Today I am celebrating! It's been 2
weeks since I finished taking Klonopin for anxiety brought on by a thyroid imbalance that hit me last February. (If you want all the details read this page.). I am so grateful to my very loving
and patient husband and family. With their support, I got through it!
I can't even express how much I have been helped by saying affirmations, which I wrote out on 3 x 5 cards and
spoke out loud when ever things got bumpy. Going through my cards
several times a day, and writing new ones as needed, has kept me sane
through a long and frustrating process. My therapist was so right about
this... positive thinking, prayer....
whatever you choose to call it, it works.
The only withdrawal
symptoms that remain today are a slight "burned" tongue/mouth sensation,
a little shoulder pain, and a little facial redness... looks like a mild sunburn. The brain fog has lifted. The clumsiness, pounding heart, nausea, shakiness, and insomnia are gone. Hooray!
A social worker friend told me that even
after Klonopin is out of your system, some symptoms may linger for several
weeks while the brain rewires certain connections that the drug
interfered with. So I'm being patient and believing that all will be well in time.
Now here's the
part about Fortunes: When I get a good one I save it. If it's
especially good I laminate it. These 4 made the grade. They are sitting
on my kitchen table. I believe them.
You are almost there.
The coming year will bring you much happiness.
Good health will be yours, for a long time.
You have an active mind and a keen imagination.
"Breathe."