I recently ran out of clonopin for six days. i was coughing up so much from my lungs that i couldn't breath. i used an inhaler but no help. i was convinced i was going to die i even wrote a note to my daughter in case i didn't wake up. when i got my meds filled i took .5mg and my lungs cleared up within a half hour. I've been on this for 20 years but it is really really scary. i wish my doc would have warned me. i take 1.5mg at bedtime. any suggestions for tapering?