The next day my doctor dispensed with sleeping pills altogether and pressed a prescription for Klonipin into my hand. It's the brand name for Clonazepam, a class of drugs called benzodiazepines, which slow down the nervous system. They're used mainly to treat epileptic seizures, but doctors often prescribe them for anxiety. Trying all these pills actually added to my anxiety. But I was too far gone to stand on ceremony.
Beliefs tend to fly out the window when a crisis walks in the door.
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