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I am having a VERY difficult time with Klonipin withdrawal
I have been on Klonipin for a BIG Panic disorder for over 15 years. I recently had to wean down off of 3 to none fast. The withdrawal was the worst thing that has ever happened to me. I have my normal prescription now. However, at a lower level. But, I am still having a withdrawal symptom that is plaguing me. I am still taking it, but half of what I had been. I hear my Heart thumping in my ears, very loud and fast, 120 beats per minute. Did anyone else have that symptom? Or describe their withdrawal? Oh, and I NEVER want to speak to that new and cold Psychiatrist I have.
Struggling. Thanks.
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Thank you.for responding. How did you suffer at .5mg? Do you think going from 3.50 to 3.25 is too much? Scared really.
@briacirs
That looks like 12.5 percent. But it would be good if you did the math to double check my mine. The Ashton Manual recommends 5 to 10 percent every two to four weeks. I am opting for a four week hold. I think it depends on how sensitive your nervous system is. Mine if very and I have had a paradoxical response to the medication which meant it really never made me very calm. If yours is sensitive I would very much recommend going slower than that cut. You can always start smaller and see how you do. Better to have success with your first cut than end up feeling so awful that you might get so discouraged you do not want to continue.
The best thing is a patient lead taper as you know your body's response better than anyone else.
As for suffering, I have had the usual with inter dose withdrawal -- nausea, bladder control issues, shaking, hip pain, but everyone is different. Some people can stay on it for years and those things never bother them.
Please let me know what you decide to do and how you are doing with your tapering rate choice.
@laughlin1947
Sorry, I totally disagree with this. If one takes it as exactly as ordered, it is called inter dose withdrawal as the body becomes used to to want more as the body has developed a tolerance for it. As for a detox center or a rehab, I had a friend who committed suicide after going to a 6 day detox. I looked into 30 day rehabs, and not only they are outrageous expensive and not the right thing to get off this drug only a long slow patient led tape is the safe way to go.
@kittyjohnson1964 Good for you Kitty. People are obsessed with getting off Klonopin. If your dosage remains the same and you don’t combine it with alcohol just ignore them.
Life is too short to worry about them.
@lisalucier Thanks for reminding people on this site. Everyone is different and if something works for them and they are not abusing it just stop trying to change their behavior.
@daveshaw
I appreciate your positive feedback. And I don't ever drink alcohol and my dose has never gone up only down sometimes. Thank you!
I appreciate the comment. My PCP has repeatedly told me to stop reading the posts regarding Klonopin on the site.
Getting off it if you don’t abuse it is only part of a study that didn’t include how insomnia is a far greater problem for many seniors and the population in general.
Sleep well Kitty.
@gunshy
I'm sure this person's one year withdrawal plan is a truly safe way to go, but I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel. If the person cannot stop taking a very small dose of a medication within a year's time, then the answer might be to stay on it forevermore.