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I am sorry to say that I will not be able to tell you about the NP Psychiatrist being able to help me. In the beginning, I was told by her nurse that I couldn't see her unless I tapered off my clonazepam. I decided I would, because there was no one else I could get in to. I am not able to see the NP Psychiatry until May 2020. I never met or talked to her. When the tapering was making me crazy, I called and never received a callback. I found out there is a new Psychiatrist at another clinic and I am going to try to see him. I am going to cancel my appointment with the NP Psychiatrist, as soon as I know I can get in to the Psychiatrist. I believe the NP Psychiatrist does not know enough about tapering benzos. Her nurse gave me the instructions for the 3-week tapering and I wrote them down. No one asked me how long I had been on clonazepam (8+ years). When I called back to her office, the receptionist or nurse?? told me that it could not have been a 3-week taper. I tried telling her I was. She asked who told me and I couldn't remember the nurse's name. I checked my notes and found her name and what I wrote down about the tapering. I am correct, but they don't want to own up. In the middle of all of this, I got a prescription for clonazepam from my Internist, which I didn't know about. She had different instructions for tapering in 4 weeks. I don't understand so many mix ups and then they deny what they told you. They really do need the "Ashton Method of Tapering". If I were a physician, I wouldn't even consider a taper unless I knew what I was doing. I also would be concerned about the patient. I got a free copy of "Ashton Method of Tapering" on the computer and was able to send it for free to my Kindle. I am able to listen to it. It is quite interesting and the woman who wrote it is so good and smart. I found out she passed away. She was a Professor. She knew everything about tapering. I just cannot comprehend why doctors would not want to know the best way to taper and personalize this to each patient. I am now doing the tapering myself. I am taking 1/2 of my daily dosage and I feel fine. I really feel that if you are aware of how your body reacts and how you feel, you should taper yourself. It is sad to me that I am unable to communicate with both of my providers.