Benzos make it worse

of course everything does stop eventually 🙂 but, if it were me, and it is because im just a few weeks behind you, i would take it slow, dont sacrifice the work youve put in with effexor by doing a hard benzo stop now, work with your doctor and take it slow. remind yourself a year from now you are going to be off the benzos if that is what you really want, but it is something that has to be done in a supervised slow manner even if you were only taking them on as needed basis

Thanks for your perspective. I come here for just that. I’ll go back to my GP. See what he says.

awesome..and if you can ask for a referral to a psych doc thats even better. GPs dont always understand that you cant just come off of benzos right away, a psychiatrist in trained in how to help you stop. in the meantime dont stop on your own.

Wednesday’s appt. is with a Psychiatrist.

NOT my GP... I forgot.

great, good luck, i have my psych appt tomorrow, im actually starting a benzo and hopefully going up on my effexor

Sound like a plan! Good luck.

I was taking klonopin at a high dose and had to taper off super slowly. Very difficult to get off that. Buspar is a low level anti anxiety med that works for me, is safe and I don't get side effects. But I have to take it daily. Anxiety meds for me work better at a low dose daily .I do take prozac with it with good results.

Do post an update on what your psychiatrist says, @njp1013.

@lisalucier yes i will do that, im nervous about the appointment today 🙁 , my wife is going with me so that will help