Hello: I have been taking 1 mg of Clonazepam for nearly 23 years. My psychiatrist does not take my insurance - Medicare which I was switched to because I m on medical disability with degenerative disc disease - have had several surgeries and have had pretty severe depression most of my life. I was prescribed xanax in the mid-1980 s for panic attacks. I had no idea about asking if this was an addictive medicine. I am not an addict. The attacks were terrible but did subside with the help of a psychologist. I figured I no longer needed the 3 mg daily dose that I d been prescribed so I stopped taking the medicine. I have since learned of course what a mistake that was. I tried to wean off the medicine twice about 15 years ago but had seizures both times. I have been taking 1mg only every day for 5 years now. Because of disability, I m now under the care of a behavioral health clinic for indigent people, I have never seen a psychiatrist in the nearly 2 years I ve been going there. I know this probably seems odd to you but I can t find any help. The problem is that I was told in a very abrasive manner that I would no longer be taking the Clonazepam as it did not fit with their image, This is crazy, This doctor was talking to me via VIDEO on TV - I don t even know her name of the state she is in. She said she would be prescribing hydroxcline for me. This can t be OK - can a doctor really make a patient stop their meds? Thank you, Carolyn