"this drug should not be prescribed for more than two weeks (and this has been known since the eighties).  most doctors in the usa don&#039;t have a clue about what benzos do to the lives of the patients they are prescribing to, and especially how difficult it is for patients to withdraw from these drugs.

i was completely dependent on clonazepam after 30 days, and remained on it for about eight years, before i realized i had to get off of clonazepam, if i wanted a chance to become healthy again.  it took me 7 horrifying months to taper off, and i became disabled during that time.  i lost about 85% of my long and short term memory during that time.  i am educated, but i did not research this drug before i took it.  please don&#039;t make that mistake."