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klonopin Will I go into withdrawals if I taper down 1mg from 3mg a day

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Antoinette86

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Hi I'm new to this site and have a very important question to ask those who are experienced in this topic.
I have been on Xanax for 2 years and was switched to klonopin two weeks ago from 2 1/2mg Xanax a day to 3 mg klonopin 1mg 3 times a day. I was on the 2mg Xanax taking 2 and a half as I said. And I really need to know if I go down 1mg not because I want to because a few of them came up missing so for two weeks I need to go down 1mg in order for my meds to last me. And I have bad panic attacks and anxiety attacks so I don't want to go into withdrawal from these meds period because a couple months ago 10 days worth of my Xanax came up missing also and I had to go 8 days without any and it was hell on earth!! Literally I did not get any sleep period for those 8 days and I wad having severe panic attacks and anxiety attacks during those 8 days and the 8th day I had a seizure and my husband called the ambulance, I mean a seizure is the worst feeling in the world because I felt it coming before I fell and hit the ground and they took me to the ER were they prescribed me 1mg atitan until i could get to my doctor in a few days which I really appreciate because this one nurse was being a bitch and said they couldn't prescribe me anything because it's a narcotic BS the doctor is the one who came in my room with the script . But I will say I was much more dependent on the Xanax than I have been on the klonopin I guess because it's long half life. And I don't crave it as much as I did my bars. And I was wondering by me only being on it for two weeks could I reduce 1mg from the 3mg I take a day. I really need to know because that's the only way I will have enough to last me the next two weeks. I really hope that this method will help me out and I won't have any withdrawal symptoms because I have 3 small children and one of them is only 8 months old so I really need this to work out. Anyone with honest advice please let me know what u guys think or have been through
 
Try reducing it by .5mg at first and see how you feel. I know tapering sucks but slow taper is the only real way to do it
 
Thanks for ur posts everyone. But what is .5 of a 1 mg a half of 1mg ? Or what is that actually so I can do it right @maxheadroom
 
Man oh man... I remember my experience with a benzo taper. They may cause memory loss but no one forgets how bad those withdrawals are. I found from experience that quitting is a lot like using in the sense that it's very subjective, meaning what works for some may not work for you. It's well known that you DONT cold turkey benzos but you already know that so ill just say = you got good advice here. maybe try going from 3mg to 2.5mg and reduce by .5 every week until you get down to taking .5mg every day and then 2.5 etc just keep in mind that anxiety is not necessarily a withdrawal symptom and it's so easy to think you need a benzo when you don't. It could just be rebound anxiety. Knowing the difference is crucial .
 
I have just started using klonopin .5 mg for anxiety. I use at night and Love the mellow feeling. Any input regarding doubling the dose?
 
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