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Posted 4/27/2015 7:07 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Everyone,

Not been on here for a while again, really hope you are all feeling positive and getting better.

I was on Clonazpam since June last year around 1.5 mg a day and then two months a go I told my consultant that I wanted to come off the Benzo's so we moved over to Diazapam 20 mg a day and started a taper plan to come down 2 mg a month but me being me decided to see if I could come down faster and last week came down by 10 mg in one day and I felt great for about a week and then started feeling crappy and still am now.

I haven't told my consultant that I came down that much but I am unsure if to go back up to 20 mg and taper down by 2 mg per month or just stay on 10 mg per day which I have been on for just over a week now?

Any advice would be helpful thank you.

Sean

Really hope everyone is well. :)
Posted 4/27/2015 8:05 PM (GMT 0)
Well you are already going thru the side effects of coming down that fast, give it a week and they should subside. In the meantime take the 10mg for that week and don't cut down again until you feel better. At least this is what I would do but your doctor should be able to advice you about this.
Posted 4/27/2015 8:30 PM (GMT 0)
Hi AngelLisa,

Thank you for your reply, I just thought I would be okay coming down so quick as I have been taking them under a year......I don't have the usual side effects that you would expect like flu like symptoms or aches and pains, I just feel disconnected in my head and am finding it hard to function.

I feel really low though although I think anyone would if they just did what I did lol

Hope you are well.

Sean
Posted 4/28/2015 4:11 PM (GMT 0)
SBS,

I am sorry you are not feeling great currently...but like you said, you have an explanation at least...and anyone would be feeling the same I am sure.

I think I would go ahead and 'fess up' to your consultant, to see how to proceed, and to find out if there is some relief or alternative coping that you can be doing at this time to feel your best through the transition.

Don't fear what they will think...you just went ahead in the plan...you are not the first person to do so...and lesson learned...moving on! :)

Wishing you the best in your continued cessation. Keep us posted as to your progress, and we'll keep you in support!

S.C.
Posted 4/28/2015 4:17 PM (GMT 0)
Hey S.C,

Good to hear from you :)

I spoke to my consultant the other day and I decided not to tell him as then they will keep giving me more diazapam which you never know when I may need in the future. I think my brain is all over the place right now but I do believe it will stabilize rather quickly because I was only on benzos under a year. I managed to get my gigs covered this week so I have brought myself some breathing space.

How are you?

Hope you are well.

Sean
Posted 4/29/2015 9:51 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Sean,

I have been tapering off of Xanax - very slowly - but with direction of my doctor. I don't do anything with coming off or on meds without advise anymore as I have experienced side effects as you did by going too quickly.

I think it is always wise to get professional recommendations on how to taper or increase. They are more aware than we are of potential problems and can give the correct amounts to taper, etc.

Hope you are more comfortable now and that you are able to get some professional guidance on how to do this comfortably!! Best of luck!
Posted 4/29/2015 12:55 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Cindy,

How long was you on Xanax for? We have a version of that over here in the UK and I tried it but it didn't do anything for my anxiety.

The thing is I did have professional guidance on how to come off these diazapam but it would have taken nearly a year I think and I feel like the diazapam was actually contributing to the depersonalisation I am feeling. I went from 20 mg to 10 mg literally over night and have stuck with that and will ride out any symptoms.

I will taper slowly now from the other 10 mg but I don't wish to be on these tablets anymore. What side effects did you have Cindy when you came off them too quick?

Hope you are okay.

Sean
Posted 5/21/2015 2:41 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Sean, I have also been away for quite awhile. You were very helpful to me back when we were both on lexapro. I am glad to see some familiar names on here. I got off of lexapro shortly after I started it, but will be getting back on something for my anxiety very soon. I hope you have been doing well.
Posted 5/27/2015 4:09 PM (GMT 0)
Hey how are you? You was helpful to me too :) Did you not get on with the Lexapro?

I am in the process of coming off diazapam and sleeping tablets as well as cutting down the codeine as I just think my mind is all over the place.

Tablets can be bad for you its scary :(
Posted 5/28/2015 3:23 PM (GMT 0)
SBS and all who responded here...

Just sending encouragement! You can do this!! Finding the recovery regimen that is beneficial and right for you...

...and conversely, dropping the Rx's that are not...

IS really a challenge, but you can do it!

Keep up the good work, use your coping skills, reach out...and it will happen.:)

We are here in support,

S.C.
Posted 5/29/2015 11:26 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Sean

If you have been on a Benzo for more than 6 months it is best to wean off them very slowly to reduce the withdrawal effects. I would stay at 10mg for a good while before you go down again and if you are getting withdrawal effects that do not go I would consider going back upto 15mg but you really should be talking this through with your doctor.

I live in the UK to and I am surprised that the doctor prescribed you such a high dose as they do not like prescribing this medication now and tend to prescribe antidepressants instead which don't come with the same addiction problems. I was on 20mg of Tamazepam for a couple of years and had all sorts of problems getting off it. I do have some diazepam for emergancy's but the tablets are only 2mg.

Keep us posted

Hibee
Posted 5/29/2015 11:48 AM (GMT 0)
I was on Xanax for 20 years. I had panic attacks, dizziness, and tremors as side effects and still have not been able to come off completely.

I was on an unusually high dose (4 mg/day at 20 years old and 110 pounds). I actually don't know how I functioned.

I was down to .75 mg until this month which was particularly difficult with anniversaries of traumas and surgery on Tuesday which I went back up to 1 mg last week. I plan to go back down when the pain subsides.

I hope you are doing well!
Posted 5/31/2015 6:51 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,

I was one Clonezapam for about 7 months and then I said I wanted to come off them so they switched me to diazapam to make it easier to come off but the issue I have is I have been taking high strengh codeine for many years and every time I take them, I end up feeling worse so I stop taking them and the anxiety goes away and I feel better in myself but then I end up taking them again, its like I keep making the same mistake over and over. I have stopped them again yesterday and now having the withdrawals which is feeling spaced out and higher anxiety but these will usually only last a week roughly and then I hope to feel sort of normal again.....I pray so much for the strengh to get through this but I have had anxiety and depersonlisation for over a year now and I feel so drained.

Thanks for support everyone.

Hope you are all okay :)

Sean
Posted 5/31/2015 7:01 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Sean, thanks for the update. I'm sorry you are going thru the withdrawal symptoms but they will go away in a week or two. I will prayer for strength for you to stay off them this time. :)
Posted 5/31/2015 7:29 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you AngelLisa,

I have been praying every night not just for me but for others too but I have very little faith right now so it is very hard to believe that God is hearing me.

Thank you

Sean
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