Posted by SLS on May 21, 2005, at 12:55:19
In reply to Re: Need advice from someone knowledgeable(SLS?), posted by Hlar on May 21, 2005, at 7:34:08
I think your plan is a great one.
Many times, the most difficult part of a taper occurs when a dosage of 25% of the original is reached. When you reach this point, it might be time for a flexible-dose strategy. Until then, it certainly makes sense to bias your intake of Klonopin towards bedtime and spread the rest of the dose at 8 hour intervals. It probably won't be necessary at this point in the taper to take it any more often than that as Klonopin has a half-life of 30-40 hrs. However, once you reach the lower dosages, it might make sense to dose more often. This will allow some flexibility in your ability to control withdrawal symptoms.
What is your sleep/wake schedule? When I was a patient at the NIMH, they were very adamant that one sleep between the hours of 11:00pm and 7:00am and avoid long naps during the day. There might be something important to maintaining this precise schedule built into our suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus that serves to keep our circadian rhythm synchronized based upon environmental cues that we might not be aware of.
I'll be rooting for you.
- Scott
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