Short term Benzo withdrawal

[manic88]

After coming out of hospital and still being in quite severe pain after ceasing oxynorm use a GP prescribed me 1 mg of ativan for 2 weeks for help sleeping. I took it for 5 nights and have stopped being worried about withdrawal. I have definitely had what i would describe as a rebound/withdrawal. Some pretty bad insomnia and day time anxiety. After a mere 5 nights this shouldn't be anything other than a brief rebound i would hope? Anyone who could shed some light here would be much appreciated.

 

[tentram]

it shouldn't last any longer than a week.

look into otc and other aids if the symptoms are overbearing.

 

[Cane2theLeft]

If you had any problems with anxiety or insomnia prior to taking them, they may return but you won't get withdrawal from taking lorazepam 5 consecutive nights in a row. Benzodiazepine dependence takes substantially longer to develop so you are probably doing worse for yourself worrying about what could happen then what is really happening after cessation of 5 days of use (nothing).

If you are concerned about sleep, there are a lot of natural or OTC options available - personally I recommend melatonin or products containing doxylamine.

The only way you could have withdrawal from benzodiazepine use after 5 days is if you have previously (and recently) been dependent on them.

 

[pally pete]

If you are concerned about sleep, there are a lot of natural or OTC options available - personally I recommend melatonin or products containing doxylamine.

The only way you could have withdrawal from benzodiazepine use after 5 days is if you have previously (and recently) been dependent on them.

As far as any natural or OTC sleep remedies are concerned i have found them all useless, i really hope they can work for you as they do many others.... and as for the second sentence i have quoted, well from personal experience this is most definately true.