What is the best way to taper off Klonopin?

I am 73 and have been on 1 mg of Clonazepam for about 15 years and it has worked for me all this time. I thought I should get off of it because of what I’ve read it being addictive but I’ve been fighting depression and anxiety since my teens. My psychiatrist told me I’m considered addicted to it. But now I think at 73 why get off if it works. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Any comments?

christina73 If it works why get off of it? I have been on it for 15 years or maybe
longer, I will be on it till I die. If it's not broke why change it. I have never had to change the mg.. I am on the same as you. you are already adddicted to it. who
cares it works for you. Everyone is addicted to something.

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

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.

I was on 0.5 tablets x 3 daily since 2002

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

Hello,
I have been in Klonopin for over 20 years..
Was able to go down from 2 mg to 1 mg..
I use it mainly for sleep, and when I have a crying spell/panic attack.
I dont want to be so dependent on it and my husband noticed that it has affected my memory and concentration.
I am 54 years old, and am afraid of getting early dimensia..

is that calm with ashwaganda? when do you take it? thanks

Hi, I’m 61 and have been prescribed 0.5mg Klonopin to take as needed for anxiety and sleep for a few years now. I had periods of time where I only needed once or twice a month.

After recovering from Lyme disease I developed odd health issues that have gone undiagnosed. Mostly viral infections that won’t clear and sinus and sleep issues. My anxiety increased so I started using Klonopin more frequently about a month ago. 0.5mg daily.

I recently started with a new PCP who didn’t want to give me a refill and recommended I see a psychiatrist if I wanted to continue taking it. I figured since it was a small dose and I didn’t take it regularly until recently I could stop taking it. I was thinking it was time to get off of it anyways.

Well after 3 days I started to have the worst nightmares I’ve ever had in my life. I wake up every hour and have a headache and blurry vision all day. I’ve only been off it for week. At this point I want to try and just get through the rest of this cold turkey.

After reading through this thread I’m wishing I had done a taper. I'm hoping at this point I can tough this out without going back on it. Has anyone had success stopping a 0.5mg PRN dose? I’m wondering if these symptoms are going to improve or get worse. I’ve read so many different things about this and understand everyone is different.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Klonopin has the longest half life of any other benzodiazepine. It takes over 24 hrs for half of it to leave your system, another 24 hrs for half of that to leave your system and so forth. Speak with the prescribing physician on how to do this SAFELY, PLEASE. I was a detox nurse for over 20 yrs.