Anyone get off this drug or have advice? I take it every friday and saturday .5 mg each day. I only take it those two days a week. I think I have grown a tolerance to it. I messaged my psych nurse for a taper plan but she hasn’t replied yet. People online are saying to cut it in eighths but I dont know how I would be able to cut it like that.
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I tried to quit clonazepam and couldn’t. I experienced withdrawal symptoms and psychosis.
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do you take it every day? I only take it twice a week
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Here’s a post I made previously in response to a similar question:
It’s different for everyone.
Some people can get away with a fast taper and some can’t.
Making a change every 2 weeks is about the right speed though.
Here’s a post I made earlier :
I was on 0.5mg a day of clonazepam, and got horrible withdrawals. The way I eventually came if it was by slowly increasing the amount of days between taking it.
At the beginning I would take it every other day for 2 weeks, then every 3 days for two weeks, etc.
Doing it very slowly was the key.
Good luck coming off it.
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I had it only twice as sos that dissolves under the toung.
First time it had made my left side of the face numb for 2 hours.
Second time any ways which had to take leave as it did not resolve the current issue.
Henceforth not having this meds
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I have experience getting off this medication. When I was on it, I had zero sex drive because of it as well. My pdoc tapered it off in a month basically after years of use at high doses. What I have experienced subsequently is a nightmare, I still get side effects 5 years after stopping it.
I got so may effects and side effects because of quitting it fast, that I feel you should really taper it off in a year or so. That way you may be saved from long term pain.
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You should have no major issues by coming off of clonazepam if you are only taking it twice a week.
When I was taking clonazepam everyday years ago I had no problems tapering off of it slowly.
Now I take it just when I need it, about once or twice in a week
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I tried cutting the .5 mg yesterday ( saturday) to .25mg and taking that but today I panicked (monday) and took the extra .25mg becuase i was feeling funny. I am sick right now so I may of psyched myself out a little.
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@wave what was your dosage and taper plan?
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I was and am on 0.5mg
When I tapered off taking it everyday I just halved my pills for a week then I cut the tablets to an even smaller size.
Really I had no problems coming off of the clonazepam.
You shouldn’t have any issues either at that small dose
Why are you coming off of it if I may ask?
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Ok. Thanks for sharing. I’m getting off of it because it isn’t effective for me anymore I have grown a tolerance to it and I don’t want to raise the dose
Why don’t you just take it as needed?
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Idk I dont want to take it anymore. I will feel like I need it every weekend.
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My doctor will only prescribe me hydroxyzine.
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I take it every day, for several years. 2mg a day.
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