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Borys the Frenchie :
2mg Clonazepan with Quivivic 50mg and Mitrazepine 45mg nightly. I have been high functioning throughout the war in Ukraine and have coped with nightly attacks and unpredictable situations admirably. I had CPTSD diagnosed 2021 and cannot imagine life right now without the benzo. It provides a baseline of regulation that seems to work well with Mitrazepine at an activating dose and Quivivic for nightly 8-hour rem sleep. I don’t want anyone messing with what works for me and the stigma around the use of the benzo is just thoroughly unhelpful, imho
2026-08-23 19:10:49
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PNWtraveler :
I started taking Ambien 5-10 mg almost 20 years ago for a time of extreme insomnia that didn’t respond to anything else. I also have myoclonic epilepsy that gets worse when I don’t sleep. I have tried every other sleep med and supplement and it still works so I stayed on it. I am worried though if I ever move or my doctor retires that someone would take me off. It gets scary to think about because the time I had the insomnia was so bad and scary.
2026-08-23 14:43:24
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mavismcgarry :
What’s wrong with being dependent if you are nervous ALL THE TIME
2026-08-23 01:57:08
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Jodi :
I’ve been taking Xanax for a little over 10 years ever since I lost my 20 year-old son. I have never asked for an increase. I have never run out of my medicine. You can’t judge everybody the same. Everyone situation is different.
2026-08-23 02:58:41
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JillAtPoeticGold :
I have been on 2mg lorazepam for 22 years
2026-08-22 22:47:27
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slitch1988 :
Yes lol
2026-08-23 15:20:20
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doctor doom :
The biggest problem is Tolerance.
2026-08-23 17:43:58
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Roberto Ávila :
Ive been on 10mg Diazepam for 3 years. Last year only 5 mg. Im coming off first week on 3.75 mg and having witdrawals. My doctor sugested 150 mg pregabaline to help withdrawal, whats ur opinion on this? Roberto
2026-08-23 20:31:32
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Zack Higbee :
I was on klonopin from 15 to 35.
2026-08-23 04:36:33
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Kh :
Not every person is the same. I was the person who had an extremely negative experience on a prescribed benzo taken exactly as directed. My hat is off to the people with no issues. I lost 22 months of my life to benzo wd. Those drugs are poison for my particular body.
2026-08-23 10:16:29
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DR :
I get 5 pills of benzo for acute panic per month for years. Often, I don’t use all 5. It’s very safe and well studied when used prudently.
2026-08-23 00:49:10
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corina :
I've been on Daily's Xanax for many years and all though I don't take more than four mg a day I'm desperately trying to get off of it
2026-08-23 04:42:46
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emilybrown9505 :
Catatonia….
2026-08-22 23:10:40
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safeinsoundpod :
Unfortunately, the fear of benzos has led Psychiatric doctors or Primary's to pull patients off who have been on them for more than 6months either cold turkey or a rapid taper which is just negligent. There is woeful education to psychiatrists on the taper process for benzos and the risk or protracted withdrawal. Both the Ashton Manual and more recently the Maudsley De-Prescibing Guidelines provide a great guidelines for tapering.
2026-08-23 00:12:53
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Jason Mich :
I’ve been on Xanax for over 20 years same prescriber. Never talked about taper. Should I bring it up?
2026-08-22 21:53:56
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Susie3456 :
20 years hear till my new doctor cut me off cold turkey. Tolerated it pretty well. off for 5 years now
2026-08-23 03:26:18
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Shawn S :
I think we need to consider the fact that many psych meds can cause physical and psychological dependence. Some SSRIs and gabapentin, as two examples.
2026-08-23 04:20:33
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James :
I take clonazepam for severe OCD that can't be treated with antidepressants due to rapid cycling bipolar with psychotic features and catatonia. I wish I didn't need them but I've never had to increase my dosage and nothing else had worked
2026-08-23 00:52:59
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blondiewannabe97 :
I've been on klonipin as I've shared since I was 19. I'm 46 now. I take 1mg in the a.m. and that's it. My GAD is super bad I've been worrying since I was a little kid. the benzo does allow me to function. I would like to know are there options for GAD besides benzos? like no medicine I've tried controls that incessant worrying which then turns to panic. then i get so nervous it affects my stomach. so can you talk of psychiatric conditions besides those where long term use benefit outweighs the risk situation. I'm bipolar as well but that's very much controlled except my crazy worrying. and don't say CBT I did that since I was 24 and here I am.
2026-08-23 04:50:42
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Facey :
Benzos make you drowsy and therefore makes you a fall risk.Trazodone makes you drowsy but not a fall risk. Make it make sense.Benzos have been unfairly demonized. I take a low dose klonopin to sleep, I’ve tried half dozen other meds that make me a zombie the next day or give me horrible nightmares. Please stop this harmful crusade.
2026-08-23 03:01:56
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Buffalo River Retriever :
I hate these ‘studies’ that treat people as a one fits all plan. That’s bad medicine!
2026-08-23 01:52:22
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𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 :
14+ Years on Valium at 25mg I cant get off them. Ive tried numerous tapers and withdrawl is too much.
2026-08-22 23:39:30
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ddtims :
The hardest choice I ever made was agree to long term use of clonazepam for my severely autistic son. He developed a seizure disorder along with a destabilized nervous system. He was diagnosed by a neurodevelopmental psychiatrist.
2026-08-23 01:17:57
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zzmay :
I see a lot of elderly/older people that have been on their Xanax for 30 years. I’m not taking them off unless they want to.
2026-08-23 04:00:54
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chrome :
What about as needed use though I’m guessing this means daily use
2026-08-23 02:47:58
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