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Posted by invisiblemanpa on January 16, 2007, at 11:05:12
I wanted to post a major note of caution. I have recently tried to wean myself off of Ativan after being on 4 1mgs a day for quite some time. I was forced to do this, as I made the mistake of mixing alcohol with my meds over a major depresion / anxiety episode during the holidays and ended up in the er...My Psy. doc, just stopped my Ativan / Ambien and left me with Remeron and Lexapro and just told me tough luck, one strike and your out.....yes I am looking for a new dr., have known I should for a long time....but.....anyway...I tried to cut back on my own with the Ativan I had left....over about 7 days....I got down to the past three days...horrible withdrawal symptons...last night I finally got afraid of having a seizure and went to the ER.............I got lucky and found and understanding Dr., and nurse that put me on 10 days of decreasing Librium...thankfully I had an appointment scheduled for a complete physical in less than a week.....so I can turn my needs to my medical dr....until I find a new Psy.....the Librium really helped.......it does wear off quicker put then probably part of that so far is still withdrawals....but I just feel sick, not like I was dying like last night....yeah it was no fun being in the er from 6 til after midnight......but they did help me, did not lock me away, I've been there for short stints it's a nightmare.....so if your going to get off of a benzo...find a dr. that will work with you on decreasing it and keep a check on your health.......I tried the benadryl...vistaril......it was no help with withdrawls.....long term I don't know,...but at least I can make until I get in with my physcian.....Good luck
Posted by gardenergirl on January 16, 2007, at 14:05:08
In reply to DON'T DETOX BENZS ON YOUR OWN!!!!!!!!!!, posted by invisiblemanpa on January 16, 2007, at 11:05:12
Thanks for posting about your experience. I'm sure it will be instructive for the group. I'm sorry you had to go through that.
I've moved your thread to the Withdrawal board due to the topic. You can find it by following this link:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/wdrawl/20061224/msgs/722897.htmlThanks,
deputy gg
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