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Old Jun 07, 2019, 06:46 AM
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I am 66 and have taken fluoxetine and Klonopin since my mid thirties,
no problems. I have been through detoxing on my own (tapering...) because I wanted, as I got older to get off these, the only meds I have taken on a regular basis...ever.
It was awful no matter how slow I went and I decided a year or so ago it's not worth it.
If you notice problems with balance etal, consider tai chi, yoga, regular walking, riding a bike just for fun and other activities that will strengthen muscles and improve balance. Do be careful with alcohol. (behind some of these warnings are regulations that apply to facilities that care for the elderly---often with less than adequate research---some still prescribe vitamin D to "prevent falls" although this has not proved at all useful. (I am an RN, my most recent years were working with kids, I am retiring now--I think--but I did a good deal of long term care and skilled nursing in the decade prior---and unless a patient is "skilled" they only get the physical activity support that staff are able to provide---meaning, aides activities staff and nurses & in the current climate this is sorely limited---I wish PT would be a routine and reimbursed part of ADL maintenance)...sorry for the ramble..
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