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Originally Posted by Blueberrybook
@ Rosi700
Benzo withdrawal is definitely the pits. My pdoc finally took me off clonazepam after I had been taking it over a decade b/c he feared it was making me too forgetful (and I think he was right). I had been on clonazepam 4 mg for quite awhile. It took me over a year of tapering to get off the clonazepam.
You might ask your pdoc if you can try some non-benzos for panic/anxiety so you can stick with your prescribed benzo dose. They definitely do not work as well as benzos but they help some. I found taking low dose Seroquel (25 mg) as a prn helped me quite a bit. It can cause drowisness for some but it didn't for me (possibly b/c I'd been taking 300 mg Seroquel at night for quite awhile). There is buspirone too which I never had an issue with drowsiness though the jury is out on how much it's helped me . Also propranolol which I believe is a beta blocker that cannot be taken if you have heart or blood presssure issues but can be used as a prn; it's use for anxiety is off label I think. Also hydroxyzine which is an anti-histamine; can cause some drowsiness though but my pdoc has prescribed it both to take regularly and as a prn. |
Thank you for your concern!
I am on a low doze of diazepam. This is because I wasn't able to quit completely.
I think that some years ago, there was prescribed too much of low-doze diazepam without thinking on the long term consequences for the patients.
I need to stay on that low doze, because that is where my GP and I found it necessary to stop. The problem now is that I sometimes use more than I am allowed. It can be when I am very depressed or other .... Diazepam helps for tense muscles.
It is not in my interest to use too much. It only happens ... I intend to work with that, to find another way to react when I feel the urge.
This evening I have been able to declutter my living room and fill the dishwasher. I feel better!
. I haven't had time to do housework because my time was bound up in a course I take for the time being. I have studied and studied and studied. The study period will not last long now, so my chances to do ordinary housework will improve. One doesn't feel well when one has to live in clutter and it is not good to feel overwhelmed!
Thanks again for caring!
