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Default Jun 22, 2022 at 10:52 AM
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For years I was on Ativan, which worked fine. Then when I moved here my pdoc put me on Klonopin 1 mg x 2, which also worked just fine. Now I have a prescribing nurse who will only give me.25 milligrams twice a day.

I UNDERSTAND THEY ARE ADDICTIVE!! DUH!

Which do you think is harder to deal with? The addiction or the elephant sitting on your chest?

I am so sick and tired of being accused of drug seeking. I want relief, that's all, not to get high.

Anybody else have this problem?

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I'm sorry you're experiencing this difficulty. I'm on 2 mg. per day of Clonazepam (Klonopin). I take .5 mg. 4 times per day. I've been with my current pdoc for years. And, within reason, he pretty-much just gives me what I want. So I don't encounter the sorts of problems you're having.

Initially I was on 1.5 mg. of Clonazepam per day. But then, along the way, I asked to have this increased to 2 mg. per day. I think my pdoc was a bit apprehensive about this due to the fact there is a risk of falls in older people who take Clonazepam. However he went along with it. And it is working out.

I actually take Clonazepam for three different reasons. First and foremost I take it because I have tinnitus and the med quells the noise in my ears. But then I also take it for my generalized anxiety (which would be infinitely worse if my tinnitus was as bad as it would be if I wasn't on Clonazepam.) And then, lastly, I've had kind-of a low-grade tremor throughout my body for years which the Clonazepam helps to smooth out. For better or worse, and barring something unforeseen, I expect to be on it for whatever's left of my life. I have noticed it makes me a wee bit unsteady on my feet... sort-of a mild dizziness. But it's a price that's worth paying for the benefit I get.

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I'm sorry you're experiencing this difficulty. I'm on 2 mg. per day of Clonazepam (Klonopin). I take .5 mg. 4 times per day. I've been with my current pdoc for years. And, within reason, he pretty-much just gives me what I want. So I don't encounter the sorts of problems you're having.

Initially I was on 1.5 mg. of Clonazepam per day. But then, along the way, I asked to have this increased to 2 mg. per day. I think my pdoc was a bit apprehensive about this due to the fact there is a risk of falls in older people who take Clonazepam. However he went along with it. And it is working out.

I actually take Clonazepam for three different reasons. First and foremost I take it because I have tinnitus and the med quells the noise in my ears. But then I also take it for my generalized anxiety (which would be infinitely worse if my tinnitus was as bad as it would be if I wasn't on Clonazepam.) And then, lastly, I've had kind-of a low-grade tremor throughout my body for years which the Clonazepam helps to smooth out. For better or worse, and barring something unforeseen, I expect to be on it for whatever's left of my life. I have noticed it makes me a wee bit unsteady on my feet... sort-of a mild dizziness. But it's a price that's worth paying for the benefit I get.

I had a great pdoc who worked with me and trusted me for 10 years. He quit practicing so I had to find another prescriber. I am accustomed to knowing what I need and asking for it. Sometimes he would suggest something better. I was doing fine until he had to stop treating me due to his health issues.
The nurse practitioner I see now can't make up her mind. First she gave me 1 mg twice daily. Then she talked me into weaning off of it but as soon as I did the elephant was back sitting on my chest again. So I asked to go back on. That's when she put me on .25. After a couple of months I asked for .5 and she agreed to my face but called it in as .25 again. Now she has done it again at .25. Yesterday her nurse called to tell me the next prescription will be .5 but I have to wait for it to come due.

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Yes, it's stories such as this that make me appreciate the pdoc I have. And (fortunately) he's younger than me. So hopefully he'll continue to be around for as long as I need him. I only get less than 10 minutes of his time every 3 months. He always asks me basically the same set of questions at each appointment. Sometimes I wish he'd spend a bit more time with me delving into things. But it's experiences such as you're having that make me realize how fortunate I am to have who I have. Best wishes...

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My pdoc and I make decisons together. I am on 5 mil of valium 3 times a day. I get massive anxiety going down even 2.5 mil a day.

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Of course I would prefer not to need them and I really would like to stop taking them but the reality is I can be having a good day for a while and then for no reason that I can tell my chest gets tight and my hands shake and I start pressing my top and bottom front teeth together until they hurt.
I've been taking them 4 at a time when it gets really bad knowing full well I will run out but I'm desperate for relief.

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Default Jun 24, 2022 at 01:50 PM
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I have been on benzos most of my life and never had a problem with withdrawals. Benzos don't really help me anymore. I was taking 6 mg Ativan for agitation but inpatient doctors didn't like that so they took me off of it. Xanax doesn't do anything to me.

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