Ygrec has it right! Dr. Heather Ashton KNOWS benzos and KNOWS how to get ppl off them, SAFELY.

I am an expert (ok, self-proclaimed, but what other type is there??) on safely withdrawing off benzos.

Rule of thumb is this: Cut back .125 mg every 2 weeks. Yes, that is half of a half of a mg.

There is a very, very good method of tapering known as the "water titration method." I did this and successfully tapered off 7 years of 1-2 mg of Klonopin a day, in ? month's time ( cant recall how many months but the withdrawal was slow and easy; no massive and horrible/nightmare symptoms).

Look up "water titration" and any of the benzo names. I know theres at least one good site that provides charts and methods on how to do this.... its NOT that hard! You grind the pill, mix it with water, and then each day withdraw less and less water/pill mixture and ingest. In time, u get completely off the benzo!!! No horror, no ER visits... no HELL.

Pls PM me or write on here for more info. I just hate seeing ppl suffer so badly and struggling with this. I, too, was a physically dependant benzo user versus psych dependant. I went back on Klonopin in 2005, after being totally off for 2 years (after a horrific family tragedy/death). Im still on it, but at least I know how to get off SAFELY now.

I HATE rehabs, they know nothing about benzos and just yank ppl off them recklessly, causing in some cases, irreparable harm and damage to a person!! It is truly disgusting and the ignorance on the part of 'doctors', just astounding.... it is truly, truly astounding.... and beyond sick.

U can get well!