I do, I usually use it to chill out but I have freak out moments not knowing what to do because of negs
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Youāll need it till life you think?
Me, I am very paranoid still despite the apā¦
Your doc allows it to you?
I take my klonopin since 7 yearsā¦
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Yeah im an anxious mfer but kpins arenāt too powerful for benzos compared to Xanax
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Oh, xanax is stronger? Didnt know that. You plan to stop it though? Me, I am not sure about that anymore, but even despite it, I am still in hell per momentsā¦ but I carry my sz since kid, itās a worse situation and prognosisā¦
I developed thinking and emotional deficits so I am a wreck, but now I want to change that alreadyā¦ until that, I take meds as crazy lol 
I meant, that now that I fight more, I am not as numb as before, but my paranoia and anxiety are stronger nowā¦ before, I was way too calm and given up 
but now, I have my fears tooā¦
So I continue taking that ā ā ā ā ā ā ā 
klonopin if it helps a bit?
Sorry to all if I am overwhelming though 
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Yeah Xanax is short acting and probably more addictive.
Anyways, it is what it is, if you have to take a med to help stabilize you then do so
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Iāve read xanax is one of the hardest benzos to quit once youāve become dependent on it.
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Even klonopin doesnāt put me to sleep 
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I recommend 25 mg of delta 8 thc that you can get at any corner smoke shop or 420 store. Works wonders for me.
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I stay far far away from THC, I risk becoming psychotic and I hate the way it makes me feel physically, full of anxiety and this psychotic feeling I donāt know how to describe but itās not good.
2mg knocks me out but my doctor wants me to take just 1mg or even 0.5mg, I donāt think that will work but weāll see what happens.
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I was addicted to Ativan in the past, withdrawal was one of the worst times of my life. It did help me sleep when I was taking it though. Im tempted to ask my doc to prescribe me Xanax. I wouldnt take it everyday so i wouldnt get addicted to it like I did with Ativan. I have trouble falling asleep every night.
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ā¦and so it begins. I just took 2mg of clonazepam.
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Getting off benzos was rough. Now only if Iām going into a very stressful situation like when I got my teeth all pulled at once and when I fly on a plane my pdoc will prescribe just enough for that situation. Benzos arenāt meant for long term use.
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I had a gran mal after abruptly stopping Xanax. It was only like 24 hours later and that was an eye opener. Slowly titrated off them and havenāt looked back since. Still have anxiety but deal with it way better these days.
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Sometimes itās necessary
Just be warned, they will help for a while, and then the dose will go up and up until it has no effect
I have been taking Diazepam for about 3 years
Took me 8 months to go from 30mg a day down to 10mg a day
Now I manage on 5mg, but I am taking it purely because I am dependent on it - I get no actual benefit apart from not feeling violently sick
I would advise strongly to heed the common held belief that Benzo = Bad
However, my pdoc at the time was pretty straight edge. He thought the benefit of me keeping my marbles outweighed the risk
Basically, I think the cocktail of drugs kept me out of hospital
You have been struggling with sleep for some time, and Iād be looking to try anything to solve that issue
Good luck.
Just be aware that the longer you take them for, the harder it will be to come off is all I was trying to say
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Thanks, Yeah, I know the risks, but I am desperate at this stage for sleep. Iāve been doing a lot of clonazepam review reading. Some people develop a tolerance quickly, others take it for years and it always works. I hope Iām one of the ones that doesnāt develop a tolerance, but there is no way to know right now.
About 2 years ago I had these awful headaches, it felt like a tight band around my head and the pain was excruciating, nothing worked to alleviate it, the pdoc prescribed clonazepam, it completely masked the pain but didnāt cure it, I was on clonazepam that time for over a year (this was a long lasting chronic headache). When the headaches went away and I tried to quit clonazepam and I found out I had become dependent on it (Side note: It ended up being a combo of 25mg magnesium and 5mg melatonin taken for a week that cured the headache permanantly.). It took me about 4-5 months of slowly tapering my clonazepam dosage down to nothing. The withdrawals after that lasted about 3 weeks but honestly they were not real badā¦I had episodes of intense anxiety that lasted about an hour at a time but they eventually passed. After the 3 weeks I was fine.
I know this time could be totally different but I slept 8 hours last night and I feel fantastic today, better than I have in months, and better than all the other sleep meds I have tried, it is such a relief.
I also took 1500mg of glycine and 100mg of l-theanine.
What is a seizure like? Is it painful or just an odd sensation. I donāt know anything about them other than it can happen if you stop taking benzos abruptly.
A previous psychiatrist
gave me benzo 2,5mg x 3 daily.
Too big dose, too much benzo.
When I didnāt take it one morning,
I had a catatonic episode.
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That is an insanely high dose!!!
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Lorazepam 7.5mg daily.
But then i stopped them on my own.
I was afraid of addiction.
My previous psychiatrists were insane.
My current one is good and gives benzos
very rarely, only on episodes
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