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How to distinguish anxiety from benzodiazepine withdrawal

Every time I try to taper off Klonopin my body shakes and my mind convinces me I am dying, even though I know logically this is withdrawal.

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Your nervous system cannot differentiate between genuine threat and the absence of chemical support.

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