wagner. like chrissy, jonathan s downward spiral didn t begin until after he stopped taking klonopin. in his case, cold turkey, something even the manufacturers advise against. what happens to your brain when you suddenly stop a benzo that you ve been taking for an exend theed peri extended period of time. if we stop all of a sudden, it s like an excited neurotransmitter thunderstorm going on in our brain. it s a very uncomfortable feeling, wrestlessness, motor ticks, and people even seize. some people even get suicidal. chrissy didn t stop taking klonopin suddenly. but she did experience these kinds of withdrawal symptoms. maybe four weeks was too fast. in desperation, she turned to another doctor. he told her going back on a benzo would return her to normal. in lieu of klonopin, he