@lloveanimals25 - It is possible to get of clonazepam, but it has to be done slowly tapering. I was on 4mg clonazepam daily (had built up a tolerance over the years, hence the increased dosage), and I have been off clonazepam several years now, maybe 3, 4 years. Can you work with your pdoc and ask for a slow taper? That's what I did, 0.5 mg less here, 0.25 mg less there, at the end taking only 0.25 mg when absolutely necessary. I am on buspirone, propranolol and 0.25 mg Seroquel twice daily for anxiety still. Sometimes I still have very high anxiety and panic attacks, but I haven't been back on clonazepam (clonazepam was also causing me forgetfulness and an inability to read books, which I had enjoyed). Off clonazepam, I could suddenly read again and became less forgetful, so there is a definite plus. To help with sleep at night, I'm on hydroxyzine as well as Seroquel (though Seroquel is mainly to reduce mania for me). Sometimes I take melantonin and/or valerian to help with sleep. So it IS very possible to get off clonazepam even if you have panic disorder. And unplugging from both social media and especially from the news of late has helped my anxiety more than I even thought possible.
@Mountaindewed If you're not eating and taking so many OTC meds on an empty stomach (which you still are doing), you are making your stomach issues even worse. Drinking soda with caffeine def. doesn't help, especially on an empty stomach. You should get in to see your GI doc immediately and/or go to the ER. To me, that would be absolute misery. And being physically ill doesn't help your mental health any at all.
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Seroquel, Cymbalta, propanolol, buspirone, Trazodone, gabapentin, lamotrigine, hydroxyzine,
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