I have missed 24 to 36 hours sometimes and the withdrawals are brutal.
Missed 24 or 36 hrs....of?
Thank you.
If taken long term any dose is addictive of this diazepam derivative.
Normal dosing of all benzos but particularly Xanax and clonazapan are addictive when used regularly over a long term ie month-or months Ie 2 to 4 times a day which can be a prescribed schedule.
For some sensitive people they are heck to get off of. I know a psychiatrist who uses a file to cut back dosing of Xanax. First day: one file rub, second day two file rubs on the pills, so eventually the pills are tiny nubs, then 3 nubs down to 2 nubs then 1 nub and then no nubs.
Benzos are the best pills in the world for focused short term relief of anxiety. And a few months can turn help into hinderance.
I suspect he is a sensitive man physiologically, and is having difficulty withdrawing. Not uncommon. There are ways to help and non addicting meds to use during this time.
I wish him well, I imagine that he has become enormously upset about his wife. He has become a world-wide blessing.
I’ve gone 24 to 36 hours and longer in between doses of klonopin.
Here’s how the stupidity worked a few times. I ran out on a Thursday and figured no biggie, i’ll skip it Friday because i have no time to get it on a work day.
Then Saturday i start to get withdrawals and feel too sick to get the meds :) By Sunday i’m a disaster and finally crawl to the pharmacy and stuff the pill in my mouth like a full fledged junkie :)
That has not happened in TWO YEARS, I think, AS I finally wised up.
As for needing rehab to get off of your prescription dose? I guess it can happen but only if you had an abusive doctor who put you on 8 to 20 mgs a day.
There is NO REASON in my instance to go to rehab because I NEVER went to the streets to get extra and i I did need 5 one day I took 3 the next. And that was rare.
So I am on 3. You cut down in half mgs and some doctors even 1/4 mg at a time.
It’s not easy but it’s certain not brutal like withdrawals and the feeling is nowhere near bad enough to need inpatient help.
Hope that answers it :)
Some people do have problems getting off of the normal dosage. I was on Klonopin for a couple of years and had no problem ending it, but I know a lot of people who have had problems.
Who’s taking care of the wife? Is this an excuse so he won’t have to?