Benzos2016
Greenlighter
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Hello everyone, how are you?
My question is, if someone was taking benzos (Ambien, Lorazepam),and Etizolam regularly but at a low dosage (for example 5mg of Ambien per night, 1mg of Etizolam per day) for a few months or half a year and stopped, how severe would the withdrawal be?
Long story short I was prescribed many benzos and Etizolam for anxiety/insomnia/mild depression (nothing too serious but feel down a lot of the time) and for the first few months they were great for anxiety (and I still love Etizolam) but after reading all these stories online about the horros of benzo withdrawal I would love to stop using them asap. I started using them about a year ago, was really addicted for a while, spent some time in jail where I had to quit drinking (withdrawal was fine even though I was a mild-moderate functional alcoholic who would go to school or work after having 10 drinks or more), ended up using them again when I got out at a low dosage, except for the occasional time (once every few weeks) where I would take 5-6, and take a few more for a few hours and just mellow out. I ended up with a tolerance to Ambien from doing this, I would pop/snort 9-10 pills for a while, run out for a few weeks, then get more from the doctor on the 1st.
Point being, I realized that lately much of my anxiety/depression seems to be coming from the benzos so I'm wondering how I should best get off them? (With ideally a few around in case I have a panic attack but that's all).
My health is not so bad, I stopped being an alcoholic about 6 months ago, I'm not against a toke but I don't do anything else because I know myself and I don't want to end up hooked on anything.
Thanks for any help or advice!
My question is, if someone was taking benzos (Ambien, Lorazepam),and Etizolam regularly but at a low dosage (for example 5mg of Ambien per night, 1mg of Etizolam per day) for a few months or half a year and stopped, how severe would the withdrawal be?
Long story short I was prescribed many benzos and Etizolam for anxiety/insomnia/mild depression (nothing too serious but feel down a lot of the time) and for the first few months they were great for anxiety (and I still love Etizolam) but after reading all these stories online about the horros of benzo withdrawal I would love to stop using them asap. I started using them about a year ago, was really addicted for a while, spent some time in jail where I had to quit drinking (withdrawal was fine even though I was a mild-moderate functional alcoholic who would go to school or work after having 10 drinks or more), ended up using them again when I got out at a low dosage, except for the occasional time (once every few weeks) where I would take 5-6, and take a few more for a few hours and just mellow out. I ended up with a tolerance to Ambien from doing this, I would pop/snort 9-10 pills for a while, run out for a few weeks, then get more from the doctor on the 1st.
Point being, I realized that lately much of my anxiety/depression seems to be coming from the benzos so I'm wondering how I should best get off them? (With ideally a few around in case I have a panic attack but that's all).
My health is not so bad, I stopped being an alcoholic about 6 months ago, I'm not against a toke but I don't do anything else because I know myself and I don't want to end up hooked on anything.
Thanks for any help or advice!
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