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Apr 27, 2022, 03:26 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by Nammu
Wow missing one dose does that! Man I’d be so wild to be off it altogether cause I’d hate that hanging over me. I get horrible withdrawals from the ambien. That’s why I wanted a pdoc, to get me off of this stuff. Never ever have I been not able to just quit a med when I wanted to. I got such bad withdrawals and they continued for weeks. Absolutely can’t stand the thought that a little pill can do that to me. I envision horrible scenarios where I can’t get a med for one reason or another, being chained to it is a nightmare for me. I’m so sorry they got you hooked on that.
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Yep. And I am desperate to get off it. That's what benzos do - especially after 20+ years. It seriously scares me to remain on Klonopin, but the withdrawal is sheer hell. I've tried it a few times, verrry slowly - over a full year. I did manage to get down to 1mg/day rather than 2mg/day, but after that I was physically a wreck. I truly had a very difficult time with walking because the withdrawal affected my muscles or something.
I've always taken the K-pin as prescribed...when I was first on it in the late '80's benzos were considered a miracle med. Now I'm sometimes judged harshly by doctors for being on a benzo. Well, times and medicine change. They need to take that into account.
I fully support your desire to get off Ambien. The sooner, the better.
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