how long do withdrawl symptoms last with klonopin?

I have been on the road back suppliments for 10 days and still feel pretty good. No symptoms like have had in the past on the subsequent drops. I went from .125 and stopped taking it all together on Christmas night. Thanks

Roger, I have been off for 10 days and still feel pretty good. Further research and the fact that I have none of the symptoms I had before on the drops I have make tells me that the road back program may be good for you as well. I started taking the suppliments 7 days before making the jump from .125 which was my last dose. We had such a difficult time getting of it, that the last step was great compared to everything else. We took all of the medicine I had in the house and flushed it last night. It was a great relief. Good luck and please take a look at the road back and the suppliments , JNK, relax day and relax night. it really helped me. Good luck

There are too many people that scare the heck out of others!!! As I told someone the other day: "Usually, folks with bad news will post comments, while others with no problems won't." What this means is that the folks with bad withdrawals are more likely to post their issues rather than someone who has NO w/d problems.

Here's something for everyone. I was on Klonopin for over 10 years with a peak of 3mg per day as recent as the summer of 2011. This past Sunday, 5 days ago, I took my last pill...1 MG. I then STOPPED taking the medication COMPLETELY. Yes, probably a dumb move but I trust my mind to overcome most things.

Well, I had a few "off" days after I stopped. I felt somewhat in a 'confused state'. That lasted for about 2 days. Now? I feel fine. Everyone says not to jump off too soon and for the most part, they are probably right. I think I may just be an anomaly?  I'll keep you guys updated. Again, I stopped after 10 years with a low point of 1mg per day...5 days ago. Symptom free right now. Yee haw!

My husband weaned off of Klonopin, and has been off the medicine for over two weeks, but now he's having such bad side effects he can't even function. My heart is breaking for him as the withdrawl process was long and painful in itself. Is there anything he can do to get thru some of these after effects he is having? They are literally paralyzing him. We went thru over a year of weaning him off the medication under a doctors direction, and now that he's off the medication they think he should be fine, but he isn't. Any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you.

Hello all.  I have been fighting this benzo problem for about 6 months now.  I got put on xanax 1 mg 4 times a day but i could not function while on them, feelings of being drunk and overall fuzzy body and head I got switched to the clonazepam 1mg 4 times a day.  I was fine when I first started taking them...felt better than I have in years....for about 4 months, then my anxiety symptoms started coming back slowly.  So I spoke with my doctor and he dropped me down to 3 a day with cymbalta added in for a step down or an adder.  last week my doc had written my scrip wrong and i wound up going for about 6 days without anything, complete drop off of the meds.  i started with uneasyness and restless feelings for a day or two.  then it all seemed to hit me at once, numb face, lips, tongue.  difficulty speaking sentences that made sense.  all over body aches, "pins and needles".  numb hands, feet and sometimes irregular numb spots in the side of my legs and back area.  A few days ago the sleeplessness kicked in, I would be so tired that I could barely hold my eyes open and as soon as I would lay down I was immediatly awake like I had drank a bunch of soda before I went to bed and the caffeine kicked in all at once.  Lots of lower back pain, knee and elbow pain.  Jerking muscles, head and torso.  It was so bad that I had to get out of the bed and get away from my wife, the jerks would shake my whole body and make the bed move so much that it would wake my wife and newborn baby up.  mentally I feel ok, I still am able to think straight, but putting coordination or thoughts out of my mouth is nearly impossible, I get caught by my wife rambling about things that dont make sense, or on the other hand I can stare right at my wife and listen to what she has to say and even respond to the conversation and within a few minutes completely forget what she even said to me.

 

Now I am back on the clonazepam 1mg only 3 times per day.  last night was the first night that I took it.  I took the first one pretty much as soon as I got into the car.  I began shaking and almost feeling like i was having a panic attack all over again just holding the meds in my hand while walking from the pharmacy.  Almost like an uncontrollable excitement like getting laid from a long lost lover or something...lol.  after I got home and the pill kicked in (i could feel it slowly creeping through my body) I began to feel so drowsy that I could barely hold my head up.  it was a struggle to focus on anything and I began to get really thirsty and hungry.  it was about 7 pm by then and I decided to lay down with my wife and the baby and talk to them, we heated up a pizza and sat down to chat.  Here is something odd though, I began to run a fever, I have been sick enough from working the healthcare industry to know what it feels like to have a fever coming on.  My knees mostly and a little in my lower back began to...well not exactly throb...but very uncomfortable joint pain almost to the point where I could not sit still, no matter which way I moved it would hurt.  Oh...another odd thing was the feeling like my throat was either numb or was swollen slightly, nothing that restricted my breathing, but it was obvious that I was not feeling like I thought I should after getting my anxiety knocked down.

 

I decided to lay down and as soon as my head hit the pillow I do not remember anything about last night at all, I remember my son going in the other room and playing on the computer before I layed down, my wife and I were having a cute conversation and flirting a little.  I played with my little baby for a few minutes and after that its like my mind was erased.  apparently from what my wife said I literally passed out, from a sitting position to just slumping over onto my pillow i fell asleep.  at midnight I woke up...like a fire alarm had went off in the house...I snapped out of bed, was looking around like I was in a paranoia state, i was covered with sweat, like a broken fever....come to think of it, i was feeling like i was getting a fever a little last night, but i figured that it was the benzo's doing their work because I had not been on them for close to two weeks...straight cold turkey, because my scrip was written wrong and I had to wait over a week to get my meds refilled.

 

I dont feel like I am getting into a depresssed state...but I am very upset, almost to the point of crying because i cannot get off or away from the GD pills, they are ruining my life at home and at the workplace.  when I am on them I dont seem to care about anything, nothing interests me except sitting at my computer playing stupid assed video games that i get lost in for hours and hours upon end.  I will look at the clock and hours have passed and I feel like ive only been sitting there for short periods of time.  I have to force myself to even move to the bathroom to urinate...i sit at my chair until I almost pee my pants.  

 

Now I am 30 in pretty good health...I had an injury last year and herniated 3 discs in my back.  I was put on heavy doses of pain meds and muscle relaxers and was in therapy for approx 11 weeks.  i had to stop taking the relaxers, they were giving me symptoms of RLS so bad that I could not sleep in the night time.  I am still on 180 10/650 lorcets to help with my lower back pain, I take 6 a day and no more.  about 6 months afterwards my wife and I were heading to a restaurant and I had my first panic attack...I literally thought i was dying, stopped the car in the middle of the road and was freaking out so bad I climbed out of the car and was trying to walk back home because I could not drive or even sit in the car.  I was prescribed the benzo's a few days later.  I was first put on xanax 1 mg 4 a day, I felt like I was drunk, so drunk I could barely function...but on the other hand i was happy...like being high off pot happy, i was laughing and talking to my wife a lot which made me feel really good.  But I had trouble driving, my depth perception was way off and wound up getting into a minor fender bender in the pouring rain when someone stopped short in front of me...my reaction time was so off that I seen my truck in slow motion run into the car in front of me...so I went back to the doctor and he put me on the clonazepam 1mg.

 

I apologize if this seems random and all over the place, I am up at 3 am wide awake and feeling like i am coming down from being stoned all day.  my head is getting this odd "shock" almost like a hiccup coming on where you ears blur out and your head gets fuzzy right before you sneeze.  I call them head shocks, it seems to happen more when I move my head too quickly or blink my eyes too fast.  By the way, i could not get the cymbalta's filled this month because my insurance wont cover them and they are 222 dollars even with my drug discount card.  I am looking into something else such as prozac or something to help with weening myself off of these GD benzo's.  They literally have ruined my life as a person...I dont even feel like the same person I was a few years ago...I used to be ambitious, easy to talk to, fun to be around and had a great time doing even the most boring things.  Now Im stuck in this never ending half depressed, half anxiety stricken life that has me lost to time and dates.  half the time I dont know what day it is, I lose track of hours sometimes even days.  I have become very forgetful, and it has made me suffer with my wife and my family.  

 

I really need some advice, I have tried many things to try and get rid of the anxiety... I have learned what it feels like when its coming on, I realize to myself that the numb arms and the half numb head, tongue, lips and feet are all part of the anxiety.  But even though I know that I have it, I cannot talk myself down.  Taking walks, talking to my wife or family, or taking a drive with my favorite songs playing loud so I can jam out just makes me even more upset.  Im fighting back tears right now typing this because I feel like I have let my wife and my family down because of something that I cannot control.  This is the first time in my entire life I have not been able to control something and it is literally driving me crazy!!

I am weaning off klonopin, was on 3 mg for 15 years. Now I am on 1.5. Sometimes if I go more than 12 hours with out taking it cause I am sleeping . when I take it i feel off balance and it leads me in to a panic attack And I feel bad the rest of the day. I hate it

I have been off for 14 days now and feel good. After going through this for many months, I am done. I agree that alot of people only post the bad stuff, but please never just quit taking this stuff at 1mg. It depends on how long you have been on itm sure. But more than a few weeks i would still do a taper. However, I have said and I will say it again. Try The Road Back program. It works with the JNK gene which become over reactive when you become stressed, anxiety and especially when you are comming off of Kolonopin. I had no side affects during the jump. This was a life saver. Doctors dont know about this program. To djspartan1, that is great that you have great mind control and was able to power through it, however, most people can not do that. If they were they probably would have never been on the drug in the first place. The side affects are real either physical or mental, does not mater.

Try looking up The Road Back. I used this after trying to get off for several months. I am completely off now and used this program. I know what you are going through, hang in there.

My new friend just told me of her experience of getting off just 2mg a day of Klonopin. It nearly killed her. She was in and out of hospitals, emergency rooms and psych wards. It took a year. She said it was like hell. She wanted to die. She shriveled up into nothing. After a year, she now has her health and mind back. Keep at it. You may need help though. She said she couldn't do it without major medical help - she would have died. This is so serious. I am so sorry but you can get through this. She did. You are young and strong. She wasn't. I would love her to talk to you and help you. Feel free to email me at

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 If you don't hear from me, send a few because it could go to spam. I'm a filmaker and thinking about doing a documentary on it. People need to know about it. Something must be done. This is effecting so many people.

I was just listening to my friends hellish year long experience trying to fight the withdrawals - she was in and out of emergency rooms and psych wards. This is most likely the hardest thing he could ever do in his life and needs constant support and strength. But my friend got through it and is still recovering but finally has her life back (still on some meds to help her though - NOT BENZOS THOUGH) But I asked her what helped the most and for her it was NERVE medication. The benzos mess with your nervous system and nerve meds are what helped her with most of the horrible symptoms. I hope this helps. He can get through it but don't let him touch a benzo or he'll be back to square one!

so what is this NERVE medication that helped her? do they rquire prescription; are they herbs? I've been off Klonopin almost 3 mos and feel awful.

Gabatentin - over 800mg 3x a day. It needs to stay in your system in large amounts. It is a Rx - she says no one really wanted to give it to her or knew about it - but now they use it to detox for seizure meds. She said drs don't know what to do. You have to be your own advocate. Sometimes its interchanged with Nuerotin. It'll help with nerve pain, sleeplessness and anxiety attacks. Is he having them? She said she'd be wiling to talk to you or him. She wants to help others get through it. How can we exchange numbers or emails? I tried but it was deleted. Are you on facebook?

Thanks; I'm Ramblin Rose, probably not the one u thought u were writing to but we have the same problem. I'm on facebook...marie williamson.... probably be deleted but u can try. Gabatentin ... is that a more potent form of GABA? I ordered Gaba, passion flower and T-leurine (all lega( from a health food store but would love to talk on facebook if u can find me. Thanks again.

On by 16 day completely off using The Road Back suppliments and feel really good. I went down from 2mg per day to nothing now. All of the step downs were really bad. After i started this program, it was not that bad to drop off from .125. Symtom free, happy and functioning very well after 4 years on kolonopin.

it's been a week now for me..i have been taking 2-4 milligrams a day, depending on my anxiety level for almost 4 years now, have not been able to see my doctor. i am dizzy, and have muscle jerks and can't sleep. it's horrible.i can't function, barely. it's scary, so if you would, PLEASE PRAY FOR ME< THIS IS SO SCARY!