So about 24 days ago(I like to be specific) I was rx'd Klonopin for general anxiety and panic attacks. A lot that anxiety I think came from stress from school and a little bit of over-indulgence in psychedelics and molly, and lately I've been feeling a lot better, part of which I attribute to the drugs, part of which to my own mental attitudes. Now the thing is I know the deal with benzo dependency and I sure as fuck don't want to end up with a nasty habit. So, given that I've been taking on average .75mg to 1mg each day for the past 24 days, does anyone think I might be able to still make a pretty rapid (and somewhat relatively painless) detox off the K-pins within a few weeks, like maybe a month or so? I'm sorry if there's a thread like this, still new here and I couldn't find anything.
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Benzos Fast Detox off of Klonopin?
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alovesupreme
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you've been taking them for less than a month at a fairly reasonable dose; you can probably just discontinue use immediately and be fine. if you're really worried about it, maybe taper your dose down over the course of a week but really, three weeks is no big deal...
Swimmingdancer
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You might get some rebound symptoms - the return of your anxiety but possibly even worse then it was before at first - but physical withdrawal symptoms should not be noticeable if you've never been dependent on benzos or similar drugs/alcohol in the past. I would just gradually taper off over several days to a week. If you try to taper it over the period of a month that could just add to your potential for dependence.
Supeudol
Bluelighter
Clonazepam or Klonopin (in the US) and (Rivotril) in Canada & Europe, has a half life around ~ 50 hrs. You won't have to worry about a benzo dependency at all.
I know that everybody has different body chemistry, etc... but Clonazepam is also even used for BZD tapers because of its long half life, although most docs prefer to use Diazepam for tapering.
But IMO, you don't need to taper. If you wanted to play it safe, for the next few days, cut your dose down by either .25 or .5, depending on how you feel. If you are worrying about getting Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Symptoms, you really have nothing to worry about. Man I wish I was you, and had only taken benzo's for 24 days. I have been Benzodiazepine dependent for 9+ years, and many months of extreme dosages of Flurazepam, Bromazepam, Lorazepam, Diazepam, & Clonazepam, and many other benzo's, pretty much every benzodiazepine that is available in North America, I have tried and used.
I wish my first doctor would have warned me about the addiction potential when I was first prescribed Lorazepam, and than Alprazolam for severe panic attacks.
Then he retired, and nobody took over his practice, so it was absolute hell in trying to find a new doctor.
Anyways, sorry for ranting about my shit. This post is about you. So, if you are really worried about, just cut the dosage down by .25mg every day for a few days until you get down to like 0.5mg or 0.25mg of Clonazepam per day. Other than that, I would just hop off if you are already at 0.5mg per day, or even under 1mg per day, and have only been using for 24 days. The worst you will experience is a little bit of rebound Anxiety possible a few days after you have stopped the Klonopin (Clonazepam) completely. That will dissipate fast though.
Other than that, some suggestions I have is go to your doctor, and try and get a prescription for Atarax (Hydroxyzine) which is an antihistamine with anxiolytic properties to it. Non Addictive, and safer than Benzo's.
But my friend, you are in the clear. I wish I was in your position.
I hope some of this was helpful, if not, you can always PM me. I have loads of experience with Benzodiazepines and research with them as I am having a hell of a time with my Diazepam taper now, as this would be considered my 4th or 5th detox.
Good luck, and don't worry. Live in the now (present), don't worry what's going to happen tomorrow, because tomorrow hasn't come yet, etc. If you catch my drift. If you are worrying about getting Benzodiazepine withdrawal symptoms, well that can actually make it worse, and make it seem like you are having Benzo w/d symptoms, but the mind if very powerful and can even play tricks on yourself. I've found this out as well, that there is a huge portion that is psychological as well.
PM me if you have anymore questions. Apologies to all for the long post.
Cheers
I know that everybody has different body chemistry, etc... but Clonazepam is also even used for BZD tapers because of its long half life, although most docs prefer to use Diazepam for tapering.
But IMO, you don't need to taper. If you wanted to play it safe, for the next few days, cut your dose down by either .25 or .5, depending on how you feel. If you are worrying about getting Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Symptoms, you really have nothing to worry about. Man I wish I was you, and had only taken benzo's for 24 days. I have been Benzodiazepine dependent for 9+ years, and many months of extreme dosages of Flurazepam, Bromazepam, Lorazepam, Diazepam, & Clonazepam, and many other benzo's, pretty much every benzodiazepine that is available in North America, I have tried and used.
I wish my first doctor would have warned me about the addiction potential when I was first prescribed Lorazepam, and than Alprazolam for severe panic attacks.
Then he retired, and nobody took over his practice, so it was absolute hell in trying to find a new doctor.
Anyways, sorry for ranting about my shit. This post is about you. So, if you are really worried about, just cut the dosage down by .25mg every day for a few days until you get down to like 0.5mg or 0.25mg of Clonazepam per day. Other than that, I would just hop off if you are already at 0.5mg per day, or even under 1mg per day, and have only been using for 24 days. The worst you will experience is a little bit of rebound Anxiety possible a few days after you have stopped the Klonopin (Clonazepam) completely. That will dissipate fast though.
Other than that, some suggestions I have is go to your doctor, and try and get a prescription for Atarax (Hydroxyzine) which is an antihistamine with anxiolytic properties to it. Non Addictive, and safer than Benzo's.
But my friend, you are in the clear. I wish I was in your position.
I hope some of this was helpful, if not, you can always PM me. I have loads of experience with Benzodiazepines and research with them as I am having a hell of a time with my Diazepam taper now, as this would be considered my 4th or 5th detox.
Good luck, and don't worry. Live in the now (present), don't worry what's going to happen tomorrow, because tomorrow hasn't come yet, etc. If you catch my drift. If you are worrying about getting Benzodiazepine withdrawal symptoms, well that can actually make it worse, and make it seem like you are having Benzo w/d symptoms, but the mind if very powerful and can even play tricks on yourself. I've found this out as well, that there is a huge portion that is psychological as well.
PM me if you have anymore questions. Apologies to all for the long post.
Cheers
RobotRipping
Bluelighter
since clonazepam has a long half life you can dose every 2 days or alternate dosing downwards, say day 1 1mg, day 2 .75mg day 3 .75mg day 4 .50mg and so on or something like that. I would do this, day 1: 1mg day 3: .75mg day 5 .50 mg day 7L jump off and see how you feel. Since it's been a month you probably won't notice much if it's your first time going through this anyway. Maybe it's better to just let it flush out by just doing a cold turkey i'm not really sure, since you run the risk of increasing your dependence with a taper. This is why i prefer shorter acting benzos sometimes, that accumulation in the body is usually my downfall.
Word thank you so much to everyone for the replies, really helped put my mind at ease. I think really I was just psyching myself out about how hard it would be. I have three days of school left before a month long winter break so I think I'll just finish these days with whatever I need and then come off when I don't have anything to stress over and all the time to relax and work on myself. Seriously guys, many thanks and much love.
bdomihizayka
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i took klonopin for 3 weeks at 1mg 2xs a day, non abused, and stopped abrubtly and experienced psychosis...... its not common, but benzos kicked my ass.......