I really wish I didnt start taking Benzos a few months ago

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This is a nightmare what a horrible drug I’m tapering off with my docs help but my sleep completely went out the window and I’m gonna be tapering for a long time

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That’s why I rarely take benzos

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I don’t take benzos at all. They’re too addictive

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I took them occasionally in the past but I accidently got addicted to them when I was given a prescription :pensive:

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I take Klonopin on an as needed basis.
I try not to take them often.
Plus I don’t exceed more than 0.5mg a day.

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I’m also on 0.5mg a day which is half of what I was taking before its really messed with me but after a week I’m suppose to start cutting the pills in half

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Taper down with your doctors consent only.
Very slowly.
Use a pill cutter.

It may take months

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I bought a jewellers scale from Amazon (weighs down to 0.0001g) and reduced my clonazepam by 10% of my previous dose about every 4 weeks until I was down to tiny bits, then I quit. Jumping down half a pill in a week is most likely way to fast given you were on 1-2mg. Slow and steady wins the race when quitting benzos. Don’t fixate on it and take as long as you need, probably several months.

I watched a video on YouTube and decaffeinated black tea can help a little bit with withdrawals.

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I take 1.5mg of Klonopin a day. I don’t feel addicted. :cat::cat::cat:

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Did you just use a pill cutter with the jewellers scale?

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Yeah, bought a pill cutter too.

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I also take 1.5mg of clonazepam a day. It is not addictive, but people confuse addiction with dependency. Chances are both of us are dependent on it (but not addicted).

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I take Xanax every day. The lowest dose you can take and only one a day. Works perfectly. No addiction.

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I read from reddit that glycine helps with benzo taper so I’m tapering from 2mg with it.
I’m on 1.5mg now

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Never heard that before, I’m gonna have to read up on that. I take 5 grams of glycine every night to help with my insomnia (along with 1.5mg clonazepam and 200mg l-theanine)

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Got addicted to Klonopin. Getting off was miserable.

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Yeah its super miserable I feel like I’m going crazy getting 3 -4 hours of sleep every night

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I take 15mg diazepam per day

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