[Cu...] Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 So I've been tapering for quite some time now from 1.5mg of lorazepam switched to 15mg of Valium It was going so well my withdrawal symptoms were at a minimal level and I did hold at 2.5mg of V for around a year when my father passed away.... Anyway I started tapering again at the end of Jan this year and I'm down to 1.65gm... I did get down to 1.5mg then boom I began to have nocturnal panic attacks again, waking up most nights at 3am with all the panic symptoms and usually coming out of really vivid dreams, So I went back up to 1.65mg nothings changed symptom wise I just know how to handle them abit better now. I've got the courage I need to finish tapering I just need some advice to how to Plan my next cuts, I work a full time job and live alone now my dads gone so I have the upkeep of a house on my shoulders too... I'm looking for suggestions on how to structure my taper as I feel I need to beat this... I'm thinking 10% cuts every until I get to 0.5mg and make the jump But theres a part of me that wants to cut a little bigger to get it gone Is it better to go slower at such a low dose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Pa...] Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 How would you feel about basing your reductions and your jump dose on your symptoms? You seem to have a good idea of what to do and how to manage your taper, for example, when you had a rough time, you went up a bit and seemed to find a way to deal with the symptom increase. You know getting off the drug is step one and recovery is step two and it can feel a lot like step one so using the drug to ease your way into step two seems like a good idea, especially with your increased responsibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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