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Benzo withdrawals?

have you heard of the Ashton Manual, chenka? its a book about benzos and the mechanism of their addiction.
it's free to read online to i've linked you to it here, chapter two is all about detox and has a great tapering schedule - i suggest you give it a read and create your own tapering schedual, you could even post it here for everyone to have a look at/make suggestions etc etc.

sorry i'm not too helpful i'm really quite high at the moment
 
I have enough Temazepam to last until next GP visit, if I divide 10 mg into 3 daily, plus stick with the usual 2.5 mg valium twice daily. The Temaz dose was 5 mg x3 daily. Should I expect any symptoms to flare again?
Thanks for the link. I have been reading it and plan to take it to the idiot GP
 
chenka44 said:
I have enough Temazepam to last until next GP visit, if I divide 10 mg into 3 daily, plus stick with the usual 2.5 mg valium twice daily. The Temaz dose was 5 mg x3 daily. Should I expect any symptoms to flare again?
Thanks for the link. I have been reading it and plan to take it to the idiot GP
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he should keep you on that dose for a couple of weeks no longer an then you can safely jump off with little to no wd als?
 
^yeah, but if chenka has been addicted to benzos before even a week will definitely result in her becoming benzodiazepine-dependent again, shouldn't we try to avoid that?
 
Your going to end up addicted for real if your not careful OP. I think it may be the naltrexone that's causing your issue. It's known to cause anxiety and depression by blocking your bodies natural endorphin system. Valium has a long halflife but I don't think your dependent from using 1 day per week. Now if you where actually using 3 times a week then you might be on to something but 1 time a week doesn't add up.
 
I have stopped the Naltrexone. So given that I have now been using Valium every day for a week, and temaz for going on 3 weeks..my idea to taper the Temaz then worry about the Valium after that seems the way to go?
Given that I drive for a living, the morning doses send me back to bed which is a problem. Is it possible to just take all the Temaz at night or would my body have gotten used to the three times a day regime?
 
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