Hi Jim, I got behind on my Mayo Groups, because the emails were going into my spam folder. The person who made the decision for tapering was an NP Psychiatry. I was told she wouldn't see me unless I tapered. I cannot see her until May 2020. I believe there are a lot of doctors that do this, because they don't want to get in trouble for prescribing benzos. I believe this was not in my best interest. I am doing my own tapering. I feel strongly that I still need some clonazepam, due to my high anxiety and panic attacks. I always took 3 mg 3x daily. I took the first 2 and the 3rd one was an option. I believe I have been on clonazepam 8+ years. The NP Psychiatry never gave an acceptable reason to stop. I do believe she just doesn't want to deal with it and maybe afraid that there has been so much negativity about benzos. I am taking half my dose in increments of 0.5 mg daily. Thanks for asking and I believe there will be things coming up about tapering incorrectly.