Benzo's, how often do you take them?

Hi jason, I concur, benzo's should be avoided if at all possible. I'm finally off them, YaY!

I took clonazepam (every time I had anxiety attacks) and cloxazolam (2x/day) for 2 months and I noticed I got better during this period. But I ran out of money and now I'm not able to pay for psychiatrist nor the medication anymore. So, I feel worse than ever. Every time I get an anxiety attack I feel like it's a huge one and I breakdown really hard.

Sometimes when I'm real bad I steal my mom's clonazepam pills... I know it isn't right but I can't handle life anymore.

I am on Klonopin (clonazepam) too, and I know of the addictive nature. And I take one a day on a very low dosage. Sometimes I skip a day but I am literally up ALL night and can't relax or sleep. I have taken sleep aids before and they do nothing but knock me out and make me feel like a total zombie during the day.

It depends on the person and the situation. I was scared of getting addicted to, as a matter of fact I AM ADDICTED. But it helps me to finally rest, and my crashing isn't as bad. And also my alcohol use has decreased dramatically. So trading one for the other? I'll take the other please.

I take lorazepam as a "knock out-drug" - if I'm not able to handle the depression and it's after dinner, I take it and go to sleep and hope it'll be better when I wake up. I refuse to use it more than three times in a row, meaning I never take it twice in a row - that probably sounds weird, but if I take it on night 1 and 2, I can't take it on night 3, and I'm afraid night 3 will be the worst I've ever been, so I don't take it on night 2 so I can take it on night 3 should that be super bad.. makes sense?

And I take oxazepam. I'm generally allowed to take up to 20 mg a day as needed but a few weeks ago I wasn't doing very well (as in, I was doing really bad) and my pdoc allowed me to take up to 20 mg twice a day. I did so for a while (because it was needed) and then I easily went back to taking it only as needed and not more than 20 mg a day. (as needed = usually around 10 mg 2 or 3 times a week)

If you can manage to make it through your anxiety without taking a pill, I think it would be best to do that. I am prescribed to take Xanax 1mg, 3 times per day. But I try not to take the third one if I don't have to. I know I am dependent on the Xanax at this point. And there are even some panic/anxiety attacks that I will have to take two pills at once to make it through. So I would try to just keep it as a PRN (as needed) medication.

Hang in there freddie, nothing in this world is permanent, not even something as stubborn as pain. It may seem like your pain is going to last for ever and never end, but thats just an illusion. In a few days, maybe weeks or a few months you're going to feel different, better. For Now take solace in knowing that you are not alone, there are many people going through equally painful, difficult phases of their lives. I am too. We' can all get through it, together. keep writing, posting. You're going to come across so many kind and wise people on this forum, who'll help you in more ways than one. Like they've helped me.