Abdomen Cramping & Distention
Achiness
Agitation
Agoraphobia
Air Hunger
Akathisia
Anger
Anhedonia
Anorgasmia
Anxiety
Ataxia
Bladder Incontinence
Blood Pressure Issues (High or Low)
Blurred Vision
Body Temperature Fluctuations
Brain Fog
Bruxism
Burning Sensations on Skin
Chemical Sensitivities
Confusion
Crying Spells
Depersonalization
Depression
Diarrhea
Dizziness
Dry Retching
Electronic Zaps
Epileptic Fits
Esophageal Spasms
Exhaustion
Eye Dryness
Facial Numbness
Formication
Gait Abnormality
Hair Changes
Hallucinations
Headaches
Hypersensitive Senses
Heart Palipitations
Hormonal Imbalances
Hot Flashes
Hyperacusis
Insomnia
Intrusive Thoughts
Menstrual Problems
Metallic Taste
Nausea
Nightmares
Numbness/Tingling
Panic Attacks
Pain
Paranoia
Paraesthesia
Perception Distortion
Phobias
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
Reading/Comprehension Problems
Repetative Thoughts
Restless Legs
Scalp Pain
Shivering
Sinusitis
Teeth Pain
Tinnitus
Tremor
Twitching
Urinary Problems
Vertigo
Weakness
Weight Gain or Loss
Zaps
After 30 years of taking Klonopin as prescribed I have failed to be able to discontinue at least 4 times including being sent to a detox facility in Florida. STAY AWAY FROM ANY OF THESE. It may sound hard to believe but I suffer from many of these symptoms even though I still take the same dose of Klonopin as initially prescribed. Any suggestions??!!
Taper SLOWLY. EXTREMELY slow. Read “The Ashton Manual” by Prof Heather Ashton.
Work with an addiction specialist to taper very very very very slowly. Fast tapers do not
work, and often make patients WORSE. Benzos are the MOST addictive drugs in the world.
University student..huge pressure..reckless use of stimulants. Found benzos. Had to take year out. Over past 3 months has taken fluctuating huge benzo doses. Sudden family bereavement. Stopped himself by taking 30mg daily from 300mg for a few days..now tapering with gp.
Currently prescribed 25mg but not taking it all as he feels explosive and is losing control with ‘no filter?’
Forcing himself to look for a job to pay accumulated debts refusing to utilise funds given to him by parents. Now another family member is ill.
Is there a good online contact for him?
About a year is reasonable, as is much longer. It’s impossible to determine because everyone has a different pace depending on their response to tapering. Check out https://www.benzoinfo.com/2017/10/09/benzodiazepine-tapering-strategies-and-solutions/
I have been on alprazolam 0.5mg daily with 0.25mg prn MDD 0.75mg, for many years. I missed a day of my meds and had constant feelings of deja Vu until I dosed. What is a realistic time frame for being able to taper and wean from this. I only take it at night.
My issue is skelectal muscles that contract so hard upon standing that I have been chair bound for 5 years and not only has it not let up ,it has gotten worse each year and an example was at 2 am I needed to use the bathroom and I had to slide off my couch,and pull myself along on my ass to the bathroom ,then hope the sink would not come off the wall,pull myself up to standing and reverse that procedure to get back to my couch/ recliner! I have extreme tinnitus and head pressure that is never ending ! I have a neurologist( have tried 3 ) no help,even Botox did nothing and I wonder if I will get better or die from this ! ( I was on 8 mg of lorazapam for over 9 years and taken off in a 5 week taper after crossing over to Valium)