10th May 2003
You are NOT letting it happen, you will not lose your career over this. Instead of letting your symptoms affect your job, concentrate on your job so you can forget about the symptoms. I know it is really hard but you cannot afford to lose your job with your current health needs.
If you are sure that the problem is withdrawal, go slower. The best way to taper any psychoactive drug is by cutting 10% from the original dose every week or so. And only you can decide when to make the next cut according to how you are feeling. Sometimes longer periods at each dose are necessary.
Taper only one drug at a time. How much Klonopin are you taking? The problem with this "as needed" dosage is that you could be abusing without knowing. I am having a hard time coming off an original dose of 0.25 mg/day of Xanax. And I know there's people who take six times as much per day.
I had IBS in the beginning of my Xanax taper and took Zelnorm for 6 weeks. After that the tapering got easier.
[This message has been edited by Janik (edited 05-10-2003).]
If you are sure that the problem is withdrawal, go slower. The best way to taper any psychoactive drug is by cutting 10% from the original dose every week or so. And only you can decide when to make the next cut according to how you are feeling. Sometimes longer periods at each dose are necessary.
Taper only one drug at a time. How much Klonopin are you taking? The problem with this "as needed" dosage is that you could be abusing without knowing. I am having a hard time coming off an original dose of 0.25 mg/day of Xanax. And I know there's people who take six times as much per day.
I had IBS in the beginning of my Xanax taper and took Zelnorm for 6 weeks. After that the tapering got easier.
[This message has been edited by Janik (edited 05-10-2003).]