How to ween off Klonopin (or any Benzodiazapeme)

I have been taking 1 mg for sleep almost 2,yesrs! It had not helped with sleep for the last 6-8 months. I have been struggling, and when i asked my doc for help she just kept adding craxy medications to the kolonopin at night which did nothing but make me feel worse! Then i asked her to help me get off of it and she said she did not have the knowledge in doing that!!! Crazy she is my psychiatrist !!! She should have never prescribed it and should have never let me stay on it for this long. I do not take any other meds, started tapering myself slowly doing ok i am now down to half mg, seeing a new doctor, however, i am still struggling with sleep, using cbd thc cbn gummies thst do not always work, afraid if other meds, do you have any suggestions of what i can do for sleeping??

I have been on 1mg Klonopin for 20 years and now that I am getting older feel as though I should try to taper it to 0.5. It was prescribed to me because of the tinnitus I get from other meds. Went to a hearing specialist and nothing was wrong with my hearing so I stopped the everything else and the tinnitus stopped. I am on Lexapro and take Gabapentin for RLS. My problem is that I need the 0.5mg to be able to deal with the constant tinnitus. Now sure how to taper it to half of the 1mg.

I have been on 1mg Klonopin for 20 years and now that I am getting older feel as though I should try to taper it to 0.5. It was prescribed to me because of the tinnitus I get from other meds. Went to a hearing specialist and nothing was wrong with my hearing so I stopped the everything else and the tinnitus stopped. I am on Lexapro and take Gabapentin for RLS. My problem is that I need the 0.5mg to be able to deal with the constant tinnitus. Now sure how to taper it to half of the 1mg.

@wgray I have developed severe tinnitus the past couple of months. Tapering down from 1mg ativan for the past several weeks and wondering if that is causing it. Do you know what is causing yours? What other medications do you think could be causing it? It is driving me nuts.....:(

Last year all doctors stopped prescribing me Klonopin, and sent me to a psychiatrist to monitor a taper. It was very slow - I went from 1mg to .75, then .5, .375, .25 and 0.125mg with decreases every 4-6 weeks. I had been taking it for sleep and laryngeal dystonia for 12 years. Only at bedtime and it was a Godsend for me. But apparently, it is risky for the elderly and I was turning 65. It took 9 months to get to 0 and it has not been easy. My psychiatrist discharged me before the end and only prescribed an antihistamine, which did not work. I had many, many sleepless nights and it affected my work performance, social and family relationships and just about all aspects of my life. My primary care doctor would only prescribe Remeron. I took it for 4 months and it did not help. Finally, I got a referral to a Sleep Specialist (neurologist) and she did not believe that just because a person is 65, they should not get help for sleep. She was willing to give me the Klonopin, but I declined because I did not want to go through the terrible withdrawals again. We are in the early stages of finding the right medication for sleep. I tried a small dose of Ambien, but I had morning nausea and daytime anxiety. Switched to Lunesta and it is better, but I have night sweats. At least I am now sleeping all night. I don't think you would do well to do to a facility because it is such a long process and needs to be very slow. I would suggest you find a Sleep Doctor or Psychiatrist to assist you in a LONG withdrawal to miminize the withdrawal. Best of luck to you.