@sears, I just wanted to add that I’m unable to take proponolol due to it being a beta blocker, I’m asthmatic so this med would be dangerous to use in my case, I have also tried Gabapentin and the side effects were profound, Buspar didn’t agree with me due to adverse stomach pain so long story short, there were some attempts made to wean me off benzos to no avail. A few months ago the pharmacy filled my prescription and gave me Ativan which I take but it was a different brand, they were confident I would be fine but I wasn’t, perhaps they used different fillers in the drug but when I took it my symptoms were like I was having a coronary event. Unfortunately I couldn’t take them and it took the better part of a week to get the right ones. It was truly horrible to experience what full withdrawal felt like not to mention how powerful these meds are.