No Klonopin Yesterday - Slept thru night dose. What to do?

[[Wo...]]

I've struggled with cutting the .5 mg Klonopin all month.  Tried couple times having horrible W/D symptoms.  Last night, I took 5Mg Melatonin I've taken since I began tapering, &  2 Advil PM.  Started my relaxation deep breathing, and distraction and got so relaxed I fell asleep.  Usually wake in state of panic & take the .5K, this never happened last night. I'm ok, have a long ways to go before I would begin to feel normal.  I feel anxious a lot along with other w/d symptoms. Excessive sweating, especially at night is crazy!

So did I JUMP?  Just stay off and Hold?  This is all so new and the worst / scariest experience of my life. 

Thanks, and I truly appreciate any advise.

God Bless 

[[me...]]

Hi,

 

Missing a dose isn't the same as jumping.  If you are still tapering, I'd just continue as you were going before the skipped dose. 

[[Gr...]]

I would not just cut .5mg out and jump from there.  I think a slow taper is one that causes the least problems. 

[[Wo...]]

Thank you both for the advise.  I typed this before, but it appeared differently on post???

Maybe my computer.

I know how tricky w/d can be with the Benzo's.  I'm shocked this happened, as I usually wake in state of panic, heart racing, chest pains, & take the .5 ASAP.  This didn't happen, but realize it may be worse tonight.

[[id...]]

Klonopin has a long half life (up to 50 hours), so you are probably going to be fine today, but might want to resume your taper when it is time to take your next dose. You can try taking lower dose tonight (for example, 0.45 mg, 10% decrease) and see if you can keep tapering from there.

[[id...]]

So you're cutting Lexapro at the same time? Lexapro might worsen anxiety in some people, I wonder if that's why you're feeling more calm, despite skipping Klonopin.

[[Wo...]]

Thanks Ideallifevision.  I like your name on here. My Ideal Vision of Life is to be FREE of the Benzo's right!!!

And feel Normal again, Just want to be Me.

Thx for your advise here, and yes , had planned to cut the night dose at 10%. 

Last night still shocks me.  The lexapro was Rx from Dr to help wean off Klonopin.  I've only been taking it few months.  I'm so tired of these pills, don't want to w/d anymore from anything.

Ty

[[St...]]

I too took K at .5mg at bedtime.

I missed many doses before I decided to get off this stuff.

and didnt feel any different at all!

 

The half life is so long I think it fools you very bad into thinking all is good.

 

Go slow, slow and again...slow!

 

After 1.5 years I finally jumped....

 

You can do it too!

[[Ch...]]

How're you doing now, Wolfie?  No residual symptoms from the missed dose? 

[[Wo...]]

It caught up with me missing that dose.  The anxiety was really bad the next day.  I took the .5 that night.