Posted by olysi79 on October 4, 2004, at 19:33:53
In reply to Re: Clonazepam - Really hard to get off it?, posted by Dave001 on September 27, 2004, at 14:13:39
Hi dave, I agree, a well said and reassuring post.
> Hi Christine,
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> There are horror stories all over the Internet concerning nearly every medication. What you have to keep in mind is that the people who don't experience any dramatic problems discontinuing aren't going to spend time creating anti-drug web sites and complaining endlessly on message boards, so what you are reading is really coming from a very vocal minority. The degree of withdrawal is directly proportional to the rate at which it is withdrawn. I doubt anyone whom has reduced their dosage by 0.01 mg/day has experienced any withdrawal effects. Sure, that's an extreme, but it illustrates my point. It also helps to switch to an equipotent dose of Valium prior to discontinuation, because it is extremely long acting. Some places that cite its duration don't take into account its active metabolite, nordiazepam, which has an even longer half-life than its parent compound.
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> Dave
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