Almost done my taper!

Hello everyone,

It's been a while since I've been by, but I thought I would drop in to tell you how my

taper from .75mg clonazepam has been going.

It's gone quite well. This Saturday, I will be taking my last and final dose. I'm down to

0.0625mg daily now.

At the outset, I was concerned about the symptoms I might experience during

the taper. I'm surprised at how few and mild they have been. What I've noticed

most is that a day or so after making a cut, I might get a moderate headache

and a bit of nausea/stomach upset that might last a day (or part of a day)

and maybe some mild muscle twitches.

Anxiety levels have been low and most of the time I'm finding I experience no anxiety.

I've had few panic attacks during the taper. All of these have been short-lived, and controllable.

Cognitive-behavioural therapy has been invaluable to me in this regard, as has knowing

what to expect during the taper. 

I also realize I've been damned lucky that I got off so easily.

Doing the taper at a slow rate has also been quite beneficial. I was tempted to jump off

completely when I reached .125mg, but thought better of the idea of tempting fate.

Looking forward to taking my last and final dose and hoping I will be able to stay benzo free from

there onwards.

The moral of the story? A successful taper *is* possible. Don't lose hope and keep trying,

even when things get rough.

That's really good to hear. I'll write more tomorrow - I have too much on today.

Take care.