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I lost the whole day yesterday...I don't remember it at all..creepy. yesterday I was saying it was day five for me when actually it was six...so today is seven. My husband is all worried because I'm so confused...I'm thinking things that happened yesterday actually happened two days ago.....anyone experience memory loss in withdrawal. Its very bizarre. Anyway today is cussing amazing! It is day seven right?
i would just start reducing the dose each day.. say instead of one whole pill tomorrow, take half, then back to a full one the next day... then the next week, try going 1 whole, .5/.5/1 - so every few days try to slowly reduce it. Obviously, i'm not a doctor - but that worked for me... then when you get down to .5, either .25 it or just go a day without and SLOWLY reduce the amount you are taking.. may take a few weeks but they say the slower the better as you wont get the anxiety.
i'm here, just trying to deal with all this day by day. I'm actually on DAY ONE from not doing anything else as i have been struggling substituting other things instead of the pain pills. Alcohol, smoking weed, etc... which i DONT want to do. So i'm going 100% clean and NOTHING not even an anti-anxiety (benzo), drink, nada. Been a long time since i've done that, so pretty hard. Hitting meetings will be my solution most likely, 1 per day as they say....
hang in there, thanks for thinking about me... i'm here.
i'm here, just trying to deal with all this day by day. I'm actually on DAY ONE from not doing anything else as i have been struggling substituting other things instead of the pain pills. Alcohol, smoking weed, etc... which i DONT want to do. So i'm going 100% clean and NOTHING not even an anti-anxiety (benzo), drink, nada. Been a long time since i've done that, so pretty hard. Hitting meetings will be my solution most likely, 1 per day as they say....
hang in there, thanks for thinking about me... i'm here.
Well I've got the ativan refill, but when I asked the dr about the gradual decrease? He said just take it when you can't stand the withdrawal. He is kind of being a jerk...he is my mom's dr, a very well known, prominent dr in the city I live in-and he used to date my cousin. I don't have insurance right now, so I asked him for help. I know it is nice of him to help me out, but don't I need some kind of plan? He is acting annoyed with me so I'm scared to bug him again. I feel like a r-tard.
What a drag to have to deal with the ativan now. I was not educated as far as benzos go...they gave me a script when I went to the ER in July with 2 refills. The only instructions the bottle has are "take as needed for anxiety". I guess I never noticed their effects as I was so focused on the opiate highs all this time. Its not pretty. I know better now. Thanks for the advice....good to hear from you udoschoices, I've been wondering how you were doing. This isn't easy, I'm happy to hear you're hangin on too. :)
hang in there loveJ... i'm with you also, having ears ringing and this weekend my chest was so tight i had to get some xanax to deal with it.. you really have to taper the benzos as everyone said. It is hard to do it all at once, i'm struggline with not doing ANYTHING which honestly i cant remember the time that was in the past.. i usually did something like take a bong hit at the end of the day, drink a beer or 2, pop some pills, whatever. Going 100% clean is hardest thing i've ever done and even having to use the xanax i felt like i was cheating but the anxiety was killing me where i almost couldnt breathe.
anyway - to your post. I swapped an opiate addiction for a benzo one in the past, using klonopin to get off the hydro - and didnt taper and just quit and it was HORRIBLE. There are indeed physical issues such as seizures you can have so not sure how long you have been on the ativan but please read up and be careful. Or try and taper a little at a time so you dont get "rebound anxiety" which is terrible as coming off benzos can make you have more anxiety as you body is used to the benzos and when they are gone it freaks out.
hang in there. I'm with you, its hard but you can do it.
anyway - to your post. I swapped an opiate addiction for a benzo one in the past, using klonopin to get off the hydro - and didnt taper and just quit and it was HORRIBLE. There are indeed physical issues such as seizures you can have so not sure how long you have been on the ativan but please read up and be careful. Or try and taper a little at a time so you dont get "rebound anxiety" which is terrible as coming off benzos can make you have more anxiety as you body is used to the benzos and when they are gone it freaks out.
hang in there. I'm with you, its hard but you can do it.
Yea from what I read anyone getting off benzo's needs to seek prof help. It can be life threatening unlike opiate wd. I would suggest listenging to him and focus on staying off the opiates and taper the benzo. Dont want to have too much on your plate. Good Luck and that is awesome that you made it10 days!
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