ericaboo
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I am tapering off it under my psychiatrist's close supervision, and it's still extremely rough. At this rate, it will probably take me about 6 months to get off of it, and I've already been trying for a few months...
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Advice On Klonipin Withdrawal
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Gamereign555
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There will be withdrawal symptoms but remember that you are also suffering from anxiety in the first place. One thing I can say is that I am not liking this prescription that is .5 up to twice daily for the klonapin. I feel addicted to it in ways that I did not have issues with in taking the Xanax at the same dose. I used to be able to take 1mg of the xanax and it would curb panic and bad anxiety for days at a time. I know that sounds weird. But now with this klonapin, I feel like it is just more addictive to me and it seems my tolerance is rapidly building to it.
My advise is to not look for a euphoric feeling out of it, because you are getting a therapy sized dose. Taking it in hopes of sleeping or combining it with diphenhydramine is also a mistake, unless you enjoy sleeping for 14 hours or more at a time and always feeling like you need another when you wake up.
My advise is to not look for a euphoric feeling out of it, because you are getting a therapy sized dose. Taking it in hopes of sleeping or combining it with diphenhydramine is also a mistake, unless you enjoy sleeping for 14 hours or more at a time and always feeling like you need another when you wake up.
Gamereign555
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Try something called Gaba. It works great for me, can be used safely to sleep with benadryl. Gaba, although it's once a day can be taken when you feel like you are getting angry type anxious at things, it calms me right down. It can be found in a homeopathic store.
As an update I have heard of people mixing together a combination of Kava, Gaba and Valerian.
Always make sure you can take your supplements with your current prescribed medications however!
I just went thru Klonopin withdrawal -- been off for about 62 days if I remember correctly. I was on it for almost a year. Up to 2mg/day in .5mg increments. After a while, I naturally weaned myself down to 1.5, then 1, then .5mg/day. Finally I made the decision that I wanted to come off of it because a) I never planned on being on it that long b) at some point I want to get pregnant. So I took myself down to .25mg/day, then dosed every other day, then I came off. Even at that gradual taper schedule, I was going thru something. Nothing I couldn't handle, but it was still rough.
The sleeping problems and rebound anxiety were the worst part. I took Melatonin for sleep....it was somewhat effective, though, honestly, not as much as I would have liked. I took Niacin for anxiety...its just Vitamin B3. I took I think 500mg at a time, but you might want to start with a drastically lower dose if you try it because it causes a "flush" which makes you itchy and warm. I don't mind the feeling, but it could be annoying. The Niacin did help with my anxiety a lot. I also drank a lot of coconut water (Vita Coco) during my "detox". I don't really know if it helped; it was probably mental. But I felt like it did.
The worst of the Klonopin withdrawal was about the first four days after I took my last dose. I felt like I was gonna freak out. I was also in a much different situation because I had given myself permission to take it in case I really and truly thought I couldn't handle it. I carried the Klonopin with me in my purse for the first like month. I needed that safety net. Knowing I had it if things got really bad was helpful to me. After about a month, I started leaving it in my car. I still wouldn't want to not have it in the car, just in case. (In fact just now as I thought about leaving it at home instead of in my car, I felt anxious, LOL.)
I just recently started taking a new herbal supplement that contains Valerian Root, Scullcap, Chamomile, and some other things. Its really helping me a lot, I'm actually surprised at how much. I also take SAM-E (for depression), Omega 3's, multi-vitamin, probiotics, and an immune system booster a few times a week. I also got liquid Valerian Root for help with my lingering sleep issues -- but I think my sleep is actually back to where it was before I was on Klonopin, which was somewhat problematic.
Now, all I can promise is that it definitely does get better. And aside from isolated incidents of very intense anxiety, I actually feel LESS anxious off the Klonopin than I did about half of the time. I think the roller coaster of taking benzodiazepines made me feel variably less anxious, then more, if that makes sense.
Good luck, and sorry for the book. ;)
The sleeping problems and rebound anxiety were the worst part. I took Melatonin for sleep....it was somewhat effective, though, honestly, not as much as I would have liked. I took Niacin for anxiety...its just Vitamin B3. I took I think 500mg at a time, but you might want to start with a drastically lower dose if you try it because it causes a "flush" which makes you itchy and warm. I don't mind the feeling, but it could be annoying. The Niacin did help with my anxiety a lot. I also drank a lot of coconut water (Vita Coco) during my "detox". I don't really know if it helped; it was probably mental. But I felt like it did.
The worst of the Klonopin withdrawal was about the first four days after I took my last dose. I felt like I was gonna freak out. I was also in a much different situation because I had given myself permission to take it in case I really and truly thought I couldn't handle it. I carried the Klonopin with me in my purse for the first like month. I needed that safety net. Knowing I had it if things got really bad was helpful to me. After about a month, I started leaving it in my car. I still wouldn't want to not have it in the car, just in case. (In fact just now as I thought about leaving it at home instead of in my car, I felt anxious, LOL.)
I just recently started taking a new herbal supplement that contains Valerian Root, Scullcap, Chamomile, and some other things. Its really helping me a lot, I'm actually surprised at how much. I also take SAM-E (for depression), Omega 3's, multi-vitamin, probiotics, and an immune system booster a few times a week. I also got liquid Valerian Root for help with my lingering sleep issues -- but I think my sleep is actually back to where it was before I was on Klonopin, which was somewhat problematic.
Now, all I can promise is that it definitely does get better. And aside from isolated incidents of very intense anxiety, I actually feel LESS anxious off the Klonopin than I did about half of the time. I think the roller coaster of taking benzodiazepines made me feel variably less anxious, then more, if that makes sense.
Good luck, and sorry for the book. ;)
Gamereign555
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This isn't the first time I have heard about using Niacin for anxiety. Maybe I should give it a try after some research on it.
ericaboo
Diamond Member
I'm seeing my psychiatrist today. He will probably have me go from the current dose of 2.0 mg down to 1.5 or 1.0.
I'm concerned. It seems like each time I cut back the withdrawals are a little worse.
I'm concerned. It seems like each time I cut back the withdrawals are a little worse.
ericaboo
Diamond Member
OK, I was about ready to get a second opinion because my psychiatrist was doubting my withdrawal symptoms, and then something amazing happened! Someone on this site recommended a site about quitting benzo's, which I relayed to my doctor - and he actually checked into it! This is like... a purple dodo bird... a... a... green unicorn? I don't know?
So I am happy with my doctor now. He ordered the Heather Ashton book online, and now I'm doing that method to withdraw, starting tomorrow.
I'm hopeful, and in utter shock! A cool doc!
Here's a link to the post where I got the information:
[DLMURL]https://www.ptsdforum.org/c/threads/klonopin-anyone.27963/#post-428242[/DLMURL]
Much Thanks to Flamengo :D
So I am happy with my doctor now. He ordered the Heather Ashton book online, and now I'm doing that method to withdraw, starting tomorrow.
I'm hopeful, and in utter shock! A cool doc!
Here's a link to the post where I got the information:
[DLMURL]https://www.ptsdforum.org/c/threads/klonopin-anyone.27963/#post-428242[/DLMURL]
Much Thanks to Flamengo :D
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