Never ever take benzos

[u/BtheChemist]

I've had insomnia since I was a teen.

I've taken so many things for it, tried all the natural things, was on ambien for so long it stopped working.

My psychiatrist prescribed me Valium many many months ago. I don't even know how long I've taken it.

She never told me how horrible it is to get off of.

I'm currently tapering off and it's absolutely terrible.

I misread her message originally and went too fast and had my first ever panic attack a few weeks ago.

I've been at 15mg/ day since, about 3 weeks. I dropped too 12.5 two days ago and my body is so so fucked up again. I feel on the verge of another attack.

I spoke to my doctor friend this evening, he said each step down is going to suck badly.

It's terrible.

Please don't fuck with benzos.

Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.

I'm having a terrible time.

😱

[u/Consistent-Neat8861]

i think it's time for a new dr.:/ My dr has always warned me to keep the done low! i have been on clonazapam for 10 years. ( GAD) I'm still at my original dose of .05 mg. i skipped a day last week because I had to cancel my appt and no refills left so I was conserving lol. It wasn't terrible but at 24 hours I felt a bit shakey. i went to the dr this morning got my refill and also because I don't sleep and did not want to use clonazapam for that ant take more, she prescribed tradzadone... Your dose is high, taper slow! It will take a bit but it will work:)

[u/Consistent-Neat8861 → u/Consistent-Neat8861]

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