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Diazepam withdrawal

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joy87504
joy87504

Hi - I asked my doctor to help me wean off of temazepam as I`d built a tolerance and they were`nt working anymore. I was supposed to take 20 mg a night but found myself taking 30 mg - and so my prescription would run out early.

My Dr crossed me over to diazepam and I`m now taking 6 .50 every night. Trouble is I`m having terrible withdrawals - sweating, nausea, tiredness the next day and muscle aches.

  I wonder if anyone is going through the same thing and would like to get in touch to help each other through this?

TIA

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  • lily69921
    lily69921 joy87504

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    Massage has never worked well for me ! I don't have muscle aches really,mainly tingling,dizziness, bloating! Some head pressure too! Of course fatigue and insomnia! Wow, that's quite a list!

    Today seems slightly better than yesterday! Not quite so dizzy walking. I always feel worse towards evening though as though the V from the night before has worn off.

    Hope the moderator gets back to me soon

    • lily69921
      lily69921

      Posted

      Joy, I won't cut for anothet7 days as I cut .1 mg every 10 days. That's about 7 1/2 percent a month!however, I had such bad luck with big cuts so I am afraid to do more.i get my smaller

      Amts of V compounded and also order the two mg tablets. My pills cost about 50usd and the doctor's call cost

    • lily69921
      lily69921

      Posted

      Another125usd each month! So you should be grateful for your excellent healthcare system!
    • joy87504
      joy87504 lily69921

      Posted

      Hi Lily 

      I discovered I can sent you a private message, I clicked on your name and found it there and have sent my email address.

      My w/d certainly kicked in this morning, I woke at 5 am soaked in sweat and then dry retching again. I`ve taken one of the anti nausea pills but no relief yet. 

      I made a mistake about my Dr and I don`t see him until Wednesday - which is good as hopefully that`ll give my body a chance to heal a bit more from this last cut.   I`ve stuck at 4 tramadol so far and wont reduce anymore of them until this latest wave passes.

      Is your tingling symptom like pins and needles, I`ve read about that and I imagine it was a relief to not have so much dizziness yesterday. 

      Your treatment is costing a lot of USD`s. 

      Hope you find the private message and I hear from you via email.

      Joy x

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