@merpreb That's a good question! My GP is involved in that she is writing the prescriptions. There's been lots of reassuring, explaining and hand-holding. But from me to my doctor, not the other way around. It's weird. I can appreciate that she did not want me blind-sided with withdrawal symptoms. But comments like "do you want to go back to being housebound?" and "you know these drugs are harder to come off of than heroin" haven't been exactly helpful. To be fair, I do not think she's ever been comfortable with treating anxiety with only a benzodiazepine but I absolutely cannot tolerate the newer SSRI's and she's been respectful of that. I can only guess that maybe an ugly withdrawal process or even an unsuccessful withdrawal would reflect poorly on her prescribing practices and that's a completely reasonable concern on her part. She's been unbelievably compassionate over the years and definitely went against the stream, allowing me to take Xanax alone and not in combination with some other drug. So it makes sense that she would be wary of a potential "train wreck" stemming from a medication choice. That being said, it's stunning how little doctors know about discontinuing benzodiazepines. Had I not had the information about the Ashton Manuel ready to present to her, I would have been put on a one-month titration schedule. And that would have been disastrous. At the very least, her two concerns mentioned above would certainly have materialized. It is critical that you do your own research and are able to self-advocate. And really? That's true of all medicine these days.