Wafer Klonopin reduction

[Matty1166]

I've been taking .25mg of Klonopin wafers for almost one year. I wanted to try to work over the next year trying to get off this drug. I also take Paxil which I think by itself is working great. I wanted to try the water tritration method but not sure if the wafer style form of Klonopin will work vs crushing a std pill. The wafer is designed to melt in your mouth and the directions clearly say not to swallow it or chew it etc.
Can anyone help me on this questions. I planned on starting with 100ml mixing w water and reduce by 2-5% per month.
Thanks
Matt

[cj29]

Not a problem...support is what this forum is for.  After I checked with my doctor, I just told him that I was taking just a little bit off every week.  I just used a knife and kept the fingers out of the way:).  I by no means went as accurate as a thousandth of a gram, but I was only on it a year, and it probably took a good couple of months to totally get off of it and I remained on an SSRI like Paxil.  If you do it slowly, you really will minimize withdrawal side effects in my opinion, but if you know you will get a few and you are prepared for it,  it made it much easier for me.

[Matty1166]

How did you tackle cutting the small doses you were taking? I bought a scale that can measure out to a thousands of a gram but it's not repeatable and it's pretty hard to be accurate with such small amounts.
I find it amazing that all these Doctors will prescribe these meds but none of them have a real good way to get patients off them. I've read all about switching to Benzos that have a long half life etc etc but the bottom line is they should manufacture these drugs so you can ramp up slowly and ramp down slowly and accurately. In my case I am seeing a licensed head and pill doctor. Had I listened to my pill doc I would be taking 3mg of Klonopin and 20mg of Paxil at this time. I've been on .25mg of Klonopin and 15mg of Paxil for nearly a year and things are working out fine. I only want to try to get off the Klonipin because if I can get along without it that woudl be best. If it turns out I still need it I have it to use.
Thanks for the support.

[cj29]

I always weaned of medications with the advice of my doctor.  I was on Klonopin for around a year (not the wafers) and just weaned off a little slower than my doctor suggested.  In my opinion, it is never a good idea to go it alone when coming off of these...keep us posted!