Posted by tessie on February 27, 2008, at 7:26:09
In reply to Re: Weaning off Diazepam » dbc, posted by Phillipa on February 26, 2008, at 13:06:56
Hi everyone, since I spoke to you guys last, I have now actually started on a plan of ridding myself of Diazepam. My husband and I came up with a plan that we think may work. Basically to start with my new doctor has prescribed me with, what he bellieves should be my very last prescription of diazepam and prescribed me with 30 tabs of 2mg, not 5mg as before. The plan goes like this.. We decided to start of with splitting the 2mg tablets into half to create a 1mg dose every day for 2 weeks. Then for the next 3 weeks I would take a quarter tab every night. Then the next 3 weeks I would take once again a quarter tab but only every second day. Next move I will take a quarter and miss 2 days again for the next 3 weeks, then the same dose for the next 3 weeks but miss 3 days before taking the next one. Each time I Would take all these doses I would mark them off on a spread sheet that myself and my husband planed out and worked on for a couple of hours only just the other day. This spread sheet we hope will act as a visual thing to see on a daily basis on our fridge, and to see how far we've come, and also to check on progress/count down to the last day. Of course as I too beleive, my husband thinks that this plan will only work with will power and determination. I am going to stick to it through thick and thin with his support in the lows and the stressfull times. We also belleive that it's also possible, just as before, on some nights there may not be a neeed for me to take this drug at all. For many reasons, one could be that the children are behaving themselves today. If you dont need to take it its OK thats a bonus, but on the other hand you can not take it if it's not your turn so to speak. This is were the will power would hopefully cut in. I will also mark off those days were I did'nt need to take it. Hope there will be plenty of those, over the course of time, and I also hope I dont have to take the whole 30 tablets with any luck.
Regards Tess
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