I'll try taking .25mg right now; if my anxiety worsens I'll take the other half later in the day. I'll let you know how it goes. I can always take more, but I can't take less
We are always happy to see new folks getting involved.
Hey @throwaway4benzos and a belated welcome to the Bluelight community!
The only thing I know about you currently is what you have posted here, so forgive me. I don't think I know everything and all of this is just opinion. I'm sure you don't want to hear it, but please know that I'm 100% sincere.
Benzodiazepines are not meant to be used for longer than 2-4 weeks, period. When you have seen as much Benzo carnage as many of us here have, it's pretty easy to understand why those parameters exist.
Outside of these guidelines, I have met very few people for whom Benzodiazepines actually left them in better shape than when they started. You have mentioned binging on RC Benzodiazepines. This is a bad indicator man. There are many people out there with anxiety who thought they had found the holy grail when they first encountered Benzodiazepines. They just couldn't stand it. They start taking Benzodiazepines and the freedom one feels from that anxiety is intoxicating.
In my opinion, the best option would be to have a plan in which you will use the smallest dosage possible. While you're taking this prescribed dosage, you can spend that month getting things in your life straight that are causing your anxiety. Perhaps this means therapy, reconnecting with family/friends or something work-related. Either way, use the Benzodiazepines as a tool that is only one of many. After your month is up, you can do a taper until you're clean and attempt to hit life with what you've learned.
If that plan has no other parameters aside from taking Benzodiazepines, it's not likely to end well. They are just not suitable for chronic consumption in this manner and this is not my opinion but essentially an accepted fact.
I know you weren't looking for a lecture. Benzodiazepines can seem very benign, but they are extremely destructive when not used within established medical guidelines.
Hey man, 0.25mg seems to work well in the morning. I took my other 0.25mg half yesterday around 5pm due to the klonopin wearing off. I have not gone over 0.5mg, which is my prescribed dosage. I plan on staying on 0.5mg for as long as possible. I believe that the RC I was taking, bromazolam has been out of my system for probably 5 days. I flushed the small amount I had left down the toilet as soon as I got prescribed Klonopin and suffered through the withdrawals.
I truly do not want to abuse my medication. I just want to feel normal. I don't want to sit in the Chipotle parking lot for 10 minutes before going in. I want to go to the gym everyday without feeling like everyone in there is staring at me. I want to talk to girls. Love you man. I'll keep you updated on my journey.
Long time no see. I hope everyone has been well; I certainly have. My clonazepam prescription has been an excellent tool. Without a doubt in my mind, it has helped me get my life back together.Hey @throwaway4benzos
This all makes me very happy to hear. You're truly using the medication in the way it was meant to be used. You seem to be intelligent, informed and you have a plan of some kind. As you are, just use this time of relief as strategically as possible.
If we're talking purely of doses of .25mg Clonazepam (Klonopin; Rivotril) I could see you using it extremely sparingly on a long-term basis. Like, if you're doing well, but for one reason or another you have a regression, you can turn to the Clonazepam, but still using it strategically.
Good job dude. I hope it all works out for you. We're rooting for your success