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Old Nov 13, 2020, 10:00 PM
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Be careful if you can. In 2013 I was forced to go cold turkey after a 30 year history of taking Klonopin or diazepam every day.

I almost died. I was up for 10 days and I was completely psychotic and physically sick. My feet still seize up and the neuropathy and body sensations. I had every symptom in the (Ashton?) method.

There was an initial period of feeling spaced out and at peace, and after that my anxiety was out of control. The only thing I could do was pour myself a glass of wine and sip until the anxiety eased up. I didn't use much but I had to use it everyday. That took about a year. Now I still have anxiety but I'm here where they don't even give a prn. So, probably to control my anxiety I eat tons of candy (mostly hard candy) and it relaxes me a bit. But my weight is out of control. There were much much worse things, but I'm afraid to post about them.

So, I don't want anyone to go through any of that if they can avoid it. But don't start taking any wine or liquor with a Klonopin (or any other benzo). That will just make it much worse. If you skip the Klonopin, then it should be safe enough to use small amounts of alcohol.
Also I didn't leave my apartment at all for over a year. Then I developed a phobia of the stairs and couldn't handle going up or down unless someone could help me.
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