Hello. Has anyone been successful tapering at home from four 1mg lorazepam daily to three 1mg tablets daily? Or anything similar? I feel like I am having withdrawal symptoms.

Don’t try anything without talking with your doctor.

@pamee It was a long and slow taper for me after years on Ativan. Please work closely with your doctor with a plan and note any side effects or withdrawals. Good luck

Thank you marjou!
I've been to many doctors and none know how to do a slow taper from Ativan. I'm not able to do the Ashton Manual taper as I'm allergic to Valium. I've tapered from Xanax with crossover with Valium. It took 18 months, but I was worse off in the long run with Valium.
Thank you again for your support
pamee

Just take it one day at a time and stay strong. Work with a doctor as well who may prescribe a longer acting benzo such as Klonopin. Meditation is a huge help for me and remember that it is like a roller coaster ride. You will have waves of bad times but you just need to power through them to the other side. Eventually you will come out on the other side. Good luck to you and keep thinking positive that you can do it.

I have seen a sleep medicine doctor as I was placed on Ativan for anxiety when diagnosed with cancer (two years out and ok now!) but relied on it for sleep. Major sleep issues but wanted to get off ativan. She put me on a very slow taper that changes every two weeks. Im currently on half the dose (.25) I was on, next two weeks will be .25, .25, 0, etc. I don’t feel great every day but am determined.

Hello everyone.

Long story short I've been on Ativan for 1 year, with 0.5 morning and evening. I tapered the morning dose 2 times in the past year. It's been a week since i finished my 2nd taper for the morning dose. I've noticed an increase in anxiety in the past week so obviously I'm scared of stating the evening taper.

I'm doing all of this under the direction of my doctor. And she does a taper that is once 1 day off several times, then every 2,3,4 days over the course of 2 months or so.

To be honest idk why i made this post. Maybe just wanted to put my fear of withdrawals, seizures somewhere.

Has anyone weaned off lorazepam and if so how did you do it?

Hi guys. I ve been taking Lorazepam for 5 years 1 mg before bed. I want to taper off. Do you think going to 0.5 mg is good?
thanks

I am 81 years old. Have been taking Ativan for 5 years for PTSD after open heart surgery. Started off with 1mg a day and have reduced it to .5 mg per day for about 4 years now.
I am now feeling anxious, jittery and dealing with insomnia. Do not want to increase dosage. I want off Ativan My
PCP prescribed Lexapro (small dosage) to take along with Ativan to start withdrawal. That was the worse 2weeks of my life. Insomnia, climbing the wall. Quit the lexapro. Still on .5 mg of Ativan.
Feel terrible. Any help would be appreciated.