I also cut my .50 in half. It’s enough to take the “edge off” on bad days. I now have a doctor who will prescribe Klonopin for me. He knows I use it sparingly. I want it to keep working, so don’t take more than I really need. I believe I could stop taking it tomorrow if my health improves. However as I said before, if it helps, I think it should be available for people.

This new attitude is probably a backlash from the opioid crisis, after there was so much overprescribing of opiates. Patients suffer now because of the irresponsible overuse of opioids.

I wish you the best of luck in your recovery.
BTW, I had taste distortion some years ago (not related to Covid). It was finally discovered my B12 levels were extremely low. After a few months of supplementation my taste returned to almost normal. I hope the same for you.
It took awhile, but I did recover most of my taste.