blood pressure meds? i have never seen a doctor about any of this, i brought myself into this position. yes, benedryl helped a couple nights ago but last night i gave in because it was 3am and i was wide awake (and i had no benedryl). i listened to 'dark side of the moon' twice and nothing would put me down, so i took another 10mg, i was out in 15min.
i am considering tapering real fast, and using -tons- of benedryl and opiates (bupe and tramadol). i would much rather go through any type of opiate withdrawal than benzo withdrawal. i can claim to have a cold or flu at work in opioid withdrawal, whereas benzo wd i cant even really function, and it would be obvious i have a drug problem.
also, i am afraid if i taper slowly i will only become more addicted to the drug. so perhaps i will load up on benedryl and whatever i can get my hands on. anything but more valium.
another question, could i stop using the valium, and take 2-3mg of xanax each day for a week or two and just quit that, as the withdrawal would only last a couple days rather than a long, drawn out valium wd?
one more question, if i dont use valium for a couple days, and just tough it out, will my tolerance drop significantly within 2 days?
it is very hard to understand this drug because of its extremely long elimination rate, as when i start feeling like shit it is probably from a dose drop from a week ago, correct?
what type of blood pressure meds would you recommend, cap'n? i doubt i could obtain these otc, but i could dig around somewhere maybe. also would flexeril help at all?
please anyone let me know what helps for benzo withdrawal. i've got benedryl and blood pressure meds so far on the list. i completely stopped drinking and that has helped a lot already as i dont wake up basically having a panic attack and take way too much valium.
once i remember quitting clonazepam cold turkey (2mg per day) and the wd symptoms were shitty, but lasted only a couple days. i was taking it for a month at least. maybe i should try that instead? maybe my body just can handle clonazepam wd better than valium?
otherwise, i will have to obtain more valium and drop very very slowly. that or i just give in, go ape shit, and see where god puts me.
exercise should help too, yes? it helped SO much for my pod tea withdrawal, it was incredible. i was taking pods for months and months and when i was 24hours after my last tea dose, i went on the ski machine (elliptical or whatever) and i could actually sleep that night! i still felt bad though, but it made a huge difference. would exercise help with this?
thanks for anyone who has been reading my posts and helping me on the forum recently. ive been gone a while, been a member for a long, long time. i actually had a user name before this even! thanks again to all that help. cap'n and bollweevil have some great advice, thanks guys.
note: today i have not taken any valium, i will try not to all day today. i just tooted 2mg of bupe and i might do more and more. just ANYTHING besides valium, at least maybe to get my tolerance down. tramadol does wonders but im worried, since i will be more prone to seizures. id almost rather have a seizure at work though than become more addicted to this. maybe i could even get workmans comp? haha
thanks again, spectre