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Hi, @lizaa, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect.
Since you said you'd been taking clonazepam (Klonopin) for myoclonic movement disorder prior to starting your taper, I thought you may also be interested in this Mayo Clinic information on myoclonus, https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/myoclonus/symptoms-causes/syc-20350459.
You mentioned that you developed a tolerance to Clonazepam (Klonopin) about a year ago. How did you and your doctor find out that you'd developed a tolerance?
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I was experiencing strange muscle spasms, quick jerks while awake, extremely vivid dreams, and breakthrough myoclonus. My family doctor, at first wanted to rule out MS. My MRI of the brain and spine came back normal. Finally, I found Dr Heather Ashton's information, and realized the symptoms were tolerance symptoms. My neurologist's nurse practitioner agreed, and said I should slowly taper off. We are hoping my myoclonus may be tolerable without medication.