Posted by anxiety_free on June 27, 2004, at 21:56:25
In reply to klonopin withdrawal from low doseage, posted by bobbiedobbs on June 27, 2004, at 20:06:16
> At 1.5 mg day of Klonopin. Starting MAO, doc says I may want to taper off Klonopin. But I hear it is addictive. Suggestions?
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> I've done the tapering thing with Klonopin, and it's really not all that hard, provided your taper is well-supervised and you have a back-up med for the rebound anxiety. I tapered @ .25mgs every two weeks, which seems really slow (it is) but worked well for me...no major problems. Some docs switch their patients to equivalent doses of Valium and set up a taper schedule. Anyway, talk this over with your doc a bit more in-depth; a competant doc should be able and willing to provide a workable taper schedule and back-up plan if your new med doesn't treat your anxiety effectively.
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