Posted by cubbybear on April 25, 2003, at 10:12:51
In reply to Re: Klonopin withdrawal (and a reckless pdoc), posted by Dragonslayer on April 25, 2003, at 8:55:31
. Are you going for totally not using K at all or cutting to a lower dose? And why - as I'm curious?
My hope is for a gradual reduction and eventual stopping of it entirely. My decades-old problem is not anxiety/panic, but rather being prone to Major Depression. I've taken MAOI Parnate anti-depressant for years and it also serves well against anxiety. Whenever the anxiety got out of hand --as with transient friction at work or one night of insomnia, I'd use .5 mg Xanax-- maybe on the average of once a month.
Yet, the way things evolved last year (I'm living in a foreign country, by the way), I was given Klonopin for the sleep problems.
Regardless of how safe it is, I just don't like the thought of being on a benzo of any kind on a permanent basis.. I never thought I'd wind up on anything that causes dependency. and so I want to be off it some day. I believe I can manage OK with the anti-depressant alone and a benzo like Xanax or Klonopin just once in a while. Hope this makes sense.
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