3,2,1: Under 3 mg Valium people

[[Ge...]]

Back to tapering after 5 day hold...did improve enough to function the past couple days. Nice to be below .5

 

I see a lot who jump at the .5 point...I'd love too...but I've always been super sensitive to meds, avoided them for years and obviously wish I had avoided diazepam...but I think I should head down a little lower first?

 

 

That .5 is an awesome milestone.  Congrats!  One of these days I'm going to get there too 

[[la...]]

me too if I live long enough that is

[[ro...]]

GeorgeVI and laineyk, thanks for the encouragement!

 

You will both get there, and you will live to see the day, laineyk, pray and fight to encourage your own self. I have much more time with symptoms than without, mild or strong, not fun but fighting to keep the right perspective.

[[la...]]

rough, my symptoms seem to be unrelenting now....I can't even imagine what this will be like once off..I KNOW I will have acute because I feel that way now

 

 

All I do is PRAY and ask God for His help

 

This is the worse feeling anyone could ever imagine    I am clinging to life these days

 

 

 

[[Al...]]

Lainey,

 

Hang in there, you know a God will give the strength to meet anything that comes your way. 

 

Hugs:

 

ATU 🙏

[[Be...]]

10 days off here, feeling better overall. I am now paying the ferryman as someone put it. Acute is here now but it could be MUCH worse as when I jumped at .75 now that was hell. Acute lasts 30-45 days according to most, but after 6 weeks, we feel better! Hang in there folks, you guys/gals are SOOOOOO close to being off and healing after that. GOd Bless us all 

[[ed...]]

10 days off here, feeling better overall. I am now paying the ferryman as someone put it. Acute is here now but it could be MUCH worse as when I jumped at .75 now that was hell. Acute lasts 30-45 days according to most, but after 6 weeks, we feel better! Hang in there folks, you guys/gals are SOOOOOO close to being off and healing after that. GOd Bless us all 

 

Love your positivity, Beat!  Sure hoping you're right about the 30-45 day thing. 

 

Best,

Ed

[[ro...]]

Good for you Beat...as I get closer I'm wondering what acute will be like, but imagine it will be more of the same.

 

Lain...when it feels bad it feels like it will never stop...then it does. I did my longest hold, 5 days, when reached .5 as it was pretty intense...the 4th and 5th day were Windows so on I go. You are wise to not jump as soon this time.

[[Be...]]

10 days off here, feeling better overall. I am now paying the ferryman as someone put it. Acute is here now but it could be MUCH worse as when I jumped at .75 now that was hell. Acute lasts 30-45 days according to most, but after 6 weeks, we feel better! Hang in there folks, you guys/gals are SOOOOOO close to being off and healing after that. GOd Bless us all 

 

Love your positivity, Beat!  Sure hoping you're right about the 30-45 day thing. 

 

Best,

Ed

 

Hey Ed! Me too man, me too but alot from what I have read here say 6 weeks then it starts to get better slowly...I think you will be healed pretty quickly because you tapered correctly.

[[Gr...]]

10 days off here, feeling better overall. I am now paying the ferryman as someone put it. Acute is here now but it could be MUCH worse as when I jumped at .75 now that was hell. Acute lasts 30-45 days according to most, but after 6 weeks, we feel better! Hang in there folks, you guys/gals are SOOOOOO close to being off and healing after that. GOd Bless us all 

 

Love your positivity, Beat!  Sure hoping you're right about the 30-45 day thing. 

 

Best,

Ed

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Hey Ed! Me too man, me too but alot from what I have read here say 6 weeks then it starts to get better slowly...I think you will be healed pretty quickly because you tapered correctly.

I found this to be true for me, things were leveling out at six weeks. I still had a lot of sleeping problems but that was due more to new mattress incompatibilities. Been sleeping better this past week and generally better overall at nine weeks out.

[[Be...]]

10 days off here, feeling better overall. I am now paying the ferryman as someone put it. Acute is here now but it could be MUCH worse as when I jumped at .75 now that was hell. Acute lasts 30-45 days according to most, but after 6 weeks, we feel better! Hang in there folks, you guys/gals are SOOOOOO close to being off and healing after that. GOd Bless us all 

 

Love your positivity, Beat!  Sure hoping you're right about the 30-45 day thing. 

 

Best,

Ed

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Hey Ed! Me too man, me too but alot from what I have read here say 6 weeks then it starts to get better slowly...I think you will be healed pretty quickly because you tapered correctly.

I found this to be true for me, things were leveling out at six weeks. I still had a lot of sleeping problems but that was due more to new mattress incompatibilities. Been sleeping better this past week and generally better overall at nine weeks out.

 

 

Thanks for the report Grape! I look forward to your success! 

[[ed...]]

10 days off here, feeling better overall. I am now paying the ferryman as someone put it. Acute is here now but it could be MUCH worse as when I jumped at .75 now that was hell. Acute lasts 30-45 days according to most, but after 6 weeks, we feel better! Hang in there folks, you guys/gals are SOOOOOO close to being off and healing after that. GOd Bless us all 

 

Love your positivity, Beat!  Sure hoping you're right about the 30-45 day thing. 

 

Best,

Ed

I

Hey Ed! Me too man, me too but alot from what I have read here say 6 weeks then it starts to get better slowly...I think you will be healed pretty quickly because you tapered correctly.

I found this to be true for me, things were leveling out at six weeks. I still had a lot of sleeping problems but that was due more to new mattress incompatibilities. Been sleeping better this past week and generally better overall at nine weeks out.

 

 

Thanks for the report Grape! I look forward to your success! 

 

I'm with Beat in looking forward to your continued healing, Grape. Sounds like you're doing well!

[[Ki...]]

Congrats on your success Grape! ✨

[[ka...]]

Grape it is so nice to hear that you are improving with each passing day!

Beat - you too are on the healing cusp of this benzo stuff.

Ed - almost there friend, you are so close to the 6+ week mark.

Glad to catch up & follow the progress of you all.  It is inspiring for so many to keep on persevering!!!

[[Ju...]]

Edzo, you jumped are kicking ass ! That's great !

I haven't checked the thread in awhile. Once my brain allowed me to exist for some hours without

thinking constantly about Benzos/my taper, I had to take a break from it all.

I'm at 1.5mg per day, about ready to cut to 1mg. At this point, if I hold too long, I feel worse.

I'll jump at .5 or maybe .25mg, we'll see.

I can power through the symptoms at this point (thank you, all my BenzoBuds!).

Most days now I feel like I can eat nails and floss with barbed wire.

I was worried about PTSD for awhile after this, but not anymore. Gotta sink our teeth

back into life and move on.

-Jman

 

[[ka...]]

Just - my stars you are almost thru with your tapering/c/h! that is great!!! It is so encouraging and thrilling to read of the progress many are making. I know it has been and remains very difficult, but you are healing and soon will be back in action as better you!

[[Ju...]]

rough, my symptoms seem to be unrelenting now....I can't even imagine what this will be like once off..I KNOW I will have acute because I feel that way now

 

 

All I do is PRAY and ask God for His help

 

This is the worse feeling anyone could ever imagine    I am clinging to life these days

 

Kasey, thank you for your support !

 

Lainey , hang in there ! I tapered from 36mg Valium to 20 mg, and had a rough time at that spot; I felt like giving up, like I wan't going

to make it. The human brain is amazing, in that is has the ability to heal itself over time. You MUST have faith in

your brain, that it can and will heal, and your suffering will be replaced with optimism and laughter and plans for the future.

I did not believe I could ever feel these things again, I felt so bad. Now I am at 1.5mg per day, and much of my confidence

has returned. I can drive places, go into stores, etc, and not think much about my taper.

Eat healthy, get as much sleep as you can, and let time pass !

You will be OK, I promise !

-Justaman

[[Ca...]]

rough, my symptoms seem to be unrelenting now....I can't even imagine what this will be like once off..I KNOW I will have acute because I feel that way now

 

 

All I do is PRAY and ask God for His help

 

This is the worse feeling anyone could ever imagine    I am clinging to life these days

This is inspiring for me today: I am right below 2, had it pretty smooth for a while, but now am suffering as I was at the beginning. It is so hard to wake up to the same mountain of agony over and over again....I cut by 10% over the last month and I guess that was just too much. But it is so nice to say I am under 2

 

Kasey, thank you for your support !

 

Lainey , hang in there ! I tapered from 36mg Valium to 20 mg, and had a rough time at that spot; I felt like giving up, like I wan't going

to make it. The human brain is amazing, in that is has the ability to heal itself over time. You MUST have faith in

your brain, that it can and will heal, and your suffering will be replaced with optimism and laughter and plans for the future.

I did not believe I could ever feel these things again, I felt so bad. Now I am at 1.5mg per day, and much of my confidence

has returned. I can drive places, go into stores, etc, and not think much about my taper.

Eat healthy, get as much sleep as you can, and let time pass !

You will be OK, I promise !

-Justaman

[[...]]

Hi! I am at 2.5 and having some moderate symptoms. I have been tapering for almost 3 years, longer than I took the .25mg of Xanax for sleep. I am so ready to be finished. Right now I am having severe neck pain, back pain, knee pain, and not sleeping much. I have been functional for most of my taper. I have held for long periods of time, but never updosed. I'm glad to see this support group. Prayers and blessings to all who are trying be free of benzos.

[[Ca...]]

Hi, on the home stretch now...

If you are looking for advice...? -mine would be to keep your taper very sx guided, right to the last...

But I suspect u know that...

I hope your current sx ease soon...

 

[[la...]]

can't, when you say "crashed" in sig, what exactly were you feeling because I feel as if I have crashed now

 

I have to hold as much as I did not want to but my brain is screaming at 1.5mgs V

[[la...]]

did going back to 2 mgs help, not that I am willing to do that just asking

[[Ca...]]

can't, when you say "crashed" in sig, what exactly were you feeling because I feel as if I have crashed now

 

I have to hold as much as I did not want to but my brain is screaming at 1.5mgs V

Basicly the same as about 4days into a large dose opiate CT, with the added SX of Benzo WD...

So, feavers shakes cramps headaches. GI hell, fatigue insomnia...

Then the insane anxiety depression DR panic etc... I dont normally get these mental SX...

 

Updosing, or rescue dosing work well for me... They start to work within the hour, and back to base in 6-8hrs. But obviously they slow my taper some over time...

 

But remember im fighting more than just benzo issues.. And only just (yesterday) found a specialist that understands and has a plan. So still processing all this...

 

But crashing means just that... in bed, basicly non functional, mental and physically...

[[He...]]

Hi there,

I am doing cut and hold and I am down to 1.05 mg Valium daily. I dose once a day in the evening.

I have most recently been cutting .02 every three or four weeks. I have only minimal symptoms and I believe it is because I am going so slow with my taper and doing holds in between.

 

I'd like to speed it up just a tiny bit, make the same .02 cut but do it about every two weeks according to my  Wdsx.

 

Or I'd Ike to make the cuts a tad bigger. Instead of.02, I 'd cut .03 or .04 and hold for about

three weeks.

Do you think I would be pushing it too fast?

 

Thanks for opinions and suggestions.

 

Heathcliff

[[ka...]]

Hi there,

I am doing cut and hold and I am down to 1.05 mg Valium daily. I dose once a day in the evening.

I have most recently been cutting .02 every three or four weeks. I have only minimal symptoms and I believe it is because I am going so slow with my taper and doing holds in between.

 

I'd like to speed it up just a tiny bit, make the same .02 cut but do it about every two weeks according to my  Wdsx.

 

Or I'd Ike to make the cuts a tad bigger. Instead of.02, I 'd cut .03 or .04 and hold for about

three weeks.

Do you think I would be pushing it too fast?

 

Thanks for opinions and suggestions.

 

Heathcliff

 

The great news is that you are having minimum wdsx symptoms on your current c/h schedule. & You also are quite low on you over all dosage.  that's fantastic!!

If you truly want to increase your tapering -c/h i would be inclined to maintain the .02mg reductions every 3 to 2 weeks and see how that is tolerated. If you do well with that, then you can shorten that a bit more.... until you reach a stage where the symptoms are beyond what you want deal with.