Posted by yxibow on November 7, 2006, at 22:43:29
In reply to Re: benzos and diphenhydramine, anyone?, posted by bassman on November 7, 2006, at 10:16:16
> Another vote for a slow taper and not trying to add anything to "help". I don't have withdrawal symptoms from Ativan, so there's a chance that it won't be that bad...my schedule is to decrease the dose by 0.25 mg every three days and stop and hold if I feel any additional anxiety. I've done it twice and had no unpleasant withdrawal symptoms whatever. The biggest thing, at least for me, is just to forget I'm withdrawing and not dwell on it...otherwise, I'm monitoring my body for ANY differences....
That's sage advice, hypervigilance will only compound symptoms in a somatic way.
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