Withdrawl

[Eabxj28]

I’m in process of withdraw of clonerzapam .05 mg 3 times a day do you have to drop each dose the same and how can you drop from .5 mg do you cut in half say every week dr don’t seem to have Idea the think it’s easy how has other people managed I want slower the better

[Dolphin14]

The md needs to tell you how he wants it done.

He never said anything? That's strange.

[Eabxj28 in reply to Dolphin14]

The seem to know how to give these medications but not to withdraw because been on only 3 weeks just cut in half he said and quarters but you might not get right amount each cut dose that make to much of a differance

[Dolphin14 in reply to Eabxj28]

Wow, he sounds scary. Can you talk to your pharmacist.

If you are going to cut them I would recommend a pill cutter.

[Eabxj28 in reply to Dolphin14]

I do have a cutter but cutting in half is to much in one because .05 mg Clonazepam is equivalent 10 mg diazipam and my clonezapam is 30 mg so in half is 15 mg to much in one hit there is a line for in half not for quarters , I need to go .01 mg each taper how when I can only get .05 mg

[Dolphin14 in reply to Eabxj28]

Yes the line for the one half will give you an exact dose

It's the 1/4 without a cutter that would be hard

I would call the md back.

Did he say .125 mg?

[Eabxj28 in reply to Dolphin14]

Just quarters is quarters .125mg

[Dolphin14 in reply to Eabxj28]

Yes 0.125 is a 1/4

0.125 x 4 gives you the 0.50 tab

But you need to be 100% sure that's what he said. I would call. Talk to a nurse just to confirm

[Eabxj28 in reply to Dolphin14]

Thanks for reply best advice I’ve heard I will talk to the nurse thanks

[Dolphin14 in reply to Eabxj28]

Yes that's the best idea

Good luck with the weaning process

[Eabxj1957 in reply to Dolphin14]

I have just had new prescription which have quarter score lines on so I should be able to cut a quarter of the three pills for two weeks then another quarter for another two weeks and so on should take should take two months or longer I need to get of this horry drugs when doctor said they were only .5 mg thought they were low but equivalent to 10 mg diazipam which worked for me

[Dolphin14 in reply to Eabxj1957]

That's great you got the tablets that have the line to make the accurate dose.

Always good to go slow with this stuff.

Is the plan to go back to Valium?

[Eabxj1957 in reply to Dolphin14]

No the started me on trazadone nearly 3 weeks now so in need to get of these benzos not sure timeline of 1.25 mg clonazepam

[Dolphin14 in reply to Eabxj1957]

How are you doing with the trazadone? It made me so tired I couldn't take it. I took it at night for sleep and the whole next days I couldn't stay awake.

[Eabxj28 in reply to Dolphin14]

Great for sleep I think unless it is clonazepam

[Dolphin14 in reply to Eabxj28]

I'm glad you are getting sleep that's a good thing.

[Eabxj28 in reply to Dolphin14]

Do you know if you taper each dose a day or keep to the same one I’m on 3 times a day morning dinner and night I started this morning taking a quarter off do I do same again or take a quarter of dinner time one the next day night time and I’ve been to dr chemist no good answer do you have any idea I looked online can not find any thing to say to taper each dose or finish one first and so on

[Dolphin14 in reply to Eabxj28]

That's a tough one to answer. I think you need to call the pharmacist on that.

What does the prescription say? Or what did the md tell you

Lower by .125 per day or .125 per dose.

[Eabxj28 in reply to Dolphin14]

The chemist only said cut a quarter down for a week but what dose I think a quarter a week on each dose if you see any where online I would be great full I am going to take so slow the noises in head when take or reduce Hope it goes away eventually

[Dolphin14 in reply to Eabxj28]

You def need a little more clarification.

[Eabxj28 in reply to Dolphin14]

Just reading about Xanax it says drop a quarter in morning another quarter a lunch time I find that could be to quick something about rebound anxiety could happen what a nightmare these doctors put you on

[Dolphin14 in reply to Eabxj28]

I agree they should have been more helpful with your instructions

[Eabxj28 in reply to Dolphin14]

Just seen have take a quarter off morning dose for a week then the same for evening dose for. A week then afternoon dose a week have a week rest then start a gain take about for months I have to see doctor Friday again see what they suggest

[Deb4961]

Check with the Pharmacists. The doctor should no how to do it. It’s a certain progress you go through.

[Barbara54]

Hello! Forgive me for saying this, but you don't sound like a native English speaker and I'm wondering if the confusion about how to lower your dosage arises from the fact that your doctor and your pharmacist don't speak your native language. In that case, I'd suggest you seek for a translator to help you out. I find a little hard to think that neither the doctor nor the pharmacist don't know how to give answers to your legitimate questions. Bring along someone you trust and that can help with what the doc is saying to you, or ask him to write the instructions down clearly so you can read them carefully later.

All the best to you!

[Eabxj1957 in reply to Barbara54]

I have been told today by the doctor cut one dose Clonazepam out for 2 weeks then another dose for 2 weeks then I see Dr again for the last bit in a month

[UnderstandingMyPain]

A random question, has nothing to do with medications, but what are you diagnosed with?

[Eabxj1957 in reply to UnderstandingMyPain]

Anxiety / depressant and had a bad affect on sertraline sent me nuts on 1 tablet