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Benzos is it safe to stop cold turkey with this dosing?

warmduck

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so i discovered these pills called benzos and they were great for stress and I had a great time popping them. I decided to log my usage

day 1 - 1mg klonopin
day 2 - nothing
day 3 - 3mg klonopin
day 4 - 2.5mg klonopin 2mg ativan
day 5 - 3mg klonopin
day 6 - 2mg ativan
day 7 - 2mg ativan
day 8 - 1mg ativan
day 9 - 2mg ativan
day 10 - 3mg klonopin
day 11 - 5mg ativan
day 12 (today) - 2mg ativan

tomorrows day 13, do you think its safe to stop cold turkey?
 
Short answer : Yes!

...

It sounds "DONE"... Over. You did it!

(Unless you want to do a 1 mg day and a 1/2 mg day Ativan. so, 2 more days, then stop. but I'd just try to stop where you are at.)

You are pretty 'tapered off'! So, you've already quit, and "you tapered"(this is so hard and takes major self control and motivation!) . you didn't cold turkey.

Still, chances are good you'll run into some troubles. Withdrawals to some degree. Be strong!
Have some form of medication to bring you out of any possible seizures. Tell someone that you trust about what you are doing and to please keep an eye out. Your withdrawal is not ""necessarily"" over yet.
You can stop now and maybe you'll get lucky and you won't experience even one withdrawal symptom. Just remember, no matter how bad it is, it will go away. Read the Wikipedia Benzo Withdrawal page, if you think you can handle it.
Although, I think, this might be a bad time for that.
You should focus on moving forward, moving on!
Best of Luck!

.jb.
 
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