Added temezepam into diazepam taper - help please

[[Mi...]]

Was on 10mg temezepam and 11mg diazepam. Thought would put them together as one benzo. Did a 2 step cross over. Felt okay doing it but now out I feel sedated and incredibly down. Any thoughts please?

I have also started on the progesterone patch of my HRT.

Thank you

[[or...]]

Diazepam makes you feel incredibly tired/sedated when you first start taking  a large dose When I started on my 15 mgs (crossed over from Ativan) I could hardly walk I felt so sedated. But it passed . . .  in a couple of weeks. Longer than I wanted, but it did pass.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Katz

[[Mi...]]

Did you hold there for several weeks?

Did it make you feel down?

Thank you

Diazepam makes you feel incredibly tired/sedated when you first start taking  a large dose When I started on my 15 mgs (crossed over from Ativan) I could hardly walk I felt so sedated. But it passed . . .  in a couple of weeks. Longer than I wanted, but it did pass.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Katz

[[or...]]

I did hold following my c/o. For 2-3 weeks as I recall. Then I started my taper because I  felt way less sedated and able to start tapering. I would have held longer if I had felt worse. Did it make me feel "down" as in depressed? Not that I can recall. I felt a little pi**ed and aggravated that the drug was affecting me like this and I couldn't go about my business without falling over my feet.  It seems to affect different people differently, but everyone seems to feel "sedated" to various degrees.

 

Best,

 

Katz

[[Mi...]]

Thank you Katz

I am so worried that I might have messed stuff up by combining them. I had very little sleep last night as felt as anxious and I cant stop talking about how low I feel.

I was fine on the crossover (which took 2 weeks) then I have been slammed with this sedated and low mood.

I did hold following my c/o. For 2-3 weeks as I recall. Then I started my taper because I  felt way less sedated and able to start tapering. I would have held longer if I had felt worse. Did it make me feel "down" as in depressed? Not that I can recall. I felt a little pi**ed and aggravated that the drug was affecting me like this and I couldn't go about my business without falling over my feet.  It seems to affect different people differently, but everyone seems to feel "sedated" to various degrees.

 

Best,

 

Katz

[[je...]]

The sedation and low mood you're describing is something I've heard a lot of people say when they cross over to Valium. I think it's pretty common and don't think you messed anything up. Like Katz said hopefully it will pass soon once your body is more used to the Valium.

[[Mi...]]

Thank you jelly baby.

I have also lost my sleep.

Not sure if it is stress/low mood or taking the temezepam away. I am incredibly anxious about everything.

The sedation and low mood you're describing is something I've heard a lot of people say when they cross over to Valium. I think it's pretty common and don't think you messed anything up. Like Katz said hopefully it will pass soon once your body is more used to the Valium.