I should have added that I am currently tapering off clonazepam, which is a benzodiazapene. They are notoriously difficult to come off of. I've been on it for 20 years at a relatively high dose.

My psychiatrist agreed to follow my taper schedule, which is the Ashton protocol, and at the start we agreed it would take at a minimum 6-8 months. It's taking more like a year. But I'm not having many withdrawal symptoms - day 5 at each lowered dose, is a little rough, but I can get through it.


My point is, go as slow as you can, and don't be afraid to stop the taper schedule for a while, if side effects are bad.

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