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Kicking a severe benzodiazepine addiction.

As much as I hate to say it because I know no one likes hospitals or detox, but you NEED to get supervised, professional help to get off your Benzos. All the best. I wish you luck!
 
Okay. I realize I have to do it. But, how long do I have to go? I want to stay with my family before I go, I could be gone for months according to my doctor. Do I have until tomorrow morning?
 
You need to at least physically get off of the benzos under medical supervision. MAYBE they can put you on an outpatient taper but given your doses I would think they would want to monitor you at the beginning. I know it sucks - believe me - but it is much better than having a seizure. I think if you are going to wait until tomorrow you should at least take something to tide you over until then. Benzo W/D induced seizures are awful from what I hear and at your dosage, could be life threatening quite frankly.

I wish you all the best. You can get through this if you want. There is no shame in seeking professional help. It's your health after all.
 
I just took 10mg Diazepam about 1-1.5 hours ago, which has a half life that will for sure last me until tomorrow morning theoretically but it was a small dose. I still feel withdrawals, but it's actually not that bad. I've only taken 10mg Diazepam and 6mg Alprazolam in 24 hours, which is the lowest I've gone in about 1-2 months. I feel alright, just achy joints. Am I at risk of seizure? I also just smoked some bud so I'm pretty stoned.
 
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In case anyone was interested, I went to the ER fully prepared for detox, bags packed. The ER Physician said that if I take 10mg Valium every 8 hours I will avoid seizures but still feel withdrawals, but I'll be tapered over the next month or two down to nothing. He said if I were to go to detox they would be giving me my regular dose minus about ten to twenty percent, so I'd be getting around 1,000mg Temazepam a day. I don't want that. I want off of these meds, I'm tired of it. I'm at home, tapering successfully and putting up with the minor withdrawals.

I'd like to personally thank NeighborhoodThreat, SCfratter, tentram and daytryptr. You've helped someone get on the right track to sobriety. Thanks so much.
 
I have a hard time believing this story. 5000mg Temazepam qd? 30mg Alprazolam qd? Thats not the hard part to swallow. The hard part is after those doses you would be going crazy with withdrawals!! I know everyones biology is different but not that different!! You can't assault the brain with that much benzo and get off with 10mg diazepam tid. Somethings not right about your story.
 
Yes, the dosages were inaccurate in the first post. It was around 1,400mg Temazepam in one whole day, and on days I didn't take that I'd take 10mg Alprazolam 3 times a day. Didn't think to edit it. I also take the 10mg Valium every 8 hours and I am withdrawing. Its just not severe.
 
i know what it's like to want to get the withdrawal over with and move on with your life but you have to take it slowly. 1-2 months is too fast. You will have lasting psychological effects if you taper too fast, not to mention the risk of protracted withdrawals. Don't be in a hurry to taper as fast as possible, if you do it right the first time then hopefully it will be your last time. I would take 6 months and drag it out, yeah it sucks and although it isn't intuitive at first it will lessen your overall recovery time.
 
WorldWarMe said:
I'd like to personally thank NeighborhoodThreat, SCfratter, tentram and daytryptr. You've helped someone get on the right track to sobriety. Thanks so much.
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you're welcome, man. i told you everything would turn out just right and all for the best, hey?;):) it's great to hear/

keep with it and the best of luck, buddy. stay strong and keep on keepin' on!
 
HCandKROD said:
I have a hard time believing this story. 5000mg Temazepam qd? 30mg Alprazolam qd? Thats not the hard part to swallow. The hard part is after those doses you would be going crazy with withdrawals!! I know everyones biology is different but not that different!! You can't assault the brain with that much benzo and get off with 10mg diazepam tid. Somethings not right about your story.
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+1.

I can't believe you're not in one of the worst hells known to mankind right now. You'd be there after withdrawing from these meds/doses even if you were taking three times that much Valium. Fuck dude.
 
Okay...temazepam probably brings on one of, if not the absolute worst benzo withdrawals. I've read horror stories of addicts from Europe, Asia and Australia. The withdrawals from very high doses of temazepam causes organic brain damage. Psychosis is also a withdrawal symptom of temazepam. Just read below. Withdrawing from that much temazepam is literally a life and death situation and you have to be admitted to a hospital or you may risk death, insanity, stroke, paralysis, or even heart attack. It really is the nastiest benzo to quit.

This below is right from medical literature:

Abrupt withdrawal after long term use from therapeutic doses of temazepam may result in a very severe benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome. There are reports in the medical literature of at least six psychotic states developing after abrupt withdrawal from temazepam including delirium after abrupt withdrawal of only 30 mg of temazepam and in another case, auditory hallucinations and visual cognitive disorder developed after abrupt withdrawal from 10 mg of temazepam, 5 mg of nitrazepam and 0.5 mg of triazolam. Gradual and careful reduction of the dosage, preferably with a milder long-acting benzodiazepine such as clonazepam or diazepam, or even a milder short to intermediate acting benzodiazepine such as oxazepam or alprazolam, was recommended to prevent severe withdrawal syndromes from developing. Other strong hypnotic benzodiazepines, whether short, intermediate or long-acting are not recommended. Antipsychotics increase the severity of benzodiazepine withdrawal effects with an increase in the intensity and severity of convulsions. Depersonalisation has also been reported as a benzodiazepine withdrawal effect from temazepam.
Abrupt withdrawal from very high doses is even more likely to cause severe withdrawal effects. Withdrawal from very high doses of temazepam will cause severe hypoperfusion of the whole brain with diffuse slow activity on EEG. After withdrawal, abnormalities in hypofrontal brain wave patterns may persist beyond the withdrawal syndrome suggesting that organic brain damage may occur from chronic high dose abuse of temazepam. Temazepam withdrawal has been well known to cause a sudden and often violent death.
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This thread caught my attention because I have had a long affair with benzos. I was also seeing my family physician, who also saw my mother and sister. I kept having him up my dose and and he kept doing it. Finally I decided I needed to gain some control. On top of that, the thought of a medication specialist intrigued me. Honestly I probably wanted more drugs, better or different ones.
I started seeing this med specialist and decided to be honest. turned out super understanding and non-judgmental. Went from (I have no idea how many) xanax and kpins down to one a night. This was over the course of 6 months.
This has really helped me gain some control but the Dr. did also diagnose ADD and those meds are the exact opposite. I went from being xanax zombie to.. well interested in life. Guess I was depressed at the time too but I'm doing great now.
It's just always nice to start fresh, you can be honest and open, unafraid of judgment. That's why I did what I did :)
Best of luck to you, sounds like you know what you're in for and what to watch out for.
KraziLadi
 
i usually go though 180mg of alprazolam in 2 to 4 days and the only problem i have with benzos is i think it's not working so i take more and more and black out
 
At those doses the only logical course of action is to seek medical attention. I'm pretty much 100 percent you will seize. Just go to the doctor or ER. Forget your shame or embrassment. Who cares what anyone thinks or you or if they think they have there shit together etc.

I just went to the ER for an Asthma attack brought out by smoking a bunch of weed over the course of a month and railing benzos. They looked at me like what an idiot..but did i give a fuck? no, i didnt. Ask your self this. Do you really care what anyone thinks of you good or bad??? fuck them. I to just got out of a relationship I had to dump this crazy ass bitch who was living in my house. it made me get back on benzos(not nearly at your doses) and weed so i know where your coming from. Break ups are tough but you need to deal with it like all of us try to.
 
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