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Tapering off clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Mar 30, 2023 | Replies (236)Comment receiving replies
Ann....thank you so much j for taking the time to e plain it all to me...trust me .25 was not my choice it was my drs ...but then she doesnt think of what happens she just wants me off...I am going to start micro tapering on Monday with my next .25 and take 1 ml a day out of liquid and see how it goes...hopefully its easier then just cutting out the whole .25 way once...I did research on computer after you talked about it and sounds so much easier if there is such a thing...do I will take 1/4 of .25 and put in water solution and take other 1/4 pill and eliminate 1 ml day one....2 ml day 2 and so forth...I hope I have that right....you are such a help In this blog and hope more people read your information to help them.....Pray for me all for this is my second attempt....first one failed when I got down to .125 three times a day...so back to starting over at .50 3 times a day....love to all that have taken the time to help me@! 💖💖
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Mary, you will be in my prayers tonight and every night. I am so concerned for you bc of how fast your dr is making you taper, especially after you have been on this med for 27+ years. As I wrote earlier in my first post, I went thru 3 psychiatrist before I found one who had experience in tapering benzodiazepines. So if you are not comfortable with cutting so quickly maybe you should think about a 2nd opinion. She shouldn’t be giving you a deadline if she is. This should be a flexible journey, and as long as you are reducing you r on the right track. You just need to go slowly. Personally I will not be cutting this week bc last week’s cut was so hard on me. I took 2 months off in November and December, my choice and my dr was ok with it. I’d had lost 12 lbs and needed that weight back( I’m 5’6” 123 lbs normally), I don’t want to end up being anorexic. Please be careful, you are in my prayers always. Let us know how it goes.
Hugs and Strength to you,
Ann