My Withdrawal Symptom Experiences

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I had just started my first job as a fifth‑grade teacher when 9/11 happened. Two days later, I was prescribed Klonopin for situational anxiety.

 Seven years later, I was cut off by my doctor cold turkey and suffered a seizure. It seems like I have gotten to experience every condition that Klonopin is used to treat, but I didn’t have these problems before I took the meds. Strangely, they’re all getting better everyday. Everyday without benzos.

I took Klonopin as prescribed for 18 years. When I was switched from 1 mg of Klonopin to 15 mg of Valium I felt like I was trapped under a sheet of ice and couldn’t find anywhere that I could come up for air.
It was just the beginning.