Should getting off this tiny amount be so hard??

[[Ri...]]

So basically im doing an extrememly slow taper now. Im at roughly 0.023  Mgs (i think.. I dont even know) im water titrating by dissolving 0.25 clonazepam in water and taking 19.7mls of this a day. I am reducing 0.1 mgs roughly every few days - a week, this seems all i can handle. I have been doing this for a month and have only reduced by 1 ml in that time.

 

I basically just want to know is this normal?? Are other people tapering such small amounts or does everybody generally jump about here. A few people have told me i should be able to jump but i know i am not able to. It makes me feel scared that i cant stop and other people are able to. Before i started this extremely slow method i had done a 10% cut and it was totally unbearable i had the worst mental symptoms it scared the crap out of me. So my plan is to taper slowly down to nothing.

 

Im gutted i cant just come off this crap i still feel pretty shitty most days too. Back neck arm and head pain, mood swings, depression, feeling just completely off. Dont get me wrong im heaps better than i was a month back and so on but im just sooooo over this.

 

I think i increased my sensitivity from accidently going cold turkey  a bunch of times and taking them as needed instead of a consistent dose.

 

Some reasuurance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[[er...]]

Hey, in my opinion, if you're at .023mg of clonazepam a day, you're ready to jump!  I was down to .0625 for a week or so, then i cut that in half to .03 for 1 day, then i jumped!  that last bit of clonazepam was like a security blanket that i did not need.  i know it's scary!!  but, i guarantee you will feel so much better to accomplish getting to zero!  then, the real healing can begin!  i'm 100 days off of it today! 

 

i doubt you'll get any worse symptoms from stopping than if you continued on - you've done great, now celebrate that by going off.. i would bet everything i own that you won't have much worse symptoms when you jump.  i think you'll feel really proud of yourself! 

 

Good luck! - Eric

[[Ni...]]

I think you should listen to your body and if you have to continue to taper then do so.  You'll know when you're ready to jump. 

[[an...]]

I agree with niners.  Everyone is different.  You have to listen to your body.

[[Ri...]]

Well i dont want to work myself up or anything but it seems my body is very touchy to this stuff. At the rate im going its going to take me a year and a half to get off this dose. Which seems ridiculous but if i try to speed it up somewhat i feel awful. Ive got two course classes a week which i struggle to get to. Ive had to cut down from five classes to one. Even studying for more than an hour makes my back, neck and arms very uncomfterble. I have pretty bad symptoms as it is

[[mi...]]

I am currently at 2 mg of Valium and am cutting down 1 mg every week.

 

The withdrawals for me are the same after each cut.

 

I would also recommend you to jump now.

 

I am just as scared of the big 'ZERO' as you, but sometime we just have to go for it and hope for the best.

 

Good luck.

[[jx...]]

I'd wait until you feel stable and then jump.

[[me...]]

At this point, any "benefit" you are getting from the drug is probably purely psychological. But there is still a benefit even with that as feelings can powerfully affect our healing. I'm also currently on a tiny dose of the drug I was on for years and not sure if it is doing anything (probably not). It really isn't hurting anything to take that tiny dose, so if that what you feel you need to do--keep tapering and quit feeling bad about it! I'm sure you could jump and be fine, but don't do it until you feel psychologically ready to do so.

[[mi...]]

I agree totally with Meowie 

[[Ri...]]

Ive considered that it could be phycological but i dont think i could have that much of an effect on the way im feeling. I understand that this amount isnt any benefit to me but when ive tried to go faster than im going my symptoms are just too much and they are already hard to deal with. My thoughts become very dark and i pretty much need to seclude myself or i feel very annoyed and paranoid at those around me. Life outside of my own home becomes pretty much unbearable, its already hatd enough as it is. It would be a releif if this was merely phycological but i dont see how :'(

[[lo...]]

Rather than keep tapering from where you are, since it's such a low dose, have you consdered staying at that dose for a while to see if you stabilise? If you do stabilise, you can then make the decision whether to jump or taper further - I've a feeling jumping then might be the right thing to do.

 

There's no point in thinking what happens if it doesn't work. Anxiety makes us try to have plans for all unknowns, but that's not how non-anxious people function. The best thing to do is to assume it will work, but if it doesn't, you will come up with a plan as and when.

[[Ri...]]

Ive held doses several times and never fully stableized. One hold was for a month. My symptoms are bearable at the moment just. I dont feel the need to hold my dose and with the way the tiny reductions are effecting me i dont see jumping remotely as a good idea lol.

[[lo...]]

It's so tough sometimes to know what the right thing to do is isn't it. I think the main thing is to have support around you whatever you decide to do. Some many people are so supportive on this forum, so this is a good place to come if you're having problems.

[[si...]]

So basically im doing an extrememly slow taper now. Im at roughly 0.023  Mgs (i think.. I dont even know) im water titrating by dissolving 0.25 clonazepam in water and taking 19.7mls of this a day. I am reducing 0.1 mgs roughly every few days - a week, this seems all i can handle. I have been doing this for a month and have only reduced by 1 ml in that time.

 

I basically just want to know is this normal?? Are other people tapering such small amounts or does everybody generally jump about here. A few people have told me i should be able to jump but i know i am not able to. It makes me feel scared that i cant stop and other people are able to. Before i started this extremely slow method i had done a 10% cut and it was totally unbearable i had the worst mental symptoms it scared the crap out of me. So my plan is to taper slowly down to nothing.

 

Im gutted i cant just come off this crap i still feel pretty shitty most days too. Back neck arm and head pain, mood swings, depression, feeling just completely off. Dont get me wrong im heaps better than i was a month back and so on but im just sooooo over this.

 

I think i increased my sensitivity from accidently going cold turkey  a bunch of times and taking them as needed instead of a consistent dose.

 

Some reasuurance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

 

 

No, it is not abnormal to be feeling withdrawal even from a tiny amount. They say benzos affect your brain for YEARS after taking them. Sometimes it takes people YEARS to actually heal. Don't go cold turkey! I have to go cold turkey for 2 days until I see my dr on Monday and  I already had a seizure and was in the ER this morning and they gave me 1mg ativan. So I'm hoping I last till Monday when I see my new dr. but no, it is not abnormal, and you're not abnormal. Benzo withdrawal some say is worse than heroin, or the same as. Keep your mind occupied and think positive and do things you love to distract yourself in the mean time and definitely talk to your doctor. Hope you're okay. *hugs*

[[Ri...]]

Looking4calm yes it is very hard to know what to do all i know is i want this to stop but i guess i jusr have to accept it :/

 

SingsparkleS1 im so sorry to hear you had a seizure but glad your ok!  Thanks for the reasurrance. I know that everyones different and some of us are more sensitive to this stuff too but its hard when no one understands