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do we think im going to have ativan detox??
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Sep 17 9:41am | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
It’s a very insidious drug and doesn’t always like to cooperate with our plan to stop. I remember when I first started taking this drug, I could take it on and off without any problems and I even stopped taking them for a while but before I knew it I started feeling physically ill and I wasn’t even sure what was causing it until one day I took an Ativan and everything went away, I should have stayed off them but I just couldn’t cope anymore…that was over twenty years ago. My advice to you is start now with your withdrawal, you’re in a good place to begin a slow taper, you mentioned that your dose is 0.5 mg. so I would recommend cutting it down to 0.25 mg and adjust to this for perhaps 4 weeks or more depending on how you feel, the main thing is to go very slow to avoid relapse. There’s also lots of good info online that can be very useful. I think that you have a good chance to get off them and perhaps if needed ask your doctor to give you something else that’s not addictive to help you cope if needed, best wishes for your recovery.
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Thank you so much for your suggestions and input! So i did do some research on the ashtons manual after yesterday’s experience. I was convinced my body had entered fullblown withdrawls because the panic was so intense and it was somehow coupled with this dark sense of impending doom and depression which i dont typically suffer from. Not sure if it was withdrawals or rebound anxiety or what?! That was 25 hours ago. I havent used anything since and my plan is not too. I have had minor bouts of anxiety throughout the day but been able to redirect my thinking thus far. Made it to the gym this morning which i imagine can only help throughout this process— i go 5-6 times a week and will be CRUSHED if physical symptoms from stopping this crap deter me from making it. My thought process behind not tapering is that i wasnt a daily user (albeit the past 9 days) .. and given the low dose i was hoping i could get away with just stopping. Am i crazy for thinking this is possible? Im open to cutting in half and tapering if absolutely necessary but havent felt that necessity today (yet) fingers crossed