I am very sorry. I have the good fortune that I have always undertaken tapers at my own request, and therefore, at my own pace.

If the doc won't let you go back up (I didn't really expect that she would, but it was worth a try), is she at least going to let you stay put for a while and then suspend more slowly... will she keep prescribing? If not, you might want to find a doctor who will work with you to go at a pace which is tolerable to you.

Impossible to tell; I advise you not to spin your wheels trying to figure it out. It makes absolutely no difference, why or how your anxiety comes about. Bottom line: it is there and it has to be managed.

Use other tools to feel better. Klonopin is not the only answer. Cultivate some skills. It takes practice but these things help. If you know how to belly-breathe, for instance, you can use that to stop hyperventilating.

You have not once responded in regard non-drug approaches for managing anxiety. Must I interpret this to mean that you believe only the drug can help you?

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