Clonazepam addiction

[Survivingtheworld__]

Every time I don’t take Clonazepam before bed I wake up feeling suicidal I enjoy the relief the pill gives me and I’m becoming dependent on it to escape my emotions I can feel a tolerance building as well as a dependency. I heard withdraws are killer and can be dangerous should I get off of them?

[Blacksheep2]

I have been on them for seven years. I get killer headaches. Your not alone.

[Survivor4Ever]

It depends some feel like that. Perhaps talk to your doctor. Also I think the more I think about something the more it grows I take that in the middle of the time to help me sleep too just not every nite. I just don’t sleep through every nite and get up and watch Tv or read, do something I never have time to do. I could always take a nap at 1pm I figure. I do other things to help me sleep at times though like drink tea, spray eucalyptus spray on my pillow, I did get a Salt lamp to and got on a sleep schedule and try to go to bed example 10pm every nite same time, for every next morning I take a spiral notebook and wrote example Tue April 14 2020 1.Made bed 2. Brushed teethed 3. Took morn meds 4. Took shower 5. Got dressed, etc, to keep me distracted to keep me on a schedule than as I go I write so I don’t have too much time to think and do self care on myself too. Try not to be so hard on yourself . .. Another mediation practice to do in the morning or whenever is get a lemon or orange and feel the texture with your eyes closed , smell it, than after you peel it smell it taste it with your closed . Do all this slowly. This always relaxes me and calms me.. Not sure if that helps

[Survivingtheworld__ in reply to Survivor4Ever]

Thanks I’ll definitely be trying some of the things u suggested it’s harder as I suffer from insomnia as well.

[kittenkisses91]

I took clonazepam for about 10 years. I was taking it two times a day. I just got off them completely! I talked to my doctor and we reduced it by .25 mg a month until I was off it. I didn’t have any side effects until the last month when I had some twitching. I was expecting the worst from withdrawal and it turned out to be fine! I think I do feel better off of it too! Everyone is different though so I would talk to your doctor before you decide to taper or stop taking it.

[Survivingtheworld__ in reply to kittenkisses91]

Thank u so much for telling me about ur experience.

[Hidden]

Clamaspam is additive. It is not good for you, I found this after many years on it. Yes it works at first, then it stops. I been weaning off it, a fourth of a pill every 8 weeks, yes you will have some with withdrawal systoms, but it’s better then being on an additive drug that’s not good for your body. If you ween off it very slow you’ll be able to get off it. Most people don’t they want to get off it fast, and then they say they can’t get off it. I never ask my dr. About med, the phymasists knows a lot more about meds then a dr, does.

[A1CYount]

I suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder and, in addition to a daily medication, I've been taking clonazepam since 1995 -- 25 years. I can take up two .5 mg tablets a day but I take them only when I feel anxious. I'll go without any for days at a time then something will happen and I'll feel anxious and take one or two clonazepam for a few days. I've gone without any, by choice, for as long as a month and I've taken them daily for a couple months at a time. I've never felt the "need" for clonazepam, as in "addicition" and I've never had any problems going for days without them. I'm sure people react differently depending on their individual situations.

[c-mac]

Full disclosure, I'm bipolar and have to take the meds I'm on for life.

As for you, are you in therapy to learn to deal with the suicidal feelings? I think short-term drugs like that are best to stabilize you while you rewire your brain through therapy and building better habits of taking care of yourself. Are you discussing this with your doctor?

[Hidden]

I take those too. I am weened myself off them. I side effects were , tired, head aches muscle aches. I did a detox to clean out my system, it worked. It took about 4 days. This is only my situation. My phy. Dr. can't prescribe them to me so I decided to do this, it is video session with her., said she wasn't allowed to do it. I am in counseling with an amazing therapist, so I feel I don't need them. I think it is up to every individual though. Good luck and I hope this helped a little... ♥ I was on them for over 10 years.

[Hollick]

withdrawal with any of these class of these drugs, excrutiatingly painful...seriously, do what you can to get off of it SLOWLY...these drugs are hard on memory, long-term

[Hollick]

also depends how long you been on it, what dose...I take that for social anxiety, very sparingly