Posted by Lou Pilder on August 21, 2003, at 6:54:15
In reply to Re: Lou's reply to cubbybear's post » Lou Pilder, posted by cubbybear on August 21, 2003, at 2:13:43
CB,
First, I was also given K, aka Clonazapam.
I went through a horrific withdrawal and have been free from this drug for over 5 years. I have no withdrawal symptoms and it is as if I never took the drug. My story is different from others, but those that have used me as a resorce have been able to overcome their addiction and withdrawal from this drug.
I investigated suppliments, and found that it was better for me to not use them in my withdrawal plan. I know of no proven remedy from suppliments to alleviate withdrawal symptoms. However, if it makes you more comfortable to try one, do so but read up on the ingrediants to see that none of them could be harmfull.
I am not a member of the community that advocates tapering to withdrawal from this drug. The plan is sweet in theory, ie that you will ween off the drug and your brain will get used to having less each cut and such. But if a person had a major sunburn, would you have them go out on the heat of the sun each day for less and less time? You see, the drugs action on the neurons in your brain would keep doing the same thing even in smaller amounts. There are many people that I know that have tapered down to a smidgen and then went into withdrawal just as if they would have not tapered. In one case, a mam called me from a hospital and was on his last cut and they had to increase the dosage back up to when he started.
Now there are reports of those that taper and it works for them. But they still took the drug in their system for many more months or even years. I have investigated going to withdrawal clinics, but I disagree with substituting a barbituate or another BZD.
If you wake up in torment durring your withdrawal, and want to get rid of this drug from your systwm, let me know and I will direct a way to be free from it. If you want to taper, and you someware find yourself in a horrific situation, do not fear, for remember that I overcame that and so can others.
Lou
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