Posted by DStupid on November 30, 2007, at 21:01:55 [reposted on November 30, 2007, at 22:39:19 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Stopping Benzodiazepines - Please Help, posted by sonic_gb on November 30, 2007, at 12:49:30
<< He's tapering me off 2mg of clonazepam over 1 week, and then 30mg of oxazepam over the following week. This is going to be a brutal, punishing taper for me, and I told him that, but he thinks "it's in my best interest". He doesn't believe in slow tapers or diazepam conversions, as he thinks they just prolong the withdrawal period.>>
<<His only suggestion was that I go to an emergency room if I wasn't handling things well.>>
His advice borders on malpractice; you can't follow it, you may wind up in an emergency room where they'll give you lorazepam (Ativan) if you're lucky to get there.
Can an internist (a non-psychiatrist) write you a prescription for a benzo in Canada? If s/he can, get them and get them filled ASAP. Can you buy your benzos over the internet in Canada? Can you complain to the medical board to put pressure on him? I mean the guy is throwing you to the dogs.
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