Posted by shiraz on March 11, 2004, at 7:26:42
In reply to Re: slow taper, posted by capepuffin on March 10, 2004, at 20:02:02
Your symptoms sound like they could be just a result of long-term
Klonopin use rather than withdrawal.Klonopin has
a short half-life compared to valium so tapering
is probably more difficult but the hang-over after
you are finished should be much shorter. I have
never had any long term effects from withdrawal
myself but withdrawing from a 0.5 mg dose takes
me several weeks. A practical point: you need a
very sharp knife (eg an exacto) to cut a 0.5 mg
pill in 4.
> Everyone is different so that is hard to say. It could be a couple of weeks or months or years. It depends on how long you have taken the Klonopin and your body makeup.
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> > > Yes very common! Klonopin is highly addicting and when you try to taper down your mg's you may experience unwanted withdrawal symptoms. Just make sure that you taper very slow! Do not just stop the klonopin cold turkey! You will regret it!
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> > > > That is great advise. I am stuck at .5 somedays can go to .25. I have a problem ever since I started going off this. I am dizzy and foggy headed 24/7 no joke. 24/7. Has anyone felt like this while going off Klonopin?
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> > > Thankyou I am tappering slowly how long does this foggy head last?
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