http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/psychiatricdrugs Questions tagged with 'psychiatricdrugs' at Ask MetaFilter. Wed, 16 Nov 2005 22:50:38 -0800 Wed, 16 Nov 2005 22:50:38 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/27383/How%2Dshould%2DI%2Dwithdraw Any medication withdrawal advice? About 5 months ago, I started seeing a psychiatrist. He diagnosed me as early-stage bipolar (which I believe is actually true) and prescribed for me two drugs: Lamictal, which is a mood-stabilizer that works really, really well, and Clonazepam. Clonazepam is useful, vaguely, as an anti-anxiety drug, and while on I, I have had much fewer anxiety attacks. But I was not aware, until I ran out of pills and couldn't get any for 5 days, that Clonzapam is highly addictive, and there is a withdrawal period. It apparently peaks at the 8th day; on the 5th and final day of my first withdrawl, I was spraying myself with Raid because I was...well, I was batshit nuts.<br> Because the exact nature of Clonazepam wasn't explained to me when I started treatment, I've switched psychiatrists- however, my new one flat-out told me that not only does she not prescribe Clonazepam, but she does not treat anyone on Clonazepam. I really want to get off of it (it causes aphasia and anteriograde amnesia), and now I have to. In two weeks.<br> I'm planning on tapering the dose, as well as consuming a LOT of pot (which was tacitly suggested by the new psychiatrist), but I'm not really sure where to go from there. Does anyone have any advice? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.27383 Wed, 16 Nov 2005 22:50:38 -0800 clonazepam medication psychiatricdrugs withdrawal 235w103