Posted by Mildred on April 13, 2005, at 21:22:19
I started weaning off of klonopin this week. I was on 10 mg/day for a couple of years - mostly to help me sleep and get through a difficult time in my life. My pdoc told me to start taking 10 mg one day and 5 mg the next day, etc. Today was the second 5mg day for me, and this afternoon I started experiencing . . . well, not sure how to describe it . . . brain zaps? I will forget what I'm saying, gasp, body parts jerk - dropped a load of laundry tonight. Can't keep a thought in my head. Can't remember what I'm doing.
I guess the taper off of the klonopin is too drastic - after all, that is a 50% decrease every other day. Probably shocking my system - I am extremely sensitive to medication changes.
My questions:
Has anybody else experienced this? Can I expect these nasty episodes to stop soon? Can anybody suggest an easier taper method?
Thank you in advance -
poster:Mildred
thread:483927
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