Marie: new member introduction.

[Marie]

I am now on a tiny bit under 3 mg of klonopin, after a difficult cross from Xanax which I took for 10 years at 2 mgs only at night, and for anxiety.

 

My previous doctor was not well versed on these crosses, switched me back and forth between X and K 4 times in 6 months, and prior to the last switch, had me up dose on the X to 3 mgs. And I had also attempted my own taper off X, going slowly as I was completely uniformed about the med itself and preoccupied with life, but wanted off, from the fall of 2009 till the fall of 2011 when I realized I would need a longer half life drug to do this.

 

Now I am doing a liquid micro taper using milk to taper this klonopin, but with each very microscopic cut, I find I must experience some significant w/d sx, and I must hold for weeks at a time. This itself is troublesome, but I also find that K is not a good "fit" for my brain. I have inconsistencies with it as far as confusion primarily. I also have some physical sx with each small cut so I am making very small progress getting off this drug. I now have a new doctor who recognizes my sensitivity and is tolerant, but I am concerned about my great difficulty in tapering at a micro level and want off this med, although I realize this will take a long time t this rate. Right now, my goal is merely to drop the daily dose.

[Jerome]

Hi, Marie:

 

Welcome to AD! It's nice and small in here!  I'm an Ativan person, but I think these neurotoxins disguised as anxiolytics share more similarities than differences. Due to IW, I've been sneaking up on a crossover from 3X/day dosing to 4X/day; my taper's on hold while I clarify some cardiac issues. I don't want to start the c/o with cardiac dx/tx going on, but I'm real tired of IW sx, so I decided to spread my 3 X 0.5 mg tabs/dose q8h out over 4 hours and maybe that will even out the serum level somewhat.

 

Is it possible that measurement inaccuracies or errors could account for some of the sx you get after every cut? I don't know your measurement protocol, but I do know that there are several ways errors can creep into dilution and measurement of small and critical volumes of liquid. There are several people on this benzo thread who know a lot more about milk dilution of Klonopin than I do. I think one of them will likely be along with some helpful suggestions.

 

Welcome aboard!

 

Jerome

[Jemima]

Welcome to the forum , Marie.  Since your withdrawal issues are with benzos, you might get more responses by posting your story in this topic:

 

Members-only benzo tapering discussion

[Marie]

Jerome and Jemima,

 

Thank you for your welcome. I did find the benzo tapering board, Jemima, so I will be posting there. However, thank you for pointing me in the right direction. I greatly appreciate it.

 

Jerome,

 

Your question about errors and inaccuracies is always a good place to start when wondering what is going on. I will be posting about all of this on the benzo thread as soon as I acclimate myself. I am looking forward to helpful suggestions. Thank you again.

 

Marie

[alexjuice]

Hi Marie,

Have you read Stuart Shipko's ebook on safely tapering Xanax?

http://www.amazon.com/Xanax-Withdrawal-ebook/dp/B008H7XYNS

[Marie]

Alexejice,

 

No, I haven't read that book. I wish I had if there is a good way to accomplish Xanax tapering. I surely do know of others on Xanax who have successfully gotten off of it.

 

I do wish I had tried a different method while trying to taper it, but at the time, I was woefully ignorant that Xanax create dependency at all.

 

But now I'm on klonopin and my receptors do not accept Xanax in the same way as before. The tale is told in my signature.

 

Now I'm working on the K issue, and having a few problems with it.

 

But thank you for that resource.

 

Marie