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@helenfrances, I am in total agreement with @jimhd regarding his recommendations. I personally have taken Clonazapam 1 mg for well over 20 years and now at nearly 69 have been considering titrating off this drug. There have been so many posts regarding how important titration is for this drug as well as many others. The bottom line for me is the following:
1. Consider how long you have been on this drug. This should give each one of us an understanding that it should be a slow process.
2. Regarding Clonazapam, I believe you can get 1/2 mg. pills. It would be rather easy to cut these into quarters thereby depending on the doze you are taking would help immensely in titrating down.
3. There have been several that bring up the Ashton method of titration or tapering. This method recommends no more than a 5-10% drop any any time and after a time (say a month) drop down again. Your body will tell you if that is to fast for you. If needed, go halfway back or even all the way back where you last dropped down and stay till things level off.
4. This will be different for everyone. I believe each of us are the best advocates for ourselves. Listen to what your body is telling you. If being on 1 mg. of Clonazapam for over 20 years as I have I would expect that it could possibly take 6-9 months.

Everything I've read on Mayo & elsewhere says if we do this slowly we will be successful.

If I decide to pursue this I will keep you posted on how it goes for me.
Jim@thankful

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Please never ever try to come off a benzodiazepine on your own. Please do this WITH a provider’s help. They can give you medication to help with the withdrawal and decrease your dosage gradually.
If you attempt this on your own, it can cause a host of physical and mental consequences which you most likely will not be prepared for.

Thank you... very much!