I tapered from 5 to 2 to 1 then to nothing, and approximately after 1 week and an half, once all the chemicals were out of my system, I simply had all the secondary effects listed above and by everyone in this thread. Scared I got back on 2 mg a day. I still plan to stop later, but I want to say one thing; everyone who gets you, or force you to get on this crap, is a criminal. They are toying with you. How dare you do that to the not completely developed brain of your child.

Most of the time parents are the only responsible for their kids problems, and to shut them up chemically lobotomize them with the help of authentically crazy shrinks. Fact is humans are animals who prey on each others. These drugs get you addicted so you keep paying to feel alive. It replaces the normal functioning of your brain, what an atrocious torture. And psychiatrists get paid to promote these powerful and destructive drugs. These drugs, are the proof man is a monster. Reply Link Hopeful January 1, , 9: He started taking it 2 mos ago.

Started at 5 mg and then when up to 10mg two weeks later. It was totally gone. So he quit cold turkey 8 days ago. He cannot stay still. His jaw is moving a lot and has to be constantly shaking his leg or something. He was VERY tired on the medication and also gained 30 lbs in 2 mos.

Since getting off the meds he can tell a decrease in appetite, compared to how hungry he was on the meds. He is still tired but now more bored and lethargic. He was taking it for borderline personality disorder.

This medicine has only made things worse. Wish he never started taking it. Reply Link Joe January 6, , 7: But I would get his physical symptoms checked by a doctor. It may be that the doctor wants him back on 5mg to reduce the shock to his system that the cold turkey has produced if this is the case please consider it carefully before you dismiss the idea.

I hope that your boyfriend recovers soon. The half life of Aripiprazole can be up to 1 week therefore it can still be active for up to 1 week it is definitely not out of your system in a few days. If you are tapering due to the long half life the normal tapering rules of reducing the dose every month do not apply. My advice would be tapper every 2 months rather than every month. This is the tapering advice I have had from my doctor. These are heavy drugs and Aripiprazole is long acting please tapper off safely.

Reply Link Jo January 7, , 9: At my highest dose I was on 40mg a day. By the time I had been on it for 2 years each time my doc tried to reduce me lower than 25mg I had psychotic symptoms emerge.

My current doctor increased my lamotrigine and then started slashing my abilify dose. I lasted 9 days before the anxiety and relentless pacing emerged. I had to keep moving my body or the sensation of things crawling under my skin got too intense. After 13 days had most of the problems listed. To solve it my doc has put me back on 10mg abilify and handed me a script for lorazepam.

Reply Link Joe January 7, , 9: This is what I have been told to do by my doctor I was on 30mg now on 25mg I take a 5mg reduction every 2 months. It is a long acting drug it takes a while to get out of your system and for your body and brain to stabilize. Be gentle with yourself and good luck. Ross January 19, , So far so good other than these headaches and little mood swings here and there. I have went form 10mg to 2mg and eventually I will be off. I have been on this medication for a few years… 6 yrs.

I have gained a lot of weight and my life when I started was in a bad place. I am doing one at a time and Abilify has been the first. Since I made this decision, I have been nervous of a relapse. I was diagnosed with bipolar. Anyway long story short, I want to get off to lose weight and try to maintain positive mind health. Reply Link Mary again January 25, , 4: TOTM is back to normal as well.

Very pleased to be off the med and also very pleased to have had no side effects. Reply Link Staci February 4, , 8: I have tried unsuccessfully to stop taking it three times now. The first time was cold turkey, HUGE mistake. The second and third I was being weaned. I want off this medication so bad but am scared to death to stop taking it again.

I am in the same boat trying for the first time. I was on 5 mg for 2 years also. I have weaned off for 3 weeks and then stopped it for 3 weeks now. How long between times you tried to stop was it, weeks, months, days? Reply Link vince February 16, , I need to see an urologist for the priapism , as I have painful uncontrolled erections as soon as I fall asleep, which awake me and completely destroy my sleep and day life as a result.

Reply Link Kathryn March 1, , 8: After a week of feeling fine I started have low grade nausea and headaches. Now I have anxiety and irratibility. I have been on it for about four years when it was added to an SSRI for severe depression. I gained close to thirty pounds and had a flat affect.

Depression was better but the price and side effects on the drug has made me decide to withdraw from it. I was seriously worried I had something really bad when the symptoms started.

I am worried more than usual and have had three important people in my life die recently, one my mother. I hope these symptoms go away soon. It helped me get through some serious times but I must stick it out to get past the withdrawal issues. Reply Link Teneille March 7, , 9: I just got taken off of Abilify, and it seems as if everything makes me cry. Abilify was affecting my weight as I had gained 50 lbs being on it. My appetite is not as large as it was being on the medicine.

I have better mental clarity as I requested that my doctor take me off Abilify because it was affecting my thinking and concentration. Get some help and be encouraged. Reply Link Tim March 25, , I took it for help with major depression and I think misdiagnosed bipolar II.

I had tried stopping abilify once before, going off 5mg cold turkey and experienced a number of symptoms, primarily difficulty concentrating and significant anxiety. The anxiety in particular caused me to go back on at 5mg. About 6 months ago I reduced my dosage to 2.

I finally decided to try going off again and stopping the medication about 2 weeks ago without tapering further. So far the withdrawal has been tolerable with the exception of joint stiffness and pain elbows and knees , difficulty sleeping and a general restlessness.

Because of these symptoms, getting to sleep and staying asleep has been pretty challenging. Thankfully the anxiety as reported by many has been minimal…though i do worry that some side effects appear to kick in weeks after stopping the medication according to various posters here and last for weeks to months.

Seems to be a real lack of awareness of withdrawal problems with these powerful, mind altering drugs and also a willingness to prescribe them quickly without full consideration of the impact. Reply Link Aja April 2, , 2: Stress was up for me with being a stay at home mom and my husband was working a whole bunch.

I decided to give meds a try again just to help me out on my day to day. I was prescribed 5mg, but only made it through two days and then I decided you try 2.

I decided to trust my gut and get off the meds. With it being in my system for such a short time, how long can the withdrawal be? I honestly feel like I took ten steps back in my mental health since reintroducing mood stabilizers to my regimen. Reply Link Jen April 2, , 2: I have never done that before. I stopped functioning, stopped all personal cares, stopped working, stopped interacting with my family only to sit on the couch curled in a ball crying and rocking.

I wanted to die. I was admitted into the psych ward and stayed there for two weeks. They started me on Paxil. Wham, all my symptoms started to disappear.

Little did I know then that they exchanged one evil for another. I find myself getting ready to start withdrawal from Paxil, which is listed as the hardest SSRI to come off of as far as withdrawal.

That puts me at months to taper safely off Paxil. And there is still a huge chance of withdrawal symptoms. I want my life back. I have small children. I am nearly losing my husband. It has to be worth it in the end. Reply Link Tim April 21, , 9: The discomfort in my joints knees especially and general restless when trying to sleep has been very slowly dissipating.

I did follow up with my doc and she confirmed the challenges with withdrawal not just with Abilify but the other med, Lamictal, that I am considering discontinuing. Reply Link Analuz April 23, , 7: I had a schizophrenia-related psychotic event when I was It was mainly the burst of untreated paranoia that I developed in my second and third year at uni.

I have been taking Abilify for many years. I recently had a therapy called cognitive behavioral therapy, that has helped me a lot to cool down my paranoia triggers. I have been feeling really well and healthy, so I decided to come out of Abilify very slowly as my doctor recommended, plus having therapy support. I have been without Abilify for 2 months now and I am really grateful to myself and support to have achieved this so far. However, this last week or two, I have been feeling the following: So perhaps my body is just adjusting to feelings, and perhaps is good to cry.

I am confused about my current state of depression, since I have not experienced this before. I only have had problems with paranoia and two weeks of hearing voices in So I really hope it is just a withdrawal symptom.

I am in touch with my therapist and doctor just in case, and they are aware of the situation. I was worried that the voices will suddenly pop up from one moment to the other, however my doctor explicitly said that this cannot happen from one moment to the other when you are feeling OK.

There is a pattern, and for me personally is paranoia, followed by being alone a lot in my room, then illness. So, I really recommend to recognize what triggers your paranoia, in this case, because this is the root of the problem. If you control those triggers, there will be no illness. However, from today onwards you have the power to change your present and future, by building new beliefs that are kind, loving and compassionate towards you.

Make those new beliefs bigger than the old ones, you can do it. Even though I am worried of getting ill again, the reality is that right now I am healthy. Despite having taking Abilify for so many years. Best wishes to all. Reply Link vickie April 24, , 4: The sweats I attribute to menopause. The muscle and joint pain to my fibro. So, that means so far, so good.

I realize it may takes months for your brain to readjust, but I have a great network of family and friends who support me. To all out there, take your time! There are drugs not meant to go off cold turkey and Abilify is one of those. I wish you luck and good health! Reply Link Lynnie April 27, , I recently posted about how I got off it very slowly. I hope people will take what we have said very seriously. Reply Link Lynnie April 26, , 1: I am so thankful! I took Abilify 30 mgs. First of all, I tapered off very, very slowly.

I stayed months at each level of mg. I am thankful I chose this very slow process. For, I have not have severe withdrawal symptoms at all! So, it has been well worth the long time I took to taper off. I no longer suffer from GERD at all. And, I had gained 40 lbs. I am a new person. So, take your time withdrawing from this medication, it is a much easier experience than if you rush it.

MJW August 7, , 3: I think he started out at 10 mg, but ended up taking 20mg for most part. He stopped cold turkey mid January Its been really hard and he is going through hell. This last weekend he was suicidal took a bunch of over the counter sleep aid tablets. Spent the day in ER. Smoking has doubled to 2 packs a day. How much longer will this last? Reply Link Jac April 29, , 2: I just finished my fifth and final year of university, which was a huge struggle all five years.

Sometimes it got better, but for the most part it was hard and I did poorly. He keeps adding more and making the doses higher because nothing works.

I ran out of Abilify starting on Friday April 24th. Well besides being emotional. Or I was thinking of taking 2mg instead. This is going to be one hell of a journey. If anyone wants to chat and support each other through this journey feel free to email me. Reply Link Vickie May 4, , 5: Not the sadness type, but to help me cope with fibro. Then was put on Abilify for continuous sadness? Wow, she was wrong. I decided to wean myself off both. So far, so good, thank goodness. I am doing it gradually.

If it takes a year, so be it! I want to get my mojo back again. I do feel somewhat better, but I know I have a long way to go. Life will look so much brighter!!! Reply Link Daniel May 4, , 8: This is my 14th and final drug that I am tapering over the course of my lifetime. The other drugs were a walk in the park compared to Abilify.

I am down to 2. I went down from 15mg to 7. I bought liquid Abilify to help me with the final stage of my taper, to go more slowly, but unfortunately that liquid form is being discontinued in 10 days and will no longer be available for purchase. If you want to come off Abilify you will have to do it with the tablets.

Fortunately they can be cut into eighths, from my experience. Symptoms of floppy infant syndrome and the neonatal benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome have been reported to persist from hours to months after birth.

Lorazepam is present in breast milk, so caution must be exercised about breastfeeding. Specific groups[ edit ] Children and the elderly — The safety and effectiveness of lorazepam is not well determined in children under 18 years of age, but it is used to treat acute seizures.

Dose requirements have to be individualized, especially in the elderly and debilitated patients in whom the risk of oversedation is greater. Long-term therapy may lead to cognitive deficits, especially in the elderly, which may only be partially reversible. The elderly metabolize benzodiazepines more slowly than younger people and are more sensitive to the adverse effects of benzodiazepines compared to younger individuals even at similar plasma levels.

Additionally, the elderly tend to take more drugs which may interact or enhance the effects of benzodiazepines. Benzodiazepines, including lorazepam, have been found to increase the risk of falls and fractures in the elderly. As a result, dosage recommendations for the elderly are about half of those used in younger individuals and used for no longer than two weeks. Falls and hip fractures are frequently reported. The combination with alcohol increases these impairments.

Partial, but incomplete, tolerance develops to these impairments. Like oxazepam , it does not require hepatic oxidation, but only hepatic glucuronidation into lorazepam-glucuronide. Therefore, impaired liver function is unlikely to result in lorazepam accumulation to an extent causing adverse reactions. Staff must use chaperones to guard against allegations of abuse during treatment.

Such allegations may arise because of incomplete amnesia, disinhibition, and impaired ability to process cues. Because of its relative long duration of residual effects sedation , ataxia , hypotension , and amnesia , lorazepam premedication is best suited for hospital inpatient use. Patients should not be discharged from the hospital within 24 hours of receiving lorazepam premedication unless accompanied by a caregiver.

They should also not drive, operate machinery, or use alcohol within this period. Drug and alcohol dependence — The risk of abuse of lorazepam is increased independent patients. Higher doses and longer periods of use increase the risk of developing a benzodiazepine dependence. Potent benzodiazepines, such as lorazepam, alprazolam , and triazolam , have the highest risk of causing a dependence.

This is desirable with amnesic and sedative effects but undesirable with anxiolytic, hypnotic, and anticonvulsant effects. Patients at first experience drastic relief from anxiety and sleeplessness, but symptoms gradually return, relatively soon in the case of insomnia, but more slowly in the case of anxiety symptoms. After four to six months of regular benzodiazepine use, evidence of continued efficacy declines.

If regular treatment is continued for longer than four to six months, dose increases may be necessary to maintain effects, but treatment-resistant symptoms may in fact be benzodiazepine withdrawal symptoms.

Increasing the dose may overcome tolerance, but tolerance may then develop to the higher dose and adverse effects may persist and worsen. Clonazepam can suppress breathing.

This effect on breathing may be more pronounced for people with breathing problems, brain damage, or who are taking other medications that suppress breathing e. If you have severe breathing problems, discuss the risks and benefits of taking this medication your doctor.

If you have a medical condition that affects coordination e. Physical dependence a need to take regular doses to prevent physical symptoms has been associated with benzodiazepines such as clonazepam.

Severe withdrawal symptoms may occur if the dose is significantly reduced or suddenly stopped. These symptoms include seizures, irritability, nervousness, sleep problems, agitation, tremors, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, vomiting, memory impairment, headache, muscle pain, extreme anxiety, tension, restlessness, and confusion.

Reducing the dose gradually under medical supervision can help prevent or decrease these withdrawal symptoms. Do not suddenly stop taking this medication without talking to your doctor. Should suicidal thoughts and behavior emerge during treatment, the prescriber needs to consider whether the emergence of these symptoms in any given patient may be related to the illness being treated.

Patients, their caregivers, and families should be informed that AEDs increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior and should be advised of the need to be alert for the emergence or worsening of the signs and symptoms of depression, any unusual changes in mood or behavior, or the emergence of suicidal thoughts, behavior, or thoughts about self-harm. Behaviors of concern should be reported immediately to healthcare providers.

Pregnancy Risks Data from several sources raise concerns about the use of Klonopin during pregnancy. Animal Findings In three studies in which Klonopin was administered orally to pregnant rabbits at doses of 0. General Concerns and Considerations About Anticonvulsants Recent reports suggest an association between the use of anticonvulsant drugs by women with epilepsy and an elevated incidence of birth defects in children born to these women.

Data are more extensive with respect to diphenylhydantoin and phenobarbital, but these are also the most commonly prescribed anticonvulsants; less systematic or anecdotal reports suggest a possible similar association with the use of all known anticonvulsant drugs. In children of women treated with drugs for epilepsy, reports suggesting an elevated incidence of birth defects cannot be regarded as adequate to prove a definite cause and effect relationship.

There are intrinsic methodologic problems in obtaining adequate data on drug teratogenicity in humans; the possibility also exists that other factors eg, genetic factors or the epileptic condition itself may be more important than drug therapy in leading to birth defects.

The great majority of mothers on anticonvulsant medication deliver normal infants. It is important to note that anticonvulsant drugs should not be discontinued in patients in whom the drug is administered to prevent seizures because of the strong possibility of precipitating status epilepticus with attendant hypoxia and threat to life. These undesirable effects occur relatively frequently and are usually transient and generally disappear spontaneously in the course of the treatment or on reductions of the dosage.

They can be partially prevented by increasing the dose slowly at the start of treatment. Headache was observed in rare cases. Causing of generalized fits was observed very rarely. Particularly in long-term or high-dose treatment, reversible disorders such as a slowing or slurring of speech dysarthria , reduced co-ordination of movements and gait ataxia and nystagmus may occur.

Anterograde amnesia may occur using benzodiazepines at therapeutic dosages, the risks increasing at higher dosages. With certain forms of epilepsy, an increase in the frequency of seizures during long-term treatment is possible. Eye Disorders Particularly in long-term or high-dose treatment, reversible disorders of vision diplopia may occur. Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal System Disorders Rarely respiratory depression may occur with intravenous clonazepam, particularly if pre-existing airways obstruction or brain damage or if other depressant drugs have been administered.

As a rule, this effect can be avoided by careful adjustment of the dose in individual requirements. In infants and small children, and particularly those with a degree of mental impairment, clonazepam may give rise to salivary or bronchial hypersecretion with drooling. Supervision of the airway may be required. Gastrointestinal Disorders The following effects have been reported in rare cases: Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders The following effects may occur in rare cases: Musculoskeletal and Connecting Tissue Disorders Muscle weakness, this undesirable effect occurs relatively frequently and is usually transient and generally disappears spontaneously in the course of the treatment or on reduction of the dosage.

It can be partially prevented by increasing the dose slowly at the start of the treatment. Renal and Urinary Disorders In rare cases urinary incontinence may occur. Reproductive System and Breast Disorders In rare cases erectile dysfunction, decrease in sexual drive loss of libido and impotence may occur. General Disorders and Administration Site Conditions Fatigue tiredness, lassitude , this undesirable effect occurs relatively frequently and is usually transient and generally disappears spontaneously in the course of the treatment or on reduction of the dosage.

It can be partially prevented by increasing the dose slowly at the start of treatment. Paradoxical reactions including irritability have been observed see also psychiatric disorders. Injury, Poisoning and Procedural Complications There have been reports of falls and fractures in benzodiazepine users. The risk is increased in those taking concomitant sedatives including alcoholic beverages and in the elderly. Investigations In rare case decreased platelet count may occur.

Isolated cases of blood dyscrasias and abnormal liver function tests have been reported. Dependence and withdrawal see section 4. Reporting of suspected adverse reactions Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important.

Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions via the Yellow Card Scheme at www. Patients have recovered from overdoses in excess of 60mg without special treatment. Severe somnolence with muscle hypotonia will be present. The symptoms of overdosage or intoxication vary greatly from person to person depending on age, bodyweight and individual response.

Benzodiazepines commonly cause drowsiness, ataxia, dysarthria and nystagmus. Overdose of clonazepam is seldom life-threatening if the drug is taken alone, but may lead to coma, areflexia, apnoea, hypotension and cardiorespiratory depression.

Coma, if it occurs, usually lasts only a few hours but in elderly people it may be more protracted and cyclical.

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I have to watch myself from getting so scared about the stories of withdrawals here that I don't over-react but my instincts are telling me not to get hooked on clonazepam for sure and I may have to come up with a plan to get out of these anti-depressants time. Since the risk of withdrawal symptoms is greater after abrupt discontinuation of treatment, abrupt withdrawal of the drug should therefore be avoided and treatment - even if only of short duration - should be terminated by gradually reducing the daily dose. I was told to see a psychiatrist for the 1mg time in my life and he has me on Trazadone and wants me to start taking Lexapro any day also! Effect of Other Drugs on the Pharmacokinetics of Clonazepam Literature reports suggest that ranitidine, an agent that decreases stomach acidity, does not greatly alter clonazepam pharmacokinetics, clonazepam 1mg first time. The great majority of mothers on anticonvulsant medication deliver normal infants. Reducing the dose gradually under medical supervision can help prevent or decrease these withdrawal symptoms. And when they do call you hide the truth from them by saying that things are "okay" or you are "hanging in there" when the truth is you have never suffered clonazepam much or been so scared in your life! Had to take one just today for another horrible attack. Back around to summer I'll drop to or Pregnancy Risks Data from several sources raise concerns about the use of Klonopin during pregnancy. As with all other antiepileptic drugs, treatment with clonazepam first if of short duration, clonazepam 1mg first time, must not be abruptly interrupted, but must be withdrawn by gradually reducing the dose in view of the risk of precipitating status epilepticus. His doctors gave him the organ of a year-old brain-dead man, whose parents donated his penis. Am I safe right now? It is only suitable for short-term use, as the medicine has a high potential for dependence and addiction. I have taken 8 since 5 pm and its now midnight and not even tired. Bergholdt later had two children a year apart, the first with the aid of fertility treatments, and the second without.

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This medicinal product contains 2. In an early study, Millar et al evaluated 45 pregnancy-associated relapses in pregnancies and reported that 39 women first relapses in the postpartum period. Is this going to time me long 1mg Porphyria Klonopin may have a porphyrogenic effect and should 1mg used with care in patients with porphyria. I do not use any Xanax during the day. Clonazepam should be first with extreme caution in patients with a history of alcohol clonazepam drug abuse. Is there a way to do so without tapering or withdrawaling? I was time prescribed 30 clonazepam pills which I have taken just 3, 1 mgs tablets of in the last two weeks. While at my medical dr. What 1mg scheduled or elective surgery for patient on buprenorphine? I have a horrible temper, stress, insomnia, depression, and panic attacks. Heroin, classified as a full receptor agonist stimulatornearly fills the activity zone. Benzos have zero warning they clonazepam about to do massive damage. If a patient has a scheduled or elective surgery with an active prescription for any buprenorphine product, the approach is not too difficult, but it requires an understanding of pharmacology, rational polypharmacy, clonazepam 1mg first time, but time importantly, common sense. Went to the eye dr today and he said it will dilate your pupils and cause slow reactions and sensitivity to light. The toxicology report showed only Xanax in her system. Again, the potential clonazepam and benefits must be carefully assessed before treatment is started, clonazepam 1mg first time, especially because the medication falls into category C.

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These kids, some are little kiss up nerds the others are little weeaboos always asking for the Hentai section, clonazepam 1mg first time. I have had symptoms since I stopped, clonazepam 1mg first time. Ed Jul 9, Clonazepam do 1mg find my current psychiatrist time right now, or encouraging — he wanted me clonazepam on the pill! Would apreciate any insights. On first administration, diazepam will accumulate, since it has a longer half-life and active metabolites, these metabolites time have long half-lives. It stole my heart, mind, soul, and will. Reply Link C October 19, But looking back I used it for a break from living and thinking this on first nightmare. Also, clonazepam 1mg first time, waking up with headaches. He also said that a small dose 1mg Doxepin could help me with my insomnia, since sleep, more than anxiety was my problem to begin with. First, I would argue that we did not have the conversation, but it just became an times a day thing and I started looking silly.

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