It is possible to go off Klonopin, but that pdoc does not have a sensible plan.

I took 4 mg/day of Klonopin daily for over a decade, and I am now off it. However, it was a decision I made with my pdoc, and at doses such as these, you have to taper. I was tapering nearly 1 year, at the end taking 1/4 a 1 mg tablet a day. It was a slow, slow process. I was prescribed 25 mg Seroquel to take when panic attacks hit and I could be at home (made me drowsy). I took a lot of Seroquel in the beginning. Otherwise, I used hydroxyzine & propranolol. I still take those 2. My doctor let me set the pace and didn't progress the taper faster than I felt I could reasonably try.

Like I said, it was a slow process. If I'd had to stop Klonopin completely within 1 month, I would have ended up in the psych hospital.

As for the pdoc telling you to quit your job, what medical school allows pdocs to suddenly understand your finances inside out and just dispense clueless financial advice?! Between that and the klonopin, that doctor should be disbarred!

Just curious...what dose of klonopin were you on before seeing this new doc?