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Have Depression And Anxiety, Feeling Nausea, Restless Legs And Numb Face. What Should I Do?
GP took me off clonazepam , cold turkey, four days ago. I had been on it three years. I am having horrible withdrawals today - day four off the medication. Manic moods, nausea , sadness, jerky legs, restless legs, numb face. Why did GP not do a gradual cutting down process with Clonazepam? I have depression and high anxiety. This seems very dangerous. What should I do?
Thu, 24 Jan 2013
Hi there ~
I am unsure about the circumstances surrounding your GP taking you off of clonazepam. I understand from what you mention that you know that you are having withdrawals, which can be not comfortable. I recommend that you visit with your GP again to check and see what the reason was and if you could go back on clonazepam, maybe a lesser dose. However, this would depend again, on the reason why you were taken off of clonazepam.
Take care.
I am unsure about the circumstances surrounding your GP taking you off of clonazepam. I understand from what you mention that you know that you are having withdrawals, which can be not comfortable. I recommend that you visit with your GP again to check and see what the reason was and if you could go back on clonazepam, maybe a lesser dose. However, this would depend again, on the reason why you were taken off of clonazepam.
Take care.
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