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• Hello Everyone-
  Need a lot of laughs, cries, & ideas.
  Tapering from 8mg Xanax & .5mg Halcion. Been taking 4-5yrs.
  At 2mg Xanax & 1/8th mg Halcion so far in 3-4 weeks. WoW!
  Already off Adderall, no choice, no refills.
  Still on 90mg antidepressant for now.
  Want to find out about probotics and other foods that are good for withdrawal symptoms.
  Shorter intro this time, I got carried away 1st time & wrote a book.
  Now maybe this one will submit.[/center]
  
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Hello WasNaive,

 

Welcome to BenzoBuddies.

 

Our members will be happy to share their experiences with benzos and support you during your taper.  You've been on a substantial dose of Xanax as well as additional Halcion, and you've tapered really fast to get to your current dosage. I would consider tapering much more slowly from this point forward.  Stopping benzos isn't a race and by tapering slowly and allowing our bodies the chance to stabilize between dosage reductions, this gives us the best chance of arriving at zero in good shape.  A good tapering rule of thumb is 5-10% of current dose, every 10 to 14 days.  Good luck with the rest of your taper.

 

Here are some helpful links:

       

You can post a topic about tapering on our General Taper Plans Board.  The second pink-highlighted post explains the three accepted taper methods.  Also:

 

The Ashton Manual is an authoritative source on what to expect in withdrawal and recovery.  Dr. Ashton is an expert in the field.  She describes and explains withdrawal symptoms, and there is also a section with withdrawal/taper schedules.

 

Members discuss their symptoms on Withdrawal Support (during your taper).

 

Please take the time to Create a Signature.  This will allow others to see where you are in the process so they can better support you.

 

Welcome to the board!

[[Wa...]]

So far I am doing well in a rapid detox.

Have spoken to several professionals & been given the go ahead to continue detoxing on my own at home with my family who are all very knowledgeable about drug & alcohol detoxing as well as who to contact & the dangers of home detoxing without replacement drugs. Talk about a run on sentence ***hahaha. Feeling OK so far.

Found this site looking up probotics and yogurt. I wanted pink font.? Have read Dr. Ashton manual.    [pre]

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[Guest [Mi...]]

Hey, WasNaive. Welcome from me, too.

 

I came off of Halcion cold turkey in January and then did a too-quick taper off of Klonopin in June. It's been a bit of a rough ride, but it's definitely worth it to be off these meds.

 

Glad your search brought you here. 

[[Wa...]]

I just wrote a book & timed out! Profanity! Is that acceptable? I know no bad language, but can U put the word profanity in place? :'( :tickedoff: :tickedoff: