should not have stopped taking KLONIPIN

[crashland]

Hello,
male, 240 lbs.
Was taking 1 mg clonazapm at night to help with TN and atypical facial pain from a baseball bat injury to head and jaw.
Stopped taking abrubtly and now one week later and from what I feel and what I read on internet I in middle of withdrawl and having trouble.
The meds were not helping with the pain and I wanted to end the side effects during the day .
Please advise if I can start taking again to help end the cold sweating ,sweating plams, colld all over, cold feet, insomnia, insomnia, insomina, anxiety, etc...
can I take take 1/4 or 1/2 mg to start back up and then I can ease off???
Or how long will the wthdrawl laast.
Dr. on vacation and been wating for call back....
Thankl you

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

redundant answer

[goldiealg]

You should never stop a benzo cold turkey. It is h....l on earth. Call doctor and taper slowly.

[hangin'in there!]

If a DR. puts you on a medicine, make an appointment if you have any concerns about it.  The silliest thing you probably could have done was stop ABRUPTLY, without giving your system the chance it needed to adjust gradually.

It would be even sillier for me to answer your question when I haven't prescribed you this medication.

Obviously you need medical attention.  It would be preferable for you to ask the prescribing doctor how to safely stop taking klonipin. If I were you I'd just get back on with the medicine the way you were initialy instructed to do so and I'd be making an appointment ASAP to see a doctor in regaurds to weaning off the medication.

Don't try and stop suddenly, it may work for smokers but can be dangerous or uncomfortable for you.  Seek medical advice.