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Originally Posted by annielovesbacon
I definitely want to have that discussion with my pdoc. Sadly I haven't been able to see him since December (I see him at my university clinic) because I studied abroad and now I have an internship across the country, and they have a policy that he can't keep prescribing me meds if I haven't seen him in six months. That means I need to find a new pdoc where I live right now, even though that means only seeing him/her twice probably, and finding a new doctor scares me so much especially because I'm not familiar with the area and it will be really expensive since I don't have insurance in my state, does anyone have any advice for that?  |
Annie,
I used Dame Heather Ashton's benzodiazepines reduction schedule. There is lots of stuff on line. She generally advocates switching to a longer acting benzo like diazepam. Then reducing by 10% a week. I was on benzodiazepines for years, like daily for 15 years and was successful with her method. I also used it to come off of ambien. You will find equivalency table at benzo.uk.org PM me if I can be of further help.The support of a psychiatrist is helpful.
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