HELLO GOOD PEOPLE!
This is the first time i have taken any benzo but have been taking ssri's and Propranolol for 6+ years for GAD which I have suffered since a small child.
I am currently taking 5mg 3 times daily (Diazapam) and have been doing so for just over 2 weeks. I feel as though these are exactly what i have needed for years! After living with a constant feeling of anxiety/irritability which effects my life and everyone in it, mostly my wife, children, work and i no longer have any friends due to anxiety, it feels like i now have a real chance of getting my relationships back on track.
I really want to avoid dependence and never want to be in the situation where i have no choice but to take them just to stem withdrawals. I was reading the forums and researching Benzo's even before started taking them so i do have some knowledge of what i am getting myself into. I understand that probably the best way to use Diazapam is to just take it 'as and when needed' But because my issue is GAD which is very much a constant issue (unlike panic disorders) I feel that it would be impossible to take it this way
I have a couple of ideas of how i could go about this and would really appreciate some advice from others who have an understanding of my situation.
1 3 weeks taking 5mg x 3 times daily - then a week off taking Propranolol 20mg 2-3 times daily
2. 4 days on (5mg x 3 times daily) - then 3 days off (propranolol 2-3 times daily)
Once I start to feel as though I need to up my dose of Diazapam instead I will taper down over a a period of a month and have a month of abstinence and start again on either method 1 or 2.
Thanks for reading and any serious input is very much appreciated
This is the first time i have taken any benzo but have been taking ssri's and Propranolol for 6+ years for GAD which I have suffered since a small child.
I am currently taking 5mg 3 times daily (Diazapam) and have been doing so for just over 2 weeks. I feel as though these are exactly what i have needed for years! After living with a constant feeling of anxiety/irritability which effects my life and everyone in it, mostly my wife, children, work and i no longer have any friends due to anxiety, it feels like i now have a real chance of getting my relationships back on track.
I really want to avoid dependence and never want to be in the situation where i have no choice but to take them just to stem withdrawals. I was reading the forums and researching Benzo's even before started taking them so i do have some knowledge of what i am getting myself into. I understand that probably the best way to use Diazapam is to just take it 'as and when needed' But because my issue is GAD which is very much a constant issue (unlike panic disorders) I feel that it would be impossible to take it this way
I have a couple of ideas of how i could go about this and would really appreciate some advice from others who have an understanding of my situation.
1 3 weeks taking 5mg x 3 times daily - then a week off taking Propranolol 20mg 2-3 times daily
2. 4 days on (5mg x 3 times daily) - then 3 days off (propranolol 2-3 times daily)
Once I start to feel as though I need to up my dose of Diazapam instead I will taper down over a a period of a month and have a month of abstinence and start again on either method 1 or 2.
Thanks for reading and any serious input is very much appreciated