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Recently had to take clonopin prn q 4-6 days to sleep. normally go 2-3 weeks w/o. do i risk physical dependence? i spent yrs to lose dependence.

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Dr. Mark Fisher answered

Specializes in Neurology

No: Benzodiazepines are not like alcohol, nicotine or opiates: they cause psychological dependence, not physical dependence. If you become dependent on a benzodiazepine & then stop, you may feel pretty rotten while you withdraw, but there is no associated physiological syndrome.

Answered 11/3/2016

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