Posted by TimeLord on January 19, 2009, at 11:16:01
In reply to Permanent damage from Benzodiazepines?, posted by crittercuddler on December 30, 2008, at 17:35:01
Hi CCuddler.
Here's my take on it. I've been on Klonopin for the better part of ten years now. I'm eight months off the drug right now and am having a difficult time. Is it due to brain damage? I doubt it, I believe it's more than likely my initial diagnosis, which was depression and anxiety. The thing is, if we take these meds for any period of time to help with this kind of diagnosis, we inhibit our ability to learn new coping strategies and thus when we come off, we are worse than ever - we've never learned a way to be WELL off of the meds. With this in mind, you might want to consider going on a med for a short time to get yourself a bit stable and doing some kind of therapy. It will work wonders, seriously. You need to get stable though first...
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