Posted by 4WD on May 12, 2005, at 13:29:50
In reply to Re: I give up, posted by Paul Smith on May 12, 2005, at 3:15:38
> Do not give up. Most of us here seem to be in a mess, guess that is why we are here. Where there is breathe there is hope. All I do is the very best I can each day. I support you in avoiding a dependency on Klonopin. I am on a benzo and there is no way I can stop, only chance is a taper then protracted withdrawal. BUT I have a hunch. If you kick the pain pills, which typicallly have pretty short withdrawal periods, couple of weeks or so, then a lot of your problem may go away. NA is a good idea too. Klonopin, sparingly, a few times a week may not hurt. Unless you are like me. I was off 4 months once, took 2 mgs and went into full blown withdrawals 3 days later. We are all different though, and that is quite an understatement.
Hi Paul,
I'm better today. Scared this morning but working on handling it by staying busy and not focusing on it. Also by realizing that sometimes I let it feed on itself until I reach such a state that anyone around me HAS to realize how much I'm suffering and how horrible it is and how sorry for me they need to feel. Just realized that today.
I quit the pain pills 2 months ago. And I was only using them maybe once a month. I wish I could believe the anxiety is from having taken them off and on for so long. Then I'd know for sure it would eventually go away by itself. Wait and see I guess.
I took roughly .5 - .75 mg of Klonopin daily for about six months then when I decided to get off it, I tapered to .25mg daily for a week then quit it completely. That was seven weeks ago. I got a new prescription three weeks ago and have taken 3 and a half of those .5mg pills since then. I figure if I don't take it more than once or twice a week when things get really bad, I won't have to worry about dependency. I just have to worry about making the decision every single day whether I'm scared enough to justify taking one. OH well, it's a tradeoff I guess.
I sympathize with your benzo situation. Which one are you on and for how long? It's amazing how insidious the dependency is. I imagine just about everyone who starts a benzo thinks it will be a short term solution and before you know it, its been five years and there you are. Still, I know there are people who truly need to be on them and have no other option. It's a way whole lot better to be dependent than it is to be dead or suffering intolerably.
Thanks for your responseMarsha
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