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Has anybody successfully tapered off of lorazepam (Ativan)?
Has anybody successfully managed to successfully wean off of Lorazepam?
If so how was it done?
And if it was by way of switching to other drugs, were you then able to taper off of those entirely under a doctor's guidance?
My husband has been on Lorazepam for 16 years
He did well for 14 years, but dragged his feet about trying to withdraw while he was feeling better.
In May he had a relapse of anxiety, and insomnia, with brain fog, heart palpitations, and more.
Currently he's doing better, thinking better, but still feels like crap a large part of the time, can't sleep without the drug, can't nap.and still struggles with anxiety.
At this point, I believe it's the drug that is actually causing the problem. Currently he's doing 1 mg at bedtime and 3/4 mg when he wakes up at 2:30 am.
I know it takes 2 years for the brains GABA receptors to normalize after taking Benzodiazepines.
Also know it's really hard to withdraw, has to be done extremely slowly, and the side effects are exactly the same as the symptoms it is meant to help.
My goal is to eventually wean him off of all drugs as functional health tests show they block his nutritional absorption and may be damaging his intestinal lining. I would like to be able to repair his health using nutrition, supplements, and neurotransmitter amino acids.
All feedback is welcomed!
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Dear Human Family,
I carefully detail my successful tapering off of 1.0 mg of Lorazepam after being on it for much of two decades in my recently published book, "Tools of Transformation".
Loving regards,
Joe Lerner
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1 ReactionMy doctor put me on an anti-depressent/anxiety medicine to replace it.
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1 ReactionWhat new med did you try? Did you take both at the same time or completely come off one before starting new med?
I'm on a cousin of Lexapro, Fluvoxamine. I can stay on the Ativan for a short time and take both. Ativan works so well for me and has for 7 years that I am not hopeful this med will help me sleep. But my old primary doc retired and these new kids that are running the show are scared to prescribe anything.
my doctor has me on 100mg quetiapine, 1mg lorazapam and 7.5 mg ambien to sleep. I notice that at night that I don't get tired anymore and need to take these meds to get 5hrs sleep. Has anyone else had this issue? I really want advice on how to get off this stuff and a reason my body doesn't get tired at night so I styart yawning
Has anyone gone cold turkey to get off this stuff? I would like to see what would happen going cold turkey for several days
I have. Please don't do it. Talk to your doctor.
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1 ReactionGoing cold turkey off psych meds is dangerous. You need medical guidance and to do it very slowly.
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2 ReactionsSeizures can happen. Especially with clonazepam.
I’ve gone cold turkey off ATIVAN multiple,times, but I never abused it. I only ever took 1mg per day. Stopping was easy, only withdrawal symptom is insomnia.
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