Hi, I am 63 and I have been on Clonazepam (.05 mg) twice a day for six years. I have been on a (six month) taper down to get off this drug. I am on my last taper at .0125 once a day. I take it for the next three weeks and I will be done! I will be praising the Lord.
This drug is great for short term use (5 days max) based on my doctor but not great for long term use.
I was put on this drug for nerve pain due to a tumor in my spine. Pain Mgt. left me on this medication after surgery and I tried coming off several times but too quickly and needed up in the E/R. So I gave up. This time under a doctors care and a six month plan I have done a slow taper which seems to have worked well. I am still under a doctors care while I taper off completely. I will be off in three weeks! This drug went from being a miracle drug when I first began taking it, stopped my horrible pain to my enemy that caused emotional mood swings, caused pain and robbed me of quality of life for years. I took the same (.05) mg the entire six years. I am taking back control of my life with the Lord in prayer.