Benzo tapering question?

[lightitup]

I have been tapering off of clonazepam for a week or so now, went from 2mg to 1mg then took 0.5mg for 2 days, and yesterday was my first day without any benzo's at all.

Would it be wiser to take 0.5mg every other day to make tapering easier? or would just being done now be safe and comfortable?

I realize it might be a dumb question, it was just occuring to me that clonazepam has such a long half life. My doctor even suggested doing .25mg on my taper at one point, but wasn't too detailed when we talked about it really...

 

[Sweet P]

You weren't on a huge dose, so if you aren't experiencing any signs of withdrawal, I wouldn't bother taking any more at all. I don't think taking 0.5mg's every second day would make much of a difference now that you're already off them. Just my opinion.

 

[unsettled]

Completely depends on how long you were on it.

If you were on it for years I'd think that is way too quick, but if your doctor is helping you out on this I'd take his advice.

I've been on approximately 2mgs of Klonopin for a few years and if I tapered down that fast it would be hell on earth not to mention a good chance of some seizures. If you were only on them a month I'd think that would be fine.