alwaysworkingthruit
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What are your experiences with Klonopin? I’m nervous to try, and that’s an understatement.
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When i first was given benzo’s i thought i had finally been given a drug with actual positive effects, so much better than all the useless sri’s i had suffered through to satisfy my psych. I was so glad to finally feel like i might be able to sleep and wake up normally that i was probably hooked that first night! It worked until it didnt, at least not as well. A max dose worked again but not that well, and i was tired and lacked energy. I got off them, went back to sleepless nights and terror wake ups. I decided sleep was necessary to work steadily, energy was for other people and i chose to go back on and did for almost 10 years. Doses got maxed, xanax was added, and i chugged along.
Last year i needed more so i started spreading my 3 day weekend supply over the 4 day work week so i could sleep again. It worked for awhile. I gut hurt and the muscle relaxants made it work again, good, ran out, bad. started chewing the pills to get a better surge and sleep, good, bloody gut, bad, thought about adding alcohol one night, actually took a few steps towards the bottles, and I then got scared. Called a dr and was on a plane to a detox center about 24 hours later. Sober almost 5 months now and feeling a little foolish for riding what was a seriously deadly addiction so long. People tell me this is a harder kick than alcohol, some even say harder than opiates but i doubt it. But, they would know and there is no reason they would say that unless it was what they experienced. I can say that in detox there were alcoholics that fealt sorry for me, holy crap.
So, advice, its a drug with positive and negative. As you use it the effect will wear off and you will slide into a deeper and deeper place of using the drug no longer to feel better but more and more to not feel worse. If you are like me and use it way too long you might just end up in a detox getting sympathy from near catatonic alcoholics. Stay on label, be honest with your prescriber, get lots of opinions from lots of people and be aware that it is far better to plan on getting back off ASAP. Long term use may be possible for some but it is becoming widely accepted that it is not for that and probably wont be prescribed as long any more. Be honest with your prescriber, if they want to set you up for a long term use get a second opinion.
Lots of mutual care here, I care about all of us here. I wouldnt want my kids on benzo’s. I feel i have to tell you i thought it was a benificial drug and i almost let it kill me.
Last year i needed more so i started spreading my 3 day weekend supply over the 4 day work week so i could sleep again. It worked for awhile. I gut hurt and the muscle relaxants made it work again, good, ran out, bad. started chewing the pills to get a better surge and sleep, good, bloody gut, bad, thought about adding alcohol one night, actually took a few steps towards the bottles, and I then got scared. Called a dr and was on a plane to a detox center about 24 hours later. Sober almost 5 months now and feeling a little foolish for riding what was a seriously deadly addiction so long. People tell me this is a harder kick than alcohol, some even say harder than opiates but i doubt it. But, they would know and there is no reason they would say that unless it was what they experienced. I can say that in detox there were alcoholics that fealt sorry for me, holy crap.
So, advice, its a drug with positive and negative. As you use it the effect will wear off and you will slide into a deeper and deeper place of using the drug no longer to feel better but more and more to not feel worse. If you are like me and use it way too long you might just end up in a detox getting sympathy from near catatonic alcoholics. Stay on label, be honest with your prescriber, get lots of opinions from lots of people and be aware that it is far better to plan on getting back off ASAP. Long term use may be possible for some but it is becoming widely accepted that it is not for that and probably wont be prescribed as long any more. Be honest with your prescriber, if they want to set you up for a long term use get a second opinion.
Lots of mutual care here, I care about all of us here. I wouldnt want my kids on benzo’s. I feel i have to tell you i thought it was a benificial drug and i almost let it kill me.
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My rule with any benzo is that I can only take it if I don’t need to, in response/prep for something big.
Meaning 1 before flying or surgery, or for 3 days to stop a bad cycle from kicking off… but NOT if I’m already in a bad cycle, or for everyday life stress.
As such? 30 pills can last me a couple years, and I also go years without taking them, at all.
They’re tremendous tools to use very intermittently, but like trying to use chewing gum to fix an engine driven daily.
Meaning 1 before flying or surgery, or for 3 days to stop a bad cycle from kicking off… but NOT if I’m already in a bad cycle, or for everyday life stress.
As such? 30 pills can last me a couple years, and I also go years without taking them, at all.
They’re tremendous tools to use very intermittently, but like trying to use chewing gum to fix an engine driven daily.
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