How to safely reduce intake of clonazepam?

Hi. You have only been taking Clonazepam for weeks so you should have hardly any, if any at all, withdrawal symptoms. I feel the fear though. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is no joke. It’s the devil, it’s hell, and it’s dangerous, you can very well die from benzodiazepine withdrawal more so than other drug withdrawal. But 5 weeks isn’t long, especially if you’re just wanting to decrease your dose. One thing about Clonazepam is that it’s easier to decrease your dose on Clonazepam than something like Xanax because Clonazepam has a much longer half life, so it stays in your body longer. I’ve been prescribed to Clonazepam for about 10 years and I have taken it on and off for that long. I’m prescribed to 0.5mg 3 times a day or as needed. I take about 1 a day on most days that I take them but there’s days that I skip, that I just forget because I’m obviously having a stress free day and yes, after skipping longer than a day I can start to feel the effects of withdrawal creeping up but like I said…almost 10 years for me. You should be fine.

hello Ala245,
You haven’t been taking clonazepam for very long, so I suspect you won’t have a difficult time discontinuing. I believe the longer you’re on it, the harder it is to get off. My doctor prescribes the .5 mg for me so that I can cut them in quarters. Each quarter is 0.125, a very low dose. She told me that is the smallest strength pill that can be cut. So I am curious, are your 0.25 the dissolving tablets? If they are, they might be too soft to cut. If you really want to reduce your dose, I’d stay with what you have and just take it at night so you have a good night sleep and wake up calm. Then you can further reduce by taking it every other night until you’re ready to quit altogether. The other option would be to ask your prescribing doctor to order the 0.5 tablets so you can cut them into 4, like I do. Then you can take .125 mg twice a day, then once a day, etc while you taper off. The slower the taper, the more successful it will be. Good luck. You’re wise to consider stopping before you are dependent on them. But remember, your well-being is important. If you need a tiny dose to feel normal, then take it.