I started taking Ativan for almost a month 3 weeks .5-1mg and I told myself I should stop now before I really start needing this medication to function. My psychiatrist prescribed me this and Pristiq. I decided not to take Pristiq because of all of the horror stories I’ve read online. However, she said the Ativan which I made her prescribe me is only for emergencies only. But, I thought I would be fine and only take it when I felt like I would need it. Big mistake. I ended up taking it everyday to almost every other day and recently I just stopped taking it. I am going through withdrawal right now and it’s complete hell. I don’t really have any left so I started taking .25mg yesterday and today and I feel like I want to die. She also prescribed me .5mg of Klonopin because I told her the Ativan wasn’t working and I was having to take a lot to feel relief. So I have 30 pills left which I haven’t touched. Basically, can someone help me with a taper plan. I have a big trip coming up next weekend which means a lot to me and I can’t be feeling like this by then. Will someone help me?
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Ativan short term withdrawal taper plan?
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Did you make another thread about the same thing? This sounds familiar to something else I responsed to.
Look, at 1 month of moderate lorazepam usage, you should not have crazy WD symptoms. Maybe a little, and I will say everyone is different, but the norm is that you may experience a small amount of rebound anxiety and some insomnia, etc..
You have the clonazepam still right? Take that in small doses as needed, but ONLY as needed.
I think you’re psyching yourself out. I’ve done the same thing before.
You will be fine. If you do experience crazy benzo WD, you have the kpins to help you through it. They will help, I promise. Use those as needed until your next appointment and talk to your doctor about this.
Good luck.
Look, at 1 month of moderate lorazepam usage, you should not have crazy WD symptoms. Maybe a little, and I will say everyone is different, but the norm is that you may experience a small amount of rebound anxiety and some insomnia, etc..
You have the clonazepam still right? Take that in small doses as needed, but ONLY as needed.
I think you’re psyching yourself out. I’ve done the same thing before.
You will be fine. If you do experience crazy benzo WD, you have the kpins to help you through it. They will help, I promise. Use those as needed until your next appointment and talk to your doctor about this.
Good luck.