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juvieriya: Tapering confusion

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You just the cut the pills up to do this. You can buy a pill cutter. Not normally good enough but for this job it is fine 

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    Does water taper work..if we create suspension by shaking..i recently saw a video which suggest this..

  • Chippy
    Chippy

    @juvieriya I can see in your bb thread they have said clonazepam isn’t soluble in water and is a bit so in milk. I think the idea of getting the solution they suggested is a good one.    I susp

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    Thanks @juvieriya This video is great and absolutely if you consistently follow his instructions, you should be fine. 🙏❤️

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Hey @juvieriya

 

Just checking everything makes sense for you now?

 

Chippy

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Yes but i m stuck at syringe.mi searched alot couldnt find food label syringe here..now i m thinking to import from iherb

1 mg clonazepam for 2 months 

Just now, juvieriya said:

Yes but i m stuck at syringe.mi searched alot couldnt find food label syringe here..now i m thinking to import from iherb

Good. I’m sorry you are finding it hard to get syringes. I’m sure you will be able to get some. 
 

you can also start your cross over taper now, as that won’t involve syringes, just a pill cut would be handy. 

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. 

 

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

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How to do cross over taper

1 mg clonazepam for 2 months 

11 minutes ago, juvieriya said:

How to do cross over taper

Like I showed yesterday?

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I m not that good in english or maths if you could simply explain like u explain direct measurement it would be nice..Thanks so much For you constant support..In cross over how much milk i need to take if u can exactly say ml and how much pill i dissolve in milk like do i cut pill what do i do? Honestly i m not that advance in math or english..m totally hopeless

1 mg clonazepam for 2 months 

Day 1-4

 

-Cut up both your 0.5mg tablets and take 1/4 of each tablet and crush them into powder and the mix them into the 150ml of Milk.

 

-Keep the rest of both of your tablets and take them like normal 🙂 So 2 x 3/4 of tablets (In bits, you'll have 1/2 and 1/4 there to take AM and PM)

 

-Give the milk a good stir/shake, wait 20 minutes, then give it another good shake.

 

-Split the milk into 2 containers evenly. Store in fridge. Make up on the day you drink it.

 

-Drink one container AM and one container PM. 🙂 

 

So you will get 1/4 of your dose in milk, and the 3/4 of your dose in tablet. 🙂 

 

Once you have done this for 4 days, you need to increase the amount of drug in the milk and decrease the amount you take as a tablet. We can worry about that after day 4. 🙂 

 

Hope that makes sense?

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. 

 

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

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@juvieriya so while you are crossing over to liquid, you are not changing the dose. Your dose will stay the same till you are completely taking liquid. This is so your body accepts the liquid first. 😊

I am not a medical professional. My comments are based on my personal experience and information on SA.

 

Paroxetine-2002 onward-20mg/ Citalopram-2007-20 mg-straight switch from paroxetine-back to paroxetine after a month/ Sertraline -25 mg-Dec 2016- given for a month instead of paroxetine (doctor mistake) Oxazepam -10 mg-2016-twice weekly for a couple months for sleep/ Zopiclone -3.75-7.5mg-2020-2022-once a week for sleep/Paroxetine -20 yr+/ Dec2018-May 2022 20 mg/ May 2022 30mg/2022.07.28-2022.08.24 30mg to 0mg/ Prozac-10mg August 24-29 2022/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.11.28-2022.12.04/10mg-Dec 5&6/22/ Prozac-10mg-Dec 8&9/22/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.12.07 to 2023.07.01

 

TAPER-Paroxetine-2023-Jul 2-4.9mg/ Jul 21-4.8mg/Jul 28-4.73mg/Aug 4-4.65mg /Sep 21-4.58 mg/Oct 27-4.56 mg/Dec 5-4.54 mg/2024-Jan 2-4.52 mg/Jan 9-4.51 mg/Jan 17-4.49 mg/Jan 26-4.47mg/Feb 6-4.46mg/Feb 19-4.44mg /Apr 4-4.43mg/Apr 28-4.4 mg/May 5-4.39 mg/May 19-4.36 mg/Jul 2-4.34 mg/Jul 9-4.32mg/Jul 31-4.3 mg/Oct 1-4.29mg/Nov 27-4.25 mg/Dec 5-4.22mg/2025-Jan 5-4.17mg/Feb 2-4.1mg/Mar 7-4.07mg/Apr 23-4.04mg/May 23-4mg/Jun 22-3.99mg/Jun 30-3.95mg/Jul 18-3.92mg/Sep 25-3.9mg/2026-Mar 25-3.85mg

 

9am-paroxetine, 200mg mag bisglycinate/75 mg DGL if needed for refux/150 mg calcium citrate/algae oil for omega 3/ginger 400 mg as needed for nausea

 

"... your strength will be in keeping calm..."-Isaiah 30:15

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Its difficult practically to cut in 4 pieces..because i m on odt and even if i take other brand the pill cutter will make it powder and not cut precisely in 4 parts

1 mg clonazepam for 2 months 

10 minutes ago, juvieriya said:

Its difficult practically to cut in 4 pieces..because i m on odt and even if i take other brand the pill cutter will make it powder and not cut precisely in 4 parts

If you get a pill cutter it will cut it well enough. Just make sure you consume all the bits. So long as you consume all the drug in one way or another in the 24 hour period you will be ok. It doesn’t need to be precise. 
 

As LIC said you aren’t trying to reduce at this point just get used to gradually taking the drug in the milk. 

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. 

 

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

12 minutes ago, juvieriya said:

Its difficult practically to cut in 4 pieces..because i m on odt and even if i take other brand the pill cutter will make it powder and not cut precisely in 4 parts

Do not take a different brand...try to always stay with the same brand/manufacturer.

When doing this cross over, it isn't about accurate cutting. It is about getting the body to accept the liquid.

Many on Benzo buddies don't do the cross over and just make the liquid and start taking it. It is always up to you. It might be a bit bumpy.

If you just want to make it all liquid, I recommend that you take your full dose in liquid without doing a reduction for a month,  just to get your body used to liquid before starting to taper.

 

I understand you have OCD, so this is your choice. 😊

I am not a medical professional. My comments are based on my personal experience and information on SA.

 

Paroxetine-2002 onward-20mg/ Citalopram-2007-20 mg-straight switch from paroxetine-back to paroxetine after a month/ Sertraline -25 mg-Dec 2016- given for a month instead of paroxetine (doctor mistake) Oxazepam -10 mg-2016-twice weekly for a couple months for sleep/ Zopiclone -3.75-7.5mg-2020-2022-once a week for sleep/Paroxetine -20 yr+/ Dec2018-May 2022 20 mg/ May 2022 30mg/2022.07.28-2022.08.24 30mg to 0mg/ Prozac-10mg August 24-29 2022/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.11.28-2022.12.04/10mg-Dec 5&6/22/ Prozac-10mg-Dec 8&9/22/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.12.07 to 2023.07.01

 

TAPER-Paroxetine-2023-Jul 2-4.9mg/ Jul 21-4.8mg/Jul 28-4.73mg/Aug 4-4.65mg /Sep 21-4.58 mg/Oct 27-4.56 mg/Dec 5-4.54 mg/2024-Jan 2-4.52 mg/Jan 9-4.51 mg/Jan 17-4.49 mg/Jan 26-4.47mg/Feb 6-4.46mg/Feb 19-4.44mg /Apr 4-4.43mg/Apr 28-4.4 mg/May 5-4.39 mg/May 19-4.36 mg/Jul 2-4.34 mg/Jul 9-4.32mg/Jul 31-4.3 mg/Oct 1-4.29mg/Nov 27-4.25 mg/Dec 5-4.22mg/2025-Jan 5-4.17mg/Feb 2-4.1mg/Mar 7-4.07mg/Apr 23-4.04mg/May 23-4mg/Jun 22-3.99mg/Jun 30-3.95mg/Jul 18-3.92mg/Sep 25-3.9mg/2026-Mar 25-3.85mg

 

9am-paroxetine, 200mg mag bisglycinate/75 mg DGL if needed for refux/150 mg calcium citrate/algae oil for omega 3/ginger 400 mg as needed for nausea

 

"... your strength will be in keeping calm..."-Isaiah 30:15

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2 hours ago, LostinCanada said:

Do not take a different brand...try to always stay with the same brand/manufacturer.

When doing this cross over, it isn't about accurate cutting. It is about getting the body to accept the liquid.

Many on Benzo buddies don't do the cross over and just make the liquid and start taking it. It is always up to you. It might be a bit bumpy.

If you just want to make it all liquid, I recommend that you take your full dose in liquid without doing a reduction for a month,  just to get your body used to liquid before starting to taper.

 

I understand you have OCD, so this is your choice. 😊

So how do i do directly switch over to milk..like crush tablet and drink that milk

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1 mg clonazepam for 2 months 

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Can i do like this 0.5 in tablet and 0.5 in milk

1 mg clonazepam for 2 months 

11 minutes ago, juvieriya said:

Can i do like this 0.5 in tablet and 0.5 in milk

You could take the am dose in milk and the pm as tablet for a week. Then add both doses to the milk for the following week. It’s not perfect but better than not doing it.
 

Get your syringes delivered first then start the quick cross over taper. 

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. 

 

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

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So i grind powder n add in milk or directly dissolve in milk

1 mg clonazepam for 2 months 

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Thnks for support

1 mg clonazepam for 2 months 

2 minutes ago, juvieriya said:

So i grind powder n add in milk or directly dissolve in milk

It doesn’t really matter. Just add the powder to the milk. Stir/shake. Wait 20 mins then stir again. 
 

In the first week you just drink it all am. 
 

In the second week, as you’ve added in both pills, you split the milk into two containers and drink one am and one pm. 
 

Make sense?

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. 

 

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

6 minutes ago, juvieriya said:

Thnks for support

Pleasure 

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. 

 

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

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Do i need to crush pill 0.5 mg and put it in milk and shake it 

1 mg clonazepam for 2 months 

47 minutes ago, juvieriya said:

Do i need to crush pill 0.5 mg and put it in milk and shake it 

Yes, have another read of the posts I did above. They were very detailed. 

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. 

 

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

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Can i use medical syringe to draw liquid

1 mg clonazepam for 2 months 

29 minutes ago, juvieriya said:

Can i use medical syringe to draw liquid

For when you start to reduce? You aren't doing that yet?

 

When you start to reduce, the syringe needs to have no metal needle.

 

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Like this.

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. 

 

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

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21 hours ago, Chippy said:

For when you start to reduce? You aren't doing that yet?

 

When you start to reduce, the syringe needs to have no metal needle.

 

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Like this.

Will this syringe work..its to give medicine to babies41IagYtJ6oL._AC_AIweblab1006854,T4_FMavif_SF1050,1050_PQ64_.avif

1 mg clonazepam for 2 months 

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Just now, juvieriya said:

Will this syringe work..its to give medicine to babies41IagYtJ6oL._AC_AIweblab1006854,T4_FMavif_SF1050,1050_PQ64_.avif

Its looking big in image but not big

1 mg clonazepam for 2 months 

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