I'm coming off of Klonopin. I'm so depressed, lonely, I can't hold a job, I'm running out of friends (online and IRL), I am scared of everything........... it's hard to leave the house. I'm so lonely and hurting and I just want to scream and cry and pound something. (Fortunately, I don't have what it takes to inflict pain on a person or animal, so it has to be an inanimate object.)
I want to be a good Christian. I want to be full of joy. I want to fear nothing but the Lord.
I hate klonopin! I wish I'd never gone on it. I was put on it for a panic disorder. All it did was make the disorder worse and give me a mess of other side effects.
I can't work. My husband is gone out of town five days a week. My daughter is in high school and I am trying to let her enjoy her high school life. Between church, school and her boyfriend, she isn't home much.
I'm coming off of Klonopin. I'm so depressed, lonely, I can't hold a job, I'm running out of friends (online and IRL), I am scared of everything........... it's hard to leave the house. I'm so lonely and hurting and I just want to scream and cry and pound something. (Fortunately, I don't have what it takes to inflict pain on a person or animal, so it has to be an inanimate object.)
I want to be a good Christian. I want to be full of joy. I want to fear nothing but the Lord.
I hate klonopin! I wish I'd never gone on it. I was put on it for a panic disorder. All it did was make the disorder worse and give me a mess of other side effects.
I can't work. My husband is gone out of town five days a week. My daughter is in high school and I am trying to let her enjoy her high school life. Between church, school and her boyfriend, she isn't home much.
I have taken Kloponin along with depression meds. It did not affectme in the slightest to run out of it. The dr. did not want me to get dependent on it, so she would prescribe it for long. It sounds like you need to be on depression meds, are you? I'm sorry you are going through what you are going through.
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I have taken Kloponin along with depression meds. It did not affectme in the slightest to run out of it. The dr. did not want me to get dependent on it, so she would prescribe it for long. It sounds like you need to be on depression meds, are you? I'm sorry you are going through what you are going through.
How long were you on the Klonopin? I've heard of people not having problems coming off of it, but they are rare. Most people have problems with heart palps, vertigo, nausea, depression, weight loss/gain, muscle weakness, panic attacks, etc. when coming off of benzos......... even if it's a gradual tapering off. How did you manage to be on them long-term and not have problems? Praise the Lord that you didn't have any problems after long-term use.
I am in the process of being weaned off of psych meds because they are having adverse effects on me. What I'm feeling right now is very normal for someone who was prescribed Klonopin in as high of a dose and for as long as they were prescribed to me. (5 years, very quickly working me up to 16 mgs. per day.)
Klonopin, a benzodiazepine drug, is highly addictive and is a big problem for a lot of people. I'm in NA and most of the people I meet who are have a problem with prescription drugs, are there because of benzos. The number one benzo that causes a problem is Klonopin, I believe Xanax and Paxil are close seconds.
Thank you, but that doesn't address the issue of anger that is born of a medication. Also, another problem with klonopin is that it messes with one's ability to consentrate. I couldn't have possibly read all of that. If she did mention medication inducing anger, I missed it.
Praying for you, sister. It sounds like a tough time, I hope the effects don't last too long.
Just hang on, and remember, the feelings aren't the 'real' you, and they won't last forever.
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If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain. (Emily Dickinson)
I've been on Klonapin for 9 yrs now take 3 mg a day, and when i stop it like i did a few mths ago cold turkey the only symptom i had was anxiety, and could not sleep, maybe there is something else going on? have you spoken to your dr?
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I've been on Klonapin for 9 yrs now take 3 mg a day, and when i stop it like i did a few mths ago cold turkey the only symptom i had was anxiety, and could not sleep, maybe there is something else going on? have you spoken to your dr?
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How long did you stop for? Witdrawals include tolerance, anxiety, depression, muscle aches & pains (like you're coming down with the flu), vertigo, anger, etc. The list is actually very long. Also, stopping cold turkey can send you into seizures. I'm surprised that your doctor let you quit cold turkey.
Signs that you've been on it too long or too high of a dose include hair loss, vertigo, increased depression, panic/anxiety attacks (or more intense), liver damage, damage to other organs, etc. That list is also quite long.
Most countries are no longer prescribing any benzo meds for more that 4 weeks and no more than 2 mgs. per day for anxiety or panic. The reason why they are prescribing less of it is because they are finding that people are developing a tolerance to it and they are having to increase their doses. Approx. 30% of the people coming off of benzos will have very similar problems as what I've been having.
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