WTF is wrong with me (people with valium experience knowledge)

[tingtongtom]

I have taken valium a few years ago along with many other benzos, not to an extent of abuse I would say though. I have a history of drug abuse ranging from 14 starting with weed up until now at the age of 22. I have basically taken everything besides heroin and crack.

I have been taking valium for about 8 weeks now, I started off with 40 MG a day and at one point was on 400MG a day. Yesterday I took 70MG as I am tapering and was fine, today I was a little depressed and took 100MG, however, I felt as if I had taken nothing at all.....

[dominosarah]

We dont give out tapering schedules as we dont know any of the medical issues that one may have.   We can recommend OTC meds or supplements but also have to be careful with that as there are interactions with those also.  We are mainly here for the emotional support.

[vicki595]

Sometimes the advice isn't safe or decent.   I will tell you, it sounds like you're dropping too quickly on the benzos. Slow and easy wins the race here!

[tingtongtom]

I in fact sleep on my stomach and always have, maybe a little to the side but anyway on my front the same. It is weird, I always wake up with a sort of shock, like in the movie 28 days later when the guy wakes up in hospital not knowing what has happened.

I have had muscle spasms before taking benzos, you can sit there and feel your arm or leg or something twitching over and over. I have also has them during my benzo binge so I don't know what to think there....

Why can you ot give tapering advice on here... if it helps somebody to stop in a decent and safe manner, what is the problem with that>?

[dominosarah]

You are right as we are not to be giving tapering advice.  The OP is just stating the doses he is taking.  Hope this made sense!           sara

[Mumma2many]

I hope you make it through safely!! I'm so worried about you.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but I thought we weren't allowed to give tapering advice here?? Am I misunderstood?

[ros2456]

Back in the stupid days of my youth I stopped taking the benzos which I had a serious thing for at the time and ended up having 3 seizures in a 2 day period, and my dose was nowhere near as high as yours. This is not to be taken lightly, I had a friend who always slept on his stomach and suffocated to death in his pillow during a seizure. You must reduce this extremely high dose before stopping or you are taking a huge risk. As for can you tell it's coming on, with the 2nd and 3rd seizure I did have some involuntary arm and leg twitching in the hours leading up to them. It's a very weird sensation like electrical activity misfiring in your brain. Very scary stuff. Be careful!