What is the best way to taper off Klonopin?

@1malern This is the best advice yet and I will talk with my PCP and if she agrees talk with Walgreens.
I think I could handle the type of taper you suggest.
Keep me posted on your results.

@daveshaw
I will be 73 in 3 weeks.
I had no withdrawal effects because of how slowly I tapered. I'm not saying you need to taper for 2 years. I was just explaining how I chose to taper. I don't understand how someone can take a medication for 30 years and want off of it so quickly.
You should taper according to your physician's instructions but don't be surprised if you have withdrawal effects. If you do it's probably because you're tapering too quickly.
Jake

@jakedduck1 How exactly did you taper? I really can’t deal with the side effects I went through. Can you outline your tapering timeline? I would find that interesting.

I have just started a hyperbolic taper to wean off 40 mg of Citalapram tat I’ve been on 25 years. I decided to go to a psychiatric nurse practitioner to discuss a very slow taper. I would strongly suggest you should do.

I know one size does not fit all, but what to you is the best way to taper off kolopin

@gunshy ..I did it on my own and it was tough at my age etc. so I would suggest decreasing it slowly ( took me over a year plus) and have a pharmacist, or dr or nurse practitoner or maybe social worker support and guide ... ) i went off for several reasons... my eye pressure; when I had no dr i was treated like a drug seeker trying to get prescription renewals as even drs on zoom via clinics weere not allwoed to prescribe it in Ontario cA... and i wil tell you that the NP giving me prescriptions after i went off didnt even ask if i was still taking them so i got a few more prescriptions and dint take any and I have them in a safe place for about a year now .. jsut in case ! Might seem odd but I had a reason to do it this way but it was very very hard as i also got myself off Zoloft but did that cold turkey twice and again, I suffered a lot.. as i said before: was it worth it? I dont know. J.

@gunshy
Slowly, very slowly. I took
18 mg for seizures (almost the max recommended daily amt.)
It took me 2 years but only had very slight symptoms at the very end of my taper that were easily resolved.
Jake

@jakedduck1
Dear Jake,
Thank you for your reply. What method did you you to decrease and get off it.? Did you use a micro taper or the cut and hold. Were you on Klonopin like I am? I am nervous about the water taper because of getting uneven doses, the liquid method because of the need to cross over from tablet to liquid and then to measure very , very carefully, the Ashton method because I might not tolerate the Valium and that many I read about think her cuts are much too extreme, GP who want me to go down way too fast like in 6 to 8 weeks, using dry cuts and a scale that may be hard to use and unreliabe, a doctor that wasn't even licensed in the state I live in it turned out after I started with him. Now, my GP, who is retiring in 4 months as turned me over to a psychiatric NP and I have to wait to see if my insurance will cover it, etc. My expericne with them as connected with the medical gragantium we have in this state is that they are young and experienced, do not listen, and have no compassion as well as not being available when you are in crisis. An at my wits end and need to get off this stuff as it has taken over my life and is making me sick.

@lacy2
Hi Lacy,
Thank you for your reply. What benzo were you on and how did you do your taper.
I applaud your courage and persistence. So glad to hear you are off them. I know what break through withdrawal is like when I was on lorzapam and they were excruciating. Now I am on kolonpin and feel nausous and weak most of the time.

@gunshy
@daveshaw
I don't remember all the specifics of my taper. I cut the pills in as many pieces as I could and decreased my dose every 2-4 weeks. I've been lucky and never had a problem getting off medication because I believe how slowly I tapered. Many people recommend the 5-10% taper.