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Tapering Klonopin: What helps insomnia, night sweats and leg cramps?
Sleep Health | Last Active: Feb 19 12:59am | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
I desperately want to taper of 1mg of klonopin. I had no idea that the drug should not only be used for a short period of time, but tapering can cause insomnia. After 11 years I am starting to have cognitive issues. I have epilepsy and lack of sleep is my trigger for a seizure. I’m between a rock and a hard place. Looking for help to avoid the insomnia so I can start taper. Did the insomnia start after fully finishing the klonopin or did it start while still tapering?
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@jso15
I also am tapering a benzo, Valium. I was tapering Klonopin but became tolerant, so I swapped out the Klonopin for doing a micro-taper on Valium. You need to be very careful. You can’t taper off of Klonopin quickly especially after having used it so long. You can acquire “protracted withdrawal” by tapering too fast. I hope it’s not your doctor pushing you. When you taper off of benzos, the lower you get on your dosage the more challenging it becomes. I am working with a group called Taper Clinic that are very professional and know what they are doing when it comes to getting people of this poison. Generally the rule of thumb is to cut 2.5 to 5% of your current dose. Not your starting dose, your current dose. If you do it too fast you will run into problems and the problems you took the drug for can resurface. You have to give your body time to heal. Sometimes you just need to go slow. It’s not linear. Everyone is different. I’m not a professional just passing along my experience.