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Tapering Xanax with some Valium


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Hi,

I'm wanting to see if a thread will fly about tapering Xanax using Valium as a back-up.

You can see my profile from my signature.

 

After receiving some very helpful suggestions from a Buddy I switched up my X and V schedule.  I had been dosing Valium 4X a day and Xanax 2X a day, but of course was getting vicious interdose withdrawal which I had been attributing to being a fast Valium metabolizer.  i had tried switching things up before but found it a bit too chaotic.  That's due a lack of discipline on my part, I could have stuck it out a bit longer but was pretty freaked out by everything at the beginning of my taper.

 

So yesterday I switched to Xanax every four hours, taking all the Valium at bedtime.  It was a very different day!  The interdose withdrawals were very manageable and came less frequently ... kind of an obvious thing but I sure had a blindspot.  This morning I could barely get out of bed, but I think that is due to not dosing well and perhaps being able to drop a bit of the nighttime dose.  I'm feeling much more hopeful this morning about this process...

 

So is anyone else out there using a touch of Valium to taper from Xanax?  Anyone further along in the process than me?  I'd love to trade suggestions and experiences about it all.

 

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Wow no replies, I guess not many people are doing this.

Tried to do a switch from taking Valium several times a day to taking Xanax several  times a day and it has been pure hell!

Such a difference in the medications I figure.

I'm really unsure as to what to do now, but I guess I'll figure it out...

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Hey,

 

Wanted to let you know that I read this over. It's too bad there aren't more people who are either doing the same thing or willing to talk about this. It seems a lot of Buddies are being prescribed ONE benzo and are either planning a taper, tapering, or successfully tapered. Many here have switched benzos, but it seems few are actively tapering with two different types. If they are, they're not talking!  :-\

 

-Red

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Hi Red,

Thanks for your reply.  Ya I guess what we're trying is too different from what is working for many others.  I have to say that I am wondering about going up in Valium or doing a complete crossover.  At times the wd from the X is so brutal and comes on so fast even with the amount of v I have on board...

so it's a long slow, and today, discouraging process.

I'll see how it goes after a few hours this morning.  I woke up with huge anxiety -- something that I haven't had yet -- but I've had three super stressful days.  I don't want to sabotage my taper over that....

I hope that your day is going well! thanks for being in touch

N

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