Jeff Galaska I’ve been on it for 2 years. No issues here... 3mg a day I take as directed. Feel great. I have nerve damage though, so I’m It ordinary. It helps with main due to the muscle relaxer properties. I have no plan to stop. It helps.. and I don’t abuse. You can use meds in your advtange if you understand them and know how to use them. No one can even tell I take them.
@@maddawgzzzz I made a stupid mistake and quit taking .5 after few months of use. Withdrawals hit within 4 days. I started taking it again. It has soothed the withdrawals some but they're still there. I was just curious how long he had to take his prescription (after being without) before he felt normal again.
I was on this for 20 years. It destroyed my life. I had to go into psych hosp to come off. Someone dropped me into the pit of hell. It takes 3 months to come off. I wanted to die. I prayed for death. It was torture every single second with no relief. I'm alive today. I made it.
I was on clonazepam for 7 years. I got off 6 months ago and the withdrawal has been slightly better but still horrendous. It's hard because I don't have a support system. I beg anyone reading bthis contemplating benzos, please don't. Please please please don't touch them, it's not worth your health! : /
I wish I had known how adverse the risks are. I’m toughing out my withdrawals since I know exactly what is taking place. I’m being very patient with myself, and have converted to a healthier lifestyle as well. Once the withdrawals simmer down I will implement some exercise. I believe I am at my peak, it’s going on 3.5 weeks since stopping cold turkey of every day 0.5mg usage over a 6-7 month time span.
I took Klonopin - 4 mgs. a day- for over 14 years. I got off- cleaned up MYSELF. I am CLEAN now! But!!!!!!! 4 years later? I STILL get withdrawl and or long-term Benzo use syndrome. Sleep issues. Other issues but. Overall? I am BLESSED to be off that poison. Good job bro.
I was prescribed Klonopin daily after having panic attacks from an incident with ecstacy. I was on it for 11 years with no dosage increase. Just 1 day from the start. If I didnt schedule an appointment in time and missed a refill, and had to wait a few days, it was hell. My stomach shivered as if I was freezing and I felt sick. It took me 6 months of tapering off that stuff and it messed with my head for months after that. I will never take that shit ever again.
Have you seen the Ashton Manual? It's a guide to tapering off of every kind of benzo. I was on Klonopin for twenty three years when I started my taper. It took me two years to taper and that was still hard. The withdrawals from benzos are fucking brutal but it's worth it when you come out the other end. You can find the manual online and download it for free! Just ask if you have any questions. It's a long hard road but it's totally worth getting your life back. These drugs are crazy dangerous and should never be used long term unless you have a seizure disorder and nothing else works. They ruin people's lives and the doctors who prescribe them usually pawn their patients off on addiction specialists when they start noticing that they're having problems. These prescribers blame their patients even though they did nothing wrong. It's simple biology that we become tolerant and have withdrawals when stopping this class of drug. But the prescribers usually are nowhere to be found when things go sideways. But they always do no matter what. Sometimes it just takes ten years for that to happen. Good luck!
@@jonathanbecker8935 thank you for your advice! I had a friend help me with this tapering method. I was tapering too fast and tried to go cold Turkey much too soon. My doctor does not take withdrawal from benzodiazepines seriously. The withdrawal symptoms are manageable right now. I’m pushing through and will spread awareness about this horrendous class of drugs.
No. It was not a full withdrawal. You were shaking because kpin slows your nervous system down. When you stop the suppression your nervous system explodes. It is EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE
I had been on Klonopin for many years for seizures. I had to take it 3 times a day! Because of the new laws my primary Doctor can no longer prescribe this medicine. I am being taken off very slowly but still having severe withdrawals symptoms. Your symptoms sound similar mine. Thanks for posting this.
I'm sorry but being taken off this drug when it is one of the only things that works and you've been a compliant patient on a very low dose is just criminal. They're doing it to me after 8 months on 1mg a day with nothing to substitute i've tried dozens of medications including SSRI's, SNRI's, Wellbutrin, Abilify etc. Monotherapy and polydrug therapy. I've seen counselors, therapists, and psychologists. They act like benzodiazepines are so dangerous they are aren't worth the benefits, but that's horse shit, they'd put you on antipsychotics that have huge crazy lists of side effects (some of which are permanant ) for the rest of your life if you'd let them but OH NO... YOU CAN'T TAKE THIS STUFF. THIS STUFF IS BAD FOR YOU. FUCK DOCTORS THEY ARE COWARDS.
I have been on and off Klonopin for about 15 years maybe more and when I don't have them the irritability, the stress, the impulsiveness, the existential dread, is horrendous I can't begin to explain to you how bad it gets and as you get older and only gets worse. Last week I checked myself into the hospital because it got that bad and if you are thinking about getting on Klonopin I can only beg you not to
I had a seizure and almost died September 24th, just a little over a month ago, because I was taken of Clonazpam cold turkey. It was because of my health problems already being really bad and the state no longer allowed my nurse practitioner to prescribe it. I was deathly ill for 3 weeks and finally had the big seizurer. Stay away from benzos if you can help it!
I noticed most of these symptoms on Klonopin, especially the "brain fog"--headache behind the eyes sensation and inability to focus on objects. Very scary symptom for me, I was recently taken off of Klonopin, but these symptoms have not gone away entirely. I pray that they do.
Same exact story for me, I was taking it for eight or nine months only like two or three pills every week 0.5 mg. Once I stop taking it for 5 days I experienced heavy withdrawals. That foggy feeling that you described will turn into total depersonalization and extreme dizziness the more you take and the longer you're on it. I noticed you said you're still taking it. Just know when you try to get off of it completely you are going to have extreme withdrawals!! I wouldn't wish that upon anybody if you find yourself having withdrawals whenever that day comes when you try to get off of it remember to go with a 1% taper! They have UA-cam videos about it if you need to know what the 1% taper is. Best of luck to you and God bless.
I can relate- I’m tapering but my doctors office didn’t call mine in on time and I had to go cold turkey for almost a week and when I finall got it my body was so out of wack I had to take a step backwards in my tapering process. You become a slave to that pill bottle cause your body doesn’t work normal w/o after a while and you’re a slave to your prescribing doctor. Can’t wait to be fully off this. You only realize how horrible it is when suddenly you are forced to stop it. Which, I believe doctors don’t take their responsibility to make sure their patients don’t die going w/o it on their watch.
Similar thing happened to me. Withdrawals hit in 4 days. I took a smaller portion of my dose each day, helped me to function throughout the day, but night time has been bad. I think I need to take the regular dose. Idk what other people do I just want it to go Away
I’m tapering off now after 10 years. Started about 4 months ago so far so good. My psychiatrist said to break in half but I’ve seen too many folks who had bad withdrawals so I bought a scale to do it responsibly.
@tyrel I was diagnosed mild bipolar in 2010 and was dealing with a lot of life… leaving me in a spiral of depression and severe anxiety. Then there wasn’t any talk of mindfulness, therapy was a joke… so now, with a lot of that behind me I’m only on an anti-seizure med for bipolar and that was good bc one of the withdrawals from Klonopin is seizures.
@@lisasmith767 I started tapering in Dec 2021 and completely off in Oct 2022. It was the best decision I’ve made for my health. The biggest being my 5 senses are much more improved. Something so basic as sense of touch…. Life changing.
I've been coming off klonopin and suboxone the past week and a half. Definitely can't leave the house even to go get cigarettes is hard, the anxiety is so bad. My teeth hurt cause I've been clenching my jaw so much.
Jut looking at you I would never have thought you had anxiety or depression, if I saw you in public walking around I'd probably think you were just some normal happy guy. Great video, I hope you're doing well!
I was on it for 7-8 years. Barley gotten off it 2 years ago this October. I went through hell with the withdrawals. But I've notice I'm starting to do better without it.
Auggie Trujillo I had it only once for one day because I had a car driving theory test that day and had really bad anxiety (in September) I don’t know if I’m having withdrawal symptoms or anxiety symptoms
That’s good to hear. I was on 6-7 months daily usage at 0.5mg. I involuntarily stopped cold turkey 3.5 weeks ago when I couldn’t get my prescription refilled before the Christmas holiday, but then decided to stay off since I had been off 2 weeks before landing an appointment. I have noticed that it messed with my focus, memory and concentration overall. I think I’m currently at my peak of withdrawal and it’s not the best feeling, but I’m pulling through. I will not go back to taking benzodiazepines.
Have everything you stated. Well almost. I have bad sinus pressure instead of headaches. It is to the point where it feels like my head will pop. That and my arms burn and shoulders burn for some reason. When I try to sleep, it is like my brain doesn't shut off. I'll have conversations in my head that are sporadic. It is so strange!
@tyrel you'll be fine .I'm not doing good I passed out the other day went to er they took tests everything was normal ..I hope you feel better if you ever need to talk you can add me if your in fb I know this is so hard .
I've been on it 2mg everyday for 2 years and have been trying to get off it for months. the symptoms are all over the place when I go about two weeks without it
i've been on .125-.25 for about 18 months or so....any suggestions on a taper from that? I would say .125 is probably the average amount over the last 5 months or so. Do I need to taper off of this low of a dose?
I don't want to give any suggestions because I'm not a doctor.....but the lowest does I ever took was .5mg so I imagine your dose is so low it won't make that big of a difference whenever you're off completely. I'd check with your doctor/psychiatrist/pharmacist first though.
I started on Klonopin very Reluctantly for Generalized Anxiety Disorder after a Horrible Post Partum Experience. It and an anti-Depressent gave me my Sanity back. I have been on it for 29 years. First 2mg. now 4 mg. I had had Anxiety attacks since age 11, but had never been treated by a Dr. successfully. When I switched ins. and was Cold Turkeyed off of it, it was the year from Hell. My whole body was off. I had twitches, anxiety,.no equalibrium, no balance, brain fog, I felt like I was losing my mind. It was horrible. I could not even work. Finally, a Dr. said that need to go back on it. I did. 2mg. Within a few days I started to feel more normal. I came back to the world of the Living. I stick with my schedule, 4mg daily, and it is a Wonder drug for me. My dose works. I have never developed a tolerance and I am very Grateful for it.
Its good to know that you havent developed a tolerance. If it helps you function you should keep taking it and if you want to quit you can do it slowly over 6 months or a year and you will be fine. All these horror stories online are not helping. A friend of mine who is a nurse took it daily 6mg a day for 3 years and then decided to quit. She tapered off in 3 weeks with no issues.
@@rigas333 Thank you, It does help me and I sometimes forget to take my 2nd pill. I have gone through cold turkey Klonopin withdrawal and after a year I was still withdrawing. I found a new Dr. went back on my 3 to 4 mg. Dose and got my life back. I don't abuse it. It has been over 30 years, it is also for a neurological condition. I don't think Stevie Nicks is a Dr. and since she abused it among countless other drugs, illegal and legal she should Not diagnose others. Thank you for your concern. I wish you well. 😗. Happy Holidays 🎄⭐✨🎆🙏⛄🎄
Guys, to treat chronic restless leg syndrome, I was put on Klonopin. No one said a word about the long-term effects. As a result, I was on 2mg Klonopin daily for 15 years. Please stay away from benzos. It is a death sentence.
I am in the same boat. Taken Klonopin for about 10 years now, 2mg a day. Once about a year ago, I miscounted my pills and came up 10 days short until my next refill. My doc said he couldn't do anything for me, but just go through it and I went through hell. It took about 5 days until I started to get really bad. I was hyper sensitive and couldn't sleep. Horrible just after 10 days, and if I had to go longer I would have gone to the ER because I think I would have eventually died from a seizure or something else.
@@sephiek923 They gave me my refill and immediately I was out of danger and that just shows me how powerful these drugs are. Once you are on them, it is nearly impossible to get off of them. So I am very careful about keeping count so I don't ever run out like I did for that horrible 10 days.
@@Joe67888 this is scary news. My son is autistic and was put on them for 7 weeks .25 twice a day....he is on day 8 without them, on day 5 without them, he had a seizure. He can't communicate with me and this is terrifying
@@sephiek923 I was lucky that I didn't have a seizure after 10 days, but on that 10th day, I felt like I was going to either go crazy or have a seizure. Why did they take your son off of them without tapering off very slowly? It can be done, but it is still very dangerous, and if you go cold turkey, you could end up with a mental condition that cannot be fixed, or you could actually die.
That Girl not too good n it’s 1.5 years in for me....I was much worse 1 year ago so I’ve improved a little but not much. I was in a near paralytic state barely able to speak, it was horrifying. I also have perceptual n depth distortions, horrible balance issues, neuromuscular damage n unable to drive or take care of myself. I’ve heard from some ppl it can take years for the damage to heal. I’m so frightened n devastated. I hope n pray it clears up
That Girl I was tapered off by a dr over the course of 1-2 months which was way too soon for a benzo. After 5 months w no benzo much damage had been done so I reinstated w half the original dose n nothing helped. So I think it’s a waiting game at this point
Dude, when you decide its time to get off, do a controlled taper with your doctor. I cold-turkeyed after as needed, short term usage and I was one of the oh so lucky people that ended up with a protracted withdrawal. Im just over 2 years and while Ive made improvements, I cant believe that Ive wasted away 2 years of my life from a drug that was intended to help. :/
I'm kinda confused , are you trying to get off the drug or are you just talking about what happened when you weren't able to take it? If you need help coming off them be free to respond back because I been through it over 2 years now and still struggling some but a lot better then I was . I feel I know a lot on this subject. My personal opinion is try to get off medication just bad news for most.
Just talking about what happened when I wasn't on it. I think I'm still going to take it for a little while longer because it has really helped with my anxiety, which has sucked lately, but I know how addictive this stuff is. My mom has actually been on it for years and has always had trouble trying to get off of it.
yeah it s a bitch , you gotta be mentally strong and set your mind to it in order to do it. It took me 13 months to get off it and I been off for 2 years . Unfortunately a lot of doctors have no clue when it comes to this, they know how to get you on it but don't know how to get you the hell off it lol.
I watched this documentary about how pharma companies abuse the system. In the doc, they mentioned people taking Lipitor have sexual side effects and the same company makes Viagra, so they'd put you on both. Then Viagra could have side effects, so you'd be put on another medication...and so on..
Srsly. thanks for sharing this......I'm still taking it, and have been on 1.0mg Clonazepam (twice a day) for 10 months...and I can already feel the dependency of needing more of it....it works, but its not as effective as it was when I first took it.....and my anxiety/panic attack symptoms were horrible...shortness of breathe (hyperventilating), nausea, tingling sensation in my hands, and rapid heart rate as if I was running a marathon, and that freaked me out even more, so the symptoms got worse...thought I was going to have a stroke....also lost my appetite.....I felt like a heroine junky, quitting cold-turkey.....seeing THIS today really helped...so again...thanks for this...(I know this sounds corny, but) Its a little comforting to know that Im' not the only person going through this.....
Try lowering your dose or if you have trouble managing your meds get someone to help keep you in check. It took years for me to learn to never run out and have to go cold turkey it's dangerous.
Surprised no has brought up sychosis. I've abused benzos for years on and off. There has been times I was in the icu in total sychosis almost 2 weeks. It's happened 3 times in the last 17 years
that Is a symptom of schizophrenia. most likely cause from the abuse. my sister did the same thing. she's on Risperdone now and has gotten better. even seroquil helped her.
I'm on Klonopin too and they don't want you to refill it more than one day early but if that one Day falls on a Friday and they don't return the fax to pharmacy then you got to wait all the way till Monday or Tuesday even to get it refilled..it sucks! That happened to me past week.
I went 4 days without taking Clonazepam and right away I started noticing little brain jolts, if anyone knows what I mean. I had to pop a pill because I also have Absent Seizures and take Lamotrigine for it. I feel like these 2 medications are a combination to prevent me from having seizures. I’ve had a number of seizures due to having anxiety so sadly I have to take this medication every 2 to 3 days. Thank God I’m not addicted to it and hopefully I can taper off in the future.
I'm on day 7 of my dr cutting me from 2mg a day to 1 and I can't believe how bad it is. I'm having the brain jolts. Like twitches. Headaches. I can't find words or form sentences.. I have absent seizures and also on Lamictal. I feel like I'm going to have a seizure all the time. He cut everyone on benzos at his practice in half. No taper. He didn't even tell me, I found out when I went to the pharmacy. Good luck this shit is terrible.
@@kristinhatfield3210 I’m sorry to hear that. I started off at 2mg daily too and I’ve been on Benzos for about a year and a half. I would chop my pills in half so overtime I eventually went down to 1mg a day to 1mg every other day.
There were times when Walgreens has fucked up my prescriptions as well. I had one refill that disappeared and they told me I probably did something with it which I didn't..
@tyrel It has taken a long time but I’m much better. Sometimes still get a wave of anxiety but less and less. Was worth it for me, but dangerous. I found out it could have killed me. I got medical marijuana to help distract from the misery of protracted withdrawal.
I’m only 16 and been on clonazepam for ab 2 months for anxiety I stopped taking it comeplety been having bad migraines stomach pains and really dizzy idk what’s wrong with me I’m really scared and feel so stuck
I took klonopin for 6 months and got up to 2mgs a day maybe for two months to three months straight. I tapered off for about 3-4 weeks, got down to .75, then just stopped taking it. Holy fuck was that a bad idea. I’m over three weeks clean and I’m not going to bed til 8am trying to sleep at 2-3. I feel like I want to rip my skin off and my thoughts give me emotions and severe anxieties that I have never ever felt. If I try to drink coffee, it doesn’t work which is so fucking weird and idk how to explain a lot of it but please for the love of fuck, don’t do this to yourself. Please
I take clanazapam and before when I would go to a job interview my face would twitch and I would shake. With my meds I do great and I could keep eye contact.
It’s truly bittersweet what that drug is able to do. I stopped cold turkey after daily usage for about 6-7 months. My daily intake was 0.5mg before bedtime. Before I started any of the meds im currently on, I was dealing with twitching and sensory overload. Once I got on the Clonazepam and nortriptylene it’s like everything went back to normal. I stopped because I know the long term effects are not good. I believe im currently at my peak of withdrawal, it’s been 3.5 weeks since I quit.
I am taking it 2mg on daily basis in the morning to be function each nd everyday but getting severe headache, neck pain, gare, etc., If i didn't take more than 24 hours ... Please help me how to get rid of it once nf for all
I am on day 8 of getting off of it...….fucked up for sure.....I hope by day 14 or so I will feel better....worth getting off of it....decided to take control of my life and not need to be on it.....
@@treatmenice1564 I'm doing great no more meds I just smoke marijuana in the evening every night due to living in a state where it's legal it's been wonderful for my life
I took it for year . I stopped intialy after 3 months. And it feels like shit . Total shit . Like total hell. However it helped latter leaving it year after. Withdrawal symptoms for me were harsh dreams like someone throwing acid on my body in dreams and feeling my skin was burning, dizziness lot of dizziness too much, then some abnormal behaviours , sleep problem, feeling too low ,depressed, halo actions , . They lasted like 2-3 months . However first withdrawl after 3 months was horrible like living death . However taking them was important too in my case. Just advice for someone having mental health issues anxiety depression that do take antidepressants if things are going out of ur control and all therpies , physical therpies don't work at all. But at same time have aim of leaving them in 1-2 years. Leave them in proper doses . Reducing doses as per doctor , . If u leave all of sudden by urself then u are fucked don't do that
A little help here. I was prescribed 1mg klonopin around mid-June. I didn't like the 1mg cuz it made me way too sleepy. I started taking random doses 0.25-0.50 2-3 times a week. Only for sleep, no morning dosage. I just found out about the withdrawal symptoms, and I cold turkey (I know, I know) stopped it around Aug 1st(last dosage). I also noticed I was having insomnia when I didn't take it for days prior to Aug 1st. I noticed I do have all these withdrawal symptoms the internet mentions. So will I recover within this month? Because I'm on my 5th day writing this and man the anxiety can get intense at times. I took one month off of work and I already called in sick lots before. I need my job so does anyone have an input on my situation? Am I still considered Short-term or no? Should I just tough it out? I pretty much heading towards week 2.
I was on 0.5 mg of Klonopin for 9 years. I felt very good on it. Few doctors said that it causes memory issues if used for many years. So it took 6 weeks to taper off slowly. I lost sleep, sweating increased and my speech was not clear. It’s now 2 months. My sleep is back to normal and I feel almost normal. It feels like klonopin was my friend and I lost a friend. It consulted with drs and was told it may take many month to feel back to normal. But I would not recommend doing anything alone. You need support while getting off.
I got off it by myself and it took many months. I was reducing the dose from 0.5 mg very slowly and still when I stopped I was experiencing terrible anxiety and not sleeping. I am off it for several years and back to normal. I recommend getting off it in a clinic or under doctors supervision.
You definitely had a moderate withdrawal, klonopin or any benzodiazepine/alcohol should not be stopped, I’ve experiencing it my self cause I missed my doctors visit, you CAN die from the withdrawal, of you want to stop , you have to slowly ween off of it , it could take a year , trust me my body is in havoc rn
@tyrel i had a withdrawal but with another drug i had prescribed for controlling soy sauce impulses and caused me a huge withdrawal and panic attacks, gross symptoms that lasted around 2-3 weeks then my body and mind stopped suffering for not having it. I have a huge believe in this will be the same withdrawal will happen with another of my drugs i continue taking including clona
Has anyone come off this after 2 months? How bad was it? I had no idea this stuff was so bad, my doctor never warned me. I went on them following a horrific incident at work. I have been on it daily for 2 months, some of that with Diazepam as well and in the last week I became increasingly concerned by memory loss, confusion etc and did some research. I only stopped yesterday.
If you can stop now do it. I know it’s been a year since you commented but I was on 6-7 months of risky usage starting at 1mg then tapering down to 0.5mg. I involuntarily quit cold turkey, but I’m staying off and it’s been about 3.5 weeks or so since my last half of a pill. As described in the video it takes about 2-3 weeks to reach your peak for withdrawals, and I think I’m there.
ive been in clonazepam for a year and a half. taking 1mg every night it helps me with my anxiety problems and taking 1mg when i am going out of my house so that i would not be anxious for the entire day when im out. do you think i am addicted to clonazepam already? im a little bit worried coz ive been taking them a year and a half. do you advise to taper from clonazepam while i stil have anxiety once in a while? thanks for the reply in advance.
You're certainly addicted to it at this point. 1mg of this stuff is still quite powerful on the brain. I'd cut your doses in half for 2 weeks then cut that in half for another 2 weeks. At that point try to avoid it unless symptoms get real bad and take .25 as little as possible. Its going to be tough but the longer you take 1 mg a day or more you are digging a steep ditch for yourself to climb trust me!
Hi Chris. I just found your channel and appreciate you sharing your experience. I am about to discontinue this drug. Unfortunately I was to taper off over four weeks and time got away from me and I have about 6 days to do it in. I seems that, for me, if you say the word “Klonopin” all doctors run and you’re left with not much help. But, of course, insurance is involved, legal issues for the doctors prescribing and the stigma of mental health issues. That’s fine, no it really isn’t, but I’ll do it. Take care.
Almost everyone that has to take it will suffer withdraws from it if they have to stop taking it. You have to go through a long term step down if they need to take you off of it, the same way you would if you were on a BP medication and needed to stop one to be moved to another. It is also listed as on of the 4th most addictive drugs. americanaddictioncenters.org/adult-addiction-treatment-programs/hardest-quit#Benzodiazepines
My air hunger is so SEVERE n the vibrating is causing pain on my ribs in back or chest. I can't handle it anymore😭Im an alcoholic so after i got off Klonopin I drank because of the panic ..In n out of detox. I haven't drank in 16 days. Stopped taking Klonopin in may'23. I had a suicide"$e attempt on it n had to get off so I did a 5 day taper which wasn't long enough ! but would take some in between then n took n took some last week. At the hospital now cause i feel like im suffocating to death from air hunger😭n they gave me Klonopin. Ik i shouldn't have taken it but im desperate. 😭My symptoms r so severe cause of drinking.thia is too much to bear. The vibrating is so fast n hard on my skin n ribs that it causes pain real bad, which i. Don't understand. I went thru k withdrawal twice n didn't have air hunger ( scariest symptom to me) n no vibrating extreme pain. Feels like bone on bone. I hate this!
I've been taking it for about 3 years now. Started on 1, went up to 2, now I can get by with .5 if I take it mid day (1-3pm). I have pretty extreme anxiety. I stopped taking it for 2 full days and it was fucking hard. Sensory overload, panic attacks in public, that constant foggy feeling. It sucks. I don't know if I can do this.
Hey, i tried klonopin one time with my friends, i did not start feeling the drug before 4-5 days after i took it, but now i have been not feeling myself lately,i feel "out of it" I'm just wondering how long this feeling lasts? Im kinda worried because im 15 years old and im afraid that i have destroyed my brain. How long does this last?
Nothing funny about it, i found out recently that i've gotten physical anxiety so do not understand why you are laughing, its like hell, i thought the reason for feeling bad was the side effects from the drugs but no, ive gotten anxiety
Thank you for the video.Do not take this drug for any long term use whatsoever!! Benzodiazepines were originally created for short acting surgical use. A pre-medication that is given to some patients before a surgical procedure to treat accute anxiety. Any amount of tolerence to benzodiazepines (12 hours and beyond cause horrific withdraws!! I came off it cold turkey for 5 days before they shipped me to a medical detox b/c they thought I was going to have a stroke or a heart attack. This is NOT!! a mantinece drug, It is very dangerous physically, mentally and emotionally. The ones who prescribe benzodiazepines for the treatment of anxiety are the one's that should be locked up. I had sweats, shakes, tremors, bizarre hallucinations, a lost touch with reality, severe short and long term memory loss, loss of muscle control, muscle spasms, blurred vision, lock jaw, severe permanent cardiac and kidney damage, chronic fatigue, loss of bowel/bladder control, brain damage. Please do not take this deadly drug. I hope nobody ever has to go through that kind of horrifying experience. If you do I will pray that you will never have to go through it again!! And I'm sorry for anyone that has to go through this mind and body shattering episodes!!!! Stay away from this drug, It will kill you!!!!!!!
@@RB-dh9os this is 100% true!! It's a dangerous medication.. It's 8 years later and I didn't know all of this! I regret this so much!! I wish I could sue my doctor! At this point I only take it so my body doesn't end up sick.. I feel like a heroin addict or worse!!! When they mention ’dope sick’
I was taking Clonazepam at 2 to 4 mg/24hour per 2 months with few exceptions where the daily dose was between 8mg and 12mg due to my fast tolerance buildup.I was also taking 150mg of Trazadone.Then I decided to quit lowering the 4mg dose in 4 days minus 1 milligram daily.I was experiencing multiple symptoms both psychical and physical for an extended period of time maybe over 2 weeks after my dose hit the zero mark but nothing too serious like seizures .In the past three years I used clonazepam 5 times including now in doses ranging from 1mg to 0.5mg.After going through multiple withdraws I can assure you that your body can get used to the withdraws making them less noticeable like a hangover which lasts for week or so.
@@salonsanmiguel133lauramarg8 yes they end. You get 100% normal in 6-7 months, the first 3 months are hard, after that its cake. I choose to just stay on it as I need it/. I have nerve damage and it actually has pain killing properties for me, as it also acts as a muscle relaxant.
@Serene Universe I cold turkeyed it. Got awful withdrawals. I went to a psychiatrist and he gave me pregabalin to control them but I'm finding it difficult to taper pregabalin. I took clonazepam for only 1 month 1 per day 0.5mg. it's been a month since I cold turkeyed it. I took pregabalin for 2 weeks 75mg 1 per day and when I went to 50mg, my withdrawals returned though not so severe.
@Serene Universe yes it went away. Basically my whole body became numb to pain. In 2 weeks of pregabalin, my majority symptoms were gone. My benzo belly recovered, my sleep wasn't satisfactory but I was sleeping, my hand and foot pin pain went away, I can urinate, I started having Normal erections, my constipation was gone. Just had a head ache 24/7 while taking it. But My withdrawals are slowly and gradually coming as I reduced dose of pregabalin to 50mg. I'm going to talk to psychiatrist today.
@Serene Universe look every man's body is different. I can suggest you things but I myself am in a lot of pain and I don't know much about your condition. I'm myself taking pregabalin 50mg until my body gets accustomed to the lower dose and my brain heals itself. Remember, pregabalin isn't the cure. Your brain will learn itself to handle the pain. In my suggestion, take only quarter of the clonazepam and bear the pain. No need of other medications. But please don't trust me. Go with what your doctor says
OMG , I have same symtoms. I wonder why do I have headache and blurred vision recently after I quit clonazepam 3-4 days. found this video. I have to be more careful about this drug. >_
Take your meds as prescribed and if you need it you need it. Why are doctors prescribing then taking patients away ? If you follow the instructions , you wouldn’t have problems.
Benzos withdrawl are Brutal! klonopin,zanax,ativan,librium, ect.. cold turkey many times klonopin is a real treat 2 months into withdrawl most horrific experience ever had one day found a half .50 klonopin in dresser drawer took it and 30 minutes later heaven. tapper is key benzos are not toys got to respect them short term use only .phenibut a great alternative but can be just as bad .
Eric g I love BenzoBuddies! View Profile Personal Message (Online) Success reinstating ? I can’t handle this I’m dying « on: September 09, 2019, 10:42:52 pm » QuoteModifyRemove Please any positive support of dosing back up I was only on .5-1 mg Ativan for 6 weeks This has been so bad My doc on Friday with the pharmacist decided I should go back up. I went down to .25 starting aug 23. The symptoms are crazy non tolerable I really feel like I can’t make it today starting that week I had pelvis and back pain crazy stomach pains to anxiety feeling I can’t take care of kids can’t eat can’t sleep stopped going to work then I was not wanting to drive or go to store I’m fallingappart headaches leg pain and jello legs hot and cold I can’t take care of my kids I went from a month ago working cooking cleaning running my kids around planning trips and eating and exercising last day was aug 6th. I want to cry I want to scream I don’t have support for 2 plus years I have bills including a home and two teenage boys in high school. I cried on Friday because I couldn’t go to my son football game. I never missed a game. They will loose there mother. I always put them first always :-\
Your not screwed although I know it feels like it. Its also no ones fault although it feels like it. If you want to come off it you need to understand and believe it's more than possible. I have a story that included a lifetime of dependency and found out I had to deal with this at the end of it. See what you gotta do is never give up and as I said 'believe '.
I’ve been tapering of for maybe half a year now. Was on a larger dose of Xanax for many years prior to deciding it was time to get off this stuff. I was down to 0.250 mg twice a day and just decided to quit it for good. Day two and so far I’m lucky just small headaches and that overall “off” feeling or weird feeling that normally is associated with anxiety. But overall not too bad. Hoping it stays this way.
UPDATE: I haven't had a single withdrawal since this video. I've been careful to schedule my medications to make sure I don't mess anything up.
Your still on it?!?!
Jeff Galaska I’ve been on it for 2 years. No issues here... 3mg a day I take as directed. Feel great. I have nerve damage though, so I’m It ordinary. It helps with main due to the muscle relaxer properties. I have no plan to stop. It helps.. and I don’t abuse. You can use meds in your advtange if you understand them and know how to use them. No one can even tell I take them.
Do you remember how long it took to feel normal again, after you got your prescription?
Mamabear3 what do you mean? How long it takes to build a tolerance so the kpin does not hit as hard? It takes about 3 weeks.
@@maddawgzzzz I made a stupid mistake and quit taking .5 after few months of use. Withdrawals hit within 4 days. I started taking it again. It has soothed the withdrawals some but they're still there. I was just curious how long he had to take his prescription (after being without) before he felt normal again.
I was on this for 20 years. It destroyed my life. I had to go into psych hosp to come off. Someone dropped me into the pit of hell. It takes 3 months to come off. I wanted to die. I prayed for death. It was torture every single second with no relief. I'm alive today. I made it.
When I got pregnant the ER had to put a iv in me with a different med to get me off of it. It is not fun what so ever
Same here. Off after 20 years Clonazepam, Prescribed, Iatrogenic.
Jen how r u now frd
@@sangeetalambh6389 I'm good hbu
What a blessing. I’m happy to hear you made it through.
I was on clonazepam for 7 years. I got off 6 months ago and the withdrawal has been slightly better but still horrendous. It's hard because I don't have a support system. I beg anyone reading bthis contemplating benzos, please don't. Please please please don't touch them, it's not worth your health! : /
I wish I had known how adverse the risks are. I’m toughing out my withdrawals since I know exactly what is taking place. I’m being very patient with myself, and have converted to a healthier lifestyle as well. Once the withdrawals simmer down I will implement some exercise. I believe I am at my peak, it’s going on 3.5 weeks since stopping cold turkey of every day 0.5mg usage over a 6-7 month time span.
I took Klonopin - 4 mgs. a day- for over 14 years. I got off- cleaned up MYSELF. I am CLEAN now! But!!!!!!! 4 years later? I STILL get withdrawl and or long-term Benzo use syndrome. Sleep issues. Other issues but. Overall? I am BLESSED to be off that poison. Good job bro.
I was prescribed Klonopin daily after having panic attacks from an incident with ecstacy. I was on it for 11 years with no dosage increase. Just 1 day from the start. If I didnt schedule an appointment in time and missed a refill, and had to wait a few days, it was hell. My stomach shivered as if I was freezing and I felt sick. It took me 6 months of tapering off that stuff and it messed with my head for months after that. I will never take that shit ever again.
@Serene Universe Never cold turkey a benzo or alcohol.
I previously took 2 mg’s of klonopin everyday for 15 years and totally tapered slowly and I didn’t have any issues. Thank God
@Serene Universe have you stopped ? I’m also on .5 a day and could use some advice
@Serene Universe I’m sorry to hear that. Should I go to a .25 per day or just stop at .5 ? Any advice would help.
@@jesseblanco2697 Definitely just taper. There really is no reason not to. Even shaving to 0.125 at the end isn't a terrible idea.
Why did you quit?
That’s a blessing.
The sweating is REAL.
Thank you for this video. Currently having massive withdrawals. The comments help knowing I’m not alone.
Have you seen the Ashton Manual? It's a guide to tapering off of every kind of benzo. I was on Klonopin for twenty three years when I started my taper.
It took me two years to taper and that was still hard. The withdrawals from benzos are fucking brutal but it's worth it when you come out the other end.
You can find the manual online and download it for free! Just ask if you have any questions. It's a long hard road but it's totally worth getting your life back. These drugs are crazy dangerous and should never be used long term unless you have a seizure disorder and nothing else works. They ruin people's lives and the doctors who prescribe them usually pawn their patients off on addiction specialists when they start noticing that they're having problems. These prescribers blame their patients even though they did nothing wrong. It's simple biology that we become tolerant and have withdrawals when stopping this class of drug. But the prescribers usually are nowhere to be found when things go sideways. But they always do no matter what. Sometimes it just takes ten years for that to happen. Good luck!
@@jonathanbecker8935 thank you for your advice! I had a friend help me with this tapering method. I was tapering too fast and tried to go cold Turkey much too soon. My doctor does not take withdrawal from benzodiazepines seriously. The withdrawal symptoms are manageable right now. I’m pushing through and will spread awareness about this horrendous class of drugs.
How are you today?
No. It was not a full withdrawal. You were shaking because kpin slows your nervous system down. When you stop the suppression your nervous system explodes. It is EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE
I had been on Klonopin for many years for seizures. I had to take it 3 times a day! Because of the new laws my primary Doctor can no longer prescribe this medicine. I am being taken off very slowly but still having severe withdrawals symptoms. Your symptoms sound similar mine. Thanks for posting this.
I'm sorry but being taken off this drug when it is one of the only things that works and you've been a compliant patient on a very low dose is just criminal. They're doing it to me after 8 months on 1mg a day with nothing to substitute i've tried dozens of medications including SSRI's, SNRI's, Wellbutrin, Abilify etc. Monotherapy and polydrug therapy. I've seen counselors, therapists, and psychologists. They act like benzodiazepines are so dangerous they are aren't worth the benefits, but that's horse shit, they'd put you on antipsychotics that have huge crazy lists of side effects (some of which are permanant ) for the rest of your life if you'd let them but OH NO... YOU CAN'T TAKE THIS STUFF. THIS STUFF IS BAD FOR YOU. FUCK DOCTORS THEY ARE COWARDS.
new laws? where do you live?
Go see a neurologist. I have severe grand mal seizures, and my doctor can still prescribe them. It even says they are used too prevent seizures.
I have been on and off Klonopin for about 15 years maybe more and when I don't have them the irritability, the stress, the impulsiveness, the existential dread, is horrendous I can't begin to explain to you how bad it gets and as you get older and only gets worse. Last week I checked myself into the hospital because it got that bad and if you are thinking about getting on Klonopin I can only beg you not to
How are you doing now ...
I had 24/7 panic attacks for a WEEK after going off klonopin
I had a seizure and almost died September 24th, just a little over a month ago, because I was taken of Clonazpam cold turkey. It was because of my health problems already being really bad and the state no longer allowed my nurse practitioner to prescribe it. I was deathly ill for 3 weeks and finally had the big seizurer. Stay away from benzos if you can help it!
Thank you for making this video. I can’t thank you enough, sincerely.
You nailed it.. It is so hard to explain this pain. I hope that you are doing well. God bless you.
You too!
I noticed most of these symptoms on Klonopin, especially the "brain fog"--headache behind the eyes sensation and inability to focus on objects. Very scary symptom for me, I was recently taken off of Klonopin, but these symptoms have not gone away entirely. I pray that they do.
Did they ever go away? I got off xanax for 90 days and the tension headaches and eye pain never subsided.
It’s been 18 days how long does this brain fog last it seems to be the last thing that won’t go away
Same exact story for me, I was taking it for eight or nine months only like two or three pills every week 0.5 mg. Once I stop taking it for 5 days I experienced heavy withdrawals. That foggy feeling that you described will turn into total depersonalization and extreme dizziness the more you take and the longer you're on it. I noticed you said you're still taking it. Just know when you try to get off of it completely you are going to have extreme withdrawals!! I wouldn't wish that upon anybody if you find yourself having withdrawals whenever that day comes when you try to get off of it remember to go with a 1% taper! They have UA-cam videos about it if you need to know what the 1% taper is. Best of luck to you and God bless.
You are tapering?
@@JacobTheIndoAmerican yes on a 1% taper. Working good so far
@@bayareadrifter415 You are liquid titrating?
@@JacobTheIndoAmerican no it's a dry taper I'm tapering off 1% every 2 or 3 days with a razor
@@bayareadrifter415 thank you for this idea!! I pray all goes well.. And experiment and see if this will help. God bless you!
It’s crazy and sad to see so many dead people in this video
Hello AGAIN !!
My friends. Hang in there.
I got off the Benzos 2 years ago.
If I can do it, so can you !!
Stay strong.
Thom Dammers wow me too, I see you’ve written this a year ago. Are you okay now ?
Please let me know your story if u don't mind ?
I have insomnia and anxiety episodes, would you recommend an alternative?
@@ThomDammers don't do it hang in there
@@ThomDammers cold Turkey or taper
I can relate- I’m tapering but my doctors office didn’t call mine in on time and I had to go cold turkey for almost a week and when I finall got it my body was so out of wack I had to take a step backwards in my tapering process. You become a slave to that pill bottle cause your body doesn’t work normal w/o after a while and you’re a slave to your prescribing doctor. Can’t wait to be fully off this. You only realize how horrible it is when suddenly you are forced to stop it. Which, I believe doctors don’t take their responsibility to make sure their patients don’t die going w/o it on their watch.
Similar thing happened to me. Withdrawals hit in 4 days. I took a smaller portion of my dose each day, helped me to function throughout the day, but night time has been bad. I think I need to take the regular dose. Idk what other people do I just want it to go Away
I’m tapering off now after 10 years. Started about 4 months ago so far so good. My psychiatrist said to break in half but I’ve seen too many folks who had bad withdrawals so I bought a scale to do it responsibly.
Long tapering is the best solution, going cold turkey is pretty dangerous, i made this huge mistake and it was hell.
@tyrel I was diagnosed mild bipolar in 2010 and was dealing with a lot of life… leaving me in a spiral of depression and severe anxiety. Then there wasn’t any talk of mindfulness, therapy was a joke… so now, with a lot of that behind me I’m only on an anti-seizure med for bipolar and that was good bc one of the withdrawals from Klonopin is seizures.
Are you off now, if not how many more months?
@@lisasmith767 I started tapering in Dec 2021 and completely off in Oct 2022. It was the best decision I’ve made for my health. The biggest being my 5 senses are much more improved. Something so basic as sense of touch…. Life changing.
@@jill8777 what method of tapering did you used how many percentage reduction per month?per week?
I've been coming off klonopin and suboxone the past week and a half. Definitely can't leave the house even to go get cigarettes is hard, the anxiety is so bad. My teeth hurt cause I've been clenching my jaw so much.
Jut looking at you I would never have thought you had anxiety or depression, if I saw you in public walking around I'd probably think you were just some normal happy guy. Great video, I hope you're doing well!
Thank you!
The Fluffy Rooster
I was on it for 7-8 years. Barley gotten off it 2 years ago this October. I went through hell with the withdrawals. But I've notice I'm starting to do better without it.
Auggie Trujillo I had it only once for one day because I had a car driving theory test that day and had really bad anxiety (in September) I don’t know if I’m having withdrawal symptoms or anxiety symptoms
@Serene Universe I did it cold Turkey. Try to taper. Trust me your gonna go through some withdrawals and they ain't fun.
That’s good to hear. I was on 6-7 months daily usage at 0.5mg. I involuntarily stopped cold turkey 3.5 weeks ago when I couldn’t get my prescription refilled before the Christmas holiday, but then decided to stay off since I had been off 2 weeks before landing an appointment. I have noticed that it messed with my focus, memory and concentration overall. I think I’m currently at my peak of withdrawal and it’s not the best feeling, but I’m pulling through. I will not go back to taking benzodiazepines.
Have everything you stated. Well almost. I have bad sinus pressure instead of headaches. It is to the point where it feels like my head will pop. That and my arms burn and shoulders burn for some reason. When I try to sleep, it is like my brain doesn't shut off. I'll have conversations in my head that are sporadic. It is so strange!
Anxiety is the worst for me .doc took me off cold Turkey ugh
That’s dangerous, your doc should know better.
@tyrel you ok ?
@tyrel you'll be fine .I'm not doing good I passed out the other day went to er they took tests everything was normal ..I hope you feel better if you ever need to talk you can add me if your in fb I know this is so hard .
@tyrel who healed ?
@tyrel o I thought you told me he died ...thank god he didn't
I've been on it 2mg everyday for 2 years and have been trying to get off it for months. the symptoms are all over the place when I go about two weeks without it
Anxiety sux.
i've been on .125-.25 for about 18 months or so....any suggestions on a taper from that? I would say .125 is probably the average amount over the last 5 months or so. Do I need to taper off of this low of a dose?
I don't want to give any suggestions because I'm not a doctor.....but the lowest does I ever took was .5mg so I imagine your dose is so low it won't make that big of a difference whenever you're off completely. I'd check with your doctor/psychiatrist/pharmacist first though.
It’s been 20
Days the only
Effect I have is my brain is still constantly foggy 🌫
I started on Klonopin very Reluctantly for Generalized Anxiety Disorder after a Horrible Post Partum Experience. It and an anti-Depressent gave me my Sanity back. I have been on it for 29 years. First 2mg. now 4 mg. I had had Anxiety attacks since age 11, but had never been treated by a Dr. successfully. When I switched ins. and was Cold Turkeyed off of it, it was the year from Hell. My whole body was off. I had twitches, anxiety,.no equalibrium, no balance, brain fog, I felt like I was losing my mind. It was horrible. I could not even work. Finally, a Dr. said that need to go back on it. I did. 2mg. Within a few days I started to feel more normal. I came back to the world of the Living. I stick with my schedule, 4mg daily, and it is a Wonder drug for me. My dose works. I have never developed a tolerance and I am very Grateful for it.
Its good to know that you havent developed a tolerance. If it helps you function you should keep taking it and if you want to quit you can do it slowly over 6 months or a year and you will be fine. All these horror stories online are not helping. A friend of mine who is a nurse took it daily 6mg a day for 3 years and then decided to quit. She tapered off in 3 weeks with no issues.
@@rigas333 Thank you, It does help me and I sometimes forget to take my 2nd pill. I have gone through cold turkey Klonopin withdrawal and after a year I was still withdrawing. I found a new Dr. went back on my 3 to 4 mg. Dose and got my life back. I don't abuse it. It has been over 30 years, it is also for a neurological condition. I don't think Stevie Nicks is a Dr. and since she abused it among countless other drugs, illegal and legal she should Not diagnose others. Thank you for your concern. I wish you well. 😗. Happy Holidays 🎄⭐✨🎆🙏⛄🎄
@tyrel None of your business and " NO, I won't sell you any Klonopin". I take it for therapeutic reasons.
Went on 7 day cruise, forgot mine at home. Once I got home, I had tremors, twitches and it really freaked me out.
Guys, to treat chronic restless leg syndrome, I was put on Klonopin. No one said a word about the long-term effects. As a result, I was on 2mg Klonopin daily for 15 years. Please stay away from benzos. It is a death sentence.
I am in the same boat. Taken Klonopin for about 10 years now, 2mg a day. Once about a year ago, I miscounted my pills and came up 10 days short until my next refill. My doc said he couldn't do anything for me, but just go through it and I went through hell. It took about 5 days until I started to get really bad. I was hyper sensitive and couldn't sleep. Horrible just after 10 days, and if I had to go longer I would have gone to the ER because I think I would have eventually died from a seizure or something else.
@@Joe67888 what happened after 10 days
@@sephiek923 They gave me my refill and immediately I was out of danger and that just shows me how powerful these drugs are. Once you are on them, it is nearly impossible to get off of them. So I am very careful about keeping count so I don't ever run out like I did for that horrible 10 days.
@@Joe67888 this is scary news. My son is autistic and was put on them for 7 weeks .25 twice a day....he is on day 8 without them, on day 5 without them, he had a seizure. He can't communicate with me and this is terrifying
@@sephiek923 I was lucky that I didn't have a seizure after 10 days, but on that 10th day, I felt like I was going to either go crazy or have a seizure. Why did they take your son off of them without tapering off very slowly? It can be done, but it is still very dangerous, and if you go cold turkey, you could end up with a mental condition that cannot be fixed, or you could actually die.
Just went thru it. Pure hell
I am day 10 after only a prescribed month on it....yes pure hell and that's an understatement.
Tried to get off 2mg and around the 2nd week I had a seizure
Thankyou hope you recover quickley
Had anyone got vision problems while tapering or as a withdrawal symptom?
Lucas Veríssimo Gonçalves yes I did
Yeah a ton on both I think
@@pyarkaaloo How are you now? Did you taper this drug?
That Girl not too good n it’s 1.5 years in for me....I was much worse 1 year ago so I’ve improved a little but not much. I was in a near paralytic state barely able to speak, it was horrifying. I also have perceptual n depth distortions, horrible balance issues, neuromuscular damage n unable to drive or take care of myself. I’ve heard from some ppl it can take years for the damage to heal. I’m so frightened n devastated. I hope n pray it clears up
That Girl I was tapered off by a dr over the course of 1-2 months which was way too soon for a benzo. After 5 months w no benzo much damage had been done so I reinstated w half the original dose n nothing helped. So I think it’s a waiting game at this point
Dude, when you decide its time to get off, do a controlled taper with your doctor. I cold-turkeyed after as needed, short term usage and I was one of the oh so lucky people that ended up with a protracted withdrawal. Im just over 2 years and while Ive made improvements, I cant believe that Ive wasted away 2 years of my life from a drug that was intended to help. :/
Thanks for the advice Cody.
I'm kinda confused , are you trying to get off the drug or are you just talking about what happened when you weren't able to take it? If you need help coming off them be free to respond back because I been through it over 2 years now and still struggling some but a lot better then I was . I feel I know a lot on this subject. My personal opinion is try to get off medication just bad news for most.
Just talking about what happened when I wasn't on it. I think I'm still going to take it for a little while longer because it has really helped with my anxiety, which has sucked lately, but I know how addictive this stuff is. My mom has actually been on it for years and has always had trouble trying to get off of it.
yeah it s a bitch , you gotta be mentally strong and set your mind to it in order to do it. It took me 13 months to get off it and I been off for 2 years . Unfortunately a lot of doctors have no clue when it comes to this, they know how to get you on it but don't know how to get you the hell off it lol.
Probably because the doctors keep on wanting to get your money...but that's a whole other topic. lol.
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I watched this documentary about how pharma companies abuse the system. In the doc, they mentioned people taking Lipitor have sexual side effects and the same company makes Viagra, so they'd put you on both. Then Viagra could have side effects, so you'd be put on another medication...and so on..
Srsly. thanks for sharing this......I'm still taking it, and have been on 1.0mg Clonazepam (twice a day) for 10 months...and I can already feel the dependency of needing more of it....it works, but its not as effective as it was when I first took it.....and my anxiety/panic attack symptoms were horrible...shortness of breathe (hyperventilating), nausea, tingling sensation in my hands, and rapid heart rate as if I was running a marathon, and that freaked me out even more, so the symptoms got worse...thought I was going to have a stroke....also lost my appetite.....I felt like a heroine junky, quitting cold-turkey.....seeing THIS today really helped...so again...thanks for this...(I know this sounds corny, but) Its a little comforting to know that Im' not the only person going through this.....
Try lowering your dose or if you have trouble managing your meds get someone to help keep you in check. It took years for me to learn to never run out and have to go cold turkey it's dangerous.
Tapering as we speak after 4 yrs starting to peak CBD seems to help it
Surprised no has brought up sychosis. I've abused benzos for years on and off. There has been times I was in the icu in total sychosis almost 2 weeks. It's happened 3 times in the last 17 years
that Is a symptom of schizophrenia. most likely cause from the abuse. my sister did the same thing. she's on Risperdone now and has gotten better. even seroquil helped her.
I have been on it 30 years now , my mother ruined my life .
Sorry to hear that but if it works, it works. How many mgs are u taking?
My Dr is forcing me to withdraw from Klonopin and the headaches are horrendous
Have you found anything that helps the headaches?
get a new Dr.
I'm on Klonopin too and they don't want you to refill it more than one day early but if that one Day falls on a Friday and they don't return the fax to pharmacy then you got to wait all the way till Monday or Tuesday even to get it refilled..it sucks! That happened to me past week.
I went 4 days without taking Clonazepam and right away I started noticing little brain jolts, if anyone knows what I mean. I had to pop a pill because I also have Absent Seizures and take Lamotrigine for it. I feel like these 2 medications are a combination to prevent me from having seizures. I’ve had a number of seizures due to having anxiety so sadly I have to take this medication every 2 to 3 days. Thank God I’m not addicted to it and hopefully I can taper off in the future.
I'm on day 7 of my dr cutting me from 2mg a day to 1 and I can't believe how bad it is. I'm having the brain jolts. Like twitches. Headaches. I can't find words or form sentences.. I have absent seizures and also on Lamictal. I feel like I'm going to have a seizure all the time. He cut everyone on benzos at his practice in half. No taper. He didn't even tell me, I found out when I went to the pharmacy. Good luck this shit is terrible.
@@kristinhatfield3210 I’m sorry to hear that. I started off at 2mg daily too and I’ve been on Benzos for about a year and a half. I would chop my pills in half so overtime I eventually went down to 1mg a day to 1mg every other day.
There were times when Walgreens has fucked up my prescriptions as well. I had one refill that disappeared and they told me I probably did something with it which I didn't..
Yeah sometimes the app doesn't work very well. That's how I refill all mine.
Took 2mg for 10 years. Been off for 10 days. My teeth hurt. Arghh!!!!
@tyrel It has taken a long time but I’m much better. Sometimes still get a wave of anxiety but less and less. Was worth it for me, but dangerous. I found out it could have killed me. I got medical marijuana to help distract from the misery of protracted withdrawal.
I’m only 16 and been on clonazepam for ab 2 months for anxiety I stopped taking it comeplety been having bad migraines stomach pains and really dizzy idk what’s wrong with me I’m really scared and feel so stuck
Try taking it for 9 years dude
I took klonopin for 6 months and got up to 2mgs a day maybe for two months to three months straight. I tapered off for about 3-4 weeks, got down to .75, then just stopped taking it. Holy fuck was that a bad idea. I’m over three weeks clean and I’m not going to bed til 8am trying to sleep at 2-3. I feel like I want to rip my skin off and my thoughts give me emotions and severe anxieties that I have never ever felt. If I try to drink coffee, it doesn’t work which is so fucking weird and idk how to explain a lot of it but please for the love of fuck, don’t do this to yourself. Please
How are you now? I hope well. Are you still having issues? Very interested to know.
Can you update again at this time are you totally off Clonazepam?
I take clanazapam and before when I would go to a job interview my face would twitch and I would shake. With my meds I do great and I could keep eye contact.
It’s truly bittersweet what that drug is able to do. I stopped cold turkey after daily usage for about 6-7 months. My daily intake was 0.5mg before bedtime. Before I started any of the meds im currently on, I was dealing with twitching and sensory overload. Once I got on the Clonazepam and nortriptylene it’s like everything went back to normal. I stopped because I know the long term effects are not good. I believe im currently at my peak of withdrawal, it’s been 3.5 weeks since I quit.
I am taking it 2mg on daily basis in the morning to be function each nd everyday but getting severe headache, neck pain, gare, etc., If i didn't take more than 24 hours ... Please help me how to get rid of it once nf for all
I was taking .25mg 3-4 times a week (only had 15 pills a month) took for 4 months… I just stopped .. will I have bad withdrawal you think?
I am on day 8 of getting off of it...….fucked up for sure.....I hope by day 14 or so I will feel better....worth getting off of it....decided to take control of my life and not need to be on it.....
how are you doing now, 2 year later?
@@treatmenice1564 I'm doing great no more meds I just smoke marijuana in the evening every night due to living in a state where it's legal it's been wonderful for my life
I took it for year . I stopped intialy after 3 months. And it feels like shit . Total shit . Like total hell. However it helped latter leaving it year after. Withdrawal symptoms for me were harsh dreams like someone throwing acid on my body in dreams and feeling my skin was burning, dizziness lot of dizziness too much, then some abnormal behaviours , sleep problem, feeling too low ,depressed, halo actions , . They lasted like 2-3 months . However first withdrawl after 3 months was horrible like living death . However taking them was important too in my case. Just advice for someone having mental health issues anxiety depression that do take antidepressants if things are going out of ur control and all therpies , physical therpies don't work at all. But at same time have aim of leaving them in 1-2 years. Leave them in proper doses . Reducing doses as per doctor , . If u leave all of sudden by urself then u are fucked don't do that
Seems silly my doctor took me off of them after 7 months didn't tell me what to expect and really sucked
Headaches and sounds you normally wouldn’t hear becomes louder and louder in your head I still have brain fog 20 days later
I wish I would have watched your video years ago I’ve been on this krap 15 years
A little help here. I was prescribed 1mg klonopin around mid-June. I didn't like the 1mg cuz it made me way too sleepy. I started taking random doses 0.25-0.50 2-3 times a week. Only for sleep, no morning dosage. I just found out about the withdrawal symptoms, and I cold turkey (I know, I know) stopped it around Aug 1st(last dosage). I also noticed I was having insomnia when I didn't take it for days prior to Aug 1st. I noticed I do have all these withdrawal symptoms the internet mentions. So will I recover within this month? Because I'm on my 5th day writing this and man the anxiety can get intense at times. I took one month off of work and I already called in sick lots before. I need my job so does anyone have an input on my situation? Am I still considered Short-term or no? Should I just tough it out? I pretty much heading towards week 2.
How are u now?
I was on 0.5 mg of Klonopin for 9 years. I felt very good on it. Few doctors said that it causes memory issues if used for many years. So it took 6 weeks to taper off slowly. I lost sleep, sweating increased and my speech was not clear. It’s now 2 months. My sleep is back to normal and I feel almost normal. It feels like klonopin was my friend and I lost a friend. It consulted with drs and was told it may take many month to feel back to normal. But I would not recommend doing anything alone. You need support while getting off.
I got off it by myself and it took many months. I was reducing the dose from 0.5 mg very slowly and still when I stopped I was experiencing terrible anxiety and not sleeping. I am off it for several years and back to normal. I recommend getting off it in a clinic or under doctors supervision.
You definitely had a moderate withdrawal, klonopin or any benzodiazepine/alcohol should not be stopped, I’ve experiencing it my self cause I missed my doctors visit, you CAN die from the withdrawal, of you want to stop , you have to slowly ween off of it , it could take a year , trust me my body is in havoc rn
Damn im 90% sure I'm having a withdrawal, headaches are so annoying
I’m having severe headaches.. pounding is crazy!! 🥴
How long did it last for you
@tyrel still have it sorry
@tyrel i had a withdrawal but with another drug i had prescribed for controlling soy sauce impulses and caused me a huge withdrawal and panic attacks, gross symptoms that lasted around 2-3 weeks then my body and mind stopped suffering for not having it. I have a huge believe in this will be the same withdrawal will happen with another of my drugs i continue taking including clona
Good to hear you
.i also stopped and the withdrawal are horrible . Any advice pls suggest how to cope with severe anxiety
Has anyone come off this after 2 months? How bad was it? I had no idea this stuff was so bad, my doctor never warned me. I went on them following a horrific incident at work. I have been on it daily for 2 months, some of that with Diazepam as well and in the last week I became increasingly concerned by memory loss, confusion etc and did some research. I only stopped yesterday.
If you can stop now do it. I know it’s been a year since you commented but I was on 6-7 months of risky usage starting at 1mg then tapering down to 0.5mg. I involuntarily quit cold turkey, but I’m staying off and it’s been about 3.5 weeks or so since my last half of a pill. As described in the video it takes about 2-3 weeks to reach your peak for withdrawals, and I think I’m there.
@@rome27 have u had any withdrawals,coz i used it(0.5mg) for 2 months and now i want to stop it
Is there anything that helps the headaches??
ive been in clonazepam for a year and a half. taking 1mg every night it helps me with my anxiety problems and taking 1mg when i am going out of my house so that i would not be anxious for the entire day when im out. do you think i am addicted to clonazepam already? im a little bit worried coz ive been taking them a year and a half. do you advise to taper from clonazepam while i stil have anxiety once in a while? thanks for the reply in advance.
You're certainly addicted to it at this point. 1mg of this stuff is still quite powerful on the brain. I'd cut your doses in half for 2 weeks then cut that in half for another 2 weeks. At that point try to avoid it unless symptoms get real bad and take .25 as little as possible. Its going to be tough but the longer you take 1 mg a day or more you are digging a steep ditch for yourself to climb trust me!
You'll need to taper for at least a year...
I am stuck
why did they give to you in the 1st place? Did you go to NA or 12 step groups?
NA or other 12 steps groups can not help you with nerve damage.
Great info bro
Hi Chris. I just found your channel and appreciate you sharing your experience. I am about to discontinue this drug. Unfortunately I was to taper off over four weeks and time got away from me and I have about 6 days to do it in. I seems that, for me, if you say the word “Klonopin” all doctors run and you’re left with not much help. But, of course, insurance is involved, legal issues for the doctors prescribing and the stigma of mental health issues. That’s fine, no it really isn’t, but I’ll do it. Take care.
23 yrs at 6 mg. Withdrawl sent me to the hospital almost dying.
I have the same problem with my Doctor. I’ve been on the meds for my dystonia.
Your experience is valid, but you're not describing things quite right. Congratulations on getting off.
I was in a hospital from 2 mg they gave me half for 4 days and after nothing. I got really sick.
so how long did you take it and are you good now\
So why did you have a withdrawal?
Almost everyone that has to take it will suffer withdraws from it if they have to stop taking it. You have to go through a long term step down if they need to take you off of it, the same way you would if you were on a BP medication and needed to stop one to be moved to another. It is also listed as on of the 4th most addictive drugs. americanaddictioncenters.org/adult-addiction-treatment-programs/hardest-quit#Benzodiazepines
My air hunger is so SEVERE n the vibrating is causing pain on my ribs in back or chest. I can't handle it anymore😭Im an alcoholic so after i got off Klonopin I drank because of the panic ..In n out of detox. I haven't drank in 16 days. Stopped taking Klonopin in may'23. I had a suicide"$e attempt on it n had to get off so I did a 5 day taper which wasn't long enough ! but would take some in between then n took n took some last week. At the hospital now cause i feel like im suffocating to death from air hunger😭n they gave me Klonopin. Ik i shouldn't have taken it but im desperate. 😭My symptoms r so severe cause of drinking.thia is too much to bear. The vibrating is so fast n hard on my skin n ribs that it causes pain real bad, which i. Don't understand. I went thru k withdrawal twice n didn't have air hunger ( scariest symptom to me) n no vibrating extreme pain. Feels like bone on bone. I hate this!
I've been taking it for about 3 years now. Started on 1, went up to 2, now I can get by with .5 if I take it mid day (1-3pm). I have pretty extreme anxiety. I stopped taking it for 2 full days and it was fucking hard. Sensory overload, panic attacks in public, that constant foggy feeling. It sucks. I don't know if I can do this.
How did it go for you?
My CNS is telling my brain to tell my body not to breathe at all!! Like a fish out of water!! I'm panicking!!
My acute w/d lasted at least 30 days and secondary is still going on after 15 months.
If you’re on it for a good reason don’t stop it only gets worse when you stop taking Benzos under a Drs control this is a good med
Hey, i tried klonopin one time with my friends, i did not start feeling the drug before 4-5 days after i took it, but now i have been not feeling myself lately,i feel "out of it" I'm just wondering how long this feeling lasts? Im kinda worried because im 15 years old and im afraid that i have destroyed my brain. How long does this last?
Nothing funny about it, i found out recently that i've gotten physical anxiety so do not understand why you are laughing, its like hell, i thought the reason for feeling bad was the side effects from the drugs but no, ive gotten anxiety
if you took it once I dont think you have anything to worry about, but I wouldnt start taking it (or any other drug tbh) regularly
Thank you so much for sharing!!!
I start and stop taking 2mg as needed haven’t ever noticed anything other than shitty sleeping for a few nights.
When did your shakes stop? Did it affect your appetite?
Thank you for the video.Do not take this drug for any long term use whatsoever!! Benzodiazepines were originally created for short acting surgical use. A pre-medication that is given to some patients before a surgical procedure to treat accute anxiety. Any amount of tolerence to benzodiazepines (12 hours and beyond cause horrific withdraws!! I came off it cold turkey for 5 days before they shipped me to a medical detox b/c they thought I was going to have a stroke or a heart attack. This is NOT!! a mantinece drug, It is very dangerous physically, mentally and emotionally. The ones who prescribe benzodiazepines for the treatment of anxiety are the one's that should be locked up. I had sweats, shakes, tremors, bizarre hallucinations, a lost touch with reality, severe short and long term memory loss, loss of muscle control, muscle spasms, blurred vision, lock jaw, severe permanent cardiac and kidney damage, chronic fatigue, loss of bowel/bladder control, brain damage. Please do not take this deadly drug. I hope nobody ever has to go through that kind of horrifying experience. If you do I will pray that you will never have to go through it again!! And I'm sorry for anyone that has to go through this mind and body shattering episodes!!!! Stay away from this drug, It will kill you!!!!!!!
@@RB-dh9os this is 100% true!! It's a dangerous medication.. It's 8 years later and I didn't know all of this! I regret this so much!! I wish I could sue my doctor! At this point I only take it so my body doesn't end up sick.. I feel like a heroin addict or worse!!! When they mention ’dope sick’
I was taking Clonazepam at 2 to 4 mg/24hour per 2 months with few exceptions where the daily dose was between 8mg and 12mg due to my fast tolerance buildup.I was also taking 150mg of Trazadone.Then I decided to quit lowering the 4mg dose in 4 days minus 1 milligram daily.I was experiencing multiple symptoms both psychical and physical for an extended period of time maybe over 2 weeks after my dose hit the zero mark but nothing too serious like seizures .In the past three years I used clonazepam 5 times including now in doses ranging from 1mg to 0.5mg.After going through multiple withdraws I can assure you that your body can get used to the withdraws making them less noticeable like a hangover which lasts for week or so.
yes I used to have horrid withdraws, but overtime the withdraw gets easier to handle once you know whats coming and already had a few.
@@maddawgzzzz does it end
@@salonsanmiguel133lauramarg8 yes they end. You get 100% normal in 6-7 months, the first 3 months are hard, after that its cake. I choose to just stay on it as I need it/. I have nerve damage and it actually has pain killing properties for me, as it also acts as a muscle relaxant.
I felt same wtf I'll stop that shit before it gets worse, never thought it could be withdraws...
It is hard I did not know about it. Now iam suffering a lot. i dont know when this will stopped.
Took it for a week (.5mg) and I didn’t get any withdrawal symptoms
the doctor gave me klonopin.. and told my sister put them in the safe
Clonazepam withdrawal gave me dizziness, tremors and tingling in feet. And I only took it for a month 😪
How much did you take and how are u now? Please help
@Serene Universe I cold turkeyed it. Got awful withdrawals. I went to a psychiatrist and he gave me pregabalin to control them but I'm finding it difficult to taper pregabalin.
I took clonazepam for only 1 month 1 per day 0.5mg. it's been a month since I cold turkeyed it.
I took pregabalin for 2 weeks 75mg 1 per day and when I went to 50mg, my withdrawals returned though not so severe.
@Serene Universe yes it went away. Basically my whole body became numb to pain. In 2 weeks of pregabalin, my majority symptoms were gone. My benzo belly recovered, my sleep wasn't satisfactory but I was sleeping, my hand and foot pin pain went away, I can urinate, I started having Normal erections, my constipation was gone. Just had a head ache 24/7 while taking it. But My withdrawals are slowly and gradually coming as I reduced dose of pregabalin to 50mg. I'm going to talk to psychiatrist today.
@Serene Universe tapering should be done when you aren't experiencing withdrawals. If you have stopped clonazepam since days, don't go on them again
@Serene Universe look every man's body is different. I can suggest you things but I myself am in a lot of pain and I don't know much about your condition. I'm myself taking pregabalin 50mg until my body gets accustomed to the lower dose and my brain heals itself.
Remember, pregabalin isn't the cure. Your brain will learn itself to handle the pain.
In my suggestion, take only quarter of the clonazepam and bear the pain. No need of other medications. But please don't trust me. Go with what your doctor says
OMG , I have same symtoms. I wonder why do I have headache and blurred vision recently after I quit clonazepam 3-4 days.
found this video. I have to be more careful about this drug. >_
are you still on klonopin?
Yup, still 1mg a day.
Take your meds as prescribed and if you need it you need it. Why are doctors prescribing then taking patients away ? If you follow the instructions , you wouldn’t have problems.
Then why it is given
and to whom
In my case it is for nerve damage similar to Parkinsons's.
How long did your effects last?
Benzos withdrawl are Brutal! klonopin,zanax,ativan,librium, ect.. cold turkey many times klonopin is a real treat 2 months into withdrawl most horrific experience ever had one day found a half .50 klonopin in dresser drawer took it and 30 minutes later heaven. tapper is key benzos are not toys got to respect them short term use only .phenibut a great alternative but can be just as bad .
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Please any positive support of dosing back up I was only on .5-1 mg Ativan for 6 weeks This has been so bad My doc on Friday with the pharmacist decided I should go back up. I went down to .25 starting aug 23. The symptoms are crazy non tolerable I really feel like I can’t make it today starting that week I had pelvis and back pain crazy stomach pains to anxiety feeling I can’t take care of kids can’t eat can’t sleep stopped going to work then I was not wanting to drive or go to store I’m fallingappart headaches leg pain and jello legs hot and cold I can’t take care of my kids I went from a month ago working cooking cleaning running my kids around planning trips and eating and exercising last day was aug 6th. I want to cry I want to scream I don’t have support for 2 plus years I have bills including a home and two teenage boys in high school. I cried on Friday because I couldn’t go to my son football game. I never missed a game. They will loose there mother. I always put them first always :-\
I take 2mg 3 times a day for anxiety
Youll learn they all do
I have took about 12.000 or more I am screwed 17 years 2 milligrams a day.
Me too.
Im on 6mg 6 yrs.. Ill stop talking all drugs tomorrow
Your not screwed although I know it feels like it. Its also no ones fault although it feels like it. If you want to come off it you need to understand and believe it's more than possible. I have a story that included a lifetime of dependency and found out I had to deal with this at the end of it. See what you gotta do is never give up and as I said 'believe '.
I’ve been tapering of for maybe half a year now. Was on a larger dose of Xanax for many years prior to deciding it was time to get off this stuff. I was down to 0.250 mg twice a day and just decided to quit it for good. Day two and so far I’m lucky just small headaches and that overall “off” feeling or weird feeling that normally is associated with anxiety. But overall not too bad. Hoping it stays this way.
I want to start getting off of this stuff too.