Bento tapering to avoid withdrawl
Hi all. First time poster.
I have been off opiates (codeine, was popping upwards of 20 pills codeine OTC without CWE twice a day so a bit worried about my liver functions) for a year (aside from some hydros taken twice in that time frame). Yes I'm lucky to still be alive IMO. Quit smoking pot recently. Don't drink as much, maybe once a week if even. Basically trying to sort my shit out and not be so self destructive.
I want to get off benzos but am incredibly reluctant. I take 2mg prescribed clonazepam daily, take it in the morning. Also prescribed 1mg Xanax but usually blow through them taking 3.5mg at once leaving me on .5mg a day. One in the morning and one at night. I know I need to stop doing this but what can I say, I'm a drug addict. I also take 150mg prescribed to me of Lyrica a day but also abuse them. It should be 225mg but I end up taking 7x75mg. I end up taking my wife's prescription too, upwards of 20-30 pills at once. I figure I'll deal with the benzos and then worry about the Lyrica. I'm on a pharmacy plan with my meds since last year. I get a week supply at a time because they figured out about my addiction issues.
Is there a way to cut down my benzo usage without having to deal with the nasty wds? I was thinking chopping my clonos and decreasing by .25mg every two weeks. Is this too fast? Or should I drop the Xanax first? I'd rather do this without my psychiatrists help, frankly I don't really trust her judgment with pills too much. When I got clean from codeine she basically refused to help and sent me to my GP who thankfully decided to taper me on pure codeine phosphate. Lucky he did as it was the second time he did this for me. Can't afford a third relapse as I'm sure he will refuse to help again. But I'm doing well so fingers crossed that I don't relapse. I can't change psychs as I'm a free patient with my province. It was hard and long enough to get her tbh.
I suffer from SAD/GAD. Working on congnitive behavioural techniques with the aid of a social worker. I'm bipolar and also take 120mg of Latuda and my psych is going to put me on a mood stabilizer this week or shortly after (don't know if she got my blood work yet so may have to wait).
I was was thinking about picking up some Phenibut, I know this can be a slippery slope but figure it may help with the benzo wds. I'll try to limit it to twice a week. Any other meds that I can get to help out with wds?
Thank you you for any advice!