Diazepam Reduction Starts today

Seems pathetic I am worried about dropping 1mg.

But here we are…

Going to take some emergency tablets to work with me today

Med reductions these last few weeks have taken their toll, but getting somewhere with it

I feel lighter. Not rattling as much

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Why are you on diazepam? It’s a strong med.

I have been on it for nearly 4 years…

Was on 30mg a day for 2 years.

It was for anxiety and to help with the effects of Haldol.

It took me nearly 8 months to get down to 5mg before I gave up on reducing it further

Now I am trying to come off it properly. Well, quickly, but not cold turkey as I have done in the past

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Ok, I hope you can taper it down. It’s a strong med and it’s addictive. Initially anxiety can get worse. Ride it through!

I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. I take paxil for it but it doesn’t work. I hate it but I refuse Benzos, I don’t want to become dependant nor addicted.

I became and am dependent on it. Going to be a tough one

It only helps anxiety temporarily - that’s why my dose went up to 30mg.

Not heard of Paxil

Also I take Pregabalin for anxiety, but I am coming off that too

My thought is that my anxiety is a relic that I no longer need the drugs for

Either way I’ll find out

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Be strong. You’ll probably have some sucky days, weeks even months.

If you have anxiety before going to sleep I recommend overdosing magnesium. It’s a cheap supplement and it works. Read about it online. Good luck!

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Go slow! Benzo’s are hard to let go of and our other meds can lower your seizure threshold. I came off xanax suddenly years ago and had a gran mal. Never good waking up in the back of an ambulance. Taper down slowly.

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Yes, that is key. When I was tapering off clonazepam 2 years ago, near the end I was breaking my pills up into little crumbs, they had no therapeutic value but they prevented withdrawal symptoms. When I finally quit I was taking such a tiny amount each day that the withdrawals only lasted 3 weeks and were fairly mild compared to some of the stories I have read on the Internet.

I am now back on clonazepam for insomnia so if that ever resolves itself I am going to have to slowly taper down and go through the whole process all over again.

Slow and steady wins the race.

I now have agreed to see the psychiatrist on Monday

They had a cancellation appointment for me

Guess I must be lucky?

Not so sure about that

I am going to ask him straight- what the ■■■■ is wrong with me

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When i did my taper (under pdoc supervision) I was prescribed the liquid version of my med. I was able to taper much more slowly that way, and step up again when i needed to. It was much better than and other taper I have ever tried, and I did not have bad withdrawal effects.

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Good luck with your appointment! Try to remain cordial so you can maintain a good relationship when you need his help.

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I will try

So far I have 2 rules

  • No apologising

  • no bull ■■■■

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Just be careful.
Don’t get stubborn and tell them to get bent once things don’t go to your liking. There’s A LOT of pressure on the mental health services these days and they are doing their best.

Also, admitting fault (as in, that you’ve been difficult, etc) is not apologising.

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I mean them apologising to me

In previous appointments every time I said something. He just says sorry

Very annoying

Me admitting I have been a ■■■■ is by way of asking what the actual ■■■■ is wrong with me as I can’t explain my behaviour and inconsistent ways of dealing with then

i am trying to lower my dose of diazepam at the moment, feeling pretty shaky at the moment!

Tell me about it! Pregabalin is just as bad

Been 6 weeks of hell so far. I might pause it for a bit to catch my breath