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Any positive stories about Benzo tapering? I need hope
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I never would have thought of getting off Lorazepam after taking for over 10 years, I did have second thoughts after nine months of HELL. BENZOS ARE DANGEROUS and the older you are, the worse it is when getting off them. I was negligent not reading the pharmacy paperwork which came with the prescription. However, the Doctors MUST have some culpability. We trust them, that why so many do not read the paperwork. The Pharmacist could almost warn that they are for SHORT TERM ONLY which would warn us.
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I took Xanax for 25 years. My physchiatrist, my internist, no pharmacist ever mentioned that this drug could be harmful in the long run. Not one word. These doctors and pharmacists know most people don’t really read the inserts. THEY, as health care professionals , need to TELL US!
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yikes. sorry this happened to you. I did the same with Cymbalta. On a high dose for about 15 years and then it stopped working and started having unsustainable side effects. So very difficult to get off, even really slowly. I think when we decide to take a pill we are in a place that is prioritizing the feel better need. In the beginning, when it works, wow, wonderful. Then, ugh, if and when it stops or we develop adverse side effects. No easy answers, but sure happy to find people like you and this site.