Clonazepam/Xanax for 1.5 Weeks — Is It Safe to Stop Taking It 'Cold Turkey'?

[Bart]

I have been taking just a very small dose of 0.5 mg Clonazepam or Xanax before sleep for just over a week now, my doctor said at this low dosages I can take it up to one month without the need to taper down afterwards.

Is it safe to stop taking it after 1.5 week 'cold turkey'?

 

[Greg Sacramento]

@Bart You should do a taper having tinnitus using Xanax. What that taper may require for you is hard to say. Just watch your body and how it deals with anxiety. You shouldn't have much of a problem with 1.0 weeks use @0.5 per day. Visit benzobuddies and use the keyword tinnitus. There is some scary reactions to withdrawing cold turkey from Xanax on this site.

Added: I would do a taper and not not cold turkey. Doctors often are only thinking of the brain reactions and they often don't consider that a withdrawal is needed for those that have tinnitus. There has been some reporting that a weeks use at your dosing has increased one's tinnitus when quitting cold turkey. Anxiety is often more of a problem with those that have tinnitus, but I think that you will be OK. I had worked in a hospital and seen many come thru the doors by quitting cold turkey.

 

[Bobbie7]

@Bart - I suggest you do online research on Medscape and other reliable medical sources to learn more about these drugs.

 

[UpDownAround]

I suggest you believe the medical professional who prescribed the medications for you. He said you didn't need to taper down. If yo don't believe him, you should be looking for another doctor.

 

[Bobbie7]

I feel it is never unwise to learn as much as you can about all medications prescribed but only through respected and credible websites. There can be information a psychiatrist doesn't mention about which you should be aware.

 

[Greg Sacramento]

A recommended withdrawal from a consultation site with tinnitus would be 0.25 for three or four days. That's only 1 more pill in total or 3/4 of a pill. Dependency starts between one and two weeks of use. Some doctors never consider the having tinnitus aspect.

I have used this drug before at the same dose for the same time period. A quick withdrawal will spare the chance of a couple of days of feeling anxious and feeling out of place.