Posted by Simcha on December 18, 2006, at 20:17:35
In reply to Re: Withdrawal Symtom Relapse from Benzos?, posted by Zena on December 15, 2006, at 19:40:48
Zena,
I'm not a medical doctor, so I won't presume to know exactly what will work for you. Also I remember that I was put on Neurontin at the same time I was tapering on Klonopin so that might have made the withdrawal easier. This is what I was told to do:
day 0 = 1mg Klonopin
days 1-14 = .75mg Klonopin
days 15-28 = .50mg Klonopin
days 29-42 = .25mg Klonopin
days 42-60 = .25mg Klonopin every other day
day 61+ = No KlonopinLike I said, I was put on Neurontin, which I still take while tapering down off of Klonopin. From what I've read this is a slow tapering schedule for Klonopin. However, I know other people who have done it more slowly with .125mg decreases for each tapering step.
The best thing to do is to ask your doctor before even attempting to come off of Klonopin. Discuss the merits and the drawbacks of continuing and discontinuing Klonopin. Then ask the doctor for a tapering schedule. Follow it to the letter, reporting back into the doctor every time you decrease your dose, or whenever you find that you are having withdrawal symptoms. The doctor may want to adjust your tapering schedule according to how you react while tapering.
It's always best to talk to a doctor before discontinuing any prescription medicine, let alone a psychotropic med.
Simcha
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