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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!