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Default Sep 27, 2021 at 10:28 AM
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How's it going with the Klonopin? I'm finding myself in exactly the same spot you were in with not knowing whether withdrawal is causing major anxiety, or whether I really do need the Klonopin.

My pdoc said I can remain on the 1.5 mg of Klonopin for a while. His logic is that every time we try to make reductions in meds, it doesn't go well. (He's right). I don't think it's worth it anymore to try to tinker with the meds. Really, unless it's causing a life-threatening or otherwise severe side effect, I think, while being monitored by my psychiatrist for potentially negative effects still, I am good for now on the combination that I take med-wise. Anyway, I tend to obsess about whether meds are causing things like changes in my mood, but really, I've been stable for a long time. So, I think my focus is going to be more on the therapy aspect of things and how to improve my life in other ways than the medicine.

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Default Sep 27, 2021 at 12:56 PM
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My pdoc said I can remain on the 1.5 mg of Klonopin for a while. His logic is that every time we try to make reductions in meds, it doesn't go well. (He's right). I don't think it's worth it anymore to try to tinker with the meds. Really, unless it's causing a life-threatening or otherwise severe side effect, I think, while being monitored by my psychiatrist for potentially negative effects still, I am good for now on the combination that I take med-wise. Anyway, I tend to obsess about whether meds are causing things like changes in my mood, but really, I've been stable for a long time. So, I think my focus is going to be more on the therapy aspect of things and how to improve my life in other ways than the medicine.

Your plan sounds good all the way around.

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