At .50mg valium. Time to Jump? Advise please. Thanks!

[[Sa...]]

Hi Buddies, after 5 months of tapering I am finally at half a milligram of Valium. (Started at 5 milligrams) Feeling pretty rough the last couple of days, tinnitus, anxiety, gut issues .....

My question is should I hold for another week or perhaps skip a day here and there and then jump off? Or perhaps I could try to cut the tab to .25mg and stay there for a couple of weeks and then jump.

 

New to this and so confused at this point.

 

BTW,  thank God for this forum. I had no help from my doctor who prescribed this drug 8 months ago for sudden unexplained high blood pressure and rapid heart rate. She felt it was anxiety driven....

 

Thanks any advise most appreciated!

[[bu...]]

Hi Buddies, after 5 months of tapering I am finally at half a milligram of Valium. (Started at 5 milligrams) Feeling pretty rough the last couple of days, tinnitus, anxiety, gut issues .....

My question is should I hold for another week or perhaps skip a day here and there and then jump off? Or perhaps I could try to cut the tab to .25mg and stay there for a couple of weeks and then jump.

 

New to this and so confused at this point.

 

BTW,  thank God for this forum. I had no help from my doctor who prescribed this drug 8 months ago for sudden unexplained high blood pressure and rapid heart rate. She felt it was anxiety driven....

 

Thanks any advise most appreciated!

 

If you're still symptomatic, then I would taper down a little farther. 

 

I jumped at .5 with no problem, but I had not been symptomatic from 3mg on down.  Your current sxs suggest that you still have a sigmificant dependency.

[[Be...]]

I jumped at .25 and still had/have symptoms. I would taper down further.

[[Sa...]]

Thanks! Appreciate your response. I think you are right. I will give half a mg another couple of days then drop to .25. I want to avoid as much s/x as possible. I just hate this Wretched drug so much I am impatient to be done with it.

 

Hope you are Well! SJ

[[bl...]]

I jumped at 0.5mg on both my previous tapers and was fine no symptoms but if I were symptomatic I think I would wait till stable then cut to 0.25 for 3 to 4 weeks then jump good luck

[[Su...]]

I jumped at 0.5 my and wasn't to bad. If you're not ready to jump you could stay on 0.5 for a bit longer or go down to 0.25mg. The fact is you'll probably have some symptoms before you jump, its hard to avoid as you'll already be in withdrawal and that won't go away entire until you're benzo free and well into healing

[[Ca...]]

Im a firm believer in slow till the last in most cases... -cant hurt, and might save a "next time"...

Congrats on a job well done...!!

[[Sa...]]

Thanks, I will cut again to .25 and hold for a week or 2. Ridiculously small amount but I am a ridiculous baby that hates side effects. I want to be done with this horrible drug.

Thanks to all for support and guidance! :'(