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Using cbd to wean off Ativan

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Feb 14 8:39am | Replies (38)

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@frouke I remember you saying that Ativan helped you for many years; interesting that that has changed. I’ve only been taking it for six months, but already noticing it not working as well as it was. My doctor said he could increase my dose, which I prefer not. So, like you I’m experimenting with CBD. My doctor also recommended Tylenol pm, which I’m not thrilled about. Good luck to both of us!

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@berekann , you are wise not to increase these medications, they all come with a price. I’ve been reading stories here for years about people getting into trouble with benzodiazepines, sometimes it was the doctors pushing them to stop and other times it was the drug itself, I used to pray that I wouldn’t have to go through that, unfortunately I started feeling off at first and I thought it was due to the antidepressant I was starting on, some of it was but I felt something else was wrong and it took me some time to realize it was the Ativan. This is called hitting tolerance and I sure have been on them a long time, I always controlled my dose and I did benefit from cannabis gummies but I stopped them because they can interfere with the antidepressant, what a misery I find myself in.