Tapering Klonopin is often felt to be perhaps the single most difficult med change in our area that one can try to make. I have done it, as well. Hang in there. You'll get through it, it is just going to take awhile. A long while. Oh, all right--a long, long while.

It was always my feeling, having spent a whole lot of time in Australia for work and falling in love with a girl from Ultimo in Sydney, that in general, Australians were a bit more enlightened overall than your average American--just my personal opinion, nothing more at all. I love my country and I love Americans. This nation's people have made some pretty amazing contributions to the world, in its very brief history. However, it is just a fact that a pretty large percentage of our population is not highly formally educated, and I believe this does tend to account for some of our more colorful conspiracy theories and philisophical viewpoints. Not that formal schooling is required to become educated. Not at all. All one has to do is read. Abraham Lincoln's all-time favorite activity. And look how he tunred out.

Almost moved to Sydney. Interesting to contemplate how things might have been different for me... ANd btw, I love this time of year in NSW...

Just read a very recent study of metnal illness in the current USA. These folks came up wiht a number of roughly 20% of the population currently suffering from either a major mental illness or adddicion. I would think that might be pretty accurate.

Hugs!!!!!!!