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Using either CBD and/or THC during Clonazepam discontinuance

Posted by lisabass @lisabass, Mar 19, 2019

Hello Everyone - I’m presently tapering off of Clonazepam. I was taking 1mg twice a day for years. Over the course of the last several months, I have gradually moved down to 0.5 mg, once a day. My last decrement was two days ago and I am now feeling moderate discontinuation symptoms. Does anyone have experience and advice using either or both CBD and THC to help lessen the discomfort? My heart is racing. I am sweating have a headache, and my head is in some kind of fog. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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con123 | @con123 | Nov 24, 2023
In reply to @olderdiva12345 "You are correct...few doctors will allow you to continue with this. I am lucky that he..." + (show)
@olderdiva12345

You are correct...few doctors will allow you to continue with this. I am lucky that he is one of them. Klonopin is what this is called in Europe and before I returned to the US I hoarded about one years supply and glad I did as it took a while to readjust to what used to be a reliaeble, governed country. Today? I wish I had never left France. I lived sur la coline in the country) Thanks for the note and good luck. There are other drugs out there with the same properties. It is a question of finding one that will cooperate.

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I wanted to provide an update. It has now been 23 nights without Klonopin and I did bridge with CBD/THC gummies and now I am sleeping without aide. It is a good feeling. I am sure that an occasional sleepless night in my future and I don't mind taking a gummy if needed, but will aim to sleep unaided. I find that reading on the sofa for a bit in low lighting helps ready me for sleep. I wish everyone on this forum success with sleep and wearing off the drug.

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olderdiva12345 | @olderdiva12345 | Nov 24, 2023

Thanks for the information. I will look into that asap as today in moving day and I am a tad rushed. Would love an alternative.

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waldo12 | @waldo12 | Jul 18 2:00pm
In reply to @con123 "I am also tapering off clonazepam - presently at .25mg from 1mg at bedtime (occasional .5..." + (show)
@con123

I am also tapering off clonazepam - presently at .25mg from 1mg at bedtime (occasional .5 if I woke at 2 or 3am). This last taper has been the worst by far. I'm sleeping poorly about half the time, sweating, jittery. My biggest frustration is that my psychiatrist offers nothing to help the problems that were managed with this medication for 20 years. I asked about CBD and he gave me a resounding no. He said it is intoxicating and will eventually make me more anxious. He gave me an antihistamine that doesn't help and offered a very low dose of Remeron, but that is an antidepressant and I am not depressed. It also causes weight gain, had to be taken every night and also requires a taper to get off of it. I am hoping these issues improve. His advice is to just rip the bandaid off and stop taking it now. I feel like I need to adjust to the dose and do a final taper at .0125mg.

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I was only using .25 mg to help me sleep each night. So, now that I’m off it, I am using CBD to get through the withdrawal effects. It helps me with anxiety and with sleeping at night.

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