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Any positive stories about Benzo tapering? I need hope
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: May 22 3:07pm | Replies (444)Comment receiving replies
@frouke my current dosage is 10 mg daily. 5 AM and 5 PM. Dr wants to cut my dose 2 mg a month but agreed to 1 mg a month. But it’s hard to cut the tablets. I am fearful of withdrawal symptoms. It’s been difficult. Hearing positive outcomes and successes gives me hope. Thank you for your support.
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@katnewton
Hi, I had tapered off of Ativan a few years ago after realizing I was getting tolerant on that dose(.5 mg)- had been taking only in AM and started getting anxiety late in day. I cut up tablets in all sizes and just took the tiniest amount less each day, at the end I skipped days. If I felt withdrawal symptoms, took a tiny amount/ with Ativan it was practically a crumb!
But here’s the tip – I have found with Ativan at least, the generic manufacturers tablets vary quite a bit in size. So if you’re finding tablets hard to split, you may find that a different manufacturer is easier to split and try to get that one. They may very, not only in size, but in hardness.
Good luck to all!