Posted by cubbybear on May 26, 2003, at 8:33:37
In reply to Need TAPER schedule for KLONOPIN - Janelle, posted by BekkaH on May 25, 2003, at 22:13:33
> I don't know about Klonopin in particular, but I've read that when tapering off of psychotropic drugs in general, it is best to reduce the drug by NOT MORE THAN 10 percent per week. When you get down to the last week or so, it helps to stretch that last interval out even farther.
Hey, this is very scary to me. I'm in the process of tapering down-- presently at 2.5 mg. and decreasing by only .125 mg. per wk. Now when I get down to .5 mg, let's say, if you're advised to decrease by no more than 10%, that would mean I'd have to remove .05 mg from the pill, am I right? How in the world do you cut off something so small, even with a pill cutter? It sounds like we're dealing with just crumbs here. Somebody please explain.
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