843-05:002018-12-05T18:02:53.843-05:00Thank you so much for sharing your story. The way ...Thank you so much for sharing your story. The way you explain everything is straight to the meat without all the other articles I’ve read. I’m definitely in my early stages. I plan on fighting this tooth and nail. I’m only a week in. There’s no turning back. I plan on returning to my psychiatrist and requesting he taper me off. If he refuses then plan b it is. Notsosweetnbamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138145655367343284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-71981836002731420142018-10-07T12:21:32.663-04:002018-10-07T12:21:32.663-04:00If you can maintain a low daily level for a couple...If you can maintain a low daily level for a couple of months during crisis periods (my mother in late stages of ALS) then that is what the medicine is used for. Those that need it to function have been victimized by those that use it recreationally. Do anything in excess and there are consequences.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933786893995250996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-44423068822673861952018-10-07T12:20:13.453-04:002018-10-07T12:20:13.453-04:00If you can maintain a low daily level for a couple...If you can maintain a low daily level for a couple of months during crisis periods (my mother in late stages of ALS) then that is what the medicine is used for. Those that need it to function have been victimized by those that use it recreationally. Do anything in excess and there are consequences.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933786893995250996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-74955546878693469442018-08-18T07:31:14.581-04:002018-08-18T07:31:14.581-04:00I've been on Klonopin for eight years at four ...I've been on Klonopin for eight years at four mg a day. My body got so use to it that I had to take more. When I'm out, I cannot function. I tried drug rehab but they want to taper you off in three days after years of addiction. Needless to say, I was back at the psychiatrist begging for Klonopin again. I cannot function without it. It destroyed everything I worked for, my marriage, job, relationships, looks, etc. It is either stay on it or commit suicide. I can't take the withdrawal pain as it is like you are in hell. My whole body shuts down. There should be laws that the doctors have to disclose how addictive this drug is and only prescribe it for short periods of time. Then, once your addicted, everyone acts like you did something wrong. This is truly a drug made in hell and doctors doll it out like candy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-79549977314719320972017-08-10T21:24:49.301-04:002017-08-10T21:24:49.301-04:00I've been taking 3mgs per day for a couple yea...I've been taking 3mgs per day for a couple years now. It started at 2mgs per day but then was upped to 3. I would like to taper off but every time I try the side effects are very bad. I have tried to lower by .5/day. Good advice to lower by less than this amount perhaps and over a long period of time. It is reassuring to hear that people get off this drug and can be happy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-33100149770267956262017-06-19T01:03:07.746-04:002017-06-19T01:03:07.746-04:00Hi well I was taking 6mgs of clonazepam per day an...Hi well I was taking 6mgs of clonazepam per day and knew by reading articles and physical symptoms this was way too high. I couldn't get any help when I asked my doctor or a drug counsellor because it was a prescription drug so I had to face the hell ahead and taper myself. My symptoms of withdrawal were terrible, nausea,insomnia and severe body tremors to name a few also tinnitus really bad which I have permanently. I did my own taper over 3 years from 6mgs to 0.5 tapering 0.5 every 3 months then my 3rd year I continued this eventually getting down to 0.5 which I hope to stop soon . This is a big taper for me as I have been on these for several years. I feel better now most symptoms have gone but still on beta blockers for palpitations. I tried to eat healthy and not drink but the drink made me feel normal and this is a BIG problem when tapering because your substituting one for the other which just lengthens the taper so avoid if possible also if I had to do it again myself I would actually reduce by less than 0.5 mgs over a longer period to reduce the withdrawal affects. Everyone is different, has different dosages and timescales but that was mine anyway because no one else was interested. I did have suicidal thoughts and cried all the time but this passed so please stick in there and force yourself but if it's too big a taper just ease of it until it's more suitable for you and don't listen to someone telling you who hasn't gone through this Hell. I made it here to write this and one day you will also but it takes a long long time with benzos. These are dangerous serious pills. I hope this will help someone.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-4261609438308721642017-06-12T19:41:32.598-04:002017-06-12T19:41:32.598-04:00Hi,I must be in a small percentage of people takin...Hi,I must be in a small percentage of people taking a high dose,as I am on 2mg four times a dayDannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-13704341960216105602017-05-02T22:18:08.113-04:002017-05-02T22:18:08.113-04:00OMG you could have had a seizure! This irresponsib...OMG you could have had a seizure! This irresponsible prescribing is a major cause of the opiate crisis today!hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480763133343035848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-56868925407925219112016-08-29T13:53:13.893-04:002016-08-29T13:53:13.893-04:00Anonymous... You may want to seek out an addiction...Anonymous... You may want to seek out an addiction specialist. They would more than likely be willing to help you with tapering off. You can find a doctor certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine at this link: http://community.asam.org/search/default.asp?m=basicDDDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07333974041672267981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-89261070467194331342016-08-29T12:17:15.692-04:002016-08-29T12:17:15.692-04:00am at the end of lorazepam tapering. Down to 3/4 o...am at the end of lorazepam tapering. Down to 3/4 of 0.5mgs. My doctor wont help me taper and is cutting me off when my September prescription is done. I have been five years on benzos started at 3 mgs klonipin for PTSD. No doctor told me of the horrors of the drug and withdrawal. I experience tremors air hunger and the feeling I am going to have a seizure. I feel de-realization. If doctors had been honest with me about the effects of benzos I would never have agreed to taking them. My life has been destroyed by these drugs...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-42907061487518500312016-08-18T19:25:04.171-04:002016-08-18T19:25:04.171-04:00I am now down to 1 mg. daily - tomorrow I start th...I am now down to 1 mg. daily - tomorrow I start the last leg by take 1/2 mg. daily. I figure the best way is taking .25 in the a.m. and another 1/2 mg. late afternoon. My sleeping has gotten better (with the doctor prescribing 200 mg. of trazadone at bedtime) but I still have so many memory and attention issues plus have lost all the feelings I so cherished. I know soon I'll be in the recovery period and since my mind doesn't let me stay in the "present" - it gets in a loop and takes me back to horrible times when I was younger or makes me think about my recovery period. I don't know who I am anymore - and find no pleasure and have developed a fear of people and leaving the house. I'm NOT living - just existing. The only feelings I have are sadness and helplessness. My fiance tries so hard to keep me encouraged and positive and still have thoughts of suicide. He is the only reason I am still here - but worry about the future (recover and post-recovery) if the "real me" will come back at the end of this frightening journey! I wish peace and send love - the only ones who TRULY understand is someone who's been through tapering and in recovery. Klonopin should be outlawed. That will be my cause when I'm at the end of the last leg of this horrible journey.Roxie524https://www.blogger.com/profile/01926802359435901299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-19345766376685251552016-08-18T18:05:41.791-04:002016-08-18T18:05:41.791-04:00I am in the Klonopin Hell right now. I've tak...I am in the Klonopin Hell right now. I've taken benzos on and off for years. I am seeing a psychiatrist for thr first time in my life in 4 days because the thing I want Most in this world is to be drug free and I hope he can help me. This is the worst thing I've ever gone through and I only wish I knew then, when I was first prescribed, what I know now. I pray I find a way to live in Peace without benzo addiction. It's pathetic really. How did this even happen. I am angry, scared, disappointed with myself. It feels as though it has stolen "Me". I'm not the same and probably never will be. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-5573235609218298182016-05-26T21:03:36.396-04:002016-05-26T21:03:36.396-04:00I've been taking Klonopin (Clonazepam) for 20 ...I've been taking Klonopin (Clonazepam) for 20 yrs. No less than 5 psychiatrists prescribed and kept upping the dosage - so I was on 3 mg. a day. I have all the symptoms of withdrawals trying to decrease by 1/2 mg. They're so awful - I've considered suicide. I'm now down to 2 mg. a day - but don't know the best way of taking them-time wise. I've also heard that some doctors use Valium along with the withdrawal. Has anybody tried withdrawing this way? Any way to ease the symptoms. My heart races, I have such tremors I lay in bed until I can actually feel like a human being. But it doesn't last for long. No one ever told me the side effects when prescribing it. For all going thru this battle - breathe deeply and try to keep positive. I know-easier said than done. May you be blessed and filled with peace.Roxie524https://www.blogger.com/profile/01926802359435901299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214164572251206738.post-30537745820068396912015-09-01T10:32:27.231-04:002015-09-01T10:32:27.231-04:00I also was taking a benzo, they did help with the ...I also was taking a benzo, they did help with the shooting back pain. Most days I didn't take more than one...some days none, some two.<br />I decided I was done and quit (I was "only" on the .5mg). It's been two months and I am still not sleeping well, some nights a few hours others up to six, with a few wakeups.<br />I also had a son addicted, saw that he "liked" Diazepam and Heroin, seemed like I was preaching double standards... ok for me, but not you?<br />Keep blogging, I learn something in everyone! Thank you!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com