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  • Laurie,

    Thanks so much for your kind congratulations and for being interested in reading my book! It is so neat that social media and the internet give us the opportunity to share our stories with people we don’t know! Yes, I agree with you that it is astonishing that doctors will prescribe drugs and do not even know the risks sometimes! I look back and am amazed that my doctor said I could abruptly quit taking the large dose of Klonopin at any point. The great thing about sharing our stories is that we can help educate the public of the risks of these drugs. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts!

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  • Dear “humanbeing,”

    Reading some of your story, I feel heartbroken for you. I hope and pray that with time things will get better for you! I want to say congratulations for being off Klonopin. When I was going through withdrawal, I read many stories, and what I continually read over and over again is that things do get better with time. It is so rough, though, being in the middle of the suffering and feeling no assurance that things will get better. I have so been there! I remember thinking there was no way it could get better. Despair convinces us that there is no light at the end of the tunnel. What I learned though, is that no matter how bad it gets, and even when it seems there is no hope, there is hope! How you are doing today is no indicator for how you will be doing in the future. I have hope for you! I hope it’s okay for me to say that I will be praying for you!

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  • Hi Nancy! Thanks for sharing your story. You are absolutely right that the details of my story will not apply to everyone. Each person should research the options and do what he or she feels is best for them. I took five months to get off Klonopin, but others might want to get off much more slowly. It is good for others to hear and read MANY different stories. That way, each person can decide what they know deep down is best in his or her particular situation.

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  • Hi Chrisreed! Thanks for sharing some of what you have been going through. I don’t remember the name of the pharmacy… but I do know they are called “compounding pharmacies.” Google for a compounding pharmacy in your area. What I did was tell my doctor I wanted a prescription for a 5-month taper, each week’s supply containing 5% less of the drug than the previous week, so that I could get off the drug slowly. I took the prescription to a compounding pharmacy, and they mailed me each month’s supply of 4 bottles. Each bottle had 7 pills for the week. They capsules with powder, and each week’s supply had 5% less powder than the week before. I hope that helps!

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