Posted by shadows721 on December 18, 2003, at 21:31:46
In reply to Re: Sorry I posted-currently, posted by shadows721 on December 18, 2003, at 20:36:51
I took the pill cutter and cut a 1mg pill into quarters. I wouldn't take off any more than a quarter off at a time. This went on for several months for me, because it was how I could tolerate it. Eventually, I worked it up to every other day. Essentually, I worked off only 1 quarter off a pill for several months. If the anxiety rebounded too much I would increase that quarter or take Kava Kava. I never had any bad effects with Kava Kava. It really took that edge off. Don't take Kava Kava if you have liver problems and don't take extreme dosages. Take a very low dose and see how you tolerate it. Personally, I always have benadryl handy for any symptom of allergic reactions (itching, rashes, severe headache, difficulty breathing). I have a history of being allergic to many medications.
It seemed like the last half of a pill was the worst and I don't know why. I literally set a schedule for myself to the tapering. There was no fast way for me. When I didn't meet the goal,I didn't beat myself up. I would have to bounce up by a quarter of 1mg pill to help on the worst days.
I didn't suffer from the ill effects from the previous ill fated attempts to get off like hallucinations, pains, convulsions, nausea, ringing in the ears, seeing ants, feeling worms crawling on my skin and suicide dreams as I did the docs ways. My body said it was going to fast when my gums hurt, horrible headaches, and increasing anxiety/depression. I always cut down by 1 quarter of a pill. For example:
Time length: A month
One quarter off a pill down on Mondays.
Tues, Wed, Thurs, and Friday (full dose).
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Time length: Couple of months (As tolerated)
One quarter off a pill down on Monday and Friday.
Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sat & Sunday (full dose).
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Time length: Couple of months (As tolerated)
One quarter off a pill down on Monday, Wed, and Friday
Tues, Thurs, Sat, and Sunday (full dose).
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Time length: Couple of months (As tolerated)
One quarter off a pill down on Monday, Wed, Friday and Sun
Full dose on Tues, Thurs, and Sat
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Time length: Couple of months (As tolerated)
One quarter off a pill down on Monday, Tues, Wed,Friday, and Sunday
Full dose on Thurs and SatEventually, I got to where I was taking 1 quarter off a pill the whole week. Then, I started again with half a pill on so on. It may seem extremely slow to some, but this is how I safely got off of Klonopin. Your cue is how you tolerate the tapering. If you are getting more uncomfortable symptoms, slow down. There may be better ways than mine, but this worked for me. An antidepressant can help ease the pain of tapering too. My policy: There are no awards here on Earth for needless suffering.
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