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Aug 13, 2019 at 10:40 PM
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I'm going from 2 mgs to 1 mg Thursday and I'm really worried I will get really bad anxiety. My psych nurse is going on vacation and I'm worried her replacement won't help me out if I have problems.
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Aug 14, 2019 at 02:55 AM
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That's a big jump down. How long have you been taking it? Coming off any benzo can be really tough. Can your psych nurse explain this situation to his/her cover so your dose can be adjusted if needed? I wish you the best.
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Aug 14, 2019 at 08:10 AM
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Hi rose. Good luck getting off the Valium. Remember that you can always slow the taper, if needed. I had to with Ativan. No need to suffer. I know that getting to 0 mg is greatly desired, but patience is sometimes needed. My psychiatrist had me splitting pills in quarters for a while. I can't imagine your prescriber would object to you slowing the tapering off process a bit, unless there is a major reason you need to get to 0 mg immediately.
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Aug 14, 2019 at 02:30 PM
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Oh no she's adamant I go down at this pace. I have no choice. I have to go down this way. I started at 20 mgs of bc according to her 20 mgs of diazepam equals 2 mgs of lorazapam. So here I am. I'm just hoping if I have trouble I can get gabapentin for the anxiety. I'm worried whoever is her replacement won't want to prescribe anything. I'm so scared...
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Aug 14, 2019 at 02:39 PM
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Aug 14, 2019 at 02:53 PM
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And I had it wrong, I don't start lowered until Saturday. I think I have it right now.
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Aug 15, 2019 at 09:30 PM
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Well my psych nurse is not letting her replacement give me trazadone or gabapentin if I struggle with anxiety or insomnia when she's gone. She's leaving Monday and will be gone for 2 weeks. I'm sol. I do have extra Zyprexa and gabapentin here if I need it. But I want trazadone increased not Zyprexa. It's ridiculous. She says she's worried about the sleep apnea. It's a long story...
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Aug 20, 2019 at 03:35 PM
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I started the taper last night. I took extra Zyprexa to sleep. So far it hasn't been THAT bad. We'll see how it goes from here on out though as diazepam has a long half life.
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Aug 20, 2019 at 04:34 PM
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Best of luck with the little jump off the benzo. I'm glad you haven't suffered too badly during the process, rose!
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Aug 20, 2019 at 05:22 PM
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Aug 20, 2019 at 05:33 PM
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What's this about sleep apnea? I have it too.
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Aug 20, 2019 at 05:50 PM
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It's a long story, I'd rather not type it all out.
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Aug 21, 2019 at 03:29 PM
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Well last night was day 2 of taper. So far, so good. I'm not really feeling any different. I think going to benzo buddies scared me. So many people on there have had such difficult tapers. Idk...
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Aug 21, 2019 at 11:08 PM
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yes benzo buddies is a scary place to hang out.
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Aug 22, 2019 at 01:57 AM
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So far so good tho. Thanks so much for your support! 
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