Not sure what to do

[[Buddie]]

So I was taking 2 mgs of Klonapin per week for about three months. The past three weeks I am down to anywhere from 1/4 to 1/6 of a milligram taken about every three days. I have found that on the third or fourth day after my last dose I start to have some physical and mental withdrawals. Do I stay at the dose my body tells me it needs for another month or so before making another cut, or? I’m not sure how to do this the right way.

[[Buddie]]

Are you now taking approximately 0.25mg every 3 days? What is the size (mg) of the pills you are using?

[[Buddie]]

Yes .25 every 3 or 4 days is what keeps me from going into withdrawal symptoms. They are round, blue, one mg pills

[[Buddie]]

I guess before we discuss your taper I should ask you how bad your symptoms are, can you function, can you take care of your daily tasks when they hit and how long does it take you after a reduction for them to level off?

Members who use Klonopin report feeling symptoms show up around days 2-5 so yours are showing up right on schedule.  Even though you haven't taken the drug every day your body has still developed dependence.

We typically like to see you take the medication every day, this keeps your blood serum levels at a steady state which will hopefully keep you from feeling the whiplash effect of severe symptoms. Gradual steady declines of the medication are thought to be the best so how would you feel about taking it every day?  If you're interested we can help you figure out an appropriate dose.

[[Buddie]]

I have no idea why it doesn’t notify me when someone messages me back. So again, I was taking 1 mg of Klonapin every 3 or four days for about 4 months. Dropped straight down to 1/4 mg with a two day period between each dose. There have been a few times since dropping to 1/4 that I wake up and feel clammy and off balance and can’t sleep ect, so far able to function well. Nothing like any kind of depersonalization or paranoia, (fingers crossed). I thought about getting a scale and doing it that way but I have no idea what I’m doing, especially now that you say I should take it every day. From 2 mg a week to a total of 3/4 mg a week divided up in quarters is the only drop I’ve made because idk where to go from here. Thanks

[[Buddie]]

The only way I can figure trying to take every day as suggested would be to take 1/6 of a mg 5 days a week as this would keep me at the same dose I’m presently taking. I can’t risk asking the Dr to switch me over so I can take every day and have her cut me off completely.

[[Buddie]]

I have no idea why it doesn’t notify me when someone messages me back. So again, I was taking 1 mg of Klonapin every 3 or four days for about 4 months. Dropped straight down to 1/4 mg with a two day period between each dose. There have been a few times since dropping to 1/4 that I wake up and feel clammy and off balance and can’t sleep ect, so far able to function well. Nothing like any kind of depersonalization or paranoia, (fingers crossed). I thought about getting a scale and doing it that way but I have no idea what I’m doing, especially now that you say I should take it every day. From 2 mg a week to a total of 3/4 mg a week divided up in quarters is the only drop I’ve made because idk where to go from here. Thanks

I'm sorry, I didn't see your response but you can go to Profile>>Modify Profile>>Notifications then adjust your settings to hopefully get notified.

[[Buddie]]

The only way I can figure trying to take every day as suggested would be to take 1/6 of a mg 5 days a week as this would keep me at the same dose I’m presently taking. I can’t risk asking the Dr to switch me over so I can take every day and have her cut me off completely.

That sounds impractical unless you use one of our other taper methods like crushing the pill and weighing your dose or putting it in a liquid.  Lets see if we can work this out.

[[Buddie]]

Ok feel free to lmk what that would be and how to do it I’m totally lost

[[Buddie]]

First lets talk about how you're feeling, are you still in the same symptom pattern and dose as you were at the end of March?