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Feeling horrendous

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Gina16140
Gina16140

aking 2mg of diazepam 3x daily in the meantime, and they are not helping my anxiety at all......help!!

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  • lukep78
    lukep78 Gina16140

    Posted

    i know how you feel... i got down to 3 x 2mg per day and it was so bad i went back to gp who put me back upto 5 x 2mg per day.... i stayed on that a while and am trying 4 x 2mh per day atm... best ask gp to put you up a little or ride through it... mine was so bad had to go back up to do every day things and go to work

  • Gina16140
    Gina16140

    Posted

    Luke, this is awful sad
    • lukep78
      lukep78 Gina16140

      Posted

      i think coming off these is going to be the hardest thing i will have to do in my life...
  • Gina16140
    Gina16140

    Posted

    My GP told me he has patients who are on this tablet and have been for many years, if you feel you cant do without the higher dose just now then stay on it, its the only thing keeping me alive just now x
    • sophiedog
      sophiedog Gina16140

      Posted

      Sensible advice from Doc. Hang in there Gina. You'll make it.
    • lukep78
      lukep78 Gina16140

      Posted

      yes my gp put me on these nearly 10 years ago... i was stsrted on over 100mg per day... tappered fast after 6 months till i was down to 30 mg per day, then next thing over a few years i dropped down to 20 mg and then my gp retired and my new gp tappered me faster down to 6 mg per day and thats when i couldnt function properly and gp agreed to put me back upto 10mg a day and i am now back down to 8mg a day... i would of never taken the 1st tablet prescribed if i was told it would be this hard to get off sad
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