Cutting back xanax, substituting with klonopin.

[[Ki...]]

Wow! I see it was 4 years ago since I posted on this site. And not much has changed. I have still been taking 6 mg xanax daily, only 0.5 at the time. For the past 8 days, I have cut to 2.5 mg. Reason is I had to cut because I only have access to 2 mg per day. I truly do have a panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. I have been in rough shape since losing my former husband in Feb. 2016. My life seems to have fallen apart.

Here's my dilemma. I cannot see me cutting back anymore this quickly but I will run out of medicine if I don't compensate.  :'( :'( :'(

Please don't put me down or fuss at me. I need a question answered badly.

I have access to klonopins. Could I make the cut after a few more days, I am going for 10 days on 2.5 mg then down to 2 mg, and be able to substitute maybe just one 0.5 klonopin in place of the extra xanax. Any thoughts pleaseeee.

[[ly...]]

 

 

Wow.  That's a big drop in 8 days.  I cut from 8mg xanax to 2 overnight so I have an idea what you may be going thru.  I didn't have to but finally figured the x was causing all my sickness.  I didn't know about withdrawal.

 

If it were me in your situation, I might take some K.  I could not have cut further and did not for 3 months.  I've never taken K and don't know how I would have reacted to it but I could see doing that if I was forced to cut in the state I was in.  How are you doing?  I had far less anxiety after that first big cut.

[[Ki...]]

Thank you for your reply lynn33. Surprisingly I managed the 1st three days fairly well. Then smack, I was in bad shape. Saturday wasn't bad though, but again Sunday I felt barely able to function at all. 

I haven't taken Klonopin either, but by asking many questions I feel as though it may help especially since it last longer in the body. I am terrified at the thought of taking it though  I have always been leery of taking medications (and how did I get addicted to Xanax I ask) . My plan is to only take a quarter of a 1 mg then wait a while and see what happens before I take another quarter. I don't want to take more than a 0.5 mg of it a day along with four 0.5 xanax so I can get myself down to just taking 2 mg of xanax a day. I'm hoping not to do this long and cut the klonopin out. I know it's going to take a while though. I feel as though I will go completely bonkers if I try to cut down any quicker. I have already made the major jump. I am praying this plan will help me.

[[ly...]]

 

 

Yes, the xanax cuts seem to hit day 3 or 4 then start to let up.

 

I hope things go alright with the K.