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Diazapam withdrawal help

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rstep04
rstep04

I was put on diazapam for anxiety disorder along with sertraline 50mg I am 4 weeks on sertraline but have been taking diazapam for approx 2-3 months max 6mg daily I dropped the dose to 2mg once daily around 3 weeks ago and 4 days ago stopped completely although my jelly legs and shakes are there I have been experiencing stomach pain bit like period pain but still wakes me I would like advise on how long these jelly legs and stomach aches will last as my anxiety is spiralling out of control thinking I have something serious wrong with me ive also had blurred vision and feeling sick thanks in advance

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  • sphrah95270
    sphrah95270 rstep04

    Posted

    h1 

    1m s0rry ab0ut the 1's and 0's 1 am us1ng them t0 replace tw0 br0ken keys!!

    F1rst 0ff w1thdrawel fr0m d1azepam at that level d0es n0t cause phys1cal effects. Y0u are 0n such a l0w d0se what y0u are exp1er1enc1ng 1s anx1ety n0 d0unt caused by the fuss surr0und1g d1azepam at the m0ment.

    1 have taken up t0 0ver 100mgs 0nce 0r tw1ce a week fr ten years - 1 can g0 w1th0ut f0r up t0 tw0 weeks and 1 have n0 w1thdrawel sympt0ms whats0ever.

    What usually happens, 1s pe0ple take D1azepam f0r anx1ety  then they st0p  and guess what the1r sympt0ms 0f anx1ety return and they th1nk 1ts 'w1thdrawels'. What y0u are exper1enc1ng 1s anx1ety.

    T0 bec0me physcally dependent 0n D1azepam y0u need t0 take m0re than 5mgs x 180 p1lls w1th1n 28 days.

    Y0ur sympt0ms w1ll g0 away when y0ur anx1ety d0es. 

    • rstep04
      rstep04 sphrah95270

      Posted

      I don't know why I'm feeling like this then but I have heard that people on such a small dose can still have the side effects hope this stomach pain subsides tho
  • sphrah95270
    sphrah95270 rstep04

    Posted

    1 always have full sympathy f0r any0ne w1th anx1ety - but remember the drug c0mpan1es d0nt make any pr0ft fr0m 1t n0w thats why 1ts gettng such a bad rep.

    Th1nk 0f 1t l1ke th1s

    - y0u have anx1ety

    - Y0u take s0meth1ng that gets r1ds 0f the anx1ety

    - Y0u feel better

    -Y0u st0p tak1ng the med1cat10n that helped {d1azepam}

    -Y0ur anx1ety sympt0ms return. 

    1ts n0t w1thdrawel - 1ts the 1llness y0u had 1n the f1rst place.

    The Drug c0mpan1es want y0u 0n the stuff they make a l0t 0f pr0ft fr0m - the new ant1depressants. - the s1de effects 0f th0se are much w0rse - s0me0ne 1 kn0w l0st her v1s1s0n c0m1ng 0ff venaflax1ne!!

    1 have never had the sl1ghtest tr0uble w1th d1azepam 1n 10 years.

    All the best

    D0nt w0rry th0se h0rr1ble feel1ngs are all 1n y0ur m1nd. N0th1ng 1s phys1cally happen1ng t0 y0u x try t0 take y0ur m1nd 0ff 1t - get 0ut and s0c1al1se even when y0u d0nt feel l1ke 1t and y0u w1ll f0rget 1ts there 

    Best w1shes t0 y0u

    • nicola10405
      nicola10405 sphrah95270

      Posted

      Sphrah95270,

      I have to completley disagree with the information you are giving out and you must be careful.  Unless your a doctor that is.  These drugs effect every person differently and yes that's how it may of effected you.  I stopped quickly and ended up in hospital having seziures 10-15min long lost my memory severe hallucinations and physical and mental sickness like ive never felt in my life.  Not just inthe mind AT ALL.  My whole body stopped working for a good 4 months.

      Valium effects the central nervous system and I also was on them six6years and on hdoses.  Central nervose system deppresion is a horrible withdrawal and part of valum withdrawal.

      They could not stop my seziures so had to induce me into a coma. I spent 3 months in hospital all due to Valium.

      I dont no where you are getting all your information from, yes give your experience but dont tell people what will and what wont happen as they are very vunerable at this stage and I think there would be hundreds of thousands of people round the world that would disagree with you in a heartbeat.

      I wish it was as easy as your saying.  I spent months going to neurologists, EEG's ECG's CT scans and the list goes on, all comes down to Benzo's on of which is Valium.

      When this happened to me I was lucky i had someone with me as I did not no it happened  Please be careful what you tell people as they may now think oh its ok just in my mind, when in fact they need to be in hospital like me, I nearly died.

  • sphrah95270
    sphrah95270 rstep04

    Posted

    she l0st her v1s10n temp0rally!! {That stuff was Venafalax1ne}.  She was 0k after a week. All 20 pat1ents that were put 0n 1t hated the stuff, 1t made them aggress1ve and they c0uldn't sleep. But thats what they {the pe0ple wh0 make dec1s10ns at the t0p} want peple 0n!! 1nstead 0f Benz0s - Th1nk venaflax1ne sells at 60p a p1ll whereas Benz0s 1ts less than 2p.  
  • pat97152
    pat97152 rstep04

    Posted

    You are experiencing withdrawal...diazepam needs to be reduced slowly.you really need to go back on your original dose and stabilise on that for a few weeks..then start to taper slowly ..maybe drop 1mg per two weeks ..google diazepam withdrawal or look up the Ashton Protocol ..the latter is the bible for getting off benzos...they are very very difficult to withdraw from especially the way you have done,-As I said resume your original dose..do your research and have a word with your doctor ..doctors don't realise the problems with Benzo tapering.Good luck 

    Pat

    • rstep04
      rstep04 pat97152

      Posted

      Having stopped tho for 4 days it seems silly to go back on them if I carry on without them how long do you think these stomach aches and back pain will last 
    • pat97152
      pat97152

      Posted

      the info from "sphrar95270" is rubbish ..look back over other posts..you can become addicted to benzos after as little as a month ...I am involuntarily dependent on them for 44 years ..have been through withdrawal..I know whatvI am talking about 
    • rstep04
      rstep04 pat97152

      Posted

      So you got stomach pains how long did they last
    • pat97152
      pat97152 rstep04

      Posted

      Until I resumed the diazepam..you will just have to ride it out ....
    • sphrah95270
      sphrah95270 pat97152

      Posted

      h0w 1s 1t rubb1sh? 1 have been tak1ng them 0ff and 0n f0r ten years. 1 never get w1thdrawel when 1 d0nt take them - 1 last t00k 60mgs 3 days bef0re xmas - n0 w1thdrawel!

      What she 1s feel1ng 1s anx1ety 

      -

      D0 me a fav0ur and l00k up w1thdrawel fr0m

      any ant1 depressant y0u l1ke

      1 used t0 w0rk at det0x centre

      1ts very hard t0 type s0 1M very l1m1ted 0n what 1 can say

      t0day 

       

    • pat97152
      pat97152 sphrah95270

      Posted

      No wonder you got no withdrawals..60mg will last a long time in your system
    • pat97152
      pat97152 sphrah95270

      Posted

      i have just withdrwn from 30mg of citalopram over one year ..it was hard ..but nothing like Benzo withdrawal
    • sphrah95270
      sphrah95270 pat97152

      Posted

      1ts been the same s1nce 2011/2012 th0ugh... 1 mean we are all d1fferent. 1 th1nk al0t 0f pe0ple c0me 0nlne w0rr1ed and the f1rst th1ng they are b0mbarded w1th 1s 'd1azepam m0re add1ct1ve than her01n' {well they have clearly never w0rked w1th add1cts then'. They are anx1us and all th1s makes them w0rse. The l0ngest 1ve been 0ff d1azepam w1th0ut any w1thdrawel was 3 m0nths. 1ts that easy f0r me. 1 feel s0 s0rry f0r pe0ple w1th wh1ch 1ts harder and 1 d0 l1sten and take 1t 0n b0ard. 1 just read w1th my Gp that 1n 0rder t0 bec0me phys1cally add1cted y0u need t0 take ab0ut 30-50mgs everyday f0r 28 days. Perhaps the b00ks the wr0ng...we are all 1nd1v1duals. 1 have had t0 treat pe0ple have se1zures fr0m alch0h0l w1thdrawel - a fr1end had 0ne years back - s1nce then 1 have learnt all ab0ut gabba recept0rs etc. 1 th0nk there 1s AL0T 0f scarem0unger1ng regard1ng benz0s r1ght n0w and 1ts k1nda sad because f0r s0me 1t can be can 1ncred1bly helpful med1cat10n. 1f y0u read the s1de effects 0f ant1 depressants y0u w0uld never take them!! anyways en0ugh n0w. Adrenal1ne causes st0mach ache and l0ss 0f appet1te s0 1t c0uld be anx1ety. All be best 
    • pat97152
      pat97152 sphrah95270

      Posted

      You are obviously one of the lucky ones regarding Benzo withdrawal...for most people it's harder than coming off heroin because the symptoms are so protracted ..yes they are helpful and so are AD's ..and yes the side effects from drugs such as citalopram and venal faxing csnt be horrendous...but every one on valium is not like you .....
    • nicola10405
      nicola10405 rstep04

      Posted

      Withdrawals i'm afraid to say can last all different time frames, from cpl months to  years depending on your situation and your make up.  It's not just a matter of how long will it last  Pat is right, you should come off very slowly, slower the better and things can get worse before they get better. Pat was on them for 44 years and has helped many people on this site.

      Unfortunatly you can and do become addicted by 4 weeks and thats at a very low dose of 2-4 mg.  Stomach pains can mean your digestive system is not working and can also affect your monthly cycle to having them painfully a few times a month to going months without them.  Go and see your doctor it's best to be safe than sorry.  ll advis

    • nicola10405
      nicola10405 pat97152

      Posted

      pat,

      I was wondering have you been on Citalopram? if so did it help? you mention it and venal faxing can be horrendous.  Could you tell me a little more as my doc now wants to put me on Citalopram.  Thanks.  Nicola

       

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