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i use lorazepam for 4 years now i take around 20-24 mg per day what i should do/

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nikos_15266
nikos_15266

i use lorazepam 2mg  each tablet i take aroud now 20mg-24mg per day

imnot feeling nothing i just feel quiet when i take that medicine anyone can tell me what can i do to stop it

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  • lukep78
    lukep78 nikos_15266

    Posted

    hi.

    id suggest asking your GP to switch over to diazepam and then start tapering off that.

    good luck.

    • nikos_15266
      nikos_15266 lukep78

      Posted

      oh my god my gp he died from overdoses i think.

      you kknow also i mix codeine pills solpadeine i drin around 6 tablets per day plus lorapzepam 2mg  10 tablets so i feel quiet and stress going but i dont know if i make problems to my liver

    • maggie80535
      maggie80535 nikos_15266

      Posted

      Hi Nicos You may be causing liver damage.Only a doctor can say yes or no.Codeine. Is usually used for severe pain.! What will you use or doc or hospital use if you are seriously ill because the codeine WONT WORK! 
  • arnold76584
    arnold76584 nikos_15266

    Posted

    First the recommended dose is 2 mg for a max of 30 days. When i was upped to 8 mg ,i was blacking out,never go on more than 4 mg ,and stopping it requires a dr ordered switch to valium and a year long tapper off the valium
    • nikos_15266
      nikos_15266 arnold76584

      Posted

      we are not talking for recommended doses here we talking about my situation and if he is any doctor or someone can give me an advice not to drive me to death  
    • lukep78
      lukep78 nikos_15266

      Posted

      you need to get a doctor to put you on a swap to valium (diazipam) then you will need to tapper and reduce off them, they are easyer to come off than lorozipan.

      but you need to tell your foctor you want to come off them and ask about swappi g over to valium to do it.

  • arnold76584
    arnold76584 nikos_15266

    Posted

    Are you serious,4 mg is what the hospital told me was maximum safe dose. I was on 8 mg daily and suffered blackouts ,now lost the use of my left arm and hand from shattered bones and severed nerves from falling. I was taken off in 4 days 26 months ago and the suffering is unimaginable. 2-4 mg for one month is the recommended dose.!!!
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