advice on finishing the tail end of my klonopin taper?

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i've been tapering klonopin down for a while, currently i'm at half of a .05mg pill which is .25mg. the 0.5mg pill is already such a small amount to try and divide evenly (i know now why people cross over to valium because .5 is equal to like 10mg with that i believe. much easier to evenly measure out increments.)

 

i paused at where i am currently because of life problems that would aggravate the increasing anxiety i'm getting as i get lower and lower. now that i'm somewhat past that, i feel more able to continue. i have to anyways, because my depression is getting worse and worse every day i'm still on this hell drug. it's getting to the point where i literally cannot get out of my bed all day and can't even log on here for weeks at a time. i cry randomly for no reason, dissociate all the time, and have little to no drive to keep getting better or try. suicidal ideation is bad as well, something i rarely ever deal with, that's a sign for me that it's very very bad. i can put up with a lot before i get to that point. i need to finish the taper.

 

i'm still confused by liquid tapering and would appreciate any resources or help with how to do that with such a small pill (.5mg). i also have tried to cut tiny increments but it's hard to remain consistent. i'm very sensitive to drops regardless so i have to be careful that i know exactly how much i'm tapering down at a time.

 

also i'm very sorry if some things I've written don't read well or make sense, i have a brain injury that i'm also dealing with. sometimes i think i'm making sense when i'm actually having a brain flooding episode. i'm getting better though slowly and i know being off the klonopin will help me deal with the brain injury symptoms alone.

 

 

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bumping this post one time since i did post at like 2 AM and not a lot of people saw it.

[[Kl...]]

i believe that klonopin is such a powerful drug that even that small amount is very powerful.  In my research of so many people withdrawing from Klonopin, the

withdrawal symptoms ramp up at between .25 and .10 percent of 1 mg.  That being ssid, I just finished my taper and felt like I "rolled" , not jumped off.

The more I learned towards the end of my taper, the slower I went.  At .10 percent, I was tapering  1% every 10 days but I felt this was too fast for my

brain to keep up, so I started my own liquid taper plan using alcohol to dissolve and water in a solution to maintain an accurate low dose taper.  The last 4 weeks of

my taper I was reducing 1/400 of a milligram.  Seems like nothing  but for me it was the right way to stop.

 

 

If you can click on my icon to the left and go to "my posts" and go to post "34" I describe an easy way to have a pharmacist get you started.  You need a small bottle

of 40 proof vodka and a couple of free or inexpensive things from the local pharmacy.  You can design your own taper schedule.

 

Good luck and know I am thinking of you.  Please feel free to PM me for more help if you want.

 

Klonkar

[[se...]]

i believe that klonopin is such a powerful drug that even that small amount is very powerful.  In my research of so many people withdrawing from Klonopin, the

withdrawal symptoms ramp up at between .25 and .10 percent of 1 mg.  That being ssid, I just finished my taper and felt like I "rolled" , not jumped off.

The more I learned towards the end of my taper, the slower I went.  At .10 percent, I was tapering  1% every 10 days but I felt this was too fast for my

brain to keep up, so I started my own liquid taper plan using alcohol to dissolve and water in a solution to maintain an accurate low dose taper.  The last 4 weeks of

my taper I was reducing 1/400 of a milligram.  Seems like nothing  but for me it was the right way to stop.

 

 

If you can click on my icon to the left and go to "my posts" and go to post "34" I describe an easy way to have a pharmacist get you started.  You need a small bottle

of 40 proof vodka and a couple of free or inexpensive things from the local pharmacy.  You can design your own taper schedule.

 

Good luck and know I am thinking of you.  Please feel free to PM me for more help if you want.

 

Klonkar

 

thank you so much. my healthcare is currently screwing me over and cutting off my behavioral health access, trying to dump me somewhere else that i don't want to go. i'm trying to regain access to my old psychiatrist as soon as possible so i can taper as you described with some medical advice. he didn't really want me on KP in the first place and he's been trying to convince me to get off of it as soon as possible for a while up until i stopped being able to see him. anyways, i'm trying .... i'll get there i'm just scared to make things worse for myself.

[[Kl...]]

Please don't panic.  If I had counted on a doctors help, I would still be on this damn drug or I would have tapered off in two weeks as per their advice.  If you are

not feeling too much different at whatever dose you are taking now, I think you will be ok.  OK is not great but please realize there are just symptoms you will

have to endure getting this stuff out of your system.  It is easy to panic because there is a lot to learn but you have time to take a deep breath and know you

aren't alone in this war. 

 

It sounds like you have time now to decide if you can start a slower taper tomorrow.  Stay where you are until you have a plan.  You have come a long way, trust me.

 

I will be here for you.  Let's get you set up with a liquid taper solution so that your transitions can be smooth and your symptoms can be manageable.  You are in

control of your taper.  We are all different.  I'm sure there are others that will chime in too.  Just want you to know someone out there cares.

 

Have a good night.  I'll look for your posts.