Benzoyl withdrawal and starting to take opiates

[squirrel1981]

Hi all. Hey all. I hope everyone is having a wonderful and restful evening. I need to ask a question. Sorry if this post is long but it's kind of in depth. So I started off on Klonopin and Zoloft over 2 years ago after many tries on many different meds to get my anxiety under control. This seemed to do the trick. I had neck surgery in November of 2015. Before I went in for surgery I was taking 3 mg a day of Klonopin and .50 mg of Zoloft. About a week after my surgery I started to need less of both so I went down to 1 mg of Klonopin a day and .25 mg of Zoloft a day. Didn't have any issues with withdrawal. I was also taking Norco 5, 7.5 and lastly 10mg 4x's a day at the time and have been ever since due to some issues after the surgery. This past fall I was diagnosed with breast cancer and even though my life felt like it was falling apart I didn't up my meds. After reading some articles on what I was taking I made the decision to start to wean off. I talked to my psychiatrist and started the process. She said to start with .75 mg for 2 months and see how I feel and go from there. I had been doing this for about a month when my oncologist said I needed to start cancer fighting drugs and stronger medications oxycodone 30mg. This past Thursday he told me he wanted me off Klonopin totally within 6 months. Even though it sounded a little crazy I didn't question him. Instead of tapering down I woke up Friday and didn't take my Klonopin or Zoloft. Friday and Saturday I felt okay. Sunday I started feeling drained. Monday, yesterday, I was at work and I started feeling off. I was fuzzy, dizzy, my palms we're sweaty and my heart was racing. I felt like I was going to pass out which made me hyperventialiate. It was horrible. I had a co worker take me to the ER. I told the doctor everything and she told me it was withdrawal. I thought I had OD'd because I want used to taking the 30's. She told me to take one this morning and then wait three or four hours to take my cancer meds. She gave me a quick 2 week taper down plan. I started this morning. I thought I would feel okay but I haven't. I've still been off all day today and had a pounding headache and sick at my stomach. I don't know what to think at this point. I'm not feeling as I should. Is .5 mg of Klonopin 1x a day than I wait 4 hours and then I start on 15 mg. Of oxycodone up to 4x's a day too much? (I split my pills in half) I'm not sure what to do. Can anyone shed some insight on this. Any insight would be appreciated. Sorry the post is so long. Thank you all. Any support is better than nothing.