Posted by Cece on June 24, 2001, at 4:34:04
In reply to I'm back on my feet and feeling great!, posted by JohnM on June 23, 2001, at 22:42:02
I just have to say that I thought that I held the record for klonopin-chopping, but I am humbled.
For years I have taken 1/4 of a .5mg tab of klonopin once a day- that tiny dose adds its own subtle steadiness to my complicated med mix. If I take twice that amount (1/2 tab), I am dulled and depressed for about 48 hours (doctors find it hard to believe that I am really so sensitive to it, but it's absolutely true).
A few months ago I decided to (very) slowly go off the klonopin and see if I really still needed it, and also to check out if it was causing any cognitive dulling. I got down to 1/16 of a tab as my final dose, and it was almost impossible to do that. How you could possibly have chopped it any smaller is beyond me!
After a couple of months off, I found that I missed my sliver of klonopin and have added it back in (1/4 tab).
Cece
> I did not like the emotional blunting and cognitive reducing effects of Klonopin so I eventually made up my mind to reduce my dose VERY slowly and gradually. Those that have read my other posts know that over nine months I actually reduced my doses to 1/32 of a 0.5 tablet!!--so as not to trigger a rebound/dizziness attack. Klonopin 0.5 (lowest dose tablet) is much more potent than any other tranquilizer's lowest dose tablet. This is because it was marketed orignially as a anti-convulsant, not a anti-anxiety med. 0.5 is equivalent to a 1mg tablet of Xanax or 2mg tablet of Ativan! You have to go slow and gradual to get off it. But I digress.... >
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