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My family doctor of 24 years is semi retired, I think that next year he’ll probably stop working. I am obviously nervous about this because he’s the one who fills my prescription, he did assure me that he will have another doctor take over his practice however as much as this is a comfort to me living in Canada where doctors are very scarce, it won’t guarantee me that a new doctor will do the same thing for me. I’m trying not to get ahead of myself, I’ve been trying to get used to living life in the moment but the mind is often hard to control. Perhaps on a positive note the new doctor will be more experienced in helping me out with the benzodiazepine. I never realized that you were abandoned by your doctor, I had and still have nightmares about that, it’s so good to hear that you’re past this horrible experience and living your life without these meds, it really gives me hope to carry on trying.

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Please stay ahead of the game and don’t get yourself in the position of being force tapered or fast tapered. Tapering goes more smoothly when we’re in control and not the doctor. I found a doctor( not easy) that let me be completely in control of the taper process. He prescribed, I determined when I was going to cut my dose and how much I was going to cut. I was never pressured and it worked out well. In retrospect I feel I could have tapered off faster. I don’t think I actually needed to drag it out for 5 years. I was only several months into my taper when the pandemic and lockdown came about and that definitely set me back. That was a stressful time for everyone and something we’d never experienced. Not a good time to taper a benzo that’s for sure! I also experienced the loss of my only sibling, my dog died, my son’s house burnt down, etc. It was a mess! I made it though!