JUST SAY NO!!
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If whoever prescribes your medication suggests a benzodiazepine drug please tell them no and look for other options!
I weened off of 1.0 mg of Clonazepam after 3 months of taking it and have been totally off for a week after I weened off it over a 2 week period. I know I weened off too fast but I was feeling horrible on it but feel worse now obviously. Getting off this crap is a living hell and I can't believe they actually prescribe this crap and that I didn't do my homework on it but if your thinking about taking them please don't make that mistake!!
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rob03933
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Wow, 20 months off the benzodiazepine and your friend is still having some issues Tootsie. I don't know what your friend was taking and for how long but that is just awful to think it can affect you that long after getting off it..
I know I don't plan on feeling the after affects for that long and I'm hoping for a much quicker recovery time than that and I I have to believe that I will get better quicker than that.
tootsie58 rob03933
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Rob if I told you that I know people who are still having issues years down the line. You probably wouldn't believe me as many others don't but it is true.
Some people are lucky and can come off them with no problems at all.
We are all different and this is what we must remember
rob03933 tootsie58
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I believe you it's just hard to comprehend that drugs that can do this to people are allowed to be prescribed at all.
It really p*sses me off that so many of us are subjected to the harm that this does and the thought of some people having to suffer so long after getting off of it just frustrates and saddens me..
anne92030 tootsie58
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tootsie58 anne92030
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I had them and I used to say to myself that they will pass and they did.
It is not easy and not nice when going through a panic attack.
One word of advice don't give in to them and pop a pill because you
will have to start again.
One day at a time is my motto.
Well done for coming off them
It does get better in time.
anne92030 tootsie58
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rob03933
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Two weeks off of Clonazepam today and it has definitely been a struggle to say the least and still dealing with some of the same issues but I have felt better overall and I made it through most of the day yesterday without head pressure and feeling like my eyes were on fire.
I know I still have a ways to go but I feel like I'm a little more hopeful that things will get better eventually, just have to keep fighting and trying to stay positive through the tough times. Hopefully each week will get a little easier and I get better physically and emotionally, just wanted to keep everyone updated periodically on how I'm doing to hopefully help others dealing with getting off this poison.
tootsie58 rob03933
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It does get better.
Remember one day at a time
rob03933 tootsie58
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I know it will get better Tootsie I just have to be patient and keep believing that it will. It can be hard sometimes when it hits you hard and wears you down but I'm hoping I'll be so much stronger in the end after going through this because if I can get through this I know I can get through anything that life throws at me!!
tootsie58 rob03933
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Couldn't of said it better Rob.
Time is a great healer and it is so true.
anne92030 tootsie58
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rob03933 anne92030
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Anne,
It's going to get worse before it gets better but it will happen. I tapered down quickly because I was experiencing side effects from the Clonazepam after taking it for 3 months.
I felt like crap during my taper period and felt worse while off of it. I've been off 18 days now and have been on a roller coaster with some good days lately and then some bad days but I just try to see the positive things that are happening.
I know how hard this is but you've just got to believe that better days will be ahead, I wish I could tell you when but everyone is so different on how long there recovery is that it's impossible to say. I had a really bad day yesterday and felt some despair but tomo
rob03933
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anne92030 rob03933
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rob03933 anne92030
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I know what your going through Anne and it has been a struggle each day to get through work and having to do normal daily chores and it definitely is poison that none of us ever expected to turn our lives upside down and leave us basically unable to hardly do anything.
You have to believe you will get better even though I know at times that seems impossible and you always have all of us to support you when times get tough and the symptoms are too overwhelming for you. Best of luck to you Anne and I pray that things get better for you soon!!
anne92030 rob03933
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