Taper time - progress

[[Da...]]

Hi

This is my third time posting to this forum. I cut my Bromazepam dosage from 12mg to 6mg (Half) 17 days ago, which I know was a big jump but I hadn't read about the slow tapering process at that stage. I've had some withdrawals but not too bad. I wonder if I'm ready to make another cut? Changing to Valium (Diazepam) is not an option for me because I'm using my mother's prescription so my tapering will be straight off Bromazepan with no substitution. I was wondering if I should cut down to 4.5mg now or stick to the 6mg the rest of the month (8 days). Any advice on this please, feeling very scared?

 

[[Tw...]]

If your not feeling awful after cutting half your dose for 17 days now, Id say your ok to cut again. Just have to start somewhere and typically slower is better but just listen to your body and obviously your situation.

[[Fe...]]

Agreed! My first cut was 25% and I didn't even notice it much. Now I'm on 1.25 mg Xanax and have discovered the lower I go, I'll have longer holds and most likely smaller cuts.

[[Da...]]

Thank you for the replies. I must've been having a "good" day yesterday because today I don't feel so good. I'm very jittery, my toes are constantly curling and cramping so I think I'm going to stick to the 6mg for another week or so. I have been on benzo's for a very long time (approx. 10 years) so I need to remind myself that I need to take it slow. Gosh this is an awful thing to go through but it certainly is encouraging to know I'm not alone.

[Guest [...]]

What you are taking is a long acting benzoyl, which means you may not be feeling your cut until now. You may need to listen to your body as your dose is much smaller now and maybe make smaller cuts. The recommended cut rate of course as you know is only about 5-10%, so maybe try to make a smaller cut and hold that for a week or two at least, say down to 5.5 or 5 at the lowest?

[[Tw...]]

I've been on them the same time frame as you and this just shows how different we all are bc I've been tapering for over a year now I had a few times where I went too fast for my body and it didn't ever end well. Listen to how you feel and if you start having trouble reducing, I've found smaller cuts more frequently have allowed me to reduce easier.

[[Da...]]

I cut from 6mg Bromazepan down to 4.5 mg, 4 days ago and I was feeling good but I had a stressful time last night so I up dosed back to 6 mg. I'm very upset with myself today and wish I could control my anxiety better. I do realise that if this taper is going to work for me I will need to find alternate relief somehow. Should I stay at 6 mg for a while or cut back to the 4.5 mg?

[Guest [...]]

I cut from 6mg Bromazepan down to 4.5 mg, 4 days ago and I was feeling good but I had a stressful time last night so I up dosed back to 6 mg. I'm very upset with myself today and wish I could control my anxiety better. I do realise that if this taper is going to work for me I will need to find alternate relief somehow. Should I stay at 6 mg for a while or cut back to the 4.5 mg?

In my opinion, stay at 6 for at least a few more days and then make a smaller cut.  I know going from your dose down to 6mgs pretty quick, and going to 4.5 is a pretty large jump. I know wanting to get off this junk, but please don't rush yourself too much unless you have no choice. Sometimes, many times smaller cuts can make all the difference. Oh and I right there with you. I need to learn new ways to cope. While tapering it seems some of even the smallest day to day problems are life shattering.

[[Da...]]

Thank you for the responses. I have moved back up to 6mg and plan to stay for a while because I have a work trip planned next week and I'm so stressed about it, as I've never been away from my family ever. It seems like I cannot escape stressful moments or what to me are stressful moments, I was forced to socialise on the weekend and I felt like crawling out of my own skin, it was dreadful. I kept mostly to myself and had very little to say to anybody and just wished I could've gone home, my husband doesn't "get it" and I must say I'm disappointed that I'm not receiving much understanding or even support from him. I've explained it as best I can and I try talk about it often but he doesn't understand the magnitude of it. I'm so grateful to have BB, it feels like my lifeline, THANK YOU ALL.