Xanax 30 years 6 mg hopless case?

Hi everybody, my name is hans from sweden and i eating xanax for over 30 years, the last 15 years 6-8 mg a day. In July 2018 i begann to taper, at first

to 3,5 mg, and then i switched to clonezapam  3,5 mg nov. 2018, reducing to

2mg clonezapam feb. 2019 , then back to xanax 2 mg, from marz 2019 i taper overgoing with valium, my current dos is 0,375mg xanax and 12,5 mg

valium. I know maybe i haved taper to fast, i dont feel good, dont regonice myself,and it feels like i put my head in the microwave

Hello, Hans — welcome to BenzoBuddies!

 

Don’t worry, your situation isn’t hopeless. Some members here have successfully come off of even higher doses – and congrats on tapering down so much already.

 

I'm glad that you decided to join the forum. Our members have gone through benzodiazepine use and withdrawal themselves, so you'll find plenty of information and support here.

 

Here are a few links that may be a good starting place for you:

 

  General Taper Plans

  Titration Taper Plans

  Withdrawal Support

 

Please take a moment to Create a Signature — you can enter your pertinent drug and taper history in the box at the bottom. This will allow members to see where you are in the process, so that they can better support you.

 

Looking forward to seeing you on the forum!

Leslie 

 

 

The Ashton Manual provides information that can be useful during any stage of withdrawal and recovery, and includes a list of common symptoms with helpful explanations.

 

For those who are currently tapering, a starting guideline is that the dosage not be reduced faster than by 5-10% every 10-14 days, although some taper even more slowly than that. One exception: very short-term users of a few weeks or less may be able to taper somewhat faster.

Hi Hans!

Welcome to BenzoBuddies!

My suggestion is that you go slowly, don’t hurry your taper, after all you were many years on benzos, so take your time.

Best wishes.

Thanks Leslie

 

Thanks Leslie

 

You’re very welcome!

 

I’m always happy to greet a fellow Swede. I am only a Swede born in New York, but my family came from Stockholm.

Hello Hans,

I am from Argentina, so far away from your country! But we share the same issues with the benzos and also of being a long tiume user!!!...

I am happily off the meds since 5 months, after one year of struggling (I still have with many symptoms).

I would suggest you to follow the Ashton manual, that helped me a lot!

Also this site is a great source of information and support...

Please stay in touch.

Rodolfo

Hi, Hans! There are no hopeless! I think you'll be fine! I've been using benzodiazepines for twenty years and I'm getting better! Godspeed☺

Hans,

I think you’ve done really well and if you continue slowly will succeed I am sure.

Do give yourself a pat on the back and welcome. 

Yours

Dick.

Hans,

 

No one is a hopeless case!  You can do this!  I like your analogy of “head in a microwave” as my brain feels fried.  Temporary, wd symptom!

 

SaraSue 

51 years on diazepam bone and I am not writing myself off!,

Good luck

D

Hi everybody, my name is hans from sweden and i eating xanax for over 30 years, the last 15 years 6-8 mg a day. In July 2018 i begann to taper, at first

to 3,5 mg, and then i switched to clonezapam  3,5 mg nov. 2018, reducing to

2mg clonezapam feb. 2019 , then back to xanax 2 mg, from marz 2019 i taper overgoing with valium, my current dos is 0,375mg xanax and 12,5 mg

valium. I know maybe i haved taper to fast, i dont feel good, dont regonice myself,and it feels like i put my head in the microwave

Welcome Hans! You are never hopeless. Everyone here understands. It is hard but you can do this.