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To: mlmr

benzo's can be the worst and hardest drug to get off of and then you can get severe protracted withdrawl....much worse than Heroin.....I know cause some jerk put me on Klonopin about 14 years ago cause of some situational panic attacks. Well i moved alot so just stayed on them......when going off several years ago, I almost died and suffered severe neurological, adreanal, brain and immune system problems. In bed for almost a year and 3 years to recover. I finally found websites that others went thru this severe protracted withdrawl......this crap is nothing to fool with if on for longer than a few weeks.......


5 posted on 02/24/2005 4:46:46 PM PST by NorCalRepub
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To: NorCalRepub

What went wrong with the adrenal gland dysfunction and immune system, if I may ask.?


6 posted on 02/24/2005 4:57:03 PM PST by neverdem (May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
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To: NorCalRepub

I've been on Ativan for 3 weeks now, prescribed by my doctor as a way to get off of Effexor. He prescribed 2-3 a day, but most days I'm only doing one, mostly to help me sleep. Boy, do I sleep solidly when I do. But out of fear of addiction, I'm trying to avoid more use than that.


8 posted on 02/24/2005 5:04:15 PM PST by Mr. Mulliner (Re-elect Rossi, 2005)
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To: NorCalRepub
Damn dude, that seriously sucks. Did they try to ween you off of them or was it cold turkey?

I was taking Valium for sleep and I had no trouble stopping but I wasn't on them for long. BTW, Valiums are crappy for insomnia, they knock you out but you don't get REM sleep.
21 posted on 02/24/2005 5:54:48 PM PST by Lx (Tuesday is Soylent green day!)
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