Posted by 3 Beer Effect on March 20, 2002, at 0:56:04
In reply to Re: You might want to try Ativan » 3 Beer Effect, posted by JohnX2 on March 19, 2002, at 4:58:03
I only stopped the Klonopin for three days & started getting rebound anxiety & had to go to work on Monday so I started retaking it. I noticed I actually slept more (like 12 hours) when during the withdrawl period. I usually only sleep 8 or 9 hours when I am on Klonopin.
I guess your really not supposed to stop cold turkey but, I think most people could taper it fairly quickly over a few weeks without that many problems.
I just don't know how long you would have to be totally off Klonopin in order to get back to square one. (I could probably take Benadryl as a substitute for sleep if I stopped taking Klonopin for a few weeks - i've heard that Benadryl (diphenhydramine) also has anxiolytic effects, but it makes me act kind of 'dippy' & dumb if I take it in the daytime.
I noticed if you develop tolerance to Ritalin you only have to stop taking it for one week before you are back to square one & it works great again.
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