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Posted by danielle78 @danielle78, 6 days ago

I am coming off Clonazepam since July this year I am down to half a tablet every 2nd day I feel weird I see my doctor every week has anyone had the same problem with reducing

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londonex | @londonex | 5 days ago

Hi – I have tapered way down on clonazepam and basically cut my daily dose in half. It has taken a couple years going very slowly, but it has worked really well. Do you mind sharing how many milligrams you take every other day? What were you taking originally? And how many years have you been on it? It is totally possible to not only taper but discontinue this medication for some people but just needs to be done very very slowly. Others have a much harder time; everyone’s body and brain is different obviously. Almost 1/16 of a milligram at a time seems to work best. I wish you the best of luck. Happy to continue sharing if you need to.

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danielle78 | @danielle78 | 4 days ago
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@londonex

Hi – I have tapered way down on clonazepam and basically cut my daily dose in half. It has taken a couple years going very slowly, but it has worked really well. Do you mind sharing how many milligrams you take every other day? What were you taking originally? And how many years have you been on it? It is totally possible to not only taper but discontinue this medication for some people but just needs to be done very very slowly. Others have a much harder time; everyone’s body and brain is different obviously. Almost 1/16 of a milligram at a time seems to work best. I wish you the best of luck. Happy to continue sharing if you need to.

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I was on 0.5 tablets x 3 daily since 2002

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danielle78 | @danielle78 | 4 days ago
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I was on 0.5 tablets x 3 daily since 2002

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My old Neurosurgeon put me on it and told me I had epilepsy but my new Neurosurgeon done all the testing to tell me I don’t and should not have been taking it

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