How long before i start feeling better after a zanax withdrawlw

[aggzfalcone]

i have been on  klonopin/zanax now for 6 years..using between .20  of Klonopin and/or 4.0 Xanax . i have stopped taking these meds now for 2 days and feel so stresses, feel like isolating..having a hard time concentrating and just doing 'normal chores" How long will it take just to feel "normal"

[ZJILLIAN]

Yes to all the above. even .2mg of klonopin is enough to have an impressive wd. You need to consult with a good doctor, Psychiatrist, about how to withdraw and which med to wd or taper first. One excellent, although slow method is to cut down on one drug by a tiny amount. Do this 1 day, and take it back up on 2nd day, and third day. Keep it at this level and keep doing this until you feel normal. Then take it down on day 1 and 2 (same amount as the first one). and then again the same decrease as the first on all 3 days. Continue in this manner with a larger decrease, again working in groups of three days. Go very very slow. WD from these drugs is very unpleasant. Good luck. It can be done but don't rush. Let your body get used to smaller and smaller amounts very slowly.

[122 Tactical Fighter Group]

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[sid3]

You should slowly taper off. Stoping abruptly can cause wds that can lasts for months and months. It's extremely dangerous to stop ct. Seizures are likely, as well as experience electric shock syndrom in your extremitiesas well as other nuerological symptoms. I have been there, and it makes an opiate wd seem like a walk in the park. I hope you decide to take the safer route.

[Weney3777]

.2 mg klonopin a day isn't much. I'm even prescibed 3 mg a day of xanax.(though I only take 1mg). I've heard that you can have seizures when going through w/d from benzos. You probably should taper. I don't know how long their half-life is, so maybe their out of your system by now. Any major w/d symptoms will last 3-5 days, so fatigue and trouble concentrating is normal right now. But, please be careful, and you should probably let your doctor know you're doing this. Hope I could help.