Withdrawal from 10mg Diazepam after 3 months!

Yes I would say 1/2 reduction is going to make you feel bad but you have only been on for 3 months so I would think the sooner you are off them the better. I have never felt anything quite so bad as benzo withdrawal I have been trying to come off for ages but was in a larger dose for longer time. For me it's anxiety and insomnia. I reckon each reduction takes at least 10 days to get over. If you can I would stick this reduction out as my experience has been that any reduction over say 10% makes you feel rough and you should never go back. Then maybe have a week or two off and go again at the last half more slowly, I am making tiny reductions now and not really feeling it much but will probably take another 6 months. You need to decide what's best but if I were you I would get off them reasonably quickly as you have only been on for 3 months. Check out water titration if you want to come down more slowly. I go 10% over 2 weeks. This was a recommend from this site. Good luck I know you won't be feeling human but it will come back so hang in there and be kind to yourself

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first of all I would say congratulations. You may have only been on it for three months but it effects different people in different ways.  If like me you get little support from your GP and really no understanding when you say you have symptoms you are not alone.  I have been on it for over eighteen months it takes me about 6 weeks to come down 1mg.  I split it morning and night and take a higher dose in the morning and a lesser dose at night.  When reducing I get chest pains leg pains and dizziness as well as a few other aches.  As this medicine works on the brain any stress when coming off it upsets the balance.  If you are suffering really badly go back to your GP and tell them you have come down too quickly you should be looking at coming down 1mg a week until you are down to 1mg then start to quarter your tablet as if you come down from 1mg to nothing you are not halfing the dose and that's where most of the nasty effects will be felt.

you will know your body listen to what it tells you, there is some advice that if you smoke it makes the diazepam less effective.  Positive if you do smoke but not worth starting.  If you can work through the symptoms the quicker you get off this terrible tablet the bette.  I am now down to four mg which is a great boost I can think again sometimes.  

The guidelines are wean yourself off gradually, more sinister sides effects if you come down too quickly.

good luck