It took me about 7 1/2 months to taper off 1mg of Klonopin and I am now benzo free. It was not easy and I did have withdrawals, mostly related to feeling jittery and irritable during the day, a worsening of my laryngeal dystonia, insomnia, bad dreams and muscle twitches. I'm getting better and now taking 7.5mg of Remeron for sleep. I think it works pretty well but I usually have one sleepless night a week. I would decrease my dose every 6-8 weeks and experience an adjustment period - all the way to 0.125mg, then stopped. Good luck, I'm sure you can meet all your goals with help.