I have been taking Klonopin for a long time - 15 years. And it has been the same dose 1.5 mg/day although I went up during a stressful month but it did n't seem to help so I went back down.

I also take 30mg Paxil/day for social anxiety for 5 years and it has helped like nothing else with horrible panic attacks and I don't feel that I need to quit (not aware of any reason). I did not have bad weight gain from it like some.

But recently I feel like I am experiencing dementia and I wonder if it is the Klonopin. Is my dose high? I always feel like I am playing games with my doctor with it - she wants me to get off and makes me renew every month and 'forgets' to give me the script. I do feel like it relaxes my muscles but I wonder if I could do that another way.

The dementia I am speaking off:
1 - have read a lot of articles on connection between dementia and Klonopin 2 - feel like lately I am getting dementia. I have had 2 car accidents (minor) but have never had any since a teenager and now within 1 month I have had 2. I feel like I have made unsafe moves in traffic and usually am very safe.
3 - I have been having terrible insomnia where I cannot get to sleep even with pills that are supposed to work
4 - I have recently made very impulsive actions including one that ruined my career and usually am much more in control and think things out
5 - I will take forever to do something and it still doesn't get done and I can't get it done.

I feel like I am not in control anymore.

Any input appreciated.