About the Clonozapams. I was on them about a year ago and i went off them with no withdrawls at all. I was using them correctly and not everday. Im back on them because im coming off of oxys and im two weeks clean today. I still take my prescribed dosage and they also put me on Lorazepams. I see no harm in taking them perscribed until my celexa kicks in because celexa takes about a month to work and im only been on it for two weeks.
But my question is how come when i stopped taking the Clonozapams a year ago I was fine? When i hear so many people say about how bad the withdrawl symptoms are?
i hafta agree with jkc65 they are doin the same to me to help with w/d but it is addictive n i did end up in the hospital. just be careful n think bout it first
Hi,ive been where you are. opiate withdrawal seems like the worst pain,torture ever..how long have you been off them? still taking them? i know 1minute in opiate withdrawal feels like an hour. But i have used suboxone successfully in the past,but i dont think someone needs to be on it for a year like most doctors suggest because then people become dependent on the suboxone. As for Lorazepam,clonazepam,valium,xanax an benzodiazapine is really not a good idea. They are highly addictive with alot of side affects. Being an addict already its a really bad idea. Opiate withdrawal is nothing compared to Benzo withdrawals which can last for months,even if tappered off properly you can have seizures. Its an "anti-anxiety" medication which should calm you down but it also has whats called a paradoxical effect where you become irritable,irrational,and coming off benzos also increases anxiety and if your just starting to get clean,most people cant handle it. i couldnt when I got off benzos,i had seizures,my heart was jumping out of my chest and i had insomnia. I ended up going out and getting opiates just to calm down,felt like i was gonna have a heart attack. and i was "medically & safley" taken off them. I personally believe its a bad idea. As addicts we can believe we need it or its okay the doctor said so, or its a low dose..but if you run out and abruptly stop you will almost postivly have a seizure and the worst withdrawals you can imagine. I hope you have some time behind you and it will be over in no time. I just did it myself just over 2 motnhs ago. Just hang in there, it gets easier everyday.
i had something similar prescribed to me called Clonazepam. I used it to get me through my w/d symptoms of crazy anxiety being careful not to take the full dose each time so i wouldnt trade one addiction for another and it did help tremendously.