I am prescribed 10mg of Diazepam a day, which I take 5mg in the morning and 5mg at lunchtime
The pdoc gave me permission to take up to 20mg a day, and I feel I am now becoming dependent on a higher dose again, but my anxiety is making me feel sick.
Now I have disconnected myself from services, the primary care physician will no way entertain prescribing me the higher amount, as the pdoc never communicated this PRN change
I can feel craving to take another, but if I resist I feel so anxious.
Don’t know what to do, I am becoming reliant on it again
I might get flagged for this, but if your liver can handle it, a small amount of alcohol could have a similar calming effect as benzos. But don’t take them together.
I used to take benzos daily, but luckily my anxiety went when I stopped taking Aps.
I got diagnosed with GAD a few months back, but I have been taking Pregabalin since March
The doctor said the Pregabalin will mean I can drop benzos, but this has not happened.
I was on 30mg Diazepam for about a year, and it took months to get down to 10mg.
Don’t want to go backwards with it
The alcohol thing is a good suggestion, but I am a mega lightweight these days, and can’t do it - especially if I am at work and need something to take!
When I was 16 the GP was very concerned about my liver, and he got me to stop drinking, and after about a year after giving up binge drinking, it recovered back to normal levels.
[Studies]
show that keeping a journal is actually a healthy way to deal with negative feelings and can help reduce stress.
If your feelings of anxiety are making it hard to function, you should speak to a [health professional] But talking to friends can also help.
I know sometimes only medication help anxiety.
as you are not abusing your anxiety medication and you dont Wanna withdrawal right now it should be OK ??