So, I hate facebook. I always see shit that bums me out. I have been on Klonopin for many many years now. I'm on 2.5mgs now and need it to sleep, but initially really I have needed it for years for social anxiety. Part of me thinks now I would like to get off of it and it's been a goal of mine because my sleep quality is worse and I'm more tired than I should be, and life would be easier without it, but I like to drink and I also like Phenibut.
I was in a facebook group called "beating benzos" where everyone talks about how horrible benzos are and no one mentions any of their benefits, which also pissed me off. Someone started asking about whether or not they could drink while tapering off a benzo and was told not only that they could not drink while tapering a benzo but they couldn't drink for TWO YEARS AFTER THEY HAD FULLY TAPERED OFF THE BENZO OR THEY'D BE BACK IN WITHDRAWAL...that this is supposedly what the Ashton Manual says.
Now, i can stop drinking for 6 months, same for Phenibut. It's been 3 months now. But to tell me I'd have to go TWO YEARS without drinking if I ever wanted to get off Klonopin? That's more than I can imagine right now. Alcohol is just ever present and that would make social life REALLY hard. I'm not sure I could even do it.
So, I might like to taper to a much smaller amount, like 0.5--1.0mg where I have more energy, and DON'T have to quit drinking. Would that be possible?
And are these people right that if you taper klonopin you shouldn't drink AT ALL FOR TWO FULL YEARS? I mean, they are quoting the Ashton Manual which is supposedly the ultimate authority so.....
Then one guy said "yes, I like to drink and I'm tapering Klonopin" and so the mods shut the whole thread down IMMEDIATELY LOL. Typical.
I then left that group entirely. While Klonopin has made life harder in many ways due to worsened sleep quality and increased fatigue, it has also helped with my anxiety, and I'm tired of hearing everyone talk about benzos like they are the ultimate evil. I was even once forcibly taken off it by a quack doctor I should have sued but somehow was a medical anomaly and got ZERO withdrawal but ended up back on it due to social anxiety...but I wish i could have stopped.
So...does anyone relate to my situation? Do you think these people might be wrong? And has anyone here ever been on benzos for years due to some issue like me and found that while they may have had negative side effects that they didn't actually result in their entire life crumbling and falling apart? Thanks.
I was in a facebook group called "beating benzos" where everyone talks about how horrible benzos are and no one mentions any of their benefits, which also pissed me off. Someone started asking about whether or not they could drink while tapering off a benzo and was told not only that they could not drink while tapering a benzo but they couldn't drink for TWO YEARS AFTER THEY HAD FULLY TAPERED OFF THE BENZO OR THEY'D BE BACK IN WITHDRAWAL...that this is supposedly what the Ashton Manual says.
Now, i can stop drinking for 6 months, same for Phenibut. It's been 3 months now. But to tell me I'd have to go TWO YEARS without drinking if I ever wanted to get off Klonopin? That's more than I can imagine right now. Alcohol is just ever present and that would make social life REALLY hard. I'm not sure I could even do it.
So, I might like to taper to a much smaller amount, like 0.5--1.0mg where I have more energy, and DON'T have to quit drinking. Would that be possible?
And are these people right that if you taper klonopin you shouldn't drink AT ALL FOR TWO FULL YEARS? I mean, they are quoting the Ashton Manual which is supposedly the ultimate authority so.....
Then one guy said "yes, I like to drink and I'm tapering Klonopin" and so the mods shut the whole thread down IMMEDIATELY LOL. Typical.
I then left that group entirely. While Klonopin has made life harder in many ways due to worsened sleep quality and increased fatigue, it has also helped with my anxiety, and I'm tired of hearing everyone talk about benzos like they are the ultimate evil. I was even once forcibly taken off it by a quack doctor I should have sued but somehow was a medical anomaly and got ZERO withdrawal but ended up back on it due to social anxiety...but I wish i could have stopped.
So...does anyone relate to my situation? Do you think these people might be wrong? And has anyone here ever been on benzos for years due to some issue like me and found that while they may have had negative side effects that they didn't actually result in their entire life crumbling and falling apart? Thanks.