as someone who took prescribed clonazepam for 3 years, it is one drug that is unbelievable when it comes to withdrawal.  if you become addicted, which i did after regular use for anxiety and stress, you will think you have been to hell, if you have to taper off of it quickly.  i was tapered down over 10 days because my MD lost his DEA number (now I know he was a pill doctor) and then went through 5 FIVE weeks of hard withdrawal and I am still having small symptoms after 2 months.  I've been told it is harder to quit than herion (I don't know this to be true, but it was ungodly).  it think a STRONG WARNING should be given with this type of medication. I ended up in the ER one night during withdrawal and the doctor said that my body was in shock.  it literally changed my hair from root to tip overnight - no joke.  be careful, please.