Yeah, I was intermittently prescribed lorazepam (1 mg, same drug class as clonazepam) four times daily about 25 years ago, then my next doc put me on it permanently. It wasn’t so much for anxiety, it was because I was hypertensive and had what they call a ‘Type A’ personality. 4 mg. daily turned me into a zombie, so I just take 1 or 2 mg daily, as needed. I just took one about 10 minutes ago, as I’m ready to go to bed shortly. It can be a real pisser if you abuse it. Like any drug of that class, you can build up a tolerance to it as the dosage inceases, then you hit that threshold where you over-medicate to compensate for the lowered effect. I also take gabapentin, which is an analogue of GABA, although it affects different neuro-receptors in the brain. I have had what’s turning into a brutal case of neuropathy that’ll follow me to the grave, and the only thing that keeps the nerves from misfiring or shorting out is the gabapentin. That’s over and above the permanent nerve damage that has essentially killed any sensory nerve input below the knees. I’m the same age as this guy; I hope he can kick the stuff. I’d go full paleo and try his daughter’s ‘Lion diet’, but even now, cutting out as many carbs as I can or am willing to, I’d still need the occasional greens. I mean, c’mon, corned beef brisket without the cabbage? Roast pork without the sauerkraut? No carrots, onions, or celery in the pot roast? No way.
I am truly sorry about your issues.
I have neuropathy from an ol head injury but it’s not that bad really.
The WEIRDEST result of the injury is I wake up with painful tremors every morning sine and they take a few minutes to go away. NO doctor can figure it out. They figure sleep/wake cycle damaged in head injury.
And neurontin didn’t work for me. I tried it a few times.
I am so GLAD it is working for you as your issues are quite a bit more severe than mine and I hate to see a good FReeper suffer.
I tried Ativan to replace klonopn but it didn’t work out well so i went back. Everyone is different.
My yoot was a different story. I DID take about 18 1 mg xanax over the course of a day and was actually relatively fine. That was over 30 years ago. Dope :)
I did NOT repeat that.
I know people that take INSANE amounts and I don’t know how they are still alive.