Posted by bassman on April 15, 2006, at 10:10:14 [reposted on April 20, 2006, at 1:30:01 | original URL]
In reply to Getting off Klonopin or benzodiazepines, posted by jon137bus on April 15, 2006, at 6:27:13
My experience is that you can withdraw from Klonopin without any symptoms if you decrease from 0.5 mg to none in about two weeks. But in 4 weeks, maybe you aren't really dependent yet. I personally would taper anyway; can't hurt and may save you some discomfort. The odd part about your post is that you are concerned about dependency and yet your are going to the hardest to withdraw from benzo, Xanax. Xanax is a wonderful benzo, but it pretty nasty to withdraw from, in my experience (I've withdrawn from Klonopin and Ativan with no symptoms, but Xanax was long and unpleasant). Best of luck. be prepared for others to "warn" you about Xanax.
bassman
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