05-13-2020, 11:51 AM
Hey everyone, I just wanted to share a recent experience hoping it may help someone going thru benzo withdrawal. I actually ran out early which is the reason for abruptly stopping the clonazepam so I called my General Practitioner who is also board certified in addiction medicine, explained to him what I just stopped taking, expressed concern about possible seizures and gosh my heart rate was through the roof, It was scaring me. He said alright, im going to call you in some diazepam 2mg X 7 tablets, take it exactly like i write it and it should get you through it. What he wrote was 1/2 tablet twice daily every 12 hours, Q12 using 4 tablets. The second step was to use the remaining 3 , but break it into 4 pieces
start with a quarter .5mg and titrate up another quarter only if needed to slow down heart rate, that awful panic feeling and just overall discomfort. That was the perfect drug, perfect strength and regiment which resulted in an incredibly smooth descent back to feeling pretty much like it never happened. It was an amazing regiment. if anyone is struggling with I would highly recommend giving that one consideration, or at least put it in your toolbox!!
For those struggling, I wish you the best and encourage this approach.
start with a quarter .5mg and titrate up another quarter only if needed to slow down heart rate, that awful panic feeling and just overall discomfort. That was the perfect drug, perfect strength and regiment which resulted in an incredibly smooth descent back to feeling pretty much like it never happened. It was an amazing regiment. if anyone is struggling with I would highly recommend giving that one consideration, or at least put it in your toolbox!!
For those struggling, I wish you the best and encourage this approach.