I have been there! Just do it slowly and if tapering and feel jittery or any bad affects, back up and try again in a week or two. I am 78 and going in to my last two weeks of a 9 month taper. You know better than anybody when to proceed to taper down. Drink lots of water and PEDIALYTE AND ENSURE MAX PROTEIN, French Vanilla is the best. Amazon is 1/2 price of Walgreens Drug. You will feel better when you hydrate and you need protein. This changes your life, but there is life after Benzodiazepines, Anti Socializing seems to be a side affect of withdrawal. I think sleep was just a dream, only 3 to 4 hrs a night if I was lucky. My psychiatrist recommended BENADRYL (PRESCRIPTION), NOT OVER THE COUNTER, ask your Doctor if you are having a problem sleeping to give you a script for this. You will come out beyond this for sure. Keep the faith!