Re: lorezpam question

[Guest guest]

Dear DB,

You said:

> How do I get off this crap ?

>

> 1 YR ago my DOC put me on lorezpam for nervs and

> anxiousness 3-4 1 meg a day 1 yr ago. Iknow what

> withdrawal feel like because one day I just quit. ALL

> HELL BROKE LOOSE. I started again(4 meg) and did ok.

> ABOUT 4 MO ago I cut to 4 1/2 meg through out the day

> w/out problems. Should I cut in 1/2 again and see what

> happens.>>

** Welcome to the group. It would be easier to understand if

you stated the dose in milligrams or said something like 1/2 mg 4x a

day.

I'm guessing that you are saying you are taking half a milligram

four times a day. Is this correct?

You will find that if you try to cut as much as 50% of this dose

that you will be in heavy withdrawal. We recommend decreases of 5-

10%. This allows your brain time to adjust. That's what the

realissue is. These drugs alter your brain in a way that it would

never work on its own -- in other words, abnormal alterations.

A 10% reduction for you would be 0.2 mg. It would be easiest to

take this off one of the mid-day doses. This would be approximately

half of one pill. Then, you wait u ntil you feel okay again. The

first time you should wait at leasy 2 weeks. That way you'll see how

your body responds. After you are feeling fine again, you do

another 10% reduction (1o% of the total dose you are then taking) and

again, WAIT until your body tels you it is ready again for another

decrease. It will tell you this by feeling how it did prior to doing

any decreases.

You may also want to consider changing at some point to a

benzodiazepine with a longer half-life (Valium). Because of its short

half-life, Xanax is very difficult to discontinue when you get down

to lower doses.

Take a look in our files for how to titrate the dose of a drug by

dissolving it in water. The article is titled LIQUID TITRATION.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Withdrawal_and_Recovery/files/Gui

de%20to%20Drug%20Withdrawal/

Regards,

(list owner)

[Guest guest]

Hi DB, Welcome! Cutting your dose in half would throw you into the same withdrawal you experienced when you went cold turkey. The way to avoid that is to make very small reductions. Especially with benzos the cuts need to be very small. An example would be to cut 10% of your current dose. That is only an example. It might be necessary to do an even smaller reduction. It all depends on how it makes you feel. Once we make a reduction in dose, we stay at that dose until the withdrawal stablizes. The length of time that takes varies by individual. You mentioned taking several doses throughout the day. , the list owner, would be the best person with whom to discuss whether you would reduce just one dose or take a little bit off all of them. You can also discuss what size reduction

to start with. Meanwhile, have you had a chance to look over the Files that were sent when you joined? There is information on the basic healing protocol for supplements, eating for recovery, and also on making a liquid titration. Eventually you will need to dissolve the pills in water in order to accurately reduce the dose. The same Files are also available at our Yahoo group homepage. By the way, are you on any other meds?

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