1mg is really a low dose and you're not in serious trouble, but since benzo-withdrawal can be risky, it is best to withdraw slowly.
Please call your doctor's office this week and let them know what you are trying to do -- you need your doc's permission to cut the dose. I'm sure he'll be happy to know you want to try living w/o this medication.
Best wishes.
Thank u so much for replying. Yes, I will check with my dr. when I see him next month. I have started cutting them in half and it does seem to be working.
Probably. You can break them in half for 1/2 mg dosing. They also come in 0.5mg tablets.
Taper slowly. Ask your doctor for advice.
To clarify. I really did not know they were so addicting when I first started. I liked the way they relaxed me and helped me get to sleep. I also am on oxycodone for back and neck problems. I came on this site and really started learning of the problems with opiates and benzos. I want to stop the klonopin and wanted to know if I had to taper (say, take half _