Posted by yxibow on November 14, 2006, at 14:09:35
In reply to Klonopin - how long to get hooked??, posted by rovers95 on November 13, 2006, at 17:35:37
> Hi, hav bin taking klonopin on and off for just over a month now, only take .5 - 1mg, but over the past week i have found myself taking it 6 days out of 7!
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> I am hoping to come of it once i reach my max results from the lamictal im currently titrating!! But how long will it take to beccome addicted and develop withdrwal symptoms - i am worried!!!
The word is habituated and not addicted -- you're not "scoring" it off the streets. Also, Klonopin has a greater half life and will be easier to taper than something like Xanax. I would agree a few weeks or a month and you will need to taper, but there's no real concern about that with a benzodiazepine, it will just take longer to get off the medication. They're perfectly safe when taken as directed in reasonable quantities, and right now its parked, and eventually it will leave your garage, so to speak.-- Jay
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