Is There Life After Klonopin?

You CAN do it alone! I did it, so I am living proof. I'm not going to sugar coat it... You will suffer! There is no getting around it. Everyone is different, but after about 3 weeks of tapering down by .25 mg at a time, I started to feel a little bit better, until I finally quit them. HANG IN THERE! It takes a strong resolve of knowing you don't want to be taking a medicine anymore that is ruining your life. You can do it! The progress is slow, and you will have times called "waves" where you feel worse than the day before when you were feeling better, but stick with it. You will slowly get more energy and the anxiety will slowly start to fade. Know that if you don't quit, the hell of taking Clonazepam is worse than the hell of being off of it! You will eventually look back and wonder who the person was that took this awful drug.

I had been on Klomopin for 12 years. I kicked it to the curb by two months. Yes you can do it! I also used Cannabis to help ease withdrawal symptoms and then quit that too. I'm currently having issues sleeping because of the Klonopin but I know I will overcome this too. Have faith in yourselves! Try not to focus so much on these symptoms, you will live, you are not dying! You can beat these withdrawals!

I know this post is over a year old but I was taken off klonopin without tapering off from 20 years of .05 twice a day, he just took me off, I feel like death and its been a month I appreciate you all and hope to hear from anyone.

Dont you think some people shouldnt get off of this medicine on a maintaince dose and then no more and I feel worse and worse

I was on xanax and klonapin for almost ten years and it took me a year and two months to wean myself off this stuff SLOWLY AND STEADY AND IT WAS THE HARDEST THING I DID IN A LONG TIME. sorry for all caps but it was truly a challenge that tested my whole being. I did it but the thing is right now being clean for 5 and a half months with no klonapin, I am still foggy mentally and when you take certain drugs and the part of your brain that blocks things, you get off the drug and your memory opens up like a big fat smack to your face. it hurts and i am taking this one day at a time to get through this and try to explain it to my family after I have not reached out to many humans because it is the rush of the face of reality, and it kinda is good but kinda crazy. to anyone who is weaning off of this drug, be safe and be slow and be patient. and pray for patience. you will need it. anyone have advice on how long you have been dealing with dreaming that is VERY intense and rather annoying. It is making me groggy and even driving and memory is not always as good as i had before. please advise and be honest and I appreciate any feed back. -Tonia person who is trying to find peace within my mind, body, and soul.

I'm 3.5 mos into my PAWS (post acute withdrawal -- found this term on one of numerous online searches for answers). I'd been taking relatively low doses of Zoloft (50mg) & Klonopin (.5 3X daily) for about 15 yrs. Life's challenging, to be sure, but absolutely nothing to compare to this. Pre Rx yrs, I never had panic attacks, nor the crippling fear or depression I'm experiencing now. It was prescribed by well-meaning, but ignorant pros to help cope w/ my primary Dx of CFS and active EBV. And, for a time, it helped. They'd still give it to me. But eventually, it made all worse. Much worse. If I hadn't been able to find a few precious threads online from kind others, I'd have thought I was losing my mind and most likley ended my life in these past 3 mos. I've left out much, because it would but an echo here. I write especially because of the last guest before me, Tonia. I too, am being smacked in the face daily. As awful as it all has been (I'm minimally functioning), the worst by far, is the constant flood of bad memories, guilt, shame, self blame, fear, etc... Most waking minutes. And, as many of you know, time kind of bends on us. It's a lot of minutes when you're unable to sleep well -- like a button's being held down in my brain, emitting a never ending torture stream of fear, regret, darkness, and negativity. It's been suggested I have PTSD, too (embarrassing, since I've not been to war). No professional I've managed to see has had a clue. How does one find help? I've no idea. In the greater Houston, Spring, or Woodlands, Tx area. I truly have no self worth. I understand this may take up to 2 yrs, but wonder how much more one person, her spouse and friend can take? I'm a mess and have little to no quality of life. my poor husband doesn't understand why I can't find help with the insurance coverage he works so hard to provide... TIA, for anything and all here. From my heart to all of yours....

I have been on KP for 17 years, mostly at 5mg. Four months ago i felt I was loosing self. I asked to be taken off of it. I stepped down to zero, but recently had a family heath scare where i had to be mentally present. I was put on buspar 10mg, and then 15, twice a day. I am having panic attacks right before pill time, so i am looking for coping skills that are not pharma based. I didn't know it could take 2 years to clear. The buspar really cuts off at 10 or 11 hours, so I am suffering. I am listening to classical sleep music, watching mother/kitten cat videos, trying to control my breathing, etc. I have a question, is it from the KP that i can't remember anything? I have SZ and they say that's a symptom, but i didn't have memory loss initially. I have a big 17 year hole in my life, and I don't recognize the old woman in the mirror, not an exadration. For reference I take 2 x 80 geodon daily, and a monitor dose of lithium, and have always been compliant in my meds.

The doctors don't say you'll be left an empty shell if try to get off of it. Although life is never easy, even some situations sometimes are hard to cope with. Been about 5 months for me after 12 years usage. I'm a very strong tough son of b***h but this brought me to my knees. My heart goes out to people. Good luck. Trembles, pain, hopelessness, you name it. Just trying to keep it all buried inside as much as possible so I don't lose my daughter and job to this sh*t. I'll put on the act until it's over.