Benzos Is a sublingual valium taper a good idea or bad idea versus an oral valium taper?

[chrisinabox]

Been tapering down with valium after benzo tolerance started to get too high, just wondering if taking valium sublingual during the taper instead of orally is a good idea or not? I've read that sublingual can last a shorter amount of time, thus making the time between doses harder to endure, and of course taking any pill while on a full stomach reduces the effects as well.

I'm trying to lower my benzo tolerance mainly because I'm also tapering off of suboxone strips (am at 0.25mg per day 1x/day), but want to stay on the benzos, but at low doses, so I can sleep and not suffer as much during the suboxone withdrawal/taper. I am much more mentally addicted to the suboxone and it is harder for me to taper down with than benzo pills, so I figure the suboxone cessation first will help as opposed to the opposite of benzos first, or both at same time (ouch).

I'm on day 8 of the val taper already, been barely getting 3-4 hours sleep per night, and got my val taper down to roughly 20mg (10mg twice per day, second time right before bed so I can sleep), and I believe I am experiencing some real sleep deprivation/depersonalization issues among many other issues, including weird ones like extreme sensitivity to food that I didn't used to be sensitive at all to (very strange to me), so in summary, if I seem like I'm not making sense at some point, that is the reason. But I think I am during writing this post.

Sorry to the mods if this is already a megathread or wrong section.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

 

[Hodor]

Sublingual vs oral won't really make a difference.

Sure, it may come on quicker by a few minutes, but considering how Diazepam has an elimination half-life of ~48 hours and excellent oral bioavailability, it's not really going to affect your dosing intervals.

 

[spacejunk]

^Agreed. Should be fine - there's a high bioavailability either way, and it shouldnt affect the halflife.

 

[chrisinabox]

Update: I took 5mg valium sublingually 4 hours ago, and it actually felt stronger than me taking 15mg orally, BUT when I ate some food, suddenly it is like the feeling just went away. I thought sublingual was supposed to bypass the stomach/liver aspect of ingesting the valium? Or is this maybe the withdrawal or food sensitivity I mentioned earlier playing with my head possibly? All I know is I know longer feel it, I feel stimulated now, kind of the opposite, but also not bad, like from withdrawal. I don't know, it's fucking weird.

Any ideas? Was hoping this might help, especially the having a full stomach when taking it orally part..