@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.