New member again...please weigh in with advice

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I posted lat week "new member need help" I have been on klonopin 11 months...2nd attempt to taper off...from 1 mg to .25 at 5-7 percent every two weeks over about 4 months...got to .25 and the doc had me start skipping days every two weeks...then cut half and go two weeks...then add another day...etc etc....I have just completed .125 ever 4rth day (skip 3 days) for two weeks....I have read lots where skipping days is not the way to go but Its a little late for me as far as that goes...can I please get some opinions on what would be my best move from here?  could I jump from here? Cut to .062 and stay at every 4rth day....or just add another day and make it every 5th day at .125? I want to just stop so bad...I had one reply from my first post that said I could just stop taking it at this point...there is so much experience on this site...I really need some help...my first three weeks on I was 1.25-2 mg...the entire rest of the 11 months under 1mg

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Since you've been doing a different sort of taper than usual, one can only guess what to do next.  Either option is probably viable.  In your situation, I might try the lower dose every three days for about ten days.  If there aren't any new or extreme symptoms, you might want to consider jumping after that.

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Thankyou very much

[[Ch...]]

I wouldn't jump at .25mg though.  I know you're ready to stop taking the K, I felt the same way.  But stopping too soon with Klonopin can be rough because reinstating is a tougher process since K takes so long to fully build up in the body.

 

It's worth bringing it down carefully.  You're getting there. 

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No...im not at .25.  I just got done with taking .125 then skipping 3 days then taking it again    my ave. Is .031 but I dont feel that low because im still taking .125 if you know what I mean.    I am going to stay with the days but go to .062 on the dose.  It sounds better to me than adding another day and staying at .125?

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Can you microtaper with a scale? It might be easier and get you to the same place. After I hit .1825 on xanax, I bought a scale and am now at .125 with very little discomfort. I cut a little every day and will do so until I jump at .03.

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Well...my doc put all that out the window when I started skipping days....I dont think I can go back to every day dosing at this point...I just cut the .125 every fourth day to .062 every fourth day...I dont have a scale...I have some .125 that I cut in half as close as I could get....seeing how im dosing every 4rth day...obviously exact blood levels are out the window too...I hope im ok....031 ave. a day seems pretty low and I havent had any major issues except for massive insomnia...if I get through 14 days at .062....that would be an ave of .015....maybe jump from there