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Tips for clonazepam taper

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Mar 18 11:36am | Replies (28)

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@crbarefoot @jakedduck1
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I’ve been left cold turkey too many times. So afraid it will happen I panic every month.
No way to live. Been on it for 40 years, different Dr.’s different doses. I’m 65 now and I think it’s inhumane to make someone at my age get off. Whatever brain damage it may have caused is already done. I can’t go back. I voluntarily reduced my dose weaning REALLY slowly out of fear of being without.
I suggest you go as slow as as possible. For example a dose of 2-3 mg a day I would do it over a 2 year period at the very least. Seriously! It is more dangerous than getting off Heroin. Dr.’s would prefer treating a Herion addiction rather than a benzodiazepine one.
Pharma, Dr.’s, FDA, DEA really should take responsibility and if they must, be humane about the detox. crbarefoot I’ve been left cold turkey too many times. So afraid it will happen I panic every month.
No way to live. Been on it for 40 years, different Dr.’s different doses. I’m 65 now and I think it’s inhumane to make someone at my age get off. Whatever brain damage it may have caused is already done. I can’t go back. I voluntarily reduced my dose weaning REALLY slowly out of fear of being without.
I suggest you go as slow as as possible. For example a dose of 2-3 mg a day I would do it over a 2 year period at the very least. Seriously! It is more dangerous than getting off Heroin. Dr.’s would prefer treating a Herion addiction rather than a benzodiazepine one.
Pharma, Dr.’s, FDA, DEA really should take responsibility and if they must, be humane about the detox.

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Thanks for your input and congratulations on your slow taper. And I am so sorry for your being left without meds. I have used clonazepam 6 months, .5 tid. I am decreasing 1 dose by 1/2 each month and hope to stop in 6 months. Fingers crossed:)