Getting off a benzodiazepine: What should the rate of taper be?

A Member messaged me: “I remember reading about the 10 % rule to taper off benzos”, and asked for more guidance on tapering off benzodiazepines. On this page, we will discuss only the question of the rate of tapering when stopping a benzodiazepine. In other articles on this website, we’ll discuss benzodiazepine withdrawal and its…