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Any positive stories about Benzo tapering? I need hope

Posted by sears @sears, Nov 9, 2019

Would love to hear some positive stories from people whom have tapered off benzos. Positive only please. Give me some hope. No horror stories! I need some encouragement!

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Jake | @jakedduck1 | May 16 8:27pm

@berekann
If you taper slowly enough, you won't even notice any difference. Your taping quite quickly. Slow wins this game. Why are you in such a hurry to get off?
Jake

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berekann | @berekann | May 16 9:35pm
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@berekann
If you taper slowly enough, you won't even notice any difference. Your taping quite quickly. Slow wins this game. Why are you in such a hurry to get off?
Jake

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@jakedduck1 I’m slowing down from here; will stay at least a week at 1mg. My doctor said a week at each level. I’ve been on it 8 months, and only recently had gone to 1.5 mg. Was under a lot of stress with moving & brother in hospital,

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Jake | @jakedduck1 | May 16 10:11pm

@berekann
If you have any withdrawals I'd increase it and stay there for 2-4 weeks.
I tapered off 18 mg of Klonopin with no withdrawal issues except very mild ones at the end that were resolved.
SLOW!!!, SLOW!!!, SLOW!!!
Jake

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berekann | @berekann | May 17 7:09am
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@berekann
If you have any withdrawals I'd increase it and stay there for 2-4 weeks.
I tapered off 18 mg of Klonopin with no withdrawal issues except very mild ones at the end that were resolved.
SLOW!!!, SLOW!!!, SLOW!!!
Jake

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@jakedduck1 thanks. Last night I took an extra .25mg. Hopefully my doc will write another Rx while I taper, if needed. She’s new to me, as I just moved

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maryjjeandennis | @maryjjeandennis | May 17 9:39am
In reply to @kb2014a "Yes. I was tapered off klonopin under medical supervision- psychiatristic and neurologist in the summer of..." + (show)
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Yes. I was tapered off klonopin under medical supervision- psychiatristic and neurologist in the summer of 2017. Took 7 months..It was successful. No regrets. Have never resumed this drug.

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@kb2014a how much Klonopin were you on? You are very lucky you do not need it any more.

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kb2014a | @kb2014a | May 17 2:36pm
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@kb2014a how much Klonopin were you on? You are very lucky you do not need it any more.

Feel free to private message me on Connect if you'd like.

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@maryjjeandennis
0.5 mg TID or 3 times daily. Overmedicated by psychiatry . Anti psychotics anti depressants benzodiapines. My real issue was trauma codependency people pleasing allowing other people to control me being raised that saying no and self care was selfish. PTSD. I rely on skills like deep breathing letting thoughts come and go through my mind critical thinking fact checking boundaries saying no quiet time planning . I have w dogs are my legal ESAs.

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kb2014a | @kb2014a | May 17 2:41pm

All I take now is escitalopram as far as psychotropic meds 20mg. I take lamotrigine ER 100mg daily but that is for seizure prophylaxis . Seizure free since may 2014 - had bacterial meningitis of brain abcess from this removed from left temporal lobe.

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rosebookay | @rosebookay | May 17 3:49pm
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@jakedduck1 I’m slowing down from here; will stay at least a week at 1mg. My doctor said a week at each level. I’ve been on it 8 months, and only recently had gone to 1.5 mg. Was under a lot of stress with moving & brother in hospital,

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@berekann your doctor is wrong.

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rosebookay | @rosebookay | May 17 3:52pm
In reply to @georgette12 "My goodness, please be positive on the tapering of benzos . I recently got off ambien..." + (show)
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My goodness, please be positive on the tapering of benzos . I recently got off ambien for sleep, tapered off an anti anxiety med and have previously gotten off klonopin from a rather high dose. I'm 75 and have taken these meds for 45 years. And gotten off successfully. Even had ECT and no side effects. Sure, everyone is different, but I've been around long enough to see some amazing things people can do. Sometimes it's a trial and error thing, but life itself is trial and error, don't you think?

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@georgette12 a voice of reason

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berekann | @berekann | May 17 6:25pm
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@berekann your doctor is wrong.

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@rosebookay meaning I should take longer with each taper? Perhaps that was because she prescribed Lexapro which I am not taking, I will double check with her

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