The story: Back when I was 15, I was put on both Klonopin AND Xanax by two different docs for an anxiety disorder I never even had (I ended up being diagnosed with BPD, hence the anxiety issues) They told me to take dosage X every day, at X time, so I did as I was told. And I was never told to stop taking them, so I didn’t. But I had no idea that a daily dose of these types of pills could become so severely addictive, so when I eventually tried to get off them, everything turned into a nightmare. I have since found a doc I have stuck with for 7 years and have tried SO many times with her help to wean myself off these terrible pills as slow as possible but because I have BPD, the emotional side effects always became too intense for me to bear alone. She has now suggested that I may need inpatient detox, so that I would have supervised care while trying to get off these benzos, so my question may sound very silly but, would a drug rehab center even admit me if I don’t abuse the pills?


are you addressing borderline personality disorder or bi-polar disorder?
what are you eating?
what exercise are you getting daily min. 15 minutes/day?
what relaxation techniques are you practicing twice daily 20 minutes each time?
AND what talk therapy are you receiving for an hour per week?
you address NONE of this in your post… which leads me to believe that you are solely trying to deal with anxiety/panic/stress/depressio… with medication.
also did your MD (hopefully a psychiatrist more like a psychopharmachologist) tell you how you might react (as you are) with such large changes in meds?
see the site below for more info: http://www.hypnotherapy-psychotherapy.co…
It is common for people to become addicted to prescribed medications. You should be able to get into rehab with your doctor’s help, but your insurance may not want to pay for it.