http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/schizophrenia/aggression-and-impulsivity-schizophrenia/page/0/1
“Benzodiazepines are safe and effective sedative agents that do not create problems with addiction in the acute phase, especially when the patient is closely monitored.”
Well how bout that.
It depends on the doses.
I never had trouble weaning off of 0.5mg of Klonopin.
I was on it for over 15 years.
“In the acute phase” is the important part here.
Benzos are extremely addictive. But not if you don’t abuse them and don’t use them over long periods.
I read that the withdrawal can last 6 months. It is way more than serious class a drugs, I have always been wary of them.
I was prescribed benzos, they stopped working, psychiatrist added more, and last spring I changed Psychiatrists and got to come off of them. Was I an addict, no, but I’d been on them for a lengthy period of time. It was hell! I’m a benzo hater now.
How long did you feel bad for?
I was on 5mg of Ativan and tried to wean off with the advise of my dr. I made it to 2.5 mg and had to stop there because the withdrawal was so bad. I’ve been on 2.5 for quite a while now, I’m not sure if it does anything for me. I take it before bed, maybe it helps me fall asleep… but then I also take 25 mg serequel. Actually just started the serequel up again as I was feeling a little too active at night. I think it helps me wake up more awake and rested but the last few days I’ve been like a zombie. Do you think it’s the serequel? Any advise?
I had a really hellish time coming off Clonazepam 0.5mg/day after being on it for a year. Benzos are for short term use only.
I thought benzos were a very mild class of drugs, but I took 13 Klonopin and 28 Ativan and when they found me I couldn’t walk. They took me to the emergency room. I don’t remember if they pumped my stomach. From there I went to the mental hospital. It wasn’t a suicide attempt. I just wanted to get high, but getting high on benzos is more like a blah feeling.
im still recovering from that psychiatrists “method” of treatment. He was pro overmedication 
Happy cake day @anon98519533! I had it off Clozapine last year. I felt like I had been attacked with a hammer. I was in agony for a couple of months.
Only took 1mg of Xanax for a while. Used it most to get to sleep. So may be worst case scenario 2mg’s a day…Had a gran mal from stopping it for a day.
Yeah our meds lower your threshold somewhat it seems but seriously!
Titrated down till I was totally off that stuff. Learned about dealing with anxiety a lot better for sure!
My biggest agony was the 30 mg of temazepam to 15. Coming of cans depressants was very taxing. Xanax was rough very rough, but the 30 to 15 brought this “free” into serious questioning if I was strong enough. Game on 
. Formerly, an alcoholic, been sober since 06, and I, dealt with wd and change, but this bs was politely using the f bomb, was not fun. Go me, I get natural sleep now. I don’t have to have something shut me off anymore. I still don’t keep normal hours but am fighting for that “freedom”. As always diligently compliant, but man some meds, just need to be questioned in my honest opinion.
Fo reals, I have ptsd so just sedating me doesn’t make the nightmares go away. Through therapy, I’m learning to move on. I’m still scared to sleep, but at least those meds which make me for instance, sleepwalk are gone
I have boxes of them where I never took them as prescribed.
My doctor left me on them for over a year and I wasn’t that impressed. I will probably throw them away as they don’t seem to do a lot now.
The thing is people develop tolerance and drs think “ill add more”. When does the insanity end? I’m not a “drug seeker” but fell victim to an old school dr who thought drooling was a better option than facing my demons! Pfft…meant to reply all…sorry
Thanks for inspiring a trip down a “Maynard” memory lane hehe…I love the dude
I’ve gotten a shot of Ativan for a plane ride. Then when I got to the mental hospital the doctors told I couldn’t take it anymore. I had to take hydroxyzine which is Benedryl x10, which is what everyone kept saying.
Where I live the black market for pharmaceuticals is big. Is a deprived town so folk sell their benzod. As a result the gp’s basically don’t prescribe them any more
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