Overheard some people in an ER the other night (was there for a bleeding ear), and talked to them (their family member had a seizure at a detox place, where he'd been before, with a history of another seizure at the same place while detoxing- both times he was injured-- they were talking right in front of me, and we had a good discussion about his situation- they seemed relieved to be validated by someone)....I used to work in a drug/alcohol rehab, and knew the struggles people had when detoxing from benzodiazepines (Ativan, Xanax, Tranxene, Dalmane, Valium, Klonopin, etc). I also take Klonopin for seizures, so am interested in this.
Can you ask your personal MD (or an MD at the treatment center) how to do this safely? You're on a 'prescribed' dose, so it shouldn't be a job issue, and they should know how to taper. Where I worked, we used Klonopin to detox from the others, due to the half-life being so long, but I've wondered how I'll get off of it someday (4mg at bedtime), if that should be a treatment decision for the seizures I take it for. Part of the problem with benzos is the two part detox- the intial, and secondary, 12-15 days later; so the seizure risk, and symptoms aren't 'done' just because the med is out of someone's system. There's a delayed reaction that people don't 'plan' for....
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