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Hi all buddies,

 

I am at stuck at 1mg of clonazepam down from 3mg of a very in accurate dry cutting pill taper of 9 months so far..i am plagued by many physical and mental sx...but i have been hit by severe agoraphobia and it's killing me inside...just the thought of leaving my home starts up tremendous anxiety and all my other sxs get revved up 10 times worse...is this chemical induced agoraphobia as i never had this before or on benzos...only when i started to taper..I'm at my wits end people say u just have to go out but it easier said than done...it my brain telling me your not safe to go out..does this sx ever go away on it's own and when? I feel traped it's so bad and i can't live this way no more...i can't go out in public or enjoy a nice day out side...please let me know if you had this experience and how it got better for you and was it after completely off the clonazepam or any benzo...because it's getting worse for me while still tapering...thank you tnt

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I dealt with this while I was in tolerance with drawl and again after cutting from 1.5 mg down 2.875 mg,  after I got below that dose the agoraphobia went away,  for many people it goes away after you get below a certain does so try not to worry too much you will be OK your brain is just healing
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I have severe agoraphobia too but I've had it for a very long time. Deep breathing helps a bit. I would imagine it would slowly fade away after you taper off if you didn't have it prior to benzos. Take it one moment at a time.
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Thanks...songbird and recovery...I'm at 1mg and still plagued by this terrible sx...i feel trapped...i was a hardworking active person and now my passion has been sucked out of me over night...i want to be a normal part of everyday life and society but my brain puts a deep dark fear in me..its like being alive but not living...and its breaking my heart..its so painful emotionally to be like this from a little evil pill..i dont understand why this is happening
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I NEVER had agoraphobia before this. im a guy in his mid 40's whos played guitar in metal bands my whole life :P and i never had a problem with people, onstage, concerts, etc. i believe i read songbird youre a performer, i wish and hope a million times over you can get back out there soon.

 

when i went into tolerance or tolerance withdrawal whatever the hell people wana call it, this developed pretty intensely.

 

i still have it, but as these guys here have reported, when i tapered down to bout 1/3 of my original dose, it HAS started to chill out a little. i still have it, im still shaky in stores, in public places, and ugh at the torture of my job, but its definitely better than it was a year ago.

 

ive lost a band, a potential amazing girlfriend, and countless social engagements to this. i know many people have lost more.

 

but just rest assured, especially if this is something that has come upon you during withdrawal or tolerance, it aint you, its the damn effect of the benzos. it happens to a great percentage of people here, and its beyond crippling, and the going advice is typically "get out there! go out anyway!" and it just...doesnt...seem...to help. i forced myself out a few nights when i was really feeling lousy and i cant report any great benefit from it, just seemed to be torturous.  i wouldnt say avoid all social engagements, and all being equal, for anxiety, i do believe in exposure therapy, but withdrawal tends to just totally override all reason. its very tough, but HANG IN THERE.

 

the agoraphobia will lessen. its still a battle, but its starting to relax for me

 

epic rant over :P bless all you guys, hang in there!

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