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Diazepam taper

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6876 - 22 Sep 2005 11:45 GMT
Can anyone suggest an effective taper for diazepam? I am thinking
About reducing by 1mg a week.
I take 5mg three times daily.
I am meant to take as and when required for Generalised anxiety and
panic disorder.
My g.p suggested take 2x5 and half of the other one.I,m a bit worried
this is too much of a reduction?
Am in the U.K
Bob Travis - 23 Sep 2005 09:59 GMT
When I saw my Elavil prescription was going run out in two weeks I began to
taper by taking one pill every three days for two weeks then one pill every
four days for three weeks (and still had some left over for "just in
case").. By the time I stretched them that far apart I was no longer worried
that I hadn't made an appt. to get a refill, I decided if they were only
going to give me two refills at a time between M.D. visits then it couldn't
have been as necessary as they led me to believe, so I tapered myself off
and didn't go back. My uneducated guess tells me you just need to stretch
out the taper for as long as possible to minimize the chance of seizures or
other possible withdrawal symptoms.

I think only you can determine if the need for continuing medication exists.
In my case, once I had my federal taxes paid up and the liens removed I no
longer had any need for medication because I resolved the cause of my panic
attacks (and knew it).

> Can anyone suggest an effective taper for diazepam? I am thinking
> About reducing by 1mg a week.
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> this is too much of a reduction?
> Am in the U.K
tombro - 27 Sep 2005 20:24 GMT
20%/day, for five days. Same for alprazolam.
M. Picotto - 12 Oct 2005 08:00 GMT
http://www.benzo.org.uk/

good info all over this site

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