K - water taper

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I am currently doing a water taper to get off of .75 mg of K. I am using 300 ml of water. Removing 1 ml at a time and increasing by 1 ml every day. I got up to 30 ml ( had to hold taper at times) every time I get to 33 ml I am getting w/d. Upper stomach discomfort, nausea,  back tension, some anxiety and feel like crying. I have gone back down to 30 ml twice. I want to make forward progress. Can anyone tell me how to progress or maybe what I am going wrong?  Ok..the tears are falling g and I am feeling afraid that I will be stuck on this med forever. 

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@[...].  I’m sorry you keep hitting a speed bump at 30mL (btw that’s a 10% reduction in dose). To help you troubleshoot what might be going on, would you be comfortable providing us with the following  information?

1. I read through your past posts from 2018 and prepared a draft of your medication and taper history.  Would you please make any revisions needed?  
2. How do you prepare and use your liquid (e.g. do you use 3/4 of a 1mg tablet? do you crush the tablet before adding water? do you shake the liquid well before measuring the amount to discard?)
3. Do you have a history of taking and stopping other psychotropic medications?  In addition to the Klonopin, what other medications and supplements are you currently taking?
4. Are you dosing twice a day? Any signs of interdose withdrawal?

Medication, Supplement, and Taper History (draft)

• 2000: started to use Klonopin, 0.5 to 1mg at night for anxiety and sleep (traumatic event)
• 2006: quit cold turkey when got pregnant
• 2007: started taking Klonopin again
• 2014 - 2016: started to increase use due to anxiety and panic attacks; prescribed up to 4mg a day PRN but tried to keep dose at 2-3mg per day; also used ashwaganda, rhodiola
• 2018: tapered from 3-4mg to 2mg total daily dose (1mg in am; 1mg in pm)
• 2018-2024:  ???? (when and how did you taper from 2mg to 0.75mg)

Edited Wednesday at 13:00 by [Li...]
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