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Any positive stories about Benzo tapering? I need hope
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Feb 17 11:35am | Replies (399)Comment receiving replies
Hi!
Congrats on getting off the benzo. I have been weaning off Xanax and now Valium since April 2024 . I was on over 4 mg a day Xanax and had taken around 17 years . I’m now down to 1.5 mg of Valium (I switched to Valium in September) and I’ve been having the worst insomnia. My psychiatrist gave me lunesta which is wonderful but I’m afraid to take nightly as I’ve read it’s not good to take while withdrawing from a benzo. Did you take Lunesta while on Klonopin? My psychiatrist doesn’t believe in withdrawal side effects so I’m trying to find out info online..thanks so much!!
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No I did not take Lunesta during the taper. My psychiatrist was hesitant to give me anything. Toward the end, at .025mg, he gave me Vistoril. That didn’t help. Discharged me when I turned 65 with nothing but that. Suggested cognitive behavioral therapy - no help. My PCP gave me Remeron. No help. I had to beg for a referral to a sleep medicine doctor after 7 months of insomnia. She helped me right away. Maybe you could go that route.