Jump to content
Please Check, and if Necessary, Update Your BB Account Email Address as a Matter of Urgency ×
New Forum: Celebrating 20 Years of Support - Everyone is Invited! ×
  • Please Donate

    Donate with PayPal button

    For nearly 20 years, BenzoBuddies has assisted thousands of people through benzodiazepine withdrawal. Help us reach and support more people in need. More about donations here.

Need help please


[ne...]

Recommended Posts

I need help as i totally stuffed up my taper by not researching and mucked up, now im panicking.

 

Im on clonazepam  .5mgs for 4 years now and became tolerant so decided to taper 1/4 of a tablet every 2 weeks which was going well till now. Thing is as ive just realized this isnt accurate tapering as my last cut was from .25 to .125 which means i did a 50% cut! im now 13 days into this and i crashed on the 11th day, bad side effects! I assume i need to hold here for a bit. Need some advice should i go back up a bit? or just hang on.. Ive ordered some scales and will slow this right down but just need some reassurance of what i should do

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hi  new-beginnings :hug: Welcome to Benzobuddies

 

We are glad you found us, don’t worry, you’re going to be okay, you can do this!  Sorry you found out the hard way, benzodiazepines should be tapered slowly,  a 50% cut is far too much.  If symptoms are very severe you might possibly wish to go back up a little and then slow down your taper. 

 

Tapering slow can help to minimize withdrawal effects.  It is generally recommended to taper no more than 5-10% every 10-14 days.  This is a guideline and it is ok to adjust this schedule for your own comfort.

 

We have a great community here of knowledgeable and friendly people who understand this process.  They will be willing to share their experience with you. 

 

Are you familiar with the  Ashton Manual , it is an excellent resource for information about these medications and gives a lot of information about withdrawal/tapering. 

 

Here are some helpful links:

 

The Ashton Manual

 

General Taper Plans

 

Withdrawal Support 

 

Feel free to ask questions so that members can respond

 

If you would be so kind as to add a signature (history of meds/doses etc) it will help members give you relevant advice this link will show you how to”Create a signature”

 

Welcome aboard

 

Magrita

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Who's Online (See full list)

    • [in...]
    • [Tr...]
    • [Ro...]
    • [Ba...]
    • [Kr...]
    • [Si...]
    • [...]
    • [PE...]
    • [Ca...]
    • [Ma...]
    • [Ar...]
    • [Ca...]
    • [kn...]
    • [ry...]
    • [Av...]
    • [jo...]
    • [Ch...]
    • [Ma...]
    • [Bu...]
    • [ph...]
    • [be...]
    • [Ta...]
    • [am...]
    • [bl...]
    • [Jo...]
    • [jo...]
    • [Lo...]
    • [...]
    • [...]
    • [Le...]
    • [ka...]
×
×
  • Create New...