[Co...] Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Hey all, haven't posted in a while. Hit a few bumps in the tapering but am relatively stable at .125mg of Klonopin and am hoping to be off by end of Oct since it will mark a whole year since I started tapering. It's been a rough road at times. My doc wants me to take Gabapentin but really don't want to start another drug. My goal is to go to .06 a day then jump. Has anyone done the last little bit this way? My main symptoms are anxiety, insomnia and bad tinnitus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ka...] Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 I finished the last bit of my taper using a water taper - I put 0.5mg of Klonopin in 50ml of water and reduced 0.01ml/day over 50 days. I had so much trepidation about this method but it turned out to be easier than I anticipated and since the daily reductions were small, I didn't notice any significant symptoms. Of course, I gave myself the option to hold along the way if necessary but I was fortunate in that I didn't seem to need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Co...] Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 Wow that was pretty fast! Congrats! I tried to do a water taper a while back but got mixed up with the math. Cutting my dose every other day seems to work for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ka...] Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 I wish you all the best Collie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Co...] Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 Thanks...will report when I'm off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[je...] Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 It all depends on your symptoms I guess. If you can manage it, then you can do it. It would be impossible for me to do it though it's too fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [...] Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Hi CollieB, Looking at your signature I see there was a time when you had trouble stabilising, but maybe you are finding it easier the lower you get. Only you know whether that’s true or not. I’m still amazed every time I look at Kate08’s signature, those last fifty days, but maybe you’re up to doing it. I’m more like jelly baby, I know I’d crash and burn, and I guess the only thing I’d like to add here, is that that I’d hate to see you crash and burn simply because you were trying to stick to a finish date of exactly one year. We support you fully, whatever you should choose to do. Wishing you the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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