My new pdoc didn’t refill the ativan prescription. I’m scared of withdrawal. I’ve been on ativan for about two years or a little more. Can anyone tell me what to expect?
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It depends on the person. The withdrawals can be mild or severe. For me benzo withdrawal was severe and I had to taper off them. Can you ask your doctor to taper you off them instead. Quitting cold turkey probably isn’t going to be pleasant.
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I only take one the odd time, one time i took them 3 days in a row, was very cold and a bit shaky when I stopped
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I had catatonia-like symptoms when I quit the morning dose of Ativan. now I take one every night before sleep.
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Twitching itchiness and tingling sensations.
I am guessing it would depend on how much you are on as to your withdrawal. I was on a lot at the time. I didn’t go too long without it. I was on 3mg a day.
Can you refill it soon or if you are wanting to stop it at any point in the future the way I did was by switching over to diazepam and being able to come off more slowlly
Cold turkey is not fun.
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Do you have any left? Ween yourself off of it if you can
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For me I get an upswing in anxiety when I’ve been using it regularly and the stop cold turkey. It isn’t pleasant at all. I hope your symptoms are mild honey.
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What dosage are you on? My psychiatrist prescribed me ativan saying that it was not addictive but I took it a little too long and became hopelessly addicted, I have been trying to wean off of it but I have to do it very slowly or it won’t work.
Why don’t you call and request a refill? Explain the situation.
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@everhopeful does L Theanine help with benzo withdrawal?
Not really. Once you’ve gone though withdrawal it’s a good substitute. But it doesn’t seem to help with withdrawal. At least that’s my experience.
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Since not having ativan for over 24 hrs I’m more anxious and Aaron is being particularly a dick. He’s telling me not to trust people and makes me question every thing I do. I’m worried about appearing as a drug seeker or something
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I thought the same thing when this happened to me. I take Xanax and my main withdrawal sx was tinnitus. But I thought it was a vocal hallucination, it was music I was hearing in addition to buzzing and ringing. Turns out it was withdrawal. I finally called the nurse to get a script and explained. My pdoc said he would have given me the script as soon as possible rather than suffer without.
I also know I looked like a drug seeker because I went to the urgent care for the ringing. Turns out part of the tinnitus was water in my ears backed up from my sinuses.
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I called the nurse, she gave me a number to reach them directly but no calls yet. I told the voicemail about Aaron.
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