Jumped without wd symptoms?

[[Mi...]]

I’m very curious to know if anyone has jumped/stepped off their taper without worsening symptoms?

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I only had a few minor symptoms during my taper. Post taper I have only the same except my sleep is worse. One day I sleep through the night the next I’m up most of the time.

[[Mi...]]

Yeah my sleep has been poor but strangely better than it was when o started benzos for sleep!. I only sleep every other night. Depression is pretty bad, but hoping things will get better once I’m off

[[be...]]

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[[Pa...]]

Yeah my jumping off wasn't that bad.  But at 14 days or so I had really horrible intense anxiety.  But I also stupidly took a  2 mgs of diazepam on day 8 of being off.  I think that contributed.  Just don't do that and you should be fine. 

[[Mi...]]

Thanks Passiosky! I am almost finished with my serax taper and then need to taper the 1.25mg Valium I started taking to help the serax w/d. Do you know what kind of timeline I should use to get off Valium (after 1 month use?) I was sort of hoping to be able to taper rapidly over about 25 days since it’s such a low dose but idk??

[[Pa...]]

Thanks Passiosky! I am almost finished with my serax taper and then need to taper the 1.25mg Valium I started taking to help the serax w/d. Do you know what kind of timeline I should use to get off Valium (after 1 month use?) I was sort of hoping to be able to taper rapidly over about 25 days since it’s such a low dose but idk??

 

I was on 2 mgs of lorazapam and cross tapered to 20 mgs of diazepam.  I then decreased by 2 mgs every month until I got down to 3 mgs.  Then it was 1 mg every 20 days.  I jumped at 1 mg.  I was fine.  But maybe you'd like to go down to. .75 mgs for 20 days then .5 for 20 days then .25 etc then jump.  I had to jump at 1 mg.  My dr forced me to.  II think you'll be fine. 

 

For me the taper wasn't as bad other people.  For that I'm grateful.  Good luck coming off.