GAD

[jt183]

I am having my second bout with GAD after having relief for 18 years with no medication.  I have been taking klonopin on and off for the last year.  When I use klonopin it makes me feel like a new person.  My concentration is improved I laugh my anxiety is gone and I have a general feeling of well being.  I have been taking it everyday for the last two months at .25 mg a day in the morning.  I know it does not sound like much but it works for me.

I have recently wanted to stop the medication and it is proving to be a problem.  I cut back to .125 mg and my symptoms of anxiety and depersonalization are coming back.  It has been about four days.

I have two questions:

Do I tough it out and see what happens is it just withdrawal symptoms or are these my underlying syptoms of GAD?

Should I just stay on the medication because I can function with it and it makes me feel better and for how long?

Thanks

  

  

[heartfluttersflyawayplz]

iwould go off of it and only take .25 when really bad, but if it gets that way all the time start back on it , i took it for a while got o my feet been off for year now still get a little anxiety now and than but i deal with it but if it gets bad i know where the pills are and yes i will take them , i like life and dont want to be scared or home bound.so pills help me out and i will take if need.

[jt183]

The psychiatrist says if it helps take it, the GP who is prescribing the klonopin is pretty much leaving it up to me.  I had only gone to the phychiatrist for a one time evaluation.  I personally would like to be off the medication because at some point I am going to have to face getting off the drug so I figured now is as good a time as any.  I really do not want to take it the rest of my life.

[jdtm]

What does your doctor say?