[Ga...] Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I have been tapering Klonopin for a little over a year now. I’m down to .18 mg from .5 mg. I take two doses a day, one at 11am and one at 11pm. It’s getting harder and I’m wondering if maybe I should dose three times a day. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[sl...] Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Hi Gamby32, Congrats on all your tapering progress. You could add a third daily dose, it's pretty easy to do with a liquid approach. But before doing that I suggest trying to hold longer at your current dose and stabilize. You may need a break from tapering to let your neurological repairs catch up before tapering further; you may also need a slower rate going forward. How have you been cutting? By a regularly recalculated percent-based reduction, or by a fixed quantity (like 0.5ml) in a linear reduction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ga...] Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 I was using a fixed amount but is started to get harder and I am now using a percentage based reduction but it’s still getting harder all the time. It’s already been more than a year and if I go any slower it will be another year before this horror is over. What to do? What to do? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[sl...] Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 I was using a fixed amount but is started to get harder and I am now using a percentage based reduction but it’s still getting harder all the time. It’s already been more than a year and if I go any slower it will be another year before this horror is over. What to do? What to do? Thanks So I understand you were doing a linear taper, which became more symptomatic. This is typical for linear tapers. Percent-based is more symptomatically consistent in my experience, but it doesn't speed up neuroplasticity. What rate are you currently reducing at? Have you tried holding for a couple weeks to improve your symptoms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ga...] Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 Hi Slownsteady, I’m going to try, as you suggested, holding for a couple of weeks. Thanks for your help, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[sl...] Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 No problem Gamby32. Let us know if there's other ways we can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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