Diazepam reduction 1mg per day ?
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I have very recently found out i have a problem with Diazepam .
I dont drink or smoke or take any other drugs or medication and iam quite fit and healthly , at the gym approx 3 time per week and eat very very healthly . But i do severe from the most severe insomnia.
8 days ago after attempting to stop taking diazepam abrubtly through health reason i ended up in A and E in a very bad state, immediately after assessment i was put back on 30mg - although i really wanted none , but did what i was advised . within an hour from release from hospital i was at my GP,s whom devised a tapering plan to come off them completely. ie 28mg for 7 days then 26mg 7 days etc , my query is can this not be done safely slightly quicker ( i am hating this ) day one i had 26mg instead of 28mg , day two 25mg , and day three 24mg .. so far and i am feeling no adverse effects, so to sum up my plan is to try to reduce 1mg per day for the first week instead of 2mg per week , i have read all there various reduction tables most are similar but a few same do say on larger doses this reduction maybe okay .
Does anyone have experience in this method, please advise ?
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jo57386 fred21728
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ann55375 jo57386
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tess33005 fred21728
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I'm slowly tapering off diazepam as well at the moment, but having started at 30 mg a day, four months later I've got to 26 mg a day. I save most of it for night-time, of course.
I was actually thinking that you're doing this too quickly!
Benzos are so highly addictive that you really do need to go down slowly.
After forty years of fighting these pills I'm finally on the right road, so I would suggest that you don't rush it. You definitely run the risk of failing if you go down too fast.
When I started treatment (with an addiction expert doctor) he reckoned it would take eighteen months to get me off diazepam.
He is proving to be right in my case, anyway. If you rush it, your brain can't cope with the quick-lowering doses.
It's entirely up to you but I'd stick with 'slow but sure.' Very best of luck.
joshRussell1 fred21728
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Hi I'm new here y'all so I'm a little slow at figuring the site out butter you are not alone Fred I'm on 30 mg valium a day for four years I am 29 i lost my wife four years ago. So put two and two together. However I am also addicted to opium and was perscribed subutex two years ago. I am still young and I have a seven year.old to raise I am no longer functioning on these drugs and am having trouble keeping a job. I want a new wife I need my life back every time i try to stop the valium I have seizures and horrible anxiety..i hate my life right now help someone please.
marij953 joshRussell1
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marij953
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I have been where you are a few years back. You need to find a doctor to help you with the withdrawal for the prescriptions. It took a few tries for me . There is a site called Benzo Buddies. They are a group of people going through the same thing as you. They literally saved my life. The preferred method of withdrawal is called the Ashton Method. Look it up. It was developed by a doctor. On this site (Benzo Buddies) there are many people to help you. I couldnt have done it without their support, They are so kind and generous . You will always have someone there to guide you .
You will et through this a be the best Dad to your son. Children are resilient. If youre having a bad day just tell him you have a headache , but that it will soon pass. Keep your chin up and you will get better. It takes some time, but you will get through this . This method will save you from bad withdrawals .Take care and God Bless.
joshRussell1 marij953
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Thanks I WILL check it out. I'm trying to hang in there but crap I feel like I've got pens and needles all over my body I know I'm a higher dose than normal I just want to get back to work.