Benzos klonopin taper schedule help..

[budsnbars712]

I have been on Klonopin for about two years now. 1 mg twice daily. 1 mg at 8 am, and 1 mg at around 5 pm. Before that I was on xanax 2-3 mg a day and managed to wean off .25 every two weeks. But was such a wreck, by the time I reached .25 mg, that I was told I needed to go back on it by a pill pushing doctor. So thats when I decided to go on Klonopin instead of Xanax again.

I have pretty bad anxiety symptoms already as every morning I wake up is pretty much a battle against my mental state. I sometimes vomit in the morning and work myself up about the day or something and trigger some bad anxiety attacks, and this was before tapering, but I cannot live on a short term medication anymore as I have too many side effects. I started cutting my dosage by .25 mg for a week.

My doctor told me .25 mg every 4 days which from my experience, is way to fucking fast. He is also a regular General Physician. I know that switching to Valium is the best option as it is easier but I am not able to get prescribed valium as he says too many people die from overdoses/suicide when on it. My shrink also said the same thing so their is option for my to switch to valium..

Does anyone have a recommended regimen or time table/schedule that will work or has used successfully?..Today is my fourth day I will be taking 1.75 mg instead of 2.00 mg and I woke up fighting the vomit sensation in the morning. I am trying to taper off in the summer months when things are a little calmer for me... any help or advice would be appreciated.

 

[Speed King]

Check out benzobuddies.com .They are a support group for benzo addicted people. May I ask why you need to get off clonazepam? I take 1mg, 3 times a day. I have been taking roughly the same dosage for years with no problems. I have never found a reason to go higher than 3/day. Clonazepam is one of the stronger/longer lasting benzos. Read what benzobuddies have to say(there are more support sites than that, just Google it).For example ,I personally, wouldn't start detoxing faster than .25 mg a month. If you are good with a razor, you might be able to cut your pill down to .125 mg.The slower you taper at a lower dosage, the easer getting clean would be.Some people taper for years.Ex. If I were to start a taper from my current 3mg total a day, I would probably take my dose down to 2.87 total/day for at least a month. If all goes well after a month or in my case two or three months, I would drop down to 2.75 per day, for as long as I have to, then drop down another .125 to 2.62mg etc.I have withdrawn from benzodiazepines more than I would have liked. the slower you go, your body will have that much less to adjust and withdrawal will be an easier experience.