Posted: 8/27/2015 11:33:40 AM EDT
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I will be doing an intake assessment on Sept. 11th and probably going in to detox off of Klonopin. Not know what the doctor was feeding me and doing much research, The stuff is all out nasty.
I was diagnosed with having Generalized Anxiety Disorder back in 2013. Been on this stuff since along with Citalopram. Have not had a panic attack since November of 2013. I've tried to taper off only to feel them withdrawal symptoms kick in and mess me up. After doing much research lately, I've heard that the withdrawals are worse than coming off heroin for some people. The longer you're on it the more harder it is to deal with and could last for years even after Detox. The stuff has literally ruined my life over the past two years. I have not been able to hold a job from being tired and sluggish, Filed bankruptcy last month, And possibly having to sell one of my vehicles to cover auto insurance, cell phone, and internet. Thank God my Dad has been really supportive, So take this as a warning, Do not go on this med no matter how bad you might be. And it's even sad a Doc will throw pills at you when they shouldn't be in the first place especially with that type of med. |
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I'm hoping for the best for you. I have a dear friend who was turned into a zombie when he trusted a doctor about a new wonder drug for his back, OxyContin. He was the first ripple in a tidal wave that hit our area. The stuff did wonders for him at first, he could work a full day and everything. But then it turned ugly. He was an addict. And getting off the pills has been a constant battle now. Should he have been more careful about following a doctor's advice? Sure in hind sight he should have been. Of course it would have been nice if the doctor in question was actually a real doctor and not just some guy who assumed a dead man's identity but that's a whole different story. Good luck with your wild ride in detox. I'll pray for you and your recovery. |
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There is no such thing as "detoxing". If your body was toxic, you'd be dead or dying. Really? That's what you have to say about his post? Not good luck, I sorry for your troubles OP, I hope you get the help you need but instead you choose to pick on a misused word that is commonly used term for what he's going through. Holy shit. 
Good luck OP, I hope you get straightened out. |
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Really? That's what you have to say about his post? Not good luck, I sorry for your troubles OP, I hope you get the help you need but instead you choose to pick on a misused that is commonly used term for what he's going through. Holy shit.
Good luck OP, I hope you get straightened out. If you go back, you will see that I edited my post well before you responded to me. 
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i was taking Citalopram for a while.... i eventually dropped it, it would TOTALLY mess up your ability to have sex... / have a orgasm. the stuff would stay in your system forever as well... if i took a single pill, sex was basically off the table for over a full week. 
good luck op.. hope it works out for you. |
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I am prescribed .5mg 3 times a day as needed. Some times I take them and may go for weeks without. I don't have a additive personality, quit anything I want except for cigarettes. Dude, addictive personality has nothing to do with it when you're PHYSICALLY addicted to something. It alters your brain chemistry so that you really have to come off of it slowly or all sorts of crazy shit happens. |
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Dude, addictive personality has nothing to do with it when you're PHYSICALLY addicted to something. It alters your brain chemistry so that you really have to come off of it slowly or all sorts of crazy shit happens. Quoted:
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I am prescribed .5mg 3 times a day as needed. Some times I take them and may go for weeks without. I don't have a additive personality, quit anything I want except for cigarettes. Dude, addictive personality has nothing to do with it when you're PHYSICALLY addicted to something. It alters your brain chemistry so that you really have to come off of it slowly or all sorts of crazy shit happens. This, it alters the Gaba receptors in the brain. When you no longer have the med the brain thinks it's still getting the med when it's not. |
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I was on it for a while, then I had to come off of it pretty quickly after I moved to a new state. My doc wrote me a script for several refills and I slacked on getting a new doc. I thought I had more refills than I did and found out I wasn't getting any more with just about a weeks worth left. Bourbon helped, seriously. I needed it when it was initially given to me, but I took it for longer than I probably needed, while it did help me in a couple areas it also caused a lot of trouble in others and I'm glad to be off of it. |
| Good luck and God bless your recovery man. As you already know benzos hit the gaba receptors hard. There is one drug that hits every one of them... Alcohol. You'll learn this in your "detox" with a good counselor, stay away from the beer and booze for a long time. It can take months to years for the brain to heal itself. I'll suggest AA, not because you have a drinking problem. (All AA requires is a desire to quit drinking BTW) but because in my opinion it's the strongest of the support/12 step groups due to the spirituality aspect and often length of sobriety. Find a good meeting and you'll find people who have been through it all and come out the other side. With the step work and a good sponsor you'll likely learn about yourself and network with some great people. God keep you. |
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I was on it for a while, then I had to come off of it pretty quickly after I moved to a new state. My doc wrote me a script for several refills and I slacked on getting a new doc. I thought I had more refills than I did and found out I wasn't getting any more with just about a weeks worth left. Bourbon helped, seriously. I needed it when it was initially given to me, but I took it for longer than I probably needed, while it did help me in a couple areas it also caused a lot of trouble in others and I'm glad to be off of it. Yeah there is some indeed adverse effects being on it. While it helps it seems to hurt in other things. |