Posted by laima on February 9, 2007, at 15:42:42
In reply to Re: Well Benzos Worked For Years Now No Hope, posted by Phillipa on February 9, 2007, at 12:31:35
Good luck Phillipa! And as they say, a person's own motivation is a major factor in detox off benzos (if you go that way)- and then if you decide to go back on- they'd work again! Or maybe you'd even find the valium was aggrevating you, as clonazapam apparently turned out to be aggrevating me. (I would never have believed it.) Who knows? So in any case, seems you stand to gain in a number of ways- worth a try?One thought about the atypical antipsychotics- I myself didn't end up with daibetes or any serious complications, perhaps because I only used a very low dose, for very short time. By the time time was up, I was plenty motivated to cut the zyprexa, and it wasn't a problem. I just readjusted to sleeping lighter as opposed to in a seriously knocked-out feeling way. (Which was nice for awhile.) Perhaps like benzos, it depends on a lot of factors, like length of use and amounts. Yes, weight gain, but to be fair, I was faced with an awful lot of very tasty holiday food during that time period, too- and the weight's coming off. And...as special bonus, those extra trips to the gym, motivated by the weight gain, seem to be helping my mood.
It seems highly unlikely you'd risk any seizures if you tapered, too. My understanding is that the risk is mostly for people who quit suddenly, cold--and not even all of them end up with any seizure. Maybe you could cross that off the list of things to worry about.
In any case, sounds like there could be much to gain from such a break. I wish you best of luck with your decision. And sure wish a lot of other meds could regain efficacy they way benzos can!
> You know since I've done it in the past on my own I will just quit them and detox on my own. And BTW when I went off them before they worked exactly the same when I went back on them. So that's my plan. Love Phillipa ps I am going to prove to myself that seizures don't happen to everyone. First time I was told I would seize but didn't as laima said everyones chemistry is different. Heck if it wasn't we'd all be on the same meds.
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