Worried about kindling 10 years off benzos
I was on a low dose benzo for 8 months 10 years ago and weaned off rapidly and had paws for like 7 months. I have severe anxiety and ocd with depressive episodes my whole life and unmedicated it controls me and its ruining my life.
Last 10 years I've powered through without drugs but I had a crisis which I was hospitalized last week from extreme stress. They gave me the typical antipsych and benzo. I've only taken 3 doses of clonazepam over the course of a week. I noticed my tinnitus came back after the dose which scared me.
Doc wants me to stay on low dose clonazepam maybe indefinitely. Because my baseline is so bad that im not functioning. And i need to be calm enough to get a surgery that's life or death.
Am I kindled? Is it possible to just stop now without getting withdrawal? Is it possible to take them long term without getting tolerance? Also if I reinstate like I'm supposed to how long until its effective again.
I have a surgery in a week or 2 and I can't go through the rebound right now it'll kill me during the recovery.
Posted Jul 9, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC