Repercussions of stoping klonopin, can you really die if stopping cold turkey

[cab212]

I have been taking klonopin for over 7 years now. They put me on it after my son's drowning accident. They started me off at 1mg, up to 12 a day. I am now down to 3mg a day. I  tried to go cold turkey and stop but it was a nightmare. Unfortunately I was between doctors and had to go into urgent care where the doctor told me because I was having severe tremors, flashes in my eye's, blood pressure elavated, and severe chest pains - he told me to get to the ER asap as I could go into cardiac arrest, which could then lead to liver, kidney, and renal failure. I got myself into the ER and was given aspirin, nitro pill to reduce my blood pressure but I could not get a straight anwer about what the other doctor told me - can you die by quitting cold turkey? The ER gave me enough klonopin to get by until I see a doctor they recommend? None of the prescribing doctors ever gave me the warnings associated with this medication. Can you please answer these questions for me. I cannot go through what I went through when I tried to stop them, I could not sleep, developed social phobia, could not walk, frightened, severe panic attacks, felt like I was out of my body. I need help and answers before I see a new doctor. Concerned for my life.

[Julia M Aharonov, DO]

Klonopin must be tapered off slowly and gently. The best thing to do is to write yourself a chart, i.e.: 2.5 for 3 days, 2mg for 3 days etc.. until you are at 0.5mg ant night, then 0.25 ant night, then maybe every other night then stop.  Stick with that. Talk to you doctor  about putting you on something like Gabapentin for a few months. Good luck.

[misscat234]

i feel the same way iam not going out   ..i think we need them ...i try three times all  ready it hard..they dont tell you about side effects either i been sick  alot on  the pills...iam trying to get off to  good luck....iam here if you want to talk iam sorry for your lose................ god bless hang in there