A bit confused- Klonopin taper

Hi there,

I've posted on here before about tapering from 5.mg of Klonopin, prescribed to me for sleep/ anxiety with Long Covid. I did an initial cut of 50% before finding BB. You all have given me good advice! It's been a month since that cut and I've mostly had GI issues with a little bit of anxiety/ depression. I am ready to start tapering more slowly.

So I weighed the .5mg pill cut in half-.085mg and then I multiply by either .90 or .95 to get my next cut, correct? So .0765 for a 10% reduction? I was doing the math for the remaining cuts- at what point do you jump? I got down to .029- is that realistic?

Thanks so much for your help,

Adele

Hi Adele,

Yes, you just multiply your current dose by (1 minus the percent you want to cut in decimal form). So yes, a 10% reduction from a dose of 0.25 mg (half a 0.5-mg pill), would weigh .0765 g.

.025 mg is the "Ashton-safe" jump dose.