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Protracted Benzo withdrawal

Posted by aarniek @aarniek, Oct 30, 2016

Taken of 8mg of Ativan daily in 3 weeks and suffering terribly nearly 4 years now! Unable to walk ,have insane muscle tightness,no memory,tinnius is unbearable,unable to picture things in my mind ! After 45 months it's worse than ever and 2 neurologists have tried only medications which all made me even worse!

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lizjlb | @lizjlb | Aug 2 4:58pm
In reply to @barbarasolinski "Having been on Ativan for over 20 years my new Dr is trying to taper it..." + (show)
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Having been on Ativan for over 20 years my new Dr is trying to taper it down as it can lead to increased falling especially in older people. I had been on 1mg twice a day. Been decreasing it by 2.5mg every other month. Seems to be doing well. Switched to buspar 10mg twice a day with no problems. Again it's been very slowly!! Only problem is with having to split small tablets that aren't scored to get the small amounts. No it does not come in smaller size than .5 mg & i need half that. Very frustrating as they don't split evenly. I'll be glad to be off them. One less medicine to take!!

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not sure I understand. trying to get off of Ativan? switched to bulspar 10 mg twice a day. ? but you are trying to split the 10 mg into 5? which are you now taking now and how much mg?

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daveshaw | @daveshaw | Aug 3 11:10am

Have you tried Klonopin/Clonazepam? I have been taking 1mg in the morning and 1mg before I go to bed and suffer no symptoms. That combined with my antidepressants has enabled me to live a fulfilling life.
Yes I know Clonazepam is addictive but if it works for you and you don’t increase the dosage why not give it a try. It can’t hurt and you sound miserable. I combine it with Zoloft, Wellbutrin and Buspar.
Best of luck to you.

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