I really hate to type this, but I have had second thoughts many times about stopping my 12 or more years of taking 6MG of Lorazepam. Incorrect tapering left me in very bad shape and you cannot go back and start and start over. I have read many articles that the elderly, which I am, may be better off if they haven been on Lorazepam for many years to just stay on it. I have not had more than 2 to 3 hrs sleep since stopping Lorazepam. Extremely upsetting because this is when your body restarts and helps you recover. I went from minimal problems, sometimes depressed and sometimes with anxiety, I personally think most people go thru these normally. If your husband is taking Lorazepam and has had more than normal falls and not having auto accidents and seems happy, why should he stop?? Ask the Doctor WHY he should stop, don't let him just say it is bad for you, ask the Doctor WHY IT IS BAD FOR HIM? Hope this makes some sense.