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Originally Posted by whatever2013
Hi @ Wander! Welcome back! Nice to hear from you. It was good for me to hear you describe your lifestyle because mine is similar and i often feel self-conscious about it. I've never been diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia but i feel very fragile when depressed. I do usually enjoy a trip to the mall tho. We're in semi-lockdown again, so it's not an option at the moment.
Way to go on tapering off benzos! It's something i'm always meaning to get to. I'm just on 1mg of Clonazepam tho. What dose of Diazepam did you start at? Glad that you like your new psychiatrist and that you're getting a reprieve from the mood swings and PTSD symptoms.
I look forward to seeing you around!
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Thanks! I started at 5 mg diazepam eleven years ago and by ten years ago was on 30 mg. It got higher each year. I tried to reduce my dose many times but kept getting very unwell with bipolar and PTSD so I needed high doses to calm me down. Before I started tapering in February I was on up to 160 mg of diazepam (8 mg Clonazepam) a day. I realised it was getting way out of control and started tapering. I never took more than prescribed. I wasn’t abusing them. I wish my pdoc’s had never prescribed benzos or never increased the dose so much.
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PTSD
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