ive been on klonopin for 4 years now. its the only thing thats ever worked 4 my anxiety. the older i got it seems the more agitated my nervous system got even to where i went into a seizure. 3 mg a day keeps me smoothed out but i also exercise 5-7 miles a day. i take 200mg zoloft a day & have lived with the chemical imbalance for so long i can tell which one is depleted serotonin or gaba acid. i have a history of addiction to alcohol & drugs & have even lost control with my klons before also & i thought i would die going thru those withdrawals. my docs & t were like we want u to get to where u can take this responsibly cuz they knew it worked well 4 me i just had to take it the way im supposed to. with Gods strength i take them the way im supposed to well i cant lie this month is the first time ive taken too many in quite awhile to where i have 2 a day to my refill. dont beat myself up just get back on track. my doc also tests me for drugs & klon levels in my system. im just so thankful i have docs that didnt just give up on me. like one time i was in rehab & this lady said she got addicted to oc's really bad & weaned herself off. she had seizures so they put her on 3mg klon a day so if a person has a history of addiction it doesnt really mean u cant be responsible with a controlled substance but i know docs spaz over the liability which i can totally understand. but yeah if u wanna go off benzos u gotta do a slow taper schedule small cuts over a long time period.