chase_in_56ace
Ex-Bluelighter
Doing well almost halfway done with my antibiotics.. 44more days. (U wouldn't let me leave with a picc either) I will post more extensively from my laptop after lunch. Hope everyone is well.
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Benzos Tapering/Cutting down Lorazepam in the Hospital
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I've tapered down my benzo use before (and am currently doing it again) by taking just a little less each day. For example, a week ago I was on 30 mg temazepam for sleep. Then I cut that down to 29 mg, then 28 mg the next night ... last night was 23 mg, no significant w/d so far. I'll post a guide on how to precisely take these kinds of fractions of pills in the future, but right now I need to work out some problems inherent to the method. It can be done, however.
As for the lorazepam: If it's being administered IV, obviously it's in liquid form and has to be in a syringe at some point. If graduated 1 cc syringes are being used, inject, for example, the normal dose - 1 mark, then the next day the starting dose - 2 marks, and so on. Obviously, you'll have to adjust that increment depending on how many marks are on the syringe (I've seen 1 cc syringes graduated in 10 uL and 20 uL increments), the actual volume of the dose, and how you handle the w/d. If the dose is > 1cc, see if you can switch to multiple shots from a 1 cc syringe, as these have many more marks (and thus more control over the dose) than larger syringes. I've never come across a smaller syringe, but they might be worth looking into.
From experience, I'd say that you can take off about 3% from the starting dose per day, but of course everyone is different, and with benzos especially this linear taper breaks down as you approach zero.
As for the lorazepam: If it's being administered IV, obviously it's in liquid form and has to be in a syringe at some point. If graduated 1 cc syringes are being used, inject, for example, the normal dose - 1 mark, then the next day the starting dose - 2 marks, and so on. Obviously, you'll have to adjust that increment depending on how many marks are on the syringe (I've seen 1 cc syringes graduated in 10 uL and 20 uL increments), the actual volume of the dose, and how you handle the w/d. If the dose is > 1cc, see if you can switch to multiple shots from a 1 cc syringe, as these have many more marks (and thus more control over the dose) than larger syringes. I've never come across a smaller syringe, but they might be worth looking into.
From experience, I'd say that you can take off about 3% from the starting dose per day, but of course everyone is different, and with benzos especially this linear taper breaks down as you approach zero.
chase_in_56ace
Ex-Bluelighter
Just wanted everyone to know Im still in the hospital but still alive. And yes, check the date of the original thread posting... I'm still in the hospital 
Edit: At date I originally made thread I'd been here for 3 weeks already lol.
Edit: At date I originally made thread I'd been here for 3 weeks already lol.
And this kids is why you do not want inject drugs to get high. A good lesson can be learned from this thread, it can and very well may happen to you if you act like the op did. Good luck man, thats a harsh consequence, i hope your back up on your feet soon!
chase_in_56ace
Ex-Bluelighter
Thanks man. And you are absolutely right. While it may be hard to think of health consequences during the deepest throws of addiction, there are fates worse than death... it's amazing to me how many IV users are completely oblivious to just how common bacterial infections are. Out of three.... me + the two other people I was shooting with.... I got osteomyelitis, my friend got bacterial endo of the tricuspid + bacterial menengitis (two abscesses in the brain included) and the third one is holding on for dear life.
I would advise anyone who is still shooting pills after any significant period of time to consider themselves extremely lucky and back out. Now into my 9th week at the hospital I'm way too fuckin scared to consider going back and micro filtering. Just the thought of shooting up gives me incredible anxiety.
Official diagnosis: Bacterial osteomyelitis of the cervical spine + reactive septic arthritis8(