Switch from Valium ?

[[Pi...]]

I know some try to eventually get on Valium for the long taper especially those who have been on Ativan and Xanax. My problem with Valium it's where I have been and I get no relief whatsoever. I must get a little because I'm not in total panic and anxiety. Could a person crossover from Valium to say klonopin or Librium ? I'm pretty close to tolerance withdrawal on the Valium.Any suggestions?

[[bu...]]

I know some try to eventually get on Valium for the long taper especially those who have been on Ativan and Xanax. My problem with Valium it's where I have been and I get no relief whatsoever. I must get a little because I'm not in total panic and anxiety. Could a person crossover from Valium to say klonopin or Librium ? I'm pretty close to tolerance withdrawal on the Valium.Any suggestions?

 

If you have developed therapeutic tolerance to Valium, it's unlikely that you will get therapeutic effect from a different benzo.

[[Pi...]]

thanks for the resonse builder. I know you have been there , done that by getting off. Were you ever to a point where it had no effect on you?

[[bu...]]

thanks for the resonse builder. I know you have been there , done that by getting off. Were you ever to a point where it had no effect on you?

 

I began to become tolerant about 30 days from each dose increment.  So my pdoc would increase my dosage.  I started at 5 gm, and over a period  time, was up to 15mg.  My pdoc wanted to continuing increasing (she said 40mg was a recmmended "therapeutic dose"), but I refused to take more than 15mg.  After about 60 days at that dose I was fully tolerant (my dose had no therapeutic effect)  I continued to take it just to prevent WD sxs.