Suggest Ways To Wean Off Klonopin

Posted on Sat, 2 Jan 2016

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Question : I recently lost my insurance so I am unable to get any new prescriptions. my concern is I take .5mg of klonpin once a day and have been for a month, I have 90 pills left, what I need to know is how to safely taper off so i do not get any of the nasty withdrawl symptoms. please help!
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Answered by Dr. Shubham Mehta (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Reduce the dose to half.

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
Welcome to HCM.
I can understand your concerns.

0.5mg of klonopin can be easily and safely tapered.

You can reduce the dose to half (0.25 mg) for one week.

Then you can 0.25mg on alternate days for another and stop.

If the symptoms still persist, you can 0.25mg on SOS basis.

There would no serious withdrawal symptoms with this gradual taper.

Keep your doctor informed about this.
Thanks

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