tudymagrudy
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- Jul 3, 2012
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I am a new member and need a lot of help. I am suffering from "Prolonged Benzo Withdrawal Syndrome.
A psychiatrist had me on Klonopin for 4 years never telling me of the horrible withdrawal that would happen if I ever decided to stop taking them. The reason I stopped taking them is because of the cost. (I have no Insurance). I went into horrible withdrawals so I got my husband to place me in to a five month rehab (at considerable cost). The rehab believed in "Cold Turkey" after about a week of phenobarbital tapering. Somehow I made it but on returning home I found withdrawal symptoms back full force and this is after 5 months of not taking anything. I have been everywhere, including the hospital who totally ignores the Benzo withdrawal syndrome theory and put me on the antipsychotic seroquel, which my husband has studied and found to be counterproductive for Benzo Withdrawal.
Here is my problem, I can't do the tapering method because I am already off the drugs. But I have heard that such medications like: Trazodone, Gabatril, Neurontin or even Lyrica might help me with the prolong withdrawal symptoms. I have lost hope as I read that this could go one for another year. I can't take this pain for another year.
Any help or suggestions would be grateful.
Tudymagrudy, hopeless in Florida
A psychiatrist had me on Klonopin for 4 years never telling me of the horrible withdrawal that would happen if I ever decided to stop taking them. The reason I stopped taking them is because of the cost. (I have no Insurance). I went into horrible withdrawals so I got my husband to place me in to a five month rehab (at considerable cost). The rehab believed in "Cold Turkey" after about a week of phenobarbital tapering. Somehow I made it but on returning home I found withdrawal symptoms back full force and this is after 5 months of not taking anything. I have been everywhere, including the hospital who totally ignores the Benzo withdrawal syndrome theory and put me on the antipsychotic seroquel, which my husband has studied and found to be counterproductive for Benzo Withdrawal.
Here is my problem, I can't do the tapering method because I am already off the drugs. But I have heard that such medications like: Trazodone, Gabatril, Neurontin or even Lyrica might help me with the prolong withdrawal symptoms. I have lost hope as I read that this could go one for another year. I can't take this pain for another year.
Any help or suggestions would be grateful.
Tudymagrudy, hopeless in Florida