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Question: I'm taking klonopin 2-3 times a day and the pill size is 0.5 mgs. I've been taking 2 a day for about a month. I just added the third one about 5 days ago. I want to back to taking only one at night before I go to sleep. I'm taking 85 mgs. Of nortriptylene before I go to sleep too. How do I detox from the klonopin and bring it down to just one 0.5 mgs of klonopin before I go to sleep?
Brief Answer:
The drug doses can be reduced gradually
Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries
I can understand your concern. Klonopin is Clonazepam and the drug is a benzodiazepine drug. You are currently on 2-3 tabs per day and want to reduce the doses to one tablet per night. Best method is to reduce the doses gradually. If you suffer any symptoms like anxiety, restlessness or insomnia then for some time increased doses of Nortryptiline can be used. Some medicines like Gabapentin, Pregabalin etc can help in good sleep and these medicines will reduce the doses of medicines required for sleep and anxiety. Combination of Nortryptiline and Gapapentine can be used for anxiety, insomnia and restlessness because of withdrawal of clonazepam.
Visit a doctor for prescription of these drugs, these medicines will reduce the risk of any benzodiazepine abuse or dependence and will help in easy detox from benzodiazepine from 2-3 tabs per day to only one tablet per day.
Thanks, Hope this helps you. Please ask again for more doubts.
Take care
The drug doses can be reduced gradually
Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries
I can understand your concern. Klonopin is Clonazepam and the drug is a benzodiazepine drug. You are currently on 2-3 tabs per day and want to reduce the doses to one tablet per night. Best method is to reduce the doses gradually. If you suffer any symptoms like anxiety, restlessness or insomnia then for some time increased doses of Nortryptiline can be used. Some medicines like Gabapentin, Pregabalin etc can help in good sleep and these medicines will reduce the doses of medicines required for sleep and anxiety. Combination of Nortryptiline and Gapapentine can be used for anxiety, insomnia and restlessness because of withdrawal of clonazepam.
Visit a doctor for prescription of these drugs, these medicines will reduce the risk of any benzodiazepine abuse or dependence and will help in easy detox from benzodiazepine from 2-3 tabs per day to only one tablet per day.
Thanks, Hope this helps you. Please ask again for more doubts.
Take care
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