weening off valium stabilize for 10 days then the worst anxiety

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Today is a terrible day as i am following the protocol of weening off Valium and down to 10 milligram then all of a sudden today i have had terrible anxiety symptoms not being racing heart  but tight chest hard to breath, rumbles in stomach light headiness and feeling down... i thought i was doing so well and today it all back  is tapering meant to stabilise if done slow... i trying not to be scared of think about it but it is horrible and it will not go away  the anxiety that is... any one get the same sorta symptoms...

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Yes indeed we get those symptoms. I didn't get the exact ones you do, but, like you, I have the hardest time with anxiety.

 

I handle anxiety with the "mindfulness" approach. Notice it, accept it, don't try to get rid of it or ignore it but stay occupied with life, see myself floating. It's a coping strategy that helps.

 

Maybe consider slowing down your taper so that the symptoms are more tolerable to you. My first two tapers were brutal in my opinion and I slowed down. The symptoms were still very unpleasant but more doable. There's no real easy way out of this, although I've read posts from some who have down a super slow taper and had a decent experience.

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I get that too, try and distract your mind with something else... anything.

good luck