Benzodiazepine withdrawal schedules

[rocksmokinmachine]

Withdrawal from clonazepam 3mg (1mg 3 times daily)

This is a slow withdrawal schedule for withdrawal from cloanazepam as requested by a forum member in another thread. The switch to diazepam should not be too hard compared to other potent, shorter acting benzodiazepines such as lorazepam (Ativan), or alprazolam (Xanax). The small reduction (27.5mg to 27mg) between Stages 9 and 10 is to allow you to adjust to twice daily dose. Each stage is 1-2 weeks.

morning	midday/afternoon	evening/night
clonazepam 1mg	clonazepam 1mg	clonazepam 1mg
clonazepam 1mg	clonazepam 1mg	clonazepam 0.5mg diazepam 10mg
clonazepam 0.5mg, diazepam 10mg	clonazepam 1mg	clonazepam 0.5mg, diazepam 10mg
clonazepam 0.5mg, diazepam 10mg	clonazepam 0.5mg, diazepam 5mg	clonazepam 0.5mg, diazepam 10mg
clonazepam 0.5mg, diazepam 10mg	clonazepam 0.5mg diazepam 5mg	stop clonazepam, 15mg diazepam
clonazepam 0.25mg, diazepam 10mg	clonazepam 0.5mg, diazepam 5mg	diazepam 15mg
clonazepam 0.25mg, diazepam 10mg	clonazepam 0.25mg, 5mg	diazepam 15mg
diazepam 10mg	stop clonazepam, diazepam 5mg	diazepam 15mg
diazepam 10mg	diazpeam 2.5mg	diazepam 15mg
diazepam 12mg	stop diazepam	diazepam 15mg
diazepam 10mg	-	diazepam 15mg
diazepam 10mg	-	diazepam 14mg
diazepam 10mg	-	diazepam 12mg
diazepam 10mg	-	diazepam 10mg
diazepam 8mg	-	diazepam 10mg
diazepam 8mg	-	diazepam 8mg
diazepam 6mg	-	diazepam 8mg
diazepam 6mg	-	diazepam 6mg
diazepam 4mg	-	diazepam 6mg
diazepam 2mg	-	diazepam 4mg
diazepam 2mg	-	diazepam 2mg
Stop diazepam	-	diazepam 2mg
-	-	stop diazepam

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[rocksmokinmachine]

Withdrawal from oxazepam 60mg (20mg 3 times daily)

This is a slow withdrawal schedule from oxazepam. Oxazepam has a short half life (4-15 hours) so substitution to a longer acting benzodiazepine (diazepam) is required. Diazepam has a comparitavely very long half life, so only need be taken twice a day. 20mg of oxazepam is approximately equivalent to 10mg of diazepam.

morning	midday/afternoon	evening/night
oxazepam 20mg	oxazepam 20mg	oxazepam 20mg
oxazepam 20mg	oxazepam 20mg	oxazepam 10mg, diazepam 5mg
oxazepam 10mg, diazepam 5mg	oxazepam 20mg	oxazepam 10mg, diazepam 5mg
oxazepam 10mg, diazepam 5mg	oxazepam 10mg, diazepam 5mg	oxazepam 10mg, diazepam 5mg
oxazepam 10mg, diazepam 5mg	oxazepam 10mg, diazepam 5mg	stop oxazepam, diazepam 8mg
stop oxazepam, diazepam 8mg	oxazepam 10mg, diazepam 5mg	diazepam 8mg
diazepam 8mg	stop oxazepam, diazepam 8mg	diazepam 8mg
diazepam 10mg	diazepam 2mg	diazepam 10mg
diazepam 10mg	stop diazepam	diazepam 10mg
diazepam 10mg	-	diazepam 10mg
diazepam 8mg	-	diazepam 10mg
diazepam 8mg	-	diazepam 8mg
diazepam 6mg	-	diazepam 8mg
diazepam 6mg	-	diazepam 6mg
diazepam 4mg	-	diazepam 6mg
diazepam 4mg	-	diazepam 4mg
diazepam 2mg	-	diazepam 4mg
diazepam 2mg	-	diazepam 2mg
stop diazepam	-	diazepam 2mg
-	-	stop diazepam

EDIT: ANY REQUESTS FOR A PARTICULAR BENZO WITHDRAWAL SCHEDULE?

[sirdrugalot]

Originally Posted by rocksmokinmachine

Withdrawal from clonazepam 3mg (1mg 3 times daily)

This is a slow withdrawal schedule for withdrawal from cloanazepam as requested by a forum member in another thread. The switch to diazepam should not be too hard compared to other potent, shorter acting benzodiazepines such as lorazepam (Ativan), or alprazolam (Xanax). The small reduction (27.5mg to 27mg) between Stages 9 and 10 is to allow you to adjust to twice daily dose. Each stage is 1-2 weeks.

is it necessary to switch over to diazepam when coming off clonazepam swims doctor has been tapering him from clonazepam with no mention of been switched over to diazepam. is this safe? swim kind of feels his doc knows not much about benzo tapers as swim cut himself down from 18-24mg a day which he had been taking for 9-10 months to 3mg per day.
when swim went to see his doc he said "try going cold turkey" (which swim was no way going to do) swim said "dont you think its a bit dangerous" he chewed it over for two weeks and then put swim on a straight clonazepam tapper. is this safe?