Hello all,
I am hoping to find some help and guidance from this site. I went through a valium taper 10 years ago, hard but successful as it came of the back of 6 months cold turkey hell as a result to a reaction to ssris. Anyway, a year later I found myself on another due to a severe reaction to progesterone cream. A very easy taper followed and I was able to go back to work. I completed that 4 months ago and just over a week ago found myself having another severe reaction to a low dose combined pill which in hindsight I was silly to take, it threw me back to square one and I went to the doctors thinking I would have to do another valium taper. Anyway, i have had valium for 10 days now and haven't settled on a dose - the first 5mg made me worse and so did the one I took this morning. I have fluctated from 2.5mg (when I thought I was better after my initial 15mg in 24 hours seemed to stabilise me and I thought I could just stop. However, I have tried to take 5, 6 and 7.5 so all over the place. Haven't felt too bad and have slept most nights but this morning I woke at 5am with burning skin, severe nausea and anxiety which has not left me even now - the valium dose made no difference today. I am petrified as I have read about 'kindling'. Or do I need to find a stable dose which may be higher than the one I am taking.
Any advice would be welcome as I am scared of losing my children, husband and being back in cold turkey hell if I cannot stabilise to some degree.
I am hoping to find some help and guidance from this site. I went through a valium taper 10 years ago, hard but successful as it came of the back of 6 months cold turkey hell as a result to a reaction to ssris. Anyway, a year later I found myself on another due to a severe reaction to progesterone cream. A very easy taper followed and I was able to go back to work. I completed that 4 months ago and just over a week ago found myself having another severe reaction to a low dose combined pill which in hindsight I was silly to take, it threw me back to square one and I went to the doctors thinking I would have to do another valium taper. Anyway, i have had valium for 10 days now and haven't settled on a dose - the first 5mg made me worse and so did the one I took this morning. I have fluctated from 2.5mg (when I thought I was better after my initial 15mg in 24 hours seemed to stabilise me and I thought I could just stop. However, I have tried to take 5, 6 and 7.5 so all over the place. Haven't felt too bad and have slept most nights but this morning I woke at 5am with burning skin, severe nausea and anxiety which has not left me even now - the valium dose made no difference today. I am petrified as I have read about 'kindling'. Or do I need to find a stable dose which may be higher than the one I am taking.
Any advice would be welcome as I am scared of losing my children, husband and being back in cold turkey hell if I cannot stabilise to some degree.
