Ok, I rarely take Ativan now and when I do take it I usually take 6 mg in order to feel anything (I have a naturally high tolerance to drugs due to a brain injury I had since birth). I have been taking 6 mg since 2010 - in 2008, I took 3 mg, and in 2009, I took 4 mg, then jumped to 6 mg and after that it stayed at 6 mg, even though I don't do any other drugs or drink alcohol nor smoke.
I was prescribed Clonazepam (for anxiety) by my doctor for a while but I found it gave me side effects I did not like - I found it made me angry, I gained weight, and it made my acne worse even though I wasn't eating anything to cause the acne or cause me to gain weight. I discovered that less than 1% of people who take Clonazepam can develop acne and gain weight and I ended up falling into that less than 1%. I also found out that people can feel angry or "irritable" while taking Clonazepam.
I have decided to stop taking the Clonazepam; tonight I took 6 mg of Ativan and felt nothing. I plan on abstaining for 145 days before I take any benzodiazepines again and, when I do, it will be Ativan, and it will be 3 mg for a dental appointment I have on August 30, 2018.
There is no risk of me having a Grand-Mal Seizure by quitting cold turkey, since I am already on anti-seizure medication that is not cross-tolerant with benzodiazepines.
I also can't take either Xanax or Valium because both made me sick at the lowest dose - my doctors classified me as "drug sensitive".
If I abstain from benzodiazepines for 145 days then take the dose I originally started with (3 mg of Ativan) once those 145 days are up, should the dose work? I have an extra 1 mg pill in case it doesn't work.
I was prescribed Clonazepam (for anxiety) by my doctor for a while but I found it gave me side effects I did not like - I found it made me angry, I gained weight, and it made my acne worse even though I wasn't eating anything to cause the acne or cause me to gain weight. I discovered that less than 1% of people who take Clonazepam can develop acne and gain weight and I ended up falling into that less than 1%. I also found out that people can feel angry or "irritable" while taking Clonazepam.
I have decided to stop taking the Clonazepam; tonight I took 6 mg of Ativan and felt nothing. I plan on abstaining for 145 days before I take any benzodiazepines again and, when I do, it will be Ativan, and it will be 3 mg for a dental appointment I have on August 30, 2018.
There is no risk of me having a Grand-Mal Seizure by quitting cold turkey, since I am already on anti-seizure medication that is not cross-tolerant with benzodiazepines.
I also can't take either Xanax or Valium because both made me sick at the lowest dose - my doctors classified me as "drug sensitive".
If I abstain from benzodiazepines for 145 days then take the dose I originally started with (3 mg of Ativan) once those 145 days are up, should the dose work? I have an extra 1 mg pill in case it doesn't work.
