Klonipin is killing me!

Hi I am glad you are going to get off of klonipin. I can only share with you my story of addiction to benzos and how I successfully weened off of them. I have been clean for 11 months now. I abused xanax 5 5mg a day sometimes more, valium, klonipin, any anti-anxiety drug I could get. It sounds like you are a bit more stable with your habit than I was, so I am sure you can ween off of them with a little help and support! ;-) What I did was I went to a good doctor who new about my problem and was willing to help me at my pace. He slowly weened me down first from xanax then onto klonipin since it is not as strong. We did a really slow taper going down as low as you can take gradually to nothing. I also used Cognitive behavioral Therapy which is a kind of mental imagery to help with the anxiety and trouble sleeping. I would check the library for some books that may be helpful. Night time was the most challenging to me so I would drink sleepy time tea and a calming magnesium drink that you can get at Fred Meyers or a health food store. The first two nights my doctor prescribed me sleeping pills so you may want to be sure you have something to help you sleep if nothing else works. Above all just prepare yourself mentally and physically, go to the store and get stuff that you find comforting and calming, hang in there and know that you can do it and you will eventually feel amazingly better than you ever did using klonipin. I was miserable when I was using klonipin it seemed to me like it only made my anxiety 10 times worse especially when I thought about getting off of it. If you need addittional help look into support groups. N/A is free and in every city. Good luck to you! just think how happy you will be when you dont have to take something to make you feel normal...