My 13-month old had an AVM rupture in late March and suffered multiple strokes. He has endured a major brain surgery to remove the malformation and now has a shunt. After 7 weeks in the hospital, we are currently in a rehab facility for another 7. My confidence in terms of the medical decisions being made is lacking, to say the least. They're trying to rush the weaning process in order to pursue therapies, which is detrimental to my child. Anyone who has weaned their child from Klonopin, valium and/or methadone... please help.

They have reduced his Klonopin by half now, and he has these sudden jerks. We hope they're nothing more than withdrawals from that med. My question is the best way to wean from methadone or valium. How much should be weaned off and how often? I know that different children handle things differently, but any advice pointing us in the right direction would be helpful. Right now, he's on 13mgs of valium/day and 4.8mgs of methadone. Any advice would be helpful.

Thanks!