I was on less than 1 mg K daily for 1.5 months and 0.25 to 0.5 mg K or less PRN for 1.5 months before I started having withdrawal symptoms. At the time, I was 39. After doing a bit of searching on the internet, I realized what had happened to me and decided I had to start tapering. I could not go any faster than about 6% every two weeks without having intolerable symptoms, and eventually that went down to about 5% for a number of months. I have now been tapering for close to a year and a half and am down below .075 mg K and getting close to the end. I've been able to speed up to 10% every two weeks, but my symptoms are miserable and hellacious, and I deal with them every day. Thankfully, they do tend to let up shortly before bedtime. So I'm an example of someone who should have been very "low risk" and yet could not come off easily. There are no hard and fast rules for how benzodiazepines will affect a person. These are good rules of thumb for tapering, but just because you are young and on a "low" dose for a short amount of time, does not mean you are "low risk."
I’m 58 and can’t get off at all. Been trying since 2017. It is nearly impossible at my age, my life stressors, and having been drugged by doctors since 1997. I’m losing hope.
@@xy-qy2yg you must be joking i couldnt stop laughing coz i couldnt start laughing ... 5 days and dependant ... you must have got the definition wrong
@@Anxiety_warrier NO I HATE THAT EVEN IN THIS FUCKING COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE ACTUALLY SHOULD UNDERSTAND SO MANY ASSHOLES REACT THIS WAY. IT HAPPENED TO ME OKAY. I AM A HORRIBLE CASE. I WENT TO FUCKING TINNITUS CBT THERAPY AND THEY PUSHED ME THE CLONAZEPAM WHILE I WAS SUGGESTIBLE FROM THE CORTISONE WITHDRAWAL AND I TOOK IT AND IT DESTROYED MY BRAIN INSTANTLY. 2 YEARS LATER AND I STILL CANNOT EAT OR WALK OR TALK. I HAVE ZERO LEFT IN MY FUCKING BRAIN. IT IS COMPLETELY BLANK. I HAVE ALL THE SYMPTOMS WTF.
I've been on 1mg Klonopin for 2 years. Looking into tapering with a psychiatric nurse practitioner. I want to taper as slow as possible. Any advice or suggestions?
Ive been off and on Valium for years. Last time I decided to taper I was at 20mg daily. I got all the way down to 1.25mg of valium before I jumped. During a stressful time in my life last year I started taking Valium again. Never more than 10mg daily. That was last may. Once the "honeymoon" phase of being back on benzos was over, and I needed 10mg just to back at baseline, I realized I needed to taper but did not have the will power until recently. I have been decreasing 1.25 mg every 7 days and just recently made it to 5mg. Thank you for your videos! So happy that there is someone UA-cam willing to share this information.
Thank you for your video. I’m a 58 year old female, non smoker in good health otherwise. I’ve been on .5 mg Klonopin for 20 years unfortunately. I’m planning on starting a slow taper over a period of maybe 2 years. I want to take it slow. I always take 1/2 my pill in the morning and the other 1\2 at night. Would you anticipate interdose withdrawal at all? I’d like to continue on 2x a day if possible rather than 3. I am also on Pamelor but not planning on going off this. This antidepressant was my savior actually. Dr. Actually said we could bump this up a little. Time to get off the evil Klonopin but I must say I’ve never had any issues with it.. Feeling anxious about going off but hopeful.
I was taken down by fourty percent after 15 years of zanax at 6 mg per day and almost killed myself on day 5... My sister, thankfully walked me back from the ledge and told me to get back on the original dosage which still took five days for me to stop shaking... I'm 69 years old and it seems the risks don't outweigh the rewards. My physician says this is how he tapers and now he won't prescribe at all!!! Help... I'd rather live my golden years in peace...
I am currently doing a daily microdose dry cut taper from .75 Clon. and am at .50, tapering since October 2022. I definitely know that I will need to slow down from my current 5% every 2 weeks as I’m starting to feel the effects so your advice is right on!
If you could please add in that lower risk people have a partner and they have all their bills paid and they have no worries about where to live and what to eat and how they’re going to function and they have tons of support and then a higher risk person would be someone who has to work and function and pay bills. No one ever seems to Factor in the Socio economic situation of the person. I’ve seen people who have tons of support and live in a healthy environment and they can taper in a lot easier fashion versus someone who is in an unhealthy and toxic situation either environmentally physically etc. Also I think you need to factor in the medication. Because Klonopin is not the same exact drug is Xanax. They attach differently in the brain and what I have seen over the years is that people who have been on Xanax seem to do so much better than people on long-term Klonopin for example. And of course cold turkey or doing too fast of a taper is bad for either situation
Yes exactly!!!! I’m high risk, older, craptastic soci economic situation and my dumber than a rock specialist makes light of it Living in a motorhome in the backyard junkyard an old friend.job loss, him and his wife hate each other and my doc is all cheeery with” well at least ya don’t have to decorate a motorhome” It’s as if most of these docs are oblivious or willfully so out of self preservation. Many are unequipped for such a task and didn’t know the JOB would be this tough. Big pharma set the whole society at risk
This is so sad, Todd. I’m older long term use. If I didn’t have my husband i would be homeless. He has to work 14 hours hard labor, 6 days a week at age 62 in pain. He doesn’t understand my suffering and i don’t know why he stays with me. I am a caregiver to my 28-year-old son who psychiatry has messed up worse than me. He has suffered so much and has had no chance at adult life. I’m also caring for my 87-year-old mother but it is becoming increasingly difficult. I do not have the stamina and stress anxiety depression is through the roof. No support from family and they just don’t get it that I can barely function. I don’t know what to do.
Well said, you made some very good points there. I've come on and off benzos more times than I can remember. Only ever been prescribed them as a detox, always just liked them and the feeling they gave me. Social factors play a big role, financial situations, having to keep a job and appearances because we all know how people be... Neighbours see you looking strung out and your neighbour Suzie is talking about it by 11am with her neighbour over tea and fucking biscuits. I'm away to start a taper to get off of using benzos again so wish me luck! I'm gonna need it in spadefulls haha
@@toddbridges7430Damn dude, high five for not slapping the doctor for saying that! It isn't there fault though, I know that, big Pharma have a big, fat fucking stick right up our arses and we are going over the fire. Legalise weed ffs, this isn't funny anymore
Im 46 and been on 30mg capsules of daily dose of temezapam for a year and apparently i fall asleep eating and cant be woken up. It works well but apparently im addicted bc sometimes i dont fall asleep. Im worried ill never sleep once i taper off.
I am 58. Was on Xanax from 1997-2013. They then switched me to Klonopin, 4mg in 2013. I’ve been able to get down to 3mg but I think I’m in tolerance. Suffering. I’ve tried tapering 5% every 6-8 weeks and can only get to 2.8 mg. Around there- became terribly suicidal which I’ve never been in my life. I’ve gone up to 3 mg. I’m miserable. I am feeling hopeless as if I’ll never get off. I cannot handle any stress or work or live life. It’s as if these drugs have destroyed me. I’m empty. Nothing left of me. No support. I feel stuck. Many symptoms. How do people get off? No one understands this suffering and look at me as if I’m not even trying. I wish I could find a doctor who can help me. I’ve read the Ashton Manual. Nothing helps.
@@pjprevite3021 not well at all. The same. Especially since mom has been put into memory care and blames me. And my son started drinking. I’m in the same stuck spot. But I’m still slowly going down because I want a chance at life. I’m getting old.
Why should the goal be to stop ? Why can’t the goal be to lower extremely slowly. Lower every month by shaving very litttlr off until let’s say someone is on 1.5 mg they shave every month until they get to 0.5 after years. Then later in life they can deal with microdosing from 0.5 as if they started with 0.5 and then lower slowly again until one is no longer taking it. I feel if the goal is to lower extremely slowly and not to stop it tricks the brain and one after several years will find they are no longer on it
I did the exponential cut at first and then slowed it down. Now at .084 clonazepam once at night. This worked well for me, was starting to experience serious neurological damage to phrenic and vagus nervous system, tinnitus. Belly is better, breathing is better. Tinnitus is not as loud. Was going to stop sooner but had a terrible shock these past weeks and decided to stick to the .084 at night. Even so, sleep is once again interrupted with one completely sleepless night. Reinstating is not an option for me. I only see worse consequences to that. Praying neural injuries are healing. I don't use melatonin more than five times a month because I don't want it to lose it's effectiveness. But I used that and got one hour sleep out of it on the sleepless night and I find it's very calming all the next day.
I went from 5 mg daily for 29 yeas dropped down to 2.5 after few weeks then quarter for a week and then stopped after maybe 3months been off benzo s now for 18 months Feeling ok
Hey doc I have a question I’ve been taking Xanax since 2016 I’m 31 and I started off at .50 then went up to 1mg since 2018 now my new doctor has lowered me down to 2 pills but in half’s that was 6 months ago and just two days ago I got switched down to 1 and 1 half a day am I’m going down to fast? Or is that the right way? And I’m just over thinking it?
I am so terrified of going through the symptoms because they are so horrible, that I wear gloves to taper. I DO NOT want to go through that bad of hell ever again ! So scared
I broke my neck in August of 2011. I’m a c6/7 level quadriplegic. I have a lot of spasms. I’ve been on 120mg of baclofen a day pretty much the whole time. I don’t sleep worth a crap ever. I’m tired all the time. I weened myself off gabapentin years ago. I had a positive reaction when getting off it. I take 12 baclofen a day 10mg each. I’ve tried going to 11 a day for awhile then 10. My spasms get a lot worse. I end up taking the full dose again. I need to get off this crap.
I have liquid valium. I’ve tapered down from 15 mg to 6mg. I am having horrible withdrawals. I can barely function. How should I taper these last 6ml? I was on benzos for two years. I’m having interdose withdrawals with valium.
Take it very, veerryy slow, and if possible, microscopically slow. And always consult a professional rather than random people like me on social media. Even though the advice you see is mostly true.
I cracked my shoulder during withdrawal. Withdrawals are d Fucking brutal. Thankfully, a good doctor weaned me off. The doctor switched me to rivotril and made an almost a year plan to taper off only 2 months of intense abuse. I am finally medication free but I am not going anywhere near that he'll again. I cannot imagine if it can bring so much suffering for only 2 month's use, how much would someone suffer if they used it for years. In the UK, the GPs will technically leave you to die as they can't issue benzodiapine and no public funded rehab. I am glad I went back to India for my treatment.
I dropped back from 1mg to .5mg with no issues once when I was running everyday. Then some years later my doctor took me off on a slow taper and I had a meltdown that lasted for 3 or 4 years. I’m back on 1mg a day.
I am current tapper from long term clonopin 6mg been gone to valium 60 mg and go from there i do wait 2-3 weeks feel how it feels but yeah long tapper is best i think some ppl say u dont want to make it to long but idk
As a long term Xanax user I urge you to take as long as you need. Do not rush your process and don’t listen to other people. Everyone has a different journey when tapering this horrible medication we were prescribed.
I'm currently seeing a psychiatric nurse practitioner who would like to attempt a taper. I've been taking 1mg Klonopin daily for 2 years, divided into 2 doses. I've high blood pressure, which is medically treated. I'm afraid of blood pressure issues upon starting taper. Years ago, I tapered off 10mg a day of Xanax which was pretty painless. I'd appreciate any suggestions or advice. I'd like to taper as slow as possible. Thank you. Anyone with feedback, please feel free.
In NZ. If you are on a fast acting benzo get a GP to prescribe a long acting one like Diazepam. Follow Ashton Method and listen to your body. It took my years to find a doc to help me. Dr Nicole Cain for supplements to help ❤
I have been on Ativan for 17 days now for alcohol withdrawal and started at 4 mg at the hospital and have now tapered down to 1.5 mg the last 3 days my doctor wants me to do another taper now to 1 mg a day I am feeling some anxiety do you think this paper is too fast she said because I have not been on it for that long she just don't want me to get more dependent on it and would like to taper me off quickly I am 48 years old
I’ve been on diazepam for 18 years. Started off on 5mg but got tolerance and addicted. I eventually had a crisis last week and a nervous breakdown. I confessed all to my family and GP. They have started me on the Ashton withdrawal method. I was on 40mg and I’ve done a week on 38mg. I feel absolutely fine at the moment but feel it’s very early and I’m worried how it will go. The GP was very understanding and isn’t going to rush me. Has anyone else been just on diazepam and how did they get on?
Is it too risky to cut down from 0.75 to 0.25+half 0.25 in a matter of 5 days after having taken .75 per night for 70 days? This benzo definetly helped me the first 2 months because I quit weed cold turkey after 10 years of abuse, but I was scared of getting dependent so I cut my 0.75 dose to a 0.5+half 0.25 two nights ago, and now I am on my second night taking just 0.25 + half 0.25. Can anyone tell me if this is too risky? I think I'll stick to 0,25+half 0.25 for at least a week and try to get used to it before reducing it more, but I really want to be substance-free as 0.75 was making me feel sedated to the point I do not like it
By the way, even though it calmed my anxiety (along with therapy sports and work) I wake up with a blurry vision and have headaches and feel slightly dehydrated since I take this pill, that's part of the reason I reduced the dosed drastically in these 5 days. So far, I just noticed I find it a bit harder to focus, my body is a little more tired, and headaches are there since I take this so that's the same, I hope I'm tappering it safely I really do not want to harm myself or get dependant to another substance :( As a Doctor, what do you think of a user who's been taking these doses for 70+ days?
I was on 90 1mg xnax for 5 years 😂 my doctor retired and my new doctor gave me 14 klonopin to tapper me off in a month ✋ yeah their went my life savings
@@devinramos6317 Hope not! I’ve come off them before successfully and go back on them years later. I came off them again five years ago and almost lost my mind and had to go back on them! This time I’ll taper for two years if I have to! No rushing this go round!
@@Sally.Brake-SoulfulMentorI’m down.25 from 1mg and out of the blue yesterday my insides felt like I drank a bunch of caffeine that lasted a couple hours. I woke up this morning and I’m still jacked up feeling and jittery going on seven hours! It’s weird though because I feel sorta better at the same time but I don’t like this shaky nervous feeling. I started tapering four months ago. I’d planned on staying at .25 for a couple month and starting my next tapper but I’m not sure I can deal with this shaky nervous feeling
1 mg atvan with .5 mg xanx for 9 months i quite xanx but i dont know how to quite atvan currently on .5 mg ativan of low dose cant think properly after i searching on internet this drug make your brain permanent demage is that true
I was on less than 1 mg K daily for 1.5 months and 0.25 to 0.5 mg K or less PRN for 1.5 months before I started having withdrawal symptoms. At the time, I was 39. After doing a bit of searching on the internet, I realized what had happened to me and decided I had to start tapering. I could not go any faster than about 6% every two weeks without having intolerable symptoms, and eventually that went down to about 5% for a number of months. I have now been tapering for close to a year and a half and am down below .075 mg K and getting close to the end. I've been able to speed up to 10% every two weeks, but my symptoms are miserable and hellacious, and I deal with them every day. Thankfully, they do tend to let up shortly before bedtime. So I'm an example of someone who should have been very "low risk" and yet could not come off easily. There are no hard and fast rules for how benzodiazepines will affect a person. These are good rules of thumb for tapering, but just because you are young and on a "low" dose for a short amount of time, does not mean you are "low risk."
I’m 58 and can’t get off at all. Been trying since 2017. It is nearly impossible at my age, my life stressors, and having been drugged by doctors since 1997. I’m losing hope.
I am 25 and got extremely dependent after 5 days. In hellish long taper ever since.
@@xy-qy2yg you must be joking i couldnt stop laughing coz i couldnt start laughing ... 5 days and dependant ... you must have got the definition wrong
@@Anxiety_warrier NO I HATE THAT EVEN IN THIS FUCKING COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE ACTUALLY SHOULD UNDERSTAND SO MANY ASSHOLES REACT THIS WAY. IT HAPPENED TO ME OKAY. I AM A HORRIBLE CASE. I WENT TO FUCKING TINNITUS CBT THERAPY AND THEY PUSHED ME THE CLONAZEPAM WHILE I WAS SUGGESTIBLE FROM THE CORTISONE WITHDRAWAL AND I TOOK IT AND IT DESTROYED MY BRAIN INSTANTLY. 2 YEARS LATER AND I STILL CANNOT EAT OR WALK OR TALK. I HAVE ZERO LEFT IN MY FUCKING BRAIN. IT IS COMPLETELY BLANK. I HAVE ALL THE SYMPTOMS WTF.
I've been on 1mg Klonopin for 2 years. Looking into tapering with a psychiatric nurse practitioner. I want to taper as slow as possible. Any advice or suggestions?
Ive been off and on Valium for years. Last time I decided to taper I was at 20mg daily. I got all the way down to 1.25mg of valium before I jumped. During a stressful time in my life last year I started taking Valium again. Never more than 10mg daily. That was last may. Once the "honeymoon" phase of being back on benzos was over, and I needed 10mg just to back at baseline, I realized I needed to taper but did not have the will power until recently. I have been decreasing 1.25 mg every 7 days and just recently made it to 5mg. Thank you for your videos! So happy that there is someone UA-cam willing to share this information.
what do you use to measure?
@@nefelibata4190. I know it’s been a month but start watching the video at 1:40 and he tells you how to do it.
Thank you for your video. I’m a 58 year old female, non smoker in good health otherwise. I’ve been on .5 mg Klonopin for 20 years unfortunately. I’m planning on starting a slow taper over a period of maybe 2 years. I want to take it slow. I always take 1/2 my pill in the morning and the other 1\2 at night. Would you anticipate interdose withdrawal at all? I’d like to continue on 2x a day if possible rather than 3. I am also on Pamelor but not planning on going off this. This antidepressant was my savior actually. Dr. Actually said we could bump this up a little. Time to get off the evil Klonopin but I must say I’ve never had any issues with it..
Feeling anxious about going off but hopeful.
Hi did you ever start your taper ?
I was taken down by fourty percent after 15 years of zanax at 6 mg per day and almost killed myself on day 5... My sister, thankfully walked me back from the ledge and told me to get back on the original dosage which still took five days for me to stop shaking... I'm 69 years old and it seems the risks don't outweigh the rewards. My physician says this is how he tapers and now he won't prescribe at all!!! Help... I'd rather live my golden years in peace...
I understand that Medicare might require drs to taper their patients off benzos in 2025
that is evil; I am so sorry.
Jesus is king are you okay I’m trying to stop 19 years of diazepam to so hard can’t even go outside how are you feeling I am praying for you
Very helpful and so knowledgeable. Many older psychiatrists are clueless.
@@ratzingerratzinger4496❤🙏
I am currently doing a daily microdose dry cut taper from .75 Clon. and am at .50, tapering since October 2022. I definitely know that I will need to slow down from my current 5% every 2 weeks as I’m starting to feel the effects so your advice is right on!
How are you doing Joe?
Wanna taper off Xanax... Been taking 0.5 for 3 yrs .. am i consiederd low risk? Would the water taper be good?
If you could please add in that lower risk people have a partner and they have all their bills paid and they have no worries about where to live and what to eat and how they’re going to function and they have tons of support and then a higher risk person would be someone who has to work and function and pay bills. No one ever seems to Factor in the Socio economic situation of the person. I’ve seen people who have tons of support and live in a healthy environment and they can taper in a lot easier fashion versus someone who is in an unhealthy and toxic situation either environmentally physically etc. Also I think you need to factor in the medication. Because Klonopin is not the same exact drug is Xanax. They attach differently in the brain and what I have seen over the years is that people who have been on Xanax seem to do so much better than people on long-term Klonopin for example. And of course cold turkey or doing too fast of a taper is bad for either situation
Yes exactly!!!! I’m high risk, older, craptastic soci economic situation and my dumber than a rock specialist makes light of it
Living in a motorhome in the backyard junkyard an old friend.job loss, him and his wife hate each other and my doc is all cheeery with” well at least ya don’t have to decorate a motorhome”
It’s as if most of these docs are oblivious or willfully so out of self preservation.
Many are unequipped for such a task and didn’t know the JOB would be this tough. Big pharma set the whole society at risk
This is so sad, Todd. I’m older long term use. If I didn’t have my husband i would be homeless. He has to work 14 hours hard labor, 6 days a week at age 62 in pain. He doesn’t understand my suffering and i don’t know why he stays with me. I am a caregiver to my 28-year-old son who psychiatry has messed up worse than me. He has suffered so much and has had no chance at adult life. I’m also caring for my 87-year-old mother but it is becoming increasingly difficult. I do not have the stamina and stress anxiety depression is through the roof. No support from family and they just don’t get it that I can barely function. I don’t know what to do.
Benzodiazepines destroy lives. They should have never been given to us long term. They drug companies should be sued for all damages.
Well said, you made some very good points there. I've come on and off benzos more times than I can remember. Only ever been prescribed them as a detox, always just liked them and the feeling they gave me. Social factors play a big role, financial situations, having to keep a job and appearances because we all know how people be... Neighbours see you looking strung out and your neighbour Suzie is talking about it by 11am with her neighbour over tea and fucking biscuits. I'm away to start a taper to get off of using benzos again so wish me luck! I'm gonna need it in spadefulls haha
@@toddbridges7430Damn dude, high five for not slapping the doctor for saying that! It isn't there fault though, I know that, big Pharma have a big, fat fucking stick right up our arses and we are going over the fire. Legalise weed ffs, this isn't funny anymore
I’m doing a liquid tapering from Ativan why I’m not sleeping and having more anxiety.
How long should a taper off of .25 Xanax for 4 months of use generally take?
The same dose,the same Benzo,the same period of time. I stopped it cold turkey. Just few flu-like symptoms. Keep yourself busy and good luck!
Consult a doctor but you should be good
Im 46 and been on 30mg capsules of daily dose of temezapam for a year and apparently i fall asleep eating and cant be woken up. It works well but apparently im addicted bc sometimes i dont fall asleep. Im worried ill never sleep once i taper off.
I am 58. Was on Xanax from 1997-2013. They then switched me to Klonopin, 4mg in 2013. I’ve been able to get down to 3mg but I think I’m in tolerance. Suffering. I’ve tried tapering 5% every 6-8 weeks and can only get to 2.8 mg. Around there- became terribly suicidal which I’ve never been in my life. I’ve gone up to 3 mg. I’m miserable. I am feeling hopeless as if I’ll never get off. I cannot handle any stress or work or live life. It’s as if these drugs have destroyed me. I’m empty. Nothing left of me. No support. I feel stuck. Many symptoms. How do people get off? No one understands this suffering and look at me as if I’m not even trying. I wish I could find a doctor who can help me. I’ve read the Ashton Manual. Nothing helps.
How are you doing now
@@pjprevite3021 not well at all. The same. Especially since mom has been put into memory care and blames me. And my son started drinking. I’m in the same stuck spot. But I’m still slowly going down because I want a chance at life. I’m getting old.
Jesus is the Answer
I"ll pray for you
I know this sounds crazy but the only way I got off of benzos before was relapsing on heroin and then coming off of heroin at a detox center
Why should the goal be to stop ? Why can’t the goal be to lower extremely slowly. Lower every month by shaving very litttlr off until let’s say someone is on 1.5 mg they shave every month until they get to 0.5 after years. Then later in life they can deal with microdosing from 0.5 as if they started with 0.5 and then lower slowly again until one is no longer taking it. I feel if the goal is to lower extremely slowly and not to stop it tricks the brain and one after several years will find they are no longer on it
I like your mindset
Read body and mind
I did the exponential cut at first and then slowed it down. Now at .084 clonazepam once at night. This worked well for me, was starting to experience serious neurological damage to phrenic and vagus nervous system, tinnitus. Belly is better, breathing is better. Tinnitus is not as loud. Was going to stop sooner but had a terrible shock these past weeks and decided to stick to the .084 at night. Even so, sleep is once again interrupted with one completely sleepless night.
Reinstating is not an option for me. I only see worse consequences to that. Praying neural injuries are healing. I don't use melatonin more than five times a month because I don't want it to lose it's effectiveness. But I used that and got one hour sleep out of it on the sleepless night and I find it's very calming all the next day.
.084?? How to measure such doses?
how are you able to do percentages so perfectly?
I have been on 10 mg of Valium for 8 months am I high risk ? I am 38 years old and tapering currently by 1mg every week.
It gave me an idea, of course everyone is different but yes this game a good idea, so 5 or 10% cuts get stable on new dose and repeat?
Is brain fogging also a symptom of benzos withdrawal?
yes
I went from 5 mg daily for 29 yeas dropped down to 2.5 after few weeks then quarter for a week and then stopped after maybe 3months been off benzo s now for 18 months Feeling ok
Hey doc I have a question I’ve been taking Xanax since 2016 I’m 31 and I started off at .50 then went up to 1mg since 2018 now my new doctor has lowered me down to 2 pills but in half’s that was 6 months ago and just two days ago I got switched down to 1 and 1 half a day am I’m going down to fast? Or is that the right way? And I’m just over thinking it?
Do you ever prescribe gabapentin or Lyrica during a benzodiazepine taper if symptoms get too intense?
What if I’m taking 2mg of Klon at bedtime for insomnia, anxiety and myoclonus. How would I taper? I never take it during the daytime
Did you ever get an answer? I'm in the same boat.
@@francesfrost3962 not yet, what dose are you on? Seeing a new doctor tomorrow so hopefully I can get some answers
@@francesfrost3962me as well
@@francesfrost3962no, never got a answer. Still on 2mg at bedtime
That's me also. And I've now developed seizures And am afraid to quit. 1.5 mg 5years. Only at bed time, I no longer can sleep 😭 this drug will end mw
I want to taper librax how to leave only took one month
I am so terrified of going through the symptoms because they are so horrible, that I wear gloves to taper. I DO NOT want to go through that bad of hell ever again ! So scared
I broke my neck in August of 2011. I’m a c6/7 level quadriplegic. I have a lot of spasms. I’ve been on 120mg of baclofen a day pretty much the whole time. I don’t sleep worth a crap ever. I’m tired all the time. I weened myself off gabapentin years ago. I had a positive reaction when getting off it. I take 12 baclofen a day 10mg each. I’ve tried going to 11 a day for awhile then 10. My spasms get a lot worse. I end up taking the full dose again. I need to get off this crap.
I have liquid valium. I’ve tapered down from 15 mg to 6mg. I am having horrible withdrawals. I can barely function. How should I taper these last 6ml? I was on benzos for two years. I’m having interdose withdrawals with valium.
Take it very, veerryy slow, and if possible, microscopically slow.
And always consult a professional rather than random people like me on social media. Even though the advice you see is mostly true.
Fresh air
I cracked my shoulder during withdrawal. Withdrawals are d
Fucking brutal. Thankfully, a good doctor weaned me off. The doctor switched me to rivotril and made an almost a year plan to taper off only 2 months of intense abuse. I am finally medication free but I am not going anywhere near that he'll again. I cannot imagine if it can bring so much suffering for only 2 month's use, how much would someone suffer if they used it for years. In the UK, the GPs will technically leave you to die as they can't issue benzodiapine and no public funded rehab. I am glad I went back to India for my treatment.
I dropped back from 1mg to .5mg with no issues once when I was running everyday. Then some years later my doctor took me off on a slow taper and I had a meltdown that lasted for 3 or 4 years. I’m back on 1mg a day.
I am current tapper from long term clonopin 6mg been gone to valium 60 mg and go from there i do wait 2-3 weeks feel how it feels but yeah long tapper is best i think some ppl say u dont want to make it to long but idk
As a long term Xanax user I urge you to take as long as you need. Do not rush your process and don’t listen to other people. Everyone has a different journey when tapering this horrible medication we were prescribed.
@@Sears111 best advice I’ve seen!
how long did you take 6mg?
I'm currently seeing a psychiatric nurse practitioner who would like to attempt a taper. I've been taking 1mg Klonopin daily for 2 years, divided into 2 doses. I've high blood pressure, which is medically treated. I'm afraid of blood pressure issues upon starting taper. Years ago, I tapered off 10mg a day of Xanax which was pretty painless. I'd appreciate any suggestions or advice. I'd like to taper as slow as possible. Thank you. Anyone with feedback, please feel free.
What did your successful taper look like? I'm about to start and I'm fearful. Any help and tips are greatly appreciated. Please.
How do we do it in Australia
I feel so awful for you all. 🙏🏼🌻
In NZ. If you are on a fast acting benzo get a GP to prescribe a long acting one like Diazepam. Follow Ashton Method and listen to your body. It took my years to find a doc to help me. Dr Nicole Cain for supplements to help ❤
Now I'm under 2mg I am micro tapering.
Please help. I am on 15mg temazepam. How do you recommend tapering.
Think temazepam would be short acting. Get onto long acting benzo. Ashton Module and ise supplements to help Gaba.
@@rocknrollfrenchfries switch to long acting and do Ashton Method.
@@Sally.Brake-SoulfulMentor pill free for a few months now. But thank you!
They tried to put me back on risdperidone for 2 weeks but then I got out and went off again. it's fun.
so 25% is alot?
34 years of colonopin 3 times in hospital im terrified of trying again.
I have been on Ativan for 17 days now for alcohol withdrawal and started at 4 mg at the hospital and have now tapered down to 1.5 mg the last 3 days my doctor wants me to do another taper now to 1 mg a day I am feeling some anxiety do you think this paper is too fast she said because I have not been on it for that long she just don't want me to get more dependent on it and would like to taper me off quickly I am 48 years old
Personal opinion if it is just anxiety. Get the hell off this drug ASAP
Benzos saved me. I’m being very wary how I use them as my anxiety and sleep issues are fixed by therapy and lifestyle changes.
The addiction is so bad ive developed seizures.
I’ve been on diazepam for 18 years. Started off on 5mg but got tolerance and addicted. I eventually had a crisis last week and a nervous breakdown. I confessed all to my family and GP. They have started me on the Ashton withdrawal method. I was on 40mg and I’ve done a week on 38mg. I feel absolutely fine at the moment but feel it’s very early and I’m worried how it will go. The GP was very understanding and isn’t going to rush me. Has anyone else been just on diazepam and how did they get on?
Well done you. Once you understand the Ashton Mthod its great to keep your regime patient led ❤
How'd you got the GP to prescribe you? No help in the UK as the GP won't prescribe benz.
NICE guidelines adopt the Ashton method as the best guide to taper. I suggest you find another GP or educate yours.
I’m down to 24mg now. Great supplements to help are GABA L-theanine, magnesium and lemon balm.
@marksmallwood4938how are you doing now?
I need help me
Is it too risky to cut down from 0.75 to 0.25+half 0.25 in a matter of 5 days after having taken .75 per night for 70 days? This benzo definetly helped me the first 2 months because I quit weed cold turkey after 10 years of abuse, but I was scared of getting dependent so I cut my 0.75 dose to a 0.5+half 0.25 two nights ago, and now I am on my second night taking just 0.25 + half 0.25. Can anyone tell me if this is too risky? I think I'll stick to 0,25+half 0.25 for at least a week and try to get used to it before reducing it more, but I really want to be substance-free as 0.75 was making me feel sedated to the point I do not like it
By the way, even though it calmed my anxiety (along with therapy sports and work) I wake up with a blurry vision and have headaches and feel slightly dehydrated since I take this pill, that's part of the reason I reduced the dosed drastically in these 5 days. So far, I just noticed I find it a bit harder to focus, my body is a little more tired, and headaches are there since I take this so that's the same, I hope I'm tappering it safely I really do not want to harm myself or get dependant to another substance :( As a Doctor, what do you think of a user who's been taking these doses for 70+ days?
I taper in milk of 120 ml ,o.25 clonazepam daily removing 1ml lastly 0.25 ml in 10 ml is more concentrate how does this help i did not understand
You have brain damage . 0.25 clonazepam is nothing man
L Thoreen passion fruit and valian root help
Is he loaded?
19 days of Xanax .5 x2 daily i wanna quit
I was on 90 1mg xnax for 5 years 😂 my doctor retired and my new doctor gave me 14 klonopin to tapper me off in a month ✋ yeah their went my life savings
57 years old, 1mg daily for tens years, I’m screwed!!
No you’re not screwed. I’ve been on it for 10 years and I’m doing a slow taper. You can too.❤
@@devinramos6317 Ty! How do you feel and how much did you taper off of and how long before you started your next taper?
You are not. Educate yourself. It takes discipline but good to have a healed brain. Good luck ❤
@@devinramos6317 Hope not! I’ve come off them before successfully and go back on them years later. I came off them again five years ago and almost lost my mind and had to go back on them! This time I’ll taper for two years if I have to! No rushing this go round!
@@Sally.Brake-SoulfulMentorI’m down.25 from 1mg and out of the blue yesterday my insides felt like I drank a bunch of caffeine that lasted a couple hours. I woke up this morning and I’m still jacked up feeling and jittery going on seven hours! It’s weird though because I feel sorta better at the same time but I don’t like this shaky nervous feeling. I started tapering four months ago. I’d planned on staying at .25 for a couple month and starting my next tapper but I’m not sure I can deal with this shaky nervous feeling
I eat the cotton candy from my walls
1 mg atvan with .5 mg xanx for 9 months i quite xanx but i dont know how to quite atvan currently on .5 mg ativan of low dose cant think properly after i searching on internet this drug make your brain permanent demage is that true