[Ki...] Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Hi benzobuddies, I am almost only on Valium so when I will finish crossover I am planning to stay on it for a while to get stable. When I get stable,then I want to start water titration since they don't make 2mg tablets here. I have only 5mg and 10mg tablets. I will start on 30mg/day and I think I want to taper like 2mg every 2 weeks at the beginning and then even slower. How should I do it? Dissolve 5mg in alcohol and water and how much to remove every day or every 2 weeks? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[...] Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Hi, It really is not a good idea to think in terms of reaching a set goal like 2mg every two weeks, although at your dose that is possible. But it is also possible you may be able to do only half that. So really it is a good idea to start slow and search for what your body will allow from low to high. You could dissolve your 5mg pill in alcohol then add water. For a 5mg pill, instead of 100ml I would recommend 200ml to ensure solubility in the water. At your dose I think you could begin by cutting .04mg a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ki...] Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 SG57, thanks. So what is .04mg a day in ml? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[...] Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 It depends on how many mgs you decide to put into how many mls. Once you know that you will know how much to remove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ki...] Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 SG57, Ok let's say I dissolve 5mg tablet in 300ml How many mls did I remove every day? I wish I am better at Math 8ml a day? 4ml a day to get 1mg every 2 weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[...] Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Okay, let's say you want to remove .04mg a day (1.2mg a month) as an example. You put 5mg V into 300ml liquid so each ml contains .017mg V. This means you would remove 2.4ml each day. If you wanted to make the math easier you could use 250ml. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ki...] Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 SG57, 1.2mg a month? that would take like forever I think I want to do at least 2mg a month at the beginning since my dose is too high and I am too sedated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[...] Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 SG57, 1.2mg a month? that would take like forever I think I want to do at least 2mg a month at the beginning since my dose is too high and I am too sedated It's your taper, you can do what you want. To cut 2mg a month you would remove 4ml a day (if you put a 5mg pill into 300ml liquid)...but I would not advise starting that high. There is a significant chance that rate is too high for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ki...] Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 Ok thanks, I was doing this before and they were cutting me 2mg/week and it was easy until I reached 16mg. Then I lost my mind completely So the doctor told me there is something wrong with me if I cannot do it. So I hope he was wrong and I just need to go more slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[...] Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Ok thanks, I was doing this before and they were cutting me 2mg/week and it was easy until I reached 16mg. Then I lost my mind completely So the doctor told me there is something wrong with me if I cannot do it. So I hope he was wrong and I just need to go more slowly. Blame the patient. Perfect. The doc was ignorant...no big surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ki...] Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 Well he was actually decent one trying to follow Ashton Manual but he told me he didn't even have one patient who didn't do it Ahton way. So I hope you are right or I am just brain damaged forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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