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9 Days off of Ativan, when will the symptoms end?

Addiction & Recovery | Last Active: Sep 17 2:24pm | Replies (7)
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@sle737

I want to say thank you @frouke for your kind words.

I’ve hesitated to speak ill of my doctor, despite the way he has handed this. I do feel that he doesn’t take me seriously and that didn’t have the level of expertise in this particular issue that I need. The one thing that we do agree on though is the benefit of getting off of this medication. I really want to be rid of it but I’m not sure I have the sheer “willpower” that he believes I should.

I am in Canada and it’s not so easy to find a new family doctor where I am specifically. I’m trying to and have met with someone recently who seems promising. Fingers crossed!

I’m a little bit stuck right now in terms of my immediate future. I’ve been without any med for 10 days now and I’ve read in a few forums that you should never go “backwards” in terms of increasing the dose. That said, I’m quite full of worry about how I’m feeling and if I should jump back up to .25 for another month and try to get down to .125 for a month beyond before I am off completely.

If I’m going to have the same symptoms that I’m having today eventually, a part of me just wants to power through it and remain optimistic that the worst is “nearly” over.

I probably should have tried harder to find resources like this one before I stopped taking it, I’ve learned so much over the past few days reading posts and similar experiences. I’ve read it can take people months to feel better but also stories of people that have very mild symptoms that pass pretty quickly. I feel very confused!

Thanks again for your reply and support. 😊

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frouke | @frouke | Sep 15 1:05pm

@sle737, I think you have this under control and are making the right decisions for yourself. I must apologize for coming off so aggressive about doctors but some of my own struggles fueled my response, I have never felt so bad like I do now and my struggles are more with my family doctor who is failing me in his lack of care, I used to think that I had the best doctor and sometimes a friend for 20 plus years and I realize he’s only human perhaps dealing with problems of his own. I would also like to thank @ellerchim for saying that you’re fortunate to have a doctor who helped you taper because my doctor hasn’t a clue how to do that, his idea of help was to reduce my pills by half without even taking to me or leaving hurtful messages via his secretary. Today he put the responsibility with the pharmacy which poses other problems, their job is to dispense medication not to try and counsel people at the counter in front of strangers, I call this a form of shaming. I too live in Canada and you’re fortunate to have found another doctor who hopefully will be helpful when you need it, Frouke.

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