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Posted by joe f on April 6, 2015, at 7:32:04
I have begun to see a decrease in my anxiety and breathing has gotten better but I am scared because I a m taking 1.0 mg of Ativan in morning ..1.0 mid day and 1.0 for sleep...that is what dr writes me......now i'm afraid to take this much
Posted by ikasug on April 6, 2015, at 10:33:31
In reply to feeling better/scared, posted by joe f on April 6, 2015, at 7:32:04
I take half that and it does not fully resolve anxious thinking patterns but it does make me much more functional. I have more energy because the disinhibitive effect quiets anxious and depressive thinking that otherwise keeps me from doing important things. Give it a try and if you are too "high" from it, let your pdoc know you'd like to go down a little on the dosage.
Posted by joe f on April 6, 2015, at 15:14:26
In reply to Re: feeling better/scared, posted by ikasug on April 6, 2015, at 10:33:31
makes sense
Posted by Christ_empowered on April 9, 2015, at 9:53:34
In reply to Re: feeling better/scared, posted by ikasug on April 6, 2015, at 10:33:31
I don't quite know what to say...benzo tapering and withdrawal can be rough, and I think it can be worse with Ativan and Xanax, because they have shorter half lives. I don't think Ativan tapers are as bad as xanax tapers, so that's a good thing.
I wanna say that 3mgs Ativan is around 1.5mgs/Klonopin, or 30mgs/Valium (this from an online table...take it w/ a grain of salt). That falls well within the "normal" range for benzo dosage. Your doc sounds fairly cautious.
Have you ever been on Valium? I've read that Valium is often a good choice for long term use, and easier to taper when/if you decide to go off.
Posted by joe f on April 9, 2015, at 11:34:32
In reply to Re: feeling better/scared, posted by Christ_empowered on April 9, 2015, at 9:53:34
dr won't use valium
Posted by Kirkglen on April 11, 2015, at 10:42:32
In reply to Re: feeling better/scared, posted by ikasug on April 6, 2015, at 10:33:31
Last time I got off benzos I went cold turkey.
I used 3000% RDA biotin and never felt any withdrawal. Don't know if all will respond this way but...........
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