whoa @Balissa -- i just noticed the part about being epileptic. Ok, with epilepsy and schizophrenia as part of the picture - definitely should get off the fent - the benzos reprasent a particular danger to you though - GABA rebounds aggravate not just schizophrenia, but also epilepsy. lower seizure threshold, and damaga GABA systems that you already have trouble with. ---
if you are going through the whole month with no benzos, and those two conditions are under control with the other medications you have on board, i would run as far and as fast from the benzos as possible, continuing them will only make managing those two conditions much more difficult.
However - if the schizophrenia and epilepsy conditions are out of control without the clonazepam, and your doctor is Rxing them not for anxiety, but to control these other disorders -- I would so very strongly recommend you follow the directions on the bottle, use them exactly as directed and do not binge/stop over and over again.
It could have a huge impact on whether or not you can remain psychosis and seizure free.
that's a lot on your plate. I'm super impressed at your ability to press through the fent. I hope you have good doctors to help you with all this, and I wish the best for you.
if you are going through the whole month with no benzos, and those two conditions are under control with the other medications you have on board, i would run as far and as fast from the benzos as possible, continuing them will only make managing those two conditions much more difficult.
However - if the schizophrenia and epilepsy conditions are out of control without the clonazepam, and your doctor is Rxing them not for anxiety, but to control these other disorders -- I would so very strongly recommend you follow the directions on the bottle, use them exactly as directed and do not binge/stop over and over again.
It could have a huge impact on whether or not you can remain psychosis and seizure free.
