Posted by cubbybear on March 1, 2004, at 3:23:57
In reply to Re: Benzo Taper Questions, posted by alathea on March 1, 2004, at 3:06:39
Hey,
Scott asked for help with the tapering process and so far, no one has answered his question, right? So maybe he'd like to hear something like this:
Try to feel your own way, by decreasing a very small amount (.125 mg=1/4 of a pill) every week or two. If you get withdrawal anxiety or other symptoms, you might have to get back to this board for more advice.
Presently, I'm at the tail end of my taper. Although I consider the www.benzo.org people to be benzophobic, they do have experience with tapering. I decided to follow their advice in order to avoid withdrawal anxiety. Switch over to the equivalent dosage of *Valium* (diazepam). For a .50 mg. daily dose of Klonopin, that would be 10 mg. of Valium and follow their tapering schedule. I've been doing that and so far, it seems to be a good way to go.
Unfortunately, there's no way to predict how individual people respond to their tapering; some do much better than others and it depends on many factors. But the two most important rules are: never go cold turkey, and conversely, decrease your Klonopin dosage very slowly. Avoid the temptation to rush through it.
poster:cubbybear
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