Still scared

[[ch...]]

Seems like I'm having trouble finding a balance between withdrawal and baseline. I have to slow it down, the anxiety of withdrawal keeps telling me I need to hurry it up and get it over with. I have to remember it doesn't work that way.

[[Fr...]]

Even when it's a short road, cheeker, it's a long road. In comparison to others on higher doses, my road appears shorter, but it hasn't felt that way to me. You're on a lower dose than some, but still at 1.55mg it's one rung at a time (and I have a fear of heights!)   Just keep climbing. Are you following Grinch's progress. She made a taper schedule ahead. I did too and ended up prolonging it twice. Do what you're comfortable with. I expected what you expected, that I'd fight my way through a taper, then reach a plateau of some sort of comfortable functionality and then proceed downward. It didn't always work like that. One cut felt good, another did not. Yesterday I had worse symptoms than I'd had all week, but I decided to jump anyway. I would NOT suggest you jump at 1.55mg, but try telling yourself:  "These are just crazy symptoms, real as they are, I won't let them stop me. I can still walk, talk, think."  And just keep moving. We do have to figure out how to manage our anxiety/phobias/fears without benzos, so let's practice.

[[be...]]

Seems like I'm having trouble finding a balance between withdrawal and baseline. I have to slow it down, the anxiety of withdrawal keeps telling me I need to hurry it up and get it over with. I have to remember it doesn't work that way.

 

 

You are right, it does not work that way. This is no race!

[[Cl...]]

Hi Needs! Congratulations for your jumping off of benzos!!! Wish you all the best in your recovery!

Cheeker, I also needed to slow down, thus I decreased the percentage cut. I am sure you are going to feel better!

[[ch...]]

You always set me straight, @Benzos-R-Cruel.

[[be...]]

Ditto with the others, Cheeker.

 

 

I cut by 5% every two weeks until I got down to .83 mg. Now I am plan to hold a little bit longer and drop by 4% from now on. The last mg seems to be the hardest. When I was on 10 mg, I could have easily cut by 10% but chose not to do so. I didn't want it kicking me in the arse later down the road. Bets