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Klonopin - Missed 1mg dose - advice? AND - GI issues related to titration?
I have a colonoscopy this morning at 9am. I did the prep and had to miss my nighttime dose of Klonopin (1mg) because I had to take the awful prep drink. I went to bed around 1am... and laid there with heart palpitations and panic until 3am. Because I'd be taking my morning dose of Klonopin... read more
Is mirtazapine also used for alcohol and benzo withdrawals?
Just started 45mg a day, stopped my benzo intake and just mirtazapine for sleep. I get that brain buzz all the time
Clonazepam withdrawal questions?
Is it possible to taper off to slowly on clonazepam. I have been tapering off 0.125 mg every two weeks. My initial dosage was 1.5. I’m down to 1.125 mg and having bad withdrawals. I’m wondering if I should just taper off 0.125 for a month verses every two weeks. Is that to slow?
Tapering clonazepam after over 20 years?
Female age 65 been on clonazepam over 20 years for MVP with dysautonomia and what I was told was anxiety and panic. I would have hot flushes come from my stomach up to my face and would feel like I was gonna die and have unreasonable fear. Also as I was about to drift into sleep I would jerk awake... read more
Can you take Buspar with clonazepam?
I have very high anxiety, with panic attacks. I take the clonazepam 1mg 3 times a day but wanted to ask my doctor for Buspar. Wondered if I could take them both? I'm am constantly in pain mode. Hope someone can provide me with some advice, It is hard to go on like this!
Clonazepam - Replacing Xanax With Klonopin?
Will I go through withdrawal symptoms from long-term Xanax use while i start Klonopin? Or will replacing 1 benzo with another take care of withdrawal? I was taking 1mg of Xanax 3 times daily, and just switched to 1mg Klonopin 3 times daily, and wondering if/what the withdrawal symptoms be, or will... read more
Does taking 0.5mg clonazepam for 3 months require a taper?
If I’ve taken 0.5mg once daily for 3 months. Will I experience withdrawal from suddenly stopping? And if it requires a taper, can someone give me an idea of how to go about doing so?
Benzodiazepine Withdrawal - Over the past 2 years I have successfully tapered off 3 medications.
200mg sertraline, 400 mg Lamictal, and 60 mg of Latuda with very few problems. Four weeks ago I started a taper off clonazepam. I have been on the drug for 10 years daily. 9 years at 1mg daily then increased to 2 during a particularly tough period. My first decrease was by 0.5 mg as instructed by... read more
How to reduce clonazepam dosage?
I’d like to reduce clonazepam. I’ve been taking it 0.25mg 2x/day for about 3 1/2 months while also taking Mirtazapine at night (up to 30 mg for 12 days. If I’m outside working off my Cortisol, I find my anxiety lessen. Would it be OK to take the clonazepam, as needed, or do I need... read more
Every generic clonazepam pill/NDCs manufactured by each pharmaceutical company feel different?
I find that clonazepam, depending on which brand is prescribed gives me different effects. TEVA/Barr's disintegrating tabs used to be my favorite because they provided more general comfort in regards to panic, and a lot better for depersonalization relief, on the other hand, PAR's ODTs... read more
Clonazepam - I'm running out of clonazepam and my Dr. won't give me a few to tie me over for 14 days
... until I get next refill on the 8th. I'm now older at 71 and my PCP put me on lorazepam for sleeping problems and anxiety when I was 61. I had been on it with no side effects for 10 years. I also have a rare type of angina called Prinzmetals. I was on meds for that and it controlled it for... read more
How to taper the dosage of Zapiz (clonazapam) 0.5mg and discontinue its use safely?
Hi, I have been taking Zapiz (clonazepam) since last 6 days. My doctor prescribed it for anxiety and insomnia. He prescribed 0.5mg but did not provide guidelines about dosage tapering. I took 0.5mg for 1st three days and reduced the dosage to half for the next 3 days. What should I do next?... read more
Does clonazepam cause Alzheimer's?
I was prescribed clonazepam by my psychiatrist (I was sent to her as my primary care doctor wasn't comfortable with prescribing some of the medications I was taking). I broke my back and had three surgeries to try and help the pain (didn't help much). My primary care doctor prescribed... read more
Trying to wean off clonazepam?
I have been taking clonazepam for three months 1.5 mg per day. Is it okay to go down 0.5 mg per day for two weeks and then continue to taper or will this cause bad withdrawal symptoms.
How to safely reduce intake of clonazepam?
I have been taking clonazepam for about 5 weeks, I am taking 0.25 in the morning and 0.25 in the evening before bed. It has been extremely helpful with my anxiety and stress. I would like to lower the dosage and was wondering if taking just half a pill 0.25 in the morning will be a good idea. I am... read more
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