Thank you! I was wondering about this also. I'm on a small dose at bedtime to help me sleep. I've really been wanting to get off of it.

How did you sleep?

Thank you for sharing. I have been on 0.5 of Klonopin for 12 years for sleep. It stopped working and I tried to taper myself and couldn’t. I am under a doc care now but not sure about his method of taper.

My worst problem is sleeping. I take 0.125 twice a day. I seem to have anxiety and racing mind at night. Other meds he’s given don’t work. He just gave me Seraquel but when I read it’s a anti psychotic drug it made nervous. Have you ever taken it?

You are so fortunate that your physician took the time to educate you. Coming off Benzo's is difficult and I know that the increased anxiety is a result of titration. However, once it's over, in time the anxiety can be managed better with alternative therapies. Good luck to you.

I understand the reduction of 0.125mg every 2 weeks but how does that work if you are taking a split dose. I take 0.5mg twice a day, how would I work the reduction.

@falon Hello there, this is kind of an old post but I wanted to ask you if you are doing okay with your tappering off process. I have been on Klonopin 0.5 Mg 3 times a day for many years. My nurse practitioner has me trying all kinds of alternative medications such as Pristiq and Cymbalta to help me with the withdrawal symptoms when I start the process. I could not tolerate any of these so I have stopped them. I have not yet started to taper off the Klonopin, however,after reading these posts I am going to suggest to my provider to start by 0.125 mg titration which I believe would be the optimal dosage to safely get off of it. Thank you for your post. I will wait and see if you can answer my question, thanks again.

@falon I have been on this site many times and I have been taking Clonazepam for over 30 years. One mg in the morning and one mg at bedtime.
I have repeatedly said “ If it is not broke why fix it” I am here to tell you that I have tried twice now to taper off cutting back to .5 mg in the mornings and 1mg at night. This is not something my PCP has suggested I do but rather something I tried to do.
I can tell you that at age 74 I don’t know how anyone can do it. Maybe it is the length of time I have been taking it and the fact that it has worked well in combination with Sertraline, Buspar and Wellbutrin in keeping my depression under control all these years. I was able to reduce my Sertraline to 50 mgs per day with no problems. As far as Buspar and Wellbutrin I have kept my dosage the same and I think these are a nice balance with Sertraline.
I am here to say that I don’t see anyway to withdraw
from my current dosage of Clonazepam.
I don’t know if it would require going to an addiction clinic and even how they would succeed. It only take one day of dropping my dosage to .5 mg In the morning and and I feel like I am losing my mind.
At the age of 74 I exercise strenuously six days a week and don’t drink or smoke. I don’t have any serious balance issues and my PCP whose practice is entirely seniors sees no need for me to get off it.
If anyone who has been taking the same dose for 30 years has any ideas I would love to hear them. I can’t put my brain through this at this point in my life.
I apologize to any that have viewed my past comments as hypocritical.
I welcome any comments. I am overall healthy for my age with severe hearing loss being my biggest obstacle but I can somewhat address that with hearing aids. I have some arthritis but who doesn’t at my age.