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KELS1961 · 09-06-2008, 04:41 AM

I have been on klopin for years a very long time. I had a breakdown and went to the crsis center.They said you are on to much klopin I was on 9 mgs from my family doc.
The docs at mental health unit were furious about this so I was tapered off klopin for 3 days and sent home. The first day was okay the next turned into a living nightmare.
For two weeks I lay in my room I was sick very sick. I was jerking could not eat I bit my togune several times. I was sweating all over I felt like I was out of my body I could barley get up to care for my cats. My heart pounded all the time any noise would make me jump. My sister took me back to the center they gave me vistrial did not help. Went back again gabve me tradzone did not help. At the end I thought I am going tostart screaming and never stop. My face and arms felt like they were on fire I had awful dirrea
I did not sleep at all I praued for sleep anything. Finally I called my mom and said please help me. She came and got me I could hardley walk I was shaking to much. I lay in her backseat it seemedlike it took forever to get back to the crsis center.When I got there I had towait I was going out of my mind. My poor mom was crying because of the way I was. Finally They called my name I had to have help walking.
When I got to see a differnt doctor thid time now mind you I had not cried once but when he came in I started crying and begging him to help me I said I cannot take this.
The doc got very mad and said I should have never been taken off the klopin so fast and sent home. It was dangerous what they did I think I may have been having small seziures. They checked my bp my heart rate which was very high and I was dehyderyed.
They putme back on klopin 3 mgs a day. After 15 minutes I could walk I quit shaking ect.
I went to a state hospital and stayed 3 weeks they were very very good. They kept a eye on me to see how I was going to do because of what I went through.
I slept and slept and slept started eating again.
It was my family doc who putme onthe klopin at9 mgs at the time I was having horrible panic attacls and did not even know I had bipolar until I had a break down and went to the crsis center.I will never ever forgive that awful place for what hell I went through never.
So I am back on klopin it helps the anxiety and that is what matters. The shrink I see hardley ever gives out klopin but he said I was to addicted been on it way to long so each month I get a rx and I amdown from 9 mgs to 3 mgs and doing okay.
All I can say it was the worst time in my life it was like I was in a nightmare and could not escape. Sorry so long but I had to tell my story I was never ever informed about withdrawls or assication I justdid what my doc said. And if it helps you why take you off it. Kelli...

09-06-2008, 04:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
KELS1961 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: OKLAHOMA CITY OKLA Posts: 43	I have been on klopin for years a very long time. I had a breakdown and went to the crsis center.They said you are on to much klopin I was on 9 mgs from my family doc. The docs at mental health unit were furious about this so I was tapered off klopin for 3 days and sent home. The first day was okay the next turned into a living nightmare. For two weeks I lay in my room I was sick very sick. I was jerking could not eat I bit my togune several times. I was sweating all over I felt like I was out of my body I could barley get up to care for my cats. My heart pounded all the time any noise would make me jump. My sister took me back to the center they gave me vistrial did not help. Went back again gabve me tradzone did not help. At the end I thought I am going tostart screaming and never stop. My face and arms felt like they were on fire I had awful dirrea I did not sleep at all I praued for sleep anything. Finally I called my mom and said please help me. She came and got me I could hardley walk I was shaking to much. I lay in her backseat it seemedlike it took forever to get back to the crsis center.When I got there I had towait I was going out of my mind. My poor mom was crying because of the way I was. Finally They called my name I had to have help walking. When I got to see a differnt doctor thid time now mind you I had not cried once but when he came in I started crying and begging him to help me I said I cannot take this. The doc got very mad and said I should have never been taken off the klopin so fast and sent home. It was dangerous what they did I think I may have been having small seziures. They checked my bp my heart rate which was very high and I was dehyderyed. They putme back on klopin 3 mgs a day. After 15 minutes I could walk I quit shaking ect. I went to a state hospital and stayed 3 weeks they were very very good. They kept a eye on me to see how I was going to do because of what I went through. I slept and slept and slept started eating again. It was my family doc who putme onthe klopin at9 mgs at the time I was having horrible panic attacls and did not even know I had bipolar until I had a break down and went to the crsis center.I will never ever forgive that awful place for what hell I went through never. So I am back on klopin it helps the anxiety and that is what matters. The shrink I see hardley ever gives out klopin but he said I was to addicted been on it way to long so each month I get a rx and I amdown from 9 mgs to 3 mgs and doing okay. All I can say it was the worst time in my life it was like I was in a nightmare and could not escape. Sorry so long but I had to tell my story I was never ever informed about withdrawls or assication I justdid what my doc said. And if it helps you why take you off it. Kelli...