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Benzo prescriptions are getting harder and harder to get. One needs to hope their doctor never...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/835653/

Benzo prescriptions are getting harder ... CDC do not want doctors prescribing Benzos

Discussion: Has anybody successfully tapered off of lorazepam (Ativan)?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 1, 2023

Those taking lower (recommended) doses will usually experience only mild withdrawal if the medication is stopped...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/771715/

always best to discuss your plans for benzo

Discussion: What's the best way to get off Xanax if on it for years?

Support Group: Addiction & Recovery

Posted: Nov 10, 2022

I am 14 years post RP and still have enough stress incontinence issues to be mildly...

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example, I have been on a low dose benzo

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Posted: Jun 15, 2023

My psychiatrist told me years ago, when he first prescribed clonazepam, that I should never take...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/948096/

lectured me profoundly on the risks of benzos ... and he was on a mission to get me benzo

Discussion: No sleep or sleep meds

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: Oct 15, 2023

I have been on Lexapro for almost 20 years. It has helped me so much ....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/739322/

So I was prescribed a benzo and I actually

Discussion: Long term use of Lexapro: New counselor thinks I should switch

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Aug 19, 2022

@richyrich Hey richy, If I were you I’d reduce your dose by 5-10% every 2-4 weeks...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/123730/

came off of, haven’t taken another benzo

Discussion: Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 13, 2018

Hi, @taras12 - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thanks for the background about what brought you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/120849/

discussion titled, "Protracted Benzo

Discussion: Protracted Benzo withdrawal

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Dec 4, 2018

I am going through withdrawal as I taper off of Klonopin. Internal vibrations were the first...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/976346/

the discovery channel, called “the benzo

Discussion: GI Disorder and Internal Shaking

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Dec 7, 2023

Hello mkdb: I also meant to give you this link from The Ashton Manuel: https://www.benzo.org.uk/manual/ I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/835656/

from The Ashton Manuel: https://www.benzo.org.uk ... spent decades helping people with Benzo

Discussion: Klonopin taper

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 1, 2023

Hello @tundra. Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for starting this conversation. I see that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/196117/

through the process of tapering off Benzo

Discussion: Using CBD oil to help taper off anxiety & depression meds?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Apr 15, 2018

I have finished my taper. I am now four days diazepam free. I still have a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/225760/

Buzzing, shaking, typical benzo withdrawal

Discussion: Valium (diazepam) Taper

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 28, 2019

Thank you. Weaned off of benzos and had tremendous withdrawal, what they call PAWS. Took FOUR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1017941/

Weaned off of benzos and had tremendous ... Someone on the Benzo boards recommended

Discussion: I'm Tired and Don't Want To Go On

Support Group: Mental Health

Posted: Feb 18 11:31am

I actually went to an inpatient center of a wonderful hospital for two weeks to help...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/128007/

of poisonous Xanax and/or any other Benzo

Discussion: Going off of Xanax

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Feb 12, 2019

@happyat76 I take Remeron and it is the best sleep aid I have ever taken, and...

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enhanced by the pain medications and benzo

Discussion: my anxiety

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 4, 2018

I have been on Klonopin for 4 years. 6mg a day. I had to taper off...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1063806/

bound and determined to NEVER take a benzo

Discussion: I am having a VERY difficult time with Klonipin withdrawal

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: May 7 1:22pm

Hi, I am tapering and using Melatonin and CBD oil ( Elixinol brand). I was prescribed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/235572/

supplements were actually acting as a benzo ... 3 psychiatrists I found one who is benzo ... found a dr who had experience treating benzo ... 4 months to understand it was the benzo

Discussion: Tapering off clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 18, 2019

Hi @jdj1rn12345 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I noticed that you wished to post a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/335565/

manage the condition for which the benzo

Discussion: Lost: Being sick and not knowing why wears on you

Support Group: Just Want to Talk

Posted: Mar 29, 2021

Laura - I think you are spot on. These benzos should probably never be prescibed, other...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/872704/

These benzos should probably never be ... interesting at how so many docs are anti benzo