I’m taking Clonazepam and I’ve been told they’re highly addictive snd have bad effects on the brain.
I don’t know from experience, but I’ve heard that people can develop a tolerance to benzos over time, which ends up causing problems. Not sure how long that takes though.
I was on it and came off it as I was afraid to be on it for too long.
I take the lowest dose of Xanax you can take and I have been on it since 2013 and have no concerns. It’s still effective.
My only regret is not getting it sooner. I really needed it in 2008. So that was 5 years of severe paranoia and anxiety that went untreated. It was hell. I don’t miss those times and I am thankful for the benzo.
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I take benzos and am not worried about long term effects. 
No not really because its not like I use them all the time, only in emergencies when my symptoms are badly flaring up. Maybe 2-3 times a month if even that. Sometimes i go whole months without using them.
I took clonazepam daily for a couple months and I still turned out not normal.
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Drs weight benefits against side effects and they decide what’s best for you, dosage etc
Don’t worry about it.
I was on a low dose of Clonazepam. I didn’t take them everyday. I know some folks take a. Lot more. Be careful you’ll be fine.
I’m on 2mg xanax twice a day every day, we’re either upping it or adding a 1mg PRN again up to 3x a day so.
I found out what our district is doing for school in the fall…the day the results were put in the paper the district phone has been down, and none can answer anywhere…and John threatened to turn my calling capability off if I called to threaten anybody…but I caught his ass calling too lol.
We’re going full 35-40 kids a class, no distancing, no days out, etc no masks. And no testing of anybody. And if there’s a case, no stopping school…
My pdoc said she’d give me a week to see if I’m still losing my ■■■■, if I am, up it goes.
That’s a lot of Xanax. I take .25 mg once a day.
Clonezepam is safe to take everyday as long as the dose remains at 0.5mg or under.
I was on Clonszepam for years and easily came off of them because my doses were under 0.5mg a day.
I slowly tapered off of them.
Took me a couple of months.
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I had some trouble getting off valium and had bad insomnia for a couple weeks. I am very hesitant to use benzos anymore and instead use 3mg of melatonin occasionally to help me sleep.
A lot of my anxiety goes away when I totally cut out caffeine. Extra naps, Risperdal and sex help too.
Alls I know is I had a gran mal from stopping Xanax abruptly. I was probably on only 2 or so mg’s a day and it wasn’t a fun experience. After that I weened myself slowly off of them and haven’t looked back. I still get anxiety but I’m better able to deal with it these days.
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