Posted by Gabbi on August 9, 2002, at 23:19:14
In reply to Re: Gabbi...what is your new cocktail? » Gabbi, posted by hildi on August 9, 2002, at 22:30:37
I was addicted to ativan 8mgs per day,appx 7years I'd never been able to even taper down too under 4mgs. The physical side effects of withdrawl were okay, but I simply couldn't stand The Exruciating anxiety and fear it caused, I could tell myself it was withdrawl but that wasn't enough my brain convinced me It was reality. I'd even been hospitalized and given phenobarbitol to ease the withdrawl and couldn't do it.
This time my living situation was worse than ever, had no job...everything was technically worse. I was given Klonopin 4x50mgs per day instead of Ativan and told it would ease the withdrawl. The klonopin made me so depressed I ended up Overdosing and in the psych ward.
While I was there I was told by a former heroin addict that he had no withdrawl symptoms when he quit "using" because he was told to take 7000mgs of Vit C in divided doses perday. The Dr. who told him this, said it works for almost anything.
It made little sense to me because I know that much C cleans out (delicately put) your system, so I was actually expecting worse withdrawl from having the drug leave my body so fast. I did it anyway, using the buffered kind oF C otherwise you can get a nasty stomach ache.
I did have 6 klonopin at home so I took 2 tablets the first day, and felt fine, so the next day I took 1/2 a tablet. By the third day, I didn't need any. And I was LOOKING for symptoms, practically trying to talk myself into being anxious.
The only side effect I had was insomnia for quite a long time that was nothing compared to the withdrawl hell I'd been through before. And now thats being easily treated with a non-benzo temporary prescription.I'm still in disbelief, but It had to have been the C everything else in my life was so much worse than any time I'd tried, I didn't even think it would work, but I was sure the Phenobarbitol would, so I'm sure that it has some actual physical effect, not a placebo,
So there you have it
7000mgs per day of buffered C powder.
I wouldn't recommend not gradually tapering off the benzos, but I was able to quit them almost over night.Sorry that was such a long answer but I wanted to be sure I got across just how unlikely it was that this time would be a success.
hope it helps
Gabbi
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