What should I expect with Klonopin withdrawl?

Difficulty sleeping and hard to talk or concentrate. And I've been off for a few weeks. Lowering the dose takes discipline. It does get better though.

I came off a 10mg+ a day habit by doing this:
Taking 2mg ativan every 6 hours. Cut back by .5mg every 5-7 days. when down to 0.5 level switched to diazepam 5mg, taken twice a day for 1-2 weeks, then split the dose in half. 2.5mg twice a day then once a day at night. Then you are home free.

I did that with the professional assistance from a doctor. Its a tried and proven way to ween off a heavy benzo addiction.

Note: I required Dalmane at night also, first 30mg for 2 weeks, then 15mg for 2 weeks, then none.

If you have a good doctor or access to order these meds, use this method, it's the best I can advise. The Dalmane is optional.

I was in a worse benzo addiction than yours and this worked for me... consider what I said. Forget xanax, it's * for WD.

You should see if your doctor will switch you to valium.Once on valium you can then detox very slowly.Detoxing to quickly off of benzo's can have lasting effects so be careful...

Klonopin withdrawal is the worst most wicked ever. I've read on many other forums it's a worse withdrawal than a heroin addict goes through. It's been the longest road of my life. I have been tapering from 2mg per day at a rate of 1/8mg every three to four weeks and it still feels like too much but the tablets won't break any smaller. If you want constant ongoing support while going through it, benzo.org is an excellent knowledgable group of people who have all been through it or are going through it. there are 10's of 1000's of people who have used it throughout the years that have successfully withdrawn. Dawn

michigan resident, prev. on klonpin, ativan, xanax, remeron, beta blockers. am currently down to only taking klonopin and have tapered from 2mg per day to 1/2mg per day tapering at 1/8mg every 3-wks to a month.

hey, happened to see "Klonopin withdrawal" while looking for something else and it stopped me in my tracks. I've been on it for 8 yrs. [:0] and have tried to wean off it twice, but the withdrawals were horrible!! I'm no wimp, but the extreme anxiety, paranoia, insomnia, and generally feeling like I was going insane was too much for me while trying to run a business, raise a child etc. It scares me what these pills must be doing to our bodies that we are so dependant on them now. Wish the doctors would inform us of the withdrawals, not just the side effects, when writing prescriptions so freely. Good luck and maybe this will inspire me to try again. ugh.