Anyone had issues while tapering off of 1mg clonazepam (Klonopin)?

Hi – I have tapered way down on clonazepam and basically cut my daily dose in half. It has taken a couple years going very slowly, but it has worked really well. Do you mind sharing how many milligrams you take every other day? What were you taking originally? And how many years have you been on it? It is totally possible to not only taper but discontinue this medication for some people but just needs to be done very very slowly. Others have a much harder time; everyone’s body and brain is different obviously. Almost 1/16 of a milligram at a time seems to work best. I wish you the best of luck. Happy to continue sharing if you need to.

I was on 0.5 tablets x 3 daily since 2002

My old Neurosurgeon put me on it and told me I had epilepsy but my new Neurosurgeon done all the testing to tell me I don’t and should not have been taking it

I began tapering off 1 mg clonazepam in September. I have been doing well. My symptoms were manageable. I am now completely off. I have begun having withdrawal symptoms. Shaking and jerking movements, horrible tinitis, blurred vision. I feel like I’m in a funhouse. Vertigo, it feels like the ground is tilting, flu like symptoms. I went to the ER a week ago because I convinced myself I was dying. Was tested for flu and covid. Both negative. Has anyone else experienced this and if so, how long did this last?

Has anyone successfully tapered off of Clonazepam?

I have tapered off of Clonazepam, 2mg a day for 6 years and it took about 4 months to do it safely

@firefly70
I was taking almost the maximum dose of Klonopin (18mg for seizures.) The maximum dose is 20 mg.
I took a little over 2 years to discontinue it. The only withdrawal effects I had were very mild and only when I got to the end of my taper. To stop the effects I chipped off a tiny piece that stopped any withdrawal effects but tapering so slowly, at least for me prevented any uncomfortable effects.
Best of luck on your tape.
Take care,
Jake

Yes. Under my primary care provider and my neurologist. Begin in late summer of 2017. Completed in January 2018. No problems. I was afraid. I had a seizure risk from the withdrawal and a craniotomy done in 2014. I have never gone back to this class of drugs.

You don’t say how long you were on this. It sounds like you went way too fast, which is why you’re having so many problems, unfortunately. 5 to 10% a month should’ve been all you were taking off of this. I was on 1mg benzo for only four months because I couldn’t get help. Finally got help. Did a water taper, from some help on a benzo website on FB. Has taken me nine months and I’ve had no problems at all. If you need help, I suggest you get on.FB on BeatingBenzos . There are so many people on there that have had problems with these benzos and can help you out a lot.

Thank you for sharing your experience. I feel somewhat better. I’m concerned the provider I am seeing for the tapering is not going slow enough. I started in September. I have felt pretty horrible the last couple of months but I knew I would. I was taken off cold turkey years ago. I lasted about 4 weeks. This is not nearly as bad. I find myself getting frustrated feeling like I have no control over what is happening