tapering 12mgs of valium using the scale.....once stable from crossing from k

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Iam gathering info on how to taper this valium once Im stable enough...I have the scale and just want to be safe enough tapering to be able to function.Etown I didnt want to bother you again but I really need a hero...Im not able to use the liquid..this scale has to work for me.Ive done 6 seperate crosses from k at less than suggested but I made it on 12mgs of v...Now I need a plan.Im very sensitive..I think if I could do a small cut every couple days I could do this.Is there any harm in cutting 2 mgs from the afternoon dose first, I dose 3 xs a day..then move to another dose.Probably leaving the nite dose to last , or not? Im here for any advice please.Im desperate for a plan.I know there are many different ways and everyone is different but surely someone here is on a similar dose and can help me..    thank you I havent worked this hard to get stuck now........flower

 

   

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Hi Flower,  If I were in your shoes and was not able to use liquid I'd bring all three doses down together by making tiny daily cuts off the pills.  If you have 2mg pills this should work quite well.  I have to be honest, I think beginning by making a 2mg cut would be harmful.  Please don't do that.

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I completely agree.. I've made that mistake of cutting a few mgs at a time, thinking it would cause no harm, and I had to updose because I couldn't stand the withdrawal.

 

If you have the 2mg pills, GREAT!

 

It's as simple as this... take your scale, a calculator, and say... 10 pills of the 2mg Valium... Take the average weight of each pill by weighing all ten and dividing by 10.

 

FOR ME, the average is around .155g... so then what I am going to do is cut by the smallest amount I can on the scale... around .002g off of my dose daily... which would have me tapering 2mg in around 77 days or so... I would start off with that, and you can always adjust, going slower or faster if so desired... Just PLEASE, listen to your body.

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Wow!  2 mgs from 12 mg is almost a 17% cut...way to big, IMO. 

 

And based on my experience, 3 doses/day with diazepam is unnecessary.  If you are on 3 doses, I would cuts from the middle dose, and keep the morning and evening doses level.

 

YMMV