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Hello everyone quick introduction,Long Story.

Klonopin user started at 1.5mg a day back in 2017 currently at 0.5.

 

I started this Journey back in 2017 after marijuana abuse started to make me anxious, paranoid while sober and panic attacks where awful.

 

My DR gave me 1.5 mg to start the treatment i was a complete mess right there dealing with weed withdrawals they are REAL i was daily posting on Uncommon Forum a whole community of weed users who went through hell.

 

Anyways first 6 months on 1.5 i was back to my old self, while still on treatment there were days went i completely forgot about taking my dose and i thought that you can quit whenever you want HA so naive.

 

October 2018 my life was pretty normal happy on a relationship finishing my college D and planning to quit Klonopin some day, since i was tired of being HIGH all the time and feeling Bloated and fat... I finally meet this Beast of a Demon called Klonopin, I ran out of and after 5 Days...Feeling Fever Anxiety Panic and My muscles are hurting my eyes are burning and i am twitching a LOT ! That whole weekend was a Complete disaster i finally meet that Demon Called Benzo Withdrawal waking up drenched in sweat with my hb beating fast ... DR is not available till Tuesday... Finally got my Fix and decided to quit

 

"MY LIFE CAN'T BE CONTROLLED BY SUBSTANCE I THOUGHT"

My DR told me to Cut down to 1MG a day i started my reduction plan , Till March we will Resume and Go down to 0.5 Great !

 

March 2019 all pretty normal i mean i smoked weed here and there nothing serious we started the 0.5 Journey,  i know i know Cannabis got me here in the first place But i was whole different person back them and i connected the dots.

 

By Mid September i was Ready to finish this i was in a great mental state and my DR moved to another area so thats a great reason to quit !

 

i started to experiment 3 days without it... Then take my dose and go another 3 days sober this went on for weeks till January 2020 i went for the 4 day mark without problem February let's Go for 5 days no mayor difference so this is where i am.

 

Sidenote 1 :- i don't know if this make things any good ?? 

 

I hav 5 doses of 2mg that's a total of 10 Mgs and i am not planning to buy anymore in my life! Besides Corona Virus 😑 Deep thinking about it Quarantine is a perfect Window to

end this once for all !

 

Sidenote 2 : i grabbed 7 Ambien pills  from my GF house i needed to be ready i know insomnia will crawl back to me !

 

"So Finally today Day 6"

 

My Muscles are a lil bit sore my mouth gets dry i feel a lump in my throat and my appetite ain't exactly there but is OK nothing serious, it comes in Waves example my fever went down a lot my heartbeat is now normal and i am not planning to take my dose at all...

 

As you can tell i have the right mindset but i don't know exactly what to do.

Is possibly to take a half of that Ambien and proceed to day 7 without any trouble ??  I hate them they taste like S*** but they do the job. I need some serious guidance right now !

 

In resume taking Klonopin every 5 days and

" 10 mg of Klonopin to taper down and 7 - 7.5 mg Ambien as back up... Sorry i needed to take that out of my System 🙌

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Well quick update already on day 7

Have some decent sleep last night Thank god,  woke up with really low anxiety and without any physical pain i actually feel a lot better than yesterday Weird isn't ? My appetite was actually real good today I'm not twitching like yesterday😂 but still curious about the Ambien use ¿?

I don't see myself struggling at night to fall asleep or without an anxiety wave coming up i already buy some herbs to deal with any anxiety symptoms Melissa flower and Valerian Root.

 

BUT i decline to meet some people Again , today was a girl i don't wanna deal with people while having withdrawals and with Corona Outside i guess that's a Good Move IDK isolation ain't healthy but the world ain't healthy either ...

 

A reply about the Tapering from my 1st post will be Awesome 🙌

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Hi Pennywise92-

 

I'm hoping someone with more expertise about tapering will jump in here.  In the meantime, please clarify what your current situation is.  What I'm understanding is you only have FIVE 2mg Klonopin pills left and that you have been taking 1mg every 5 days - is that right?

 

I'm concerned that you are putting your system through a really rough time with this  - this can be very unsafe;  what you're doing sounds very close to doing a cold turkey - this is especially risky with Klonopin so it's very important that you find a safer way - Can you get a doctor to support you in tapering safely off at a reasonable, gradual rate and who will prescribe enough pills to get you through the taper?

 

(I also urge you to be careful with Ambien - it acts very much like benzos and can cause similar problems with withdrawal.)

 

Brighterday

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Exactly FIVE 2mg Klonopin pills left BUT on 0.5 every 5 days i don't know if days reduction did any good ?¿ but ii think it did because i stopped dosing everyday for a while and I'm not sure what kind of taper will do ? That's my big question since Monday

 

Well Day 8 Update Withdrawals symptoms are back mild to high anxiety 7/10 sweaty hands a Brick on my chest already struggling to write this report English ain't my Native Language, and no interest in  eating or changing my clothes or brush my teeth Classic Drug Behavior i guess thinking about this Cold turkey experiment isn't Healthy at all i still manage to go a week without using with no probs i see myself doing 0.5 every 7 days BUT i wanna quit this once for all

 

i didn't know there was a 0.25 reduction that's like 2 months dose with my Five 2mg Klonopin pills and Ambien as Back up It definitely Comes in Waves While ending this report i feel better than when I started

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Day 9

 

Well this is FUN ¿? I Woke up Better than ever No Morning Anxiety No Muscle Tension No Nada !! Actually i feel Sharp and Social Talking a lot Exercise and Meditation is Crucial as usual full of  energy love it🙏

 

I guess is all about your mindset at night i get really anxious before going to sleep but thats it, this upcoming weekend gonna be crucial in my experiment if nothing happens MAYBE Klonopin will be a thing from the past still curious about DAY reduction i could be a new method don't know Glad to help anyone Blessings To everyone out there !

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Hi Pennywise,

 

I hope you'll come back to let us know how you're doing.  It can take up to 3 weeks to feel the full effects from discontinuing Klonopin since it's such a long acting drug, I'm concerned as Brighterday is about your situation.

 

Are you still taking the Ambien, do you have any Klonopin left and if you get into serious trouble with symptoms, is it possible for you to get more to do a safe, slow taper?

 

Pamster

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Thanks a lot for the replies 🙌

 

Day11

 

Well... I don't know if some special case or something but yeah pretty much the whole weekend was awesome short to mild anxiety waves nothing quite special ... I get this irrational fear before going to bed i call the day at 3 am almost everyday i fall asleep in 10 minutes with no problems LOVE IT.

 

Since last Thursday I'm getting beautiful dreams,  insomnia as always being a issue with me but is becoming a thing from the pass my advice will be...

 

I been reading alot and this i way got

Enter this quitting process with a positive Mental state

Avoid Dopamine Spikes examples "porn" "fast food binges"

"sugar rush " since i started this journey i pretty much forgot about porn ...this combination makes me anxious This Releases a lot of Dopamine so don't do it !

 

Meditation is a complex but beautiful technique once you get it right Just Close your eyes and breathe from your mouth is soothing look for "Shamanic Breathing" is quite something i even love silence right now my mind is not racing anymore!!

Exercise is a most releases lots endorphins that will help you sleep and release tension !

Finally i guess social isolation from quarantine is a bad thing I'm not looking forward to step outside or meet any people...

i still talk a lot everyday to my friends but is not the same as Real Life ,,, SIDE NOTE :  moved to my parents house at least I'm not all alone in this battle.

 

My diet is pretty much the same i get a Rapid Heartbeat after eating then it disappears ... , i even drank coffee without side effects.

 

Don't know if day reduction could be the secret formula to quit benzo's but in my case was the final answer i was looking for in the past years from a 1.5 user a day because Insane Panic and Anxiety disorders left me with havoc in my life the most RAW example i can give you of who i was...

 

I have to drank 10 Vodka Shots to be a functional human being and go to College without Panic or Social Anxiety , prepare myself mentally to go to the store,, Get Mad Panic attacks after riding my mountain bike for more than 1 hour ,, avoiding people or social settings because i was not Normal...Palpitations before going to bed and Sudden Panic Attack in the middle of the night almost every single night !! This is who i was incredible but true, THEN pills come in to my life i became Normal again , Now Quitting like i did and escaping without any Seriously Side Effects is Something beyond my imagination..

 

In all words I get a rapid heartbeat after Lunch and Mild Anxiety before going to sleep every night and that's IT !

I mean last Monday i was in the dumps 😁 Pills still in the cabinet No Thanks not even tempted .

 

Glad to help anyone and Blessed to feel this way 🙏

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Wow, I'm thrilled to hear you're doing so well!  I wish we all could do it this way, but we're all different and each path is as well.  Thank you for letting us know how you're doing and offering to help.  :)
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Day 17

 

Well i knew i had to come back how i fell ¿? Just one Word

"Reborn"

That's about right , last week was pretty much a life lesson for me in anxiety rates a 3/10 yeah believe me thats a normal person rate you will always have some sort of anxiety is healthy make us humans in other terms Insomnia is totally gone and replaced with deep beautiful dreams without waking up any single day totally rested no more tiredness next day, deep focus in other things more joy in simple things just living a normal life finally !!

 

No Heat waves no eyes burning no Rapid Heartbeat after lunch EVEN the irrational fear of going to sleep is long gone and that thought of chewing a pill of Klonopin to feel better is vanishing day by day :)

 

It's incredible how the human body can change in one week !

 

Ok I'm definitely writing a tutorial of day reduction maybe a LONG report who knows i feel great and i want to share this help anyone out there my tips are pretty much the same ...

 

Avoid Dopamine Rushes , Porn , Masturbation , Alcohol, Sugar Rushes are a Hard One for me :/ love popcorn haha after this weekend is clearly for me that Meditation+ Exercise is a Winner Saturday i was a lil down quarantine sucks , well i did 1 hour on the stationary bike and after that a Refreshing mind let me Meditate on a deeper Level Absolutely No Worries on the process just full of Joy here a link for Breathing Techniques is awesome 🙌

 

 

Anyways i feel ready to write a full Long report just some guidance to where Post this ...

 

A good title will be " How i conquer the Klonopin Claws Going Cold Turkey and not die trying "

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