the thing with benzos as per my GP and my Pdoc is that if you really need them you have to accept the fact that you will become dependent on them. it does not make you an addict, just dependent on a medication. For me that is a hard pill to swallow, no pun intended. I had titrated down to .25mg a day of Kpin with minimal pain, took about a year. then my marriage went to #### and now I am back up to 3, it sucks but I know that I can titrate down again when I get through this rough patch.