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Originally Posted by BethRags
Benzos are more addictive than opiates are, and more dangerous to come off of. I do believe that there are pdocs who know that some people will be on them for life. My fear with Klonopin is that at some point when I'm too old to advocate for myself some doctor will suddenly stop the medication and I'll plummet. But then, if I live to be that old I guess I'll concern myself with it then.
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I was given a bottle with about 60 Ativan for akathesia. I found it extremely hard to get off of. So I did something stupid: I dumped the whole bottle into the toilet at Starbucks!
Shortly after that, I begin to have restless legs and arms. Kept having to move and this went on all night. I could not get comfortable- my legs and arms shook uncontrollably and I could not sleep at all. I also had the shaking during the day. I called my pdoc but didn't tell her how much of the Ativan I'd been taking nor how I'd gone cold turkey off! I was miserable! No nausea or vomiting or sweating- just the shaking. I won't take Ativan again.