Posted by 4WD on May 27, 2005, at 21:08:52
In reply to Re: Diagnosis - Withdrawal from SRI vs Benzos, posted by Phillipa on May 27, 2005, at 18:33:35
> Marsha, That was pretty scarey!. Fondly, Phillipa
Yeah, that's why I'm so afraid to take Klonopin on a regular basis even though I desperately need it. I remember all too well what it was like coming off Ativan. Right down to what I was wearing - a white terry robe- on the fifth day when it was the worst. And exactly what I was thinking -- I was afraid to smoke a cigarette because I was convinced I had TB. (And that was in 1986.)The only way I got through that day was by taking half a Halcion tablet which let me sleep for an hour and a half. I still can't believe I managed that with my full bottle of Ativan and a bottle of Halcion right there in the medicine cabinet. I must have been young and strong. Or actually, I guess, just desperate. My doctor had told me it was the Ativan causing my depression and I was so miserable I was willing to do anything to get better.
Of course it wouldn't be that bad if you tapered. I didn't. I wanted to "get it over with."
Marsha
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