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How did you successfully taper off of 0.5 lorazepam (Ativan)?

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Feb 4 10:56am | Replies (137)
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@jann422

Hi:
You need to ask your provider to get you off very slowly.
You might want to read the Ashton Manual online .. free re benzodiazapine withdrawal .
it is the gold standard.
I know this sounds hard, but many just think they can cut the pill in half and go down. You can't.
IF, however, you have only been on a month or less, perhaps more quickly. Please speak to your Doctor.
Good luck.

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ajateha | @ajateha | Feb 4 4:32am

Thank you very much for your concern for my question and your very supportive suggestions for gradual withdrawal or reduction to a safe dose to stop. I have been on Ativan 0.5 mg for a week and have tried a small reduction of 0.175 mg from 0.5 mg for 4 days and this 0.375 mg dose seems to work. I will try it for 1 week and then reduce it to half of 0.5 mg for a week and half of 0.25 mg for another week and then stop. Hopefully my plan will work.

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