Hello, Ativan Heroes
Sorry for bombing onto the thread-- I used to read and post here. I have been off of Ativan about two years now. Unfortunately, I injured my lower back recently and of all things my doctor prescribed Prednisone, a steroid. I cannot even begin to describe the agony that brought upon me. I thought I had experienced every bad withdrawal symptom there [...], but this was beyond horrible. Please see the last page of my progress log where I posted how steroids act on GABA levels. How I WISH I had known before. I only made it because of grace. So I'm cautioning as many as I can.
Now, the GOOD NEWS: (Before the Steroid nightmare) I started feeling better BEFORE my taper was over, and after I jumped it really wasn't too bad. I wasn't on a very slow gradual taper, either. Just dry-cutting pills into teeny crumbs, so not a [...] way to do it. It wasn't easy to get through it, but I continued in an upward trajectory, punctuated by some bad days here and there, but feeling better and becoming more functional. I felt better than I had even before I was on Ativan. I was on it for 20 years, so I still have some symptoms but they were manageable, and I fully expected to keep improving, since that was what was happening week by week. So, you can taper and jump in a way that [...] far from ideal and still get to the finish line. It [...] not all ruination and despair at the end.
Your day [...] coming sooner than you think!
