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After 6 years of 6mg+ a day and Alcohol daily I kicked it Cold turkey!! Crazy? But here's how !!

By KickingKlonopin | 3 posts, last post
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KickingKlonopin

I am 25 years old. I was highly experimental with drug use in my early to late teens. It led me to start drinking daily and when I went to rehab for Alcohol at 19, they put me on benzos.  started off with .5 mg a day xanax to 1mg.  and after I left rehab my Benzo usage doubled then tripled and I started drinking again by the time I turned 20. So now I am close to 26 and enough is enough. I studder, I have trouble finishing sentances, I drink everynight, and wake up and pop benzos all day long, any benzo I can get my hands on. During my last trip to LA a friend of a friend introduced me to a guy who said he could help me. I realized this is what I needed. Being skeptical I accepted the invitation and didn't return to England (my hometown) and stayed in Los Angeles.  I went to his house with no stash of benzos and no alcohol on a wednesday. He expained to me that I needed to take all these vitamins and eat and drink tons of gatorade! I negelected to eat and barely took any of the vitamins.  The first day was alright, the second day was decent but by the 3rd day after 3 days of no sleep , I got up out of bed and by time I got to the kitchen I seizured. It was bad, I dont remember much other than my eyes going into Rapid movements back and forth and then I fell to the ground and my body became very stiff, I dont recall anything after that but I was told that I convulsed for 30 seconds and foamed at the mouth ( a grand mal seizure) Very Dangerous I was lucky to survive. So being scared out of my wits of going through that again,  I was quickly eating, downing over 100 gs of protien twice or 3 times a day and many many bottles of gatorade and I took all the vitamins he gave me.   After the seizure the MD prescriped tiny amounts of Phenobarbital and Gabapentin (600mg every 6 hours and 2 pills before bedtime) half a pheno in the am and half before bedtime for 3 days.  (Just in case)

Well I took the anti-seizures for 3 days but its the vitamins and the protein that made a world of a difference. Ive had zero cravings for alcohol or benzos.  On day 3, on a scale of 1 to 10, (10 being deathly ill and in pain) id say I felt 15.   By day 4 and ever since, Ive felt a 2 or less.  My body is a bit achey at times, but now I can get to sleep, I wake up feeling great but hungry, and by day 5 I am back in the recording studio in Hollywood working. The anti seizures were not addictive nor habit forming and I dont feel any different now that Im not taking them. But the vitamin mix he put me on has to be whats made this a very tolerable detox. Had I taken the vitamins from the start, I truly think I wouldnt have had the seizure.   I feel way better now than when I did on benzos. He has an incredible herbal liquid stuff that prevents nasuea and vomitting and diarrea.  So I eat very well, still take protein shakes and still take the vitamins in big doses. I tried to post but I think they wont let me post. there are no brand names for anything other than the herbal stuff. ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** private e-mails not allowed*** Please read our Terms of Use

Again, its all vitamins mainly and you can purchase any brand name. Hes not going to charge you or try to sell you anything, thats not what this is at all, I swear it. Just a really intelligent, well off nice guy that enjoys helping others.  I will do my best to keep everyone posted. But there is Life after Klonopin, life after alcohol, life after Benzos!! I know not everything works for everyone but I swear it, you will thank me.  Klonopin is the devil!!! Benzos are strictly just evil.   Goodluck and contact me with any questions but Sam is better to contact since I really dont understand much of how all this works but I have my life back and I feel great! and Im going to feel even better every day that goes by..

purplefeather

Hi KickingKlonopin I just joined this and have read many stories.  I was on Klonopin and Effexor XR just stopped  it been a few weeks but I have a lot of spasms and feel like having stroke or heart attack much of the time.  I seen before on a post to take calcium and magnesium together and also Vitamin B's I wish I knew what was in the drink that the Dr. told you to make.  I just do not know how I can do this.  I have no insurance.  I am unemployed but scared to start a new job like this.  Seems at nite I get worse.  I am 56 have had a mini stroke about 3 years ago and scared will now doing this.  You may not see this as you posted in June I do see there is a ray of hope anyways.  I do eat healthy Thank you for your post:-|

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Katyscarlett286929

Hi, I am about the same age as you. I have been on klonopin or Xanaxoff and on for the last four or five years. Have went off then once or twice when I ran out but only stayed off for at the most a month. Now I am determined to stay off them. Forever...

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I had a friend who was on Klonopin she got off by chiseling away at it bit by bit.  As for 1 week took tiny peace off took the bigger half then for 1 week or two kept doing this till all she had left was a small piece of it.  Took about 5 months but she did it.  I have yet too stop but I will try her method.

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