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I have been on 1mg klonopin for 20 years. I'm in my 60s and no longer work outside the home. I have decided to taper off as I no longer have the stresses and asthma that I once had. My asthma was caused by smoggy city and food allergies. Those have all been resolved. No longer running a business and working additionally as a nurse while being a single parent was super anxiety causing.
I reduced from 1mg to.75 mg and then.50 mg which wasn't too difficult. I did have withdrawal S/S but they leveled out. Luckily I have been able to sleep. I have found that reducing to .25mg is much more difficult. So I am just cutting off about 1/4th of half of a 1mg tab. My psychiatrist got angry with me when I tried to taper off in the past so I haven't asked him for a .5mg tablet. I have read that the last and smaller doses are the most difficult as far as withdrawal symptoms go. I'll try to stay on approximately.365mg for another 2 weeks and then down to .25mg. I really an hoping to hang in there until I am off Klonopin for good.
Has anyone stayed at.25 mg and then jumped off or should I plan to go down to.125 mg and then off? Thanks so much
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My experience with Ativan, which is the same family as Klonopin was similar in that the last .25mg was the most difficult to get off. I Reduced to 0.125 ( sharb blade needed to cut the tablets!) However, it is a sub therapeutic dose and as such I wonfered at the time if the withdrawal symptoms were psychological rather than physiological. Exercise and sunlight helps of course.
As an aside, your Dr has no right to get angry with you. You are paying his salary... by virtue of your membership in a health care insurance scheme. He can advise against weaning off and even refuse to give you a presciption for 0.5 mg but angry.....no! Uu
I am very interested in this discussion. I have been on 4 mg clonozapam for six years. It is very helpful for the pain I have from BMS, atypical trigeminal neuralgia and TMJ. What are your plans for replacing this med? Perhaps others in this situation can share information. Thanks!
I've been taking 1mg for over 10yrs now. I was able to taper down to .125 but withdrawal symptoms were bad and I was starting a new job so I ended back at 1mg. I'm looking for something to help me get through the last few weeks.... does anybody here have experience with CBD? I feel like it would be my best bet as I want no pills in my life
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Thanks for that info (I'm presently on 4 mg clonazepam!) and looking forward to a taper starting with my new Doctor in April. I've read that some people / most people need to do the tablets AND the clonazepam drops to get really exacting dosages, esp, near the end of the taper, as you discuss. I will ask about the drops so I can be exacting in my taper but stay flexible enough as per my withdrawal.