Benzos Valium reducing regime how quickly can i get off it?

[whenwhy]

Hi,

So recently I went on a bender and took Xanax at about 15mg a day decided to get off it and went into ED.
Now i am on 90mg of Valium a day and want to get of the crap it effects my sport work and i want to try and manage my anxiety naturally .

How Fast can I come of since i have only been on benzos for a total of about 4-5 weeks?
Ive been though been through valium and xanax withdrawals before and they are horrible so ibuprofen,paracetamol,codeine on hand also I have my diet spot on and taking multivitamins and probiotics, fibre drink and everything i can do to get back to normal.

Also Lots of exercise, relaxation techniques stretching and smokes ha ha ha..

What would be a good schedule to cut down since i think now is the time before my body becomes too dependent on it?

cut down 5mg every two days?

I know im in for allot of pain but Im sure i can handle it.

What would your suggestions be?

Thanks for your time

 

[cook]

http://www.benzo.org.uk/manual/

Use this as reference. Being on benzo's only few weeks you should be able to speed up the Ashton's proposed protocols for withdrawal.

 

[whenwhy]

thank u muchly

 

[whenwhy]

Very helpfull, i don't won't to be on such a high dose for long so i want to reduce ASAP

 

[T. Calderone]

Maybe try antihistimines, like vistoril, atarax or diphenhydramine so you can sleep. It didn't take long for me to get dependent on benzos.
Five weeks (heavy use) and I came off feeling like I was dying. It is a rough withdrawal.

 

[whenwhy]

im using restavit to help with sleep but as for a regime ?

 

[whenwhy]

I was thinking 15mg reduction a week ? I havn't been on them that long. could do more of a reduction. does length of use come into play?

 

[whenwhy]

I consulted my doc and she is taking me off 10mg pw

Already feeling it can anyone suggest anything to help with the side effects? ibruprofen ?anything? Mind in a puzzle, jitters, slurred speech my vocabulary has gone out the window and my muscles ache.

Also exercise while reducing, taking it easy? im into cycling for cardio.

thank you

 

[Thou]

Schedule 1. Withdrawal from high dose (6mg) alprazolam (Xanax
daily with diazepam (Valium) substitution. (6mg alprazolam
is approximately equivalent to 120mg diazepam)

NSFW:

Morning

Midday/Afternoon

Evening/Night

Daily Diazepam
Equivalent
Starting dosage alprazolam 2mg alprazolam 2mg alprazolam 2mg
120mg
Stage 1
(one week) alprazolam 2mg alprazolam 2mg alprazolam 1.5mg
diazepam 10mg
120mg
Stage 2
(one week) alprazolam 2mg alprazolam 2mg alprazolam 1mg
diazepam 20mg
120mg
Stage 3
(one week) alprazolam 1.5mg
diazepam 10mg alprazolam 2mg alprazolam 1mg
diazepam 20mg
120mg
Stage 4
(one week) alprazolam 1mg
diazepam 20mg alprazolam 2mg alprazolam 1mg
diazepam 20mg
120mg
Stage 5
(1-2 weeks) alprazolam 1mg
diazepam 20mg alprazolam 1mg
diazepam 10mg alprazolam 1mg
diazepam 20mg
110mg
Stage 6
(1-2 weeks) alprazolam 1mg
diazepam 20mg alprazolam 1mg
diazepam 10mg alprazolam 0.5mg
diazepam 20mg
100mg
Stage 7
(1-2 weeks) alprazolam 1mg
diazepam 20mg alprazolam 1mg
diazepam 10mg Stop alprazolam
diazepam 20mg
90mg
Stage 8
(1-2 weeks) alprazolam 0.5mg
diazepam 20mg alprazolam 1mg
diazepam 10mg diazepam 20mg
80mg
Stage 9
(1-2 weeks) alprazolam 0.5mg
diazepam 20mg alprazolam 0.5mg
diazepam 10mg diazepam 20mg
80mg
Stage 10
(1-2 weeks) alprazolam 0.5mg
diazepam 20mg Stop alprazolam
diazepam 10mg diazepam 20mg
60mg
Stage 11
(1-2 weeks) Stop alprazolam
diazepam 20mg diazepam 10mg diazepam 20mg
50mg
Stage 12
(1-2 weeks) diazepam 25mg Stop midday dose;
divert 5mg each
to morning and
night doses diazepam 25mg
50mg
Stage 13
(1-2 weeks) diazepam 20mg
--
diazepam 25mg
45mg
Stage 14
(1-2 weeks) diazepam 20mg
--
diazepam 20mg
40mg

Continue as on Schedule 2, reducing from diazepam 40mg

Schedule 1 Notes:

There is no actual withdrawal (only diazepam substitution) in Stages 1-4, so these could be undertaken at weekly intervals (but you could take 2 weeks for each stage if preferred).

The evening dose of diazepam could be taken at bed-time, rather than with the alprazolam if that is usually taken earlier. (Do not take any other sleeping tablet).

Some dosage reduction occurs in later stages of the diazepam switchover (Stages 5-11), so these stages could be undertaken at two week intervals. Even at reducing doses, the diazepam should cover withdrawal from alprazolam, because by this time it has had time to work through the body and will be acting smoothly both day and night. The aim is to obtain a dose of diazepam which avoids withdrawal symptoms but is not so great as to make you sleepy.

At Stage 12 it would be sensible to move to twice daily dosage. Diazepam is long-acting and there is no need to take it more than twice a day. There is no reduction in dosage while you make this change (Stages 11 and 12).

Schedule 2. Simple withdrawal from diazepam (Valium) 40mg daily
(follow this schedule to complete Schedule 1)

Morning

Night

Total
Daily Dosage
Starting dosage diazepam 20mg diazepam 20mg
40mg
Stage 1 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 18mg diazepam 20mg
38mg
Stage 2 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 18mg diazepam 18mg
36mg
Stage 3 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 16mg diazepam 18mg
34mg
Stage 4 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 16mg diazepam 16mg
32mg
Stage 5 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 14mg diazepam 16mg
30mg
Stage 6 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 14mg diazepam 14mg
28mg
Stage 7 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 12mg diazepam 14mg
26mg
Stage 8 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 12mg diazepam 12mg
24mg
Stage 9 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 10mg diazepam 12mg
22mg
Stage 10 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 10mg diazepam 10mg
20mg
Stage 11 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 8mg diazepam 10mg
18mg
Stage 12 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 8mg diazepam 8mg
16mg
Stage 13 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 6mg diazepam 8mg
14mg
Stage 14 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 5mg diazepam 8mg
13mg
Stage 15 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 4mg diazepam 8mg
12mg
Stage 16 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 3mg diazepam 8mg
11mg
Stage 17 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 2mg diazepam 8mg
10mg
Stage 18 (1-2 weeks) diazepam 1mg diazepam 8mg
9mg
Stage 19 (1-2 weeks)
--
diazepam 8mg
8mg
Stage 20 (1-2 weeks)
--
diazepam 7mg
7mg
Stage 21 (1-2 weeks)
--
diazepam 6mg
6mg
Stage 22 (1-2 weeks)
--
diazepam 5mg
5mg
Stage 23 (1-2 weeks)
--
diazepam 4mg
4mg
Stage 24 (1-2 weeks)
--
diazepam 3mg
3mg
Stage 25 (1-2 weeks)
--
diazepam 2mg
2mg
Stage 26 (1-2 weeks)
--
diazepam 1mg
1mg

Schedule 2 Notes:

You could probably manage Stages 1-5 (or even Stages 1-10) in weekly intervals (but take 2 weeks between stages if you prefer).

The later stages are probably better taken in 2 week intervals.

When you get down to a dose of 5mg daily, you could begin to decrease in 0.5mg doses, but most people manage with 1mg reductions.

You will need to utilise a mixture of 10mg, 5mg, and 2mg diazepam tablets to obtain the required dosages. Halve the (scored) 2mg tablet to obtain 1mg doses.

If your starting dose is 20mg diazepam daily, you could begin at Stage 10, but in this case you could reduce by 1mg every 2 weeks.

If starting from Schedule 1 (alprazolam 6mg daily) continue your reduction using this schedule.

http://www.benzo.org.uk/manual/bzsched.htm

You could also try titration. If you go to benzobuddies.org you can dilute your pills in propylene glycol (my suggestion) or they use milk as its fat soluble to literally shave of .02 mg per day gradually as fuck. If you're finding the ashton schedule to rough I suggest checking out titration.