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Ativan withdrawal
I am 81 years old. Have been taking Ativan for 5 years for PTSD after open heart surgery. Started off with 1mg a day and have reduced it to .5 mg per day for about 4 years now.
I am now feeling anxious, jittery and dealing with insomnia. Do not want to increase dosage. I want off Ativan My
PCP prescribed Lexapro (small dosage) to take along with Ativan to start withdrawal. That was the worse 2weeks of my life. Insomnia, climbing the wall. Quit the lexapro. Still on .5 mg of Ativan.
Feel terrible. Any help would be appreciated.
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I reduced dose by 50% for w
2 weeks.
.375mg
.225 mg
.125mg
Only took dose at night
Pretty much hell!
Sleep specialist has me on 2 mg of Lunesta. Last night was first night. Slept a solid 6 hours. Feel great today.
That’s awesome!! I don’t remember what sleep was like. Thanks again!
Just walked 2.5 miles. Working off anxiety
Praying tonight I’ll sleep well
My sleep Dr also recommended that I use CBT-I.
You can find self help books on Amazon. Also maybe you can find a psychologist that does this. I’ve heard a lot of great results from this.