DrugBuyers.Com: Clonazepam

How long have you been on the clonazepam? If it's only been a few days like your post states (this means all benzos, not just clonazepam) then quitting shouldn't be a problem.. but I ask this for 2 reasons: first, if you've been taking it for more than a few weeks you REALLY shouldn't just stop taking it abruptly. Among other things, the drug helps control seizures so if you quit cold-turkey you are left with a higher chance of having a seizure until your body readjusts and your chemistry returns to "normal." A second reason I ask is that the amnesia effect & also the morning hangover of sorts should go away after a few weeks of daily use. I used to use benzos to help with my insomnia but after 15+ years of being on them daily that aspect is long gone. For most folks, a few weeks' daily useage is long enough for this to happen and they return for the most part to normal functioning in the morning and throughout the day. Benzos may have a general negative affect on your ability to recall things, especially when you first start taking them, but for the most part it's minor (unless you're talking about benzos made for amnesia such as Versed which is used, among other reasons, so that you can be awake during an operation and not remember any of it ( generic name midazolam: an injectable or tablet form of benzodiazepine (trade name Versed) useful for sedation and for reducing pain during uncomfortable medical procedures http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn ).

The grogginess & poor lack of memory recall should fade unless you keep upping your dose or are hyper-sensitive to the med (or your dosage is too high and you probably need to inform your doc & see if your dose is just too high or whether a different med might work better for you. Anyway you look at it, if it's affecting your memory that badly and/or you continue struggling with daily hangovers then something needs to change or at least be investigated.

As to quitting all meds, i'd absolutely run that past your doc before doing such a thing... you may not like taking meds all the time, but if you stop the wrong meds you may end up in worse shape than you already are which is a Very Bad Thing indeed. Herbal therapy can work, depending on the herbs being used of course (i'm a medical herbal user myself, so I have a little knowledge on what is effective and what's bunk.) For me, the combo between my herbal med/suppliment and my clonazepam and pain meds works like a miracle. The herbs do wonders for regulating my system & sleep cycle and seems to have a synergistic effect with both my benzos and pain meds. Or maybe it's just placebo at work and i'm falling for it. Regardless, it works miracles for me. GOOD LUCK with the water therapy though.... I am not sure of the specifics, but somehow I don't think it'd do me much good other than maybe to wash out a wound or to kill my thirst. If I were going to attempt this, I think i'd give it a shot BEFORE finishing off the last of the meds so if it turns into another "looks great on paper but not in practice" situation you still have your meds to fall back on for relief. Sure beats relying on an untested idea that, if it backfires, you're going to be hurting badly or worse. Good luck to you and everyone facing these decisions because we all know it ain't easy.....

Personally, I'm hoping for a delivery from p-w very soon. Been almost 3 weeks, give or take day or 2, which is the longest i've had to wait for these folks. Although, int'l mail is notoriously slow during the christmas season (yeah, call me un-pc... I actually said Christmas and I don't care) so i wouldn't be surprised if it takes 45 days or longer. I sure hope not otherwise i'll be up that proverbial creek...

Rev. Listvøer (that's me! Look it up sometime)

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