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    Questions about Dr Cheney's Klonopin/Tranxene protocol

    Well, I´m already on 2 mg Klonopin ... Tapering the drug directly failed in the past and the current situation isn´t any better. Tranxene or diazepam ? Diazepam is more common. Cheney seems to have had many patients, so I wonder how people managed to withdraw from Klonopin. Or are his former...
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    Questions about Dr Cheney's Klonopin/Tranxene protocol

    Information about this protocol seems to be extremely scarce. My interest is in the 'withdrawal' part with Tranxene/dexepin elixir or otherwise. Did anyone here actually go through this ?
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    Withdrawing from clonazepam/Klonopin

    Thanks, anxiety wasn't the issue. Muscle relaxant and for neuropathic pain, but that's mostly not an issue anymore. I've noticed a line on this forum (paraphrasing) 'the protocol for withdrawing from Klonopin is by switching to Tranxene and Doxepin elixir, then tapering the Tranxene' by a Dr...
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    Withdrawing from clonazepam/Klonopin

    Thanks. I didn't expect to find a real solution. If only there was a good 'non-benzo' to get off it.
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    Withdrawing from clonazepam/Klonopin

    In a nutshell: this drug causes more harm than good. 2 mg a day. Any protocol/method to withdraw from this drug other than tapering the drug itself or stopping cold turkey ? I know there is a dr Cheney that advocates tapering with Tranxene and Doxepin elixir, but that single line was all I...