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DeNy

Tapering: Klonopin

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11th Klonopin Update

July 31, 2026Β·Β·
taper update
πŸ—“οΈ DAILY BIND LOG CURRENT DOSE & TIMING: Clonazepam suspension @ 11:00 PM (See signature for overall reduction history) NERVOUS SYSTEM STATE: Baseline / Mixed (Baseline slightly heavier today at 8.5/10 neuro) DIET & INGESTION: Low-FODMAP Day 16 OTHER MEDS / SUPPLEMENTS TAKEN TODAY: None πŸ“Š SYMPTOM BREAKDOWN & SEVERITY (1-10 Scale) 1. Sensory Symptoms: 7/10 Details. &NotableObservations:Heightened sensory sensitivity managed throughout the day. 2. Physical & Autonomic Symptoms:7/10 Details & Notable Observations:Physical tension and autonomic load. 3. Neuropsychiatric Symptoms: 8.5/10 Details & Notable Observations:Baseline felt a bit worse than yesterday; heightened stress from medical appointments, lab discussions, and navigating symptoms. 4. Cognitive & Dissociative Symptoms:8/10 Details & Notable Observations: Brain fog and heavy cognitive processing load. 5. Insomnia & Sleep Quality:3/10 Details & Notable Observations: Slept 6–7 hours with better quality than previous days. Today had a lot going on, had an online doctor's appointment where my mom spoke to review my health checkup and lab results everything was normal except for some mucus and white blood cells in my stool, elevated CRP and ESR inflammation markers, and a high T4 thyroid level and she said I need to check-up w an endocrinologist, plus a few more tests lined up like breath tests, a colonoscopy, an endoscopy, and vitamin panels. I am not sure about all that, should I skip it I heard inflammation markers can be high in withdrawals.But not really sure about the thyroid. Sticking to Day 16 of the lowFODMAP diet has definitely helped keep things from hitting a 10/10 panic attack like my regular diet used to, even though my neuropsychiatric baseline felt a bit heavier today. Because daily updates can be tough, moving forward I plan to track everything daily in Google Docs/Sheets. end of the week every Friday I'll make posts using that data to track my progress let's see.

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Current: Clonazepam nightly (100ml:1mg, Milk suspension, [16.9,ml REMOVED]
Aug – Dec 2023: Flupentixol/Melitracen. Dec 2023: Cold Turkey (CT). Dec 2023 – Apr 2024: Clonazepam (up to 2mg), Amitriptyline, Chlordiazepoxide. Apr – June: Trifluoperazine + 2mg Clonazepam. June: CT Trifluoperazine. Only on Clonazepam. July – Mar 2025: Tapered 1.5mg to 1.24mg. Apr 1, 2025: PPI + Anticholinergic. CT Caffeine. (Clonazepam 1.24mg became paradoxical). June: Hospitalization. Rapid Taper 1.24mg to 0mg (1 week). June: Reinstated to 1mg Clonazepam.Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov,Dec (HOLD) Jan 2026: 0.945mg. Feb: 0.93mg. Mar: 0.875mg. Apr: 0.843mg. May: 0.833mg. Jun: 0.833mg. Jul: 0.831mg.

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Catina
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CatinaStaff16d ago
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"I heard inflammation markers can be high in withdrawals" β€” @DeNy
Yes, they can.
"Sticking to Day 16 of the lowFODMAP diet has definitely helped keep things from hitting a 10/10 panic attack like my regular diet used to" β€” @DeNy
Good to hear.
"Because daily updates can be tough, moving forward I plan to track everything daily in Google Docs/Sheets. end of the week every Friday I'll make posts using that data to track my progress let's see." β€” @DeNy
Sounds like a good plan. We look forward to it!

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg

β€œYour brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”

Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.

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