Is it possible to stop taking Clonazepam?

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Hello everyone, i haven't been here in a longtime. I am 60 years old and been on antidepressants and anxiety medication for about 23 years.

I was taking 0.5mg clonazepam for 1 to 2 years. My Doctor stopped the Clonazepam 7 days ago. Initially I felt better inner energy and better mood until the 6th day when things went completely terrible. Difficult to describe but I was just not myself. I went to the American Addiction Centers website and read an article which says that sudden withdrawal from clonazepam can be life-threatening and that it can lead to coma and that clonazepam can cause changes to the brain that cannot be reversed.

I took this information to my Dr yesterday. He agreed to it but added that i was on the lowest dose so stopping at once should not be a problem. Nevertheless he adviced me to continue the weeding off and take it only when I can't bear the withdrawal symptoms.

Now I am coughing and having runny nose, fever, bodyache and headache since yesterday. Throughout today i was having diarrhoea (watery stool). I went to toilet 4 times today. So far am just laying down and telling God to show me mercy and heal me. My wife and kids are all gloomy because I am ill and I don't know how i can make them feel better.

Meanwhile I come from a rich West African country where poverty abounds, healthcare system has collapsed and everyone is on his or her own. Those who are rich go to Europe and America for health care but for those of us who are poor we are left with the non functional healthcare system.

As for me I am even lucky that I found a Psychiatrist Doctor that I see and who has been managing.

So the Summary is that can you stop taking clonazepam? Any success experiences?

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Hello and welcome back

If the dose is minimal and you are withdrawing slowly you should be ok.

However take and follow the advice of your Doctor.

As an interest have you had any Covid Injections. In the UK we are taking two injections and a Booster injection.

Can you get a hold of Covid Tests to confirm you are ok, Lateral Flow or a PCR

that we pay for.

Are there any Test Centres, Hospitals or Doctors Surgeries you can get tests from. In the UK many households have a box of Lateral Flow given out at chemists and Doctors for testing yourself and sending results ??

BOB