Posted by zero on March 4, 2004, at 18:14:50
In reply to Re: withdrawl from Klonopin, posted by ryan123 on March 3, 2004, at 14:29:05
Haven't needed to stop taking Klonopin so far (2mg./day for 8yrs. and still works), but have quit Valium twice.
Valium withdrawal #1 was terrible, as I didn't understand what I was dealing with and quit way too fast.
Valium withdrawal #2 wasn't quite as bad, because I tapered off more slowly.
Both times, the real problem was that once off Valium, my anxiety came back "in spades". Even 2+ months after stopping the Valium, it would be so bad that I rarely left my apartment.
Time #2 Tegretol saved me. I got referred to my 1st psychopharmacologist, who put me on a modest dose of Tegretol, which immediately stopped the panic/anxiety/agitation and I no longer felt any "withdrawal".
Just my experience.
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