Posted by RobertDavid on May 19, 2009, at 20:24:23
In reply to Re: Withdrawing from Klonopin - Ideas?, posted by Zana on May 19, 2009, at 14:42:19
Thanks for the input. I am definately not drinking with klonoping again. I've noticed that after drinking, even occational drinking it takes me about 10 days to feel myself again (including normal sleep patterns). I always wondered why so much time needed to pass to feel ok. Seems alcohol definately confounds the benefits klonopin. Nuff said on alcohol and klonopin, no drinking for many reasons including potentially not waking up.
I am taking brand and have tried to switch to generic serval times (at the same dose) and even then have felt withdrawl symptoms after 3 or 4 days. I assume it's from a slight variation in dose allowed in generic meds. This stuff seems so potent!
So for now I think I'll just try to go down on a very slow pace and let my body be my guide. I'm at 2mgs and will drop by .25mgs until I "feel" stabilized whether its a week or month or? Then repeat.
Though I'd like to be off it altogether, if the SAD symptoms are like they were before klonopin 14 years ago my hope is to be on the lowest effective dose and stay there (until a new med breakthrough hopefully comes along). I'd like to think I can minimize problematic side effects with a lower, but effective dose.
Part of my transition will be switching to generic from brand (brand is not scored and hard to cut not to mention expensive) and think I'll try to wein off of brand by taking 1/2 brand and half generic for a while until I can be off brand completely.
Anyway, that's my plan for now, one day at a time it is.
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