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Benzos Tapering off Ativan

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junglebook

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After todays debarkle at the docs i ended up with 28 lorazepam again, not really what i wanted like i had to see a doctor that didnt know me or my situation so yeah got offered loraz or diaz i was like withdrawing sitting there for 1.30hr screw it ill take the loraz. Im on 10mg a day so im thinking four weeks 10mg four weeks 5mg four weeks 2.5mg move down to the 1mgs take 1.5mg four weeks then 1mg four weeks then 0.5 four weeks then 0.250mg for four weeks, hopefully that will produce no withdrawal whatsoever....? Open to hints tips any advise please.
 
Are the 10 mg a day spread out doses or do you just take 10 mg all at once everyday?

But the first mistake you made was choosing the lorazepam over the diazepam.
 
I think the more subtle the taper the more subtle the effects of the WD will be. I would try something more like this.

Week 1 --> 10mg
Week 2 --> 9mg
Week 3 --> 8mg
Week 4 --> 6.5mg
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Week 5 --> 5mg
Week 6 --> 4.5mg
Week 7 --> 4mg
Week 8 --> 3mg
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Week 9 --> 2mg
Week 10 --> 1.5mg
Week 11 --> 1mg
Week 12 --> .5mg
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Then the next month just go down to .25mg until you feel like you can come off for good. I've had personal success with similar reduction schedules. All the best and let us know how it goes.
 
kokaino said:
Are the 10 mg a day spread out doses or do you just take 10 mg all at once everyday?

But the first mistake you made was choosing the lorazepam over the diazepam.
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Dunno bout the mistake if they gave me 28 diaz id be right back up there ass alot sooner for more drugs which is really begnning to piss me off. If i was seeing my original doc which i was not then yeah i woulda been comfortable and we coulda chatted over how much.

4 x 2.5mg spread out evenly is how i do it.

I think the more subtle the taper the more subtle the effects of the WD will be. I would try something more like this.

Week 1 --> 10mg
Week 2 --> 9mg
Week 3 --> 8mg
Week 4 --> 6.5mg
---------------
Week 5 --> 5mg
Week 6 --> 4.5mg
Week 7 --> 4mg
Week 8 --> 3mg
---------------
Week 9 --> 2mg
Week 10 --> 1.5mg
Week 11 --> 1mg
Week 12 --> .5mg
---------------
Then the next month just go down to .25mg until you feel like you can come off for good. I've had personal success with similar reduction schedules. All the best and let us know how it goes.
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This sounds like a good but akward idea. If i had 1mg tablets i guess i could manage this alot easier. It does look much nicer then the drop in mg's i thought off (or nicked of youtube) that means askin for 9 x 7 = 63 so 63 1mg tablets for week 2 and so forth, ok. Think i might stay to this system if the doc co-operates.
 
kokaino said:
But the first mistake you made was choosing the lorazepam over the diazepam.
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Sorry Junglebook, but for tapering off benzos I have to agree with Kokaino.
I'm just saying that diazepam would be more effective and more comfortable to taper with.
 
^ I'll third this for sure, Valium (Diazepam) has to be hands down one of the best benzos for a taper.
 
4 weeks is plenty of time per deduction.
What mg. pills did you get 28 of? 1mg?.
If so you'll be out in like 3 days??

Good luck then.
 
you should probably seek professional help, and be honest with the dr. because 10mg ativan/day is notplayinnn... i have had luck getting off ativan (2-5mg/day) 10/ is alot imo, ativan was rough to get off, you should def talk to a doctor i tired doing it alone, and it didn't work, i didnt get off properly until i was honest and disclosed everything with my dr.
goodluck, imo i would look at diazepam or clonezapam, you might use diazepam and loraz for first bit, and cut the ativan down, and use the diaz to cover lapse. depending how long you have been on this you might hgave to take it slow over a couple months or more.

and im confused bc how could u have 28mg ativan and be on 10mg a day? how dou take 10mg a day, 70 a week?
i suggest
week 1
8mg ativan 2.5-5mg diaz when you cut down at first
by the end of week one aim for 6mg of ativan and not more than 5mg diaz, you start small with diaz to be able to increase up to 5mg to combat loraz
start off at lowest dose for diaz and shift this while u cut off the loraz
by week two 5mg of ativan and 5mg of diaz is the goal
week two is when you start thinking about ditching loraz
maybe try clonezapam instead of loraz, you could start with 2mg bid (4mg) which is a good idea, and now u still use the diaz but you need to keep it stable and if you can decrease it
you should by week three not be taking loraz if you are you need to reasses the taper and discuss with a doc
week three you should take 1mg clonez in morning and 2mg at night (3mg) you should try to be taking a tiny bit of diaz and if u dont need it dont take it, you can take it every other day at night
week four is where you should be able to take .5clonez in the morning and 1mg clonez and as little diaz as possible at night (aim 2.5mgdiaz)
by the end of week five you should stop taking a morning dose and start taking only one evening dose, if needed you could try 2.5 or even 1.25 diaz in the evening only if you need.
also you might benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy or dialectical, try to deal with the underlying reason for your benzo use. my final piece of advice is do not increase your dose, as long as you keep going down eventually you will be off, also do not go back to stronger benzos once you stop them,
goodluck, keep at it and before you know it you will meet your goal.
 
Screw it went back on my Xanax script. Also switched doctor. Shes just amazing at her job. When i finally do taper even she agreed that diazepam will be best to taper off with.

That doctors appoinment debarkel/abolishment monday just screwed my head right up, so glad im back with this doctor, shes ready when i am i guess to taper off and she knows what shes talking about which is always a fuckin plus lol always one step ahead which helps me alot.
 
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Don't understand why you would want to go back onto Xanax if you were originally trying to taper off benzos (as per your opening post).
I think this will only prolong the situation.
A taper program with diazepam would finalise this objective, but Xanax is just going to make this effort far more difficult.
 
i wasnt really trying to taper off this is my point am so fuckin fumin at i cant even begin to talk about it fuck knows how i ended up with lorazepam, ill tell you why they offered me lorazepam or diazepam right ive only just started my xanax script last week again so this week my usual doc aint about bla fuckin bla i have to go see a doc thats fcukin clueless so some recptionist ends up with her likle potion answer DIAZEPAM OR LORAZEPAM OR FUCK OFF - Watcha gonna do ? Ya want ya lorazepam, seriously though...fumin i should be continuing with the xanax so i guess my depressed answer was to try taper off using the lorazepam Lol swear there more addictive then xanax ?
 
anyway 8.5mg xanax + 5mg lorazepam today and fair few spliffs, kinda my good buy to binging got nuff shit left not to run out as long as stick to it. Got few etiz on route for backup :)
 
I'm on clonazepam taper right now. I understand why people might prefer diazepam but is it necessarily much harder with clonazepam? Why my doctor would put me on clonazepam taper if it wouldn't work or would be too hard?
 
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