re: #78 Skip Intro

So, have any of you ever tried to withdraw from using a medically prescribed benzodiazepine?

Sweet mother of God! I’ve never gone through anything like this in my life.

I had been taking Clonazepam for about 5-6 years when I let my doctor know that I wanted to stop taking it about a year ago. Yes, it’s a scary withdrawl and it seems like life is never going to get normal again, BUT IT DOES. I know that I ramped off faster than is recommended because I just went ahead and did it on my own (without really knowing what I was doing). I still have the same troubles with anxiety and depression that I’ve had for years and years, but I’d forgotten all about the benzo withdrawl until I read your comment.

Good luck. There’s a lot of scary advice online - try to not get rattled by it.

Edit: I took about two months to go from my usual medium-low dose down to nothing.