Etizolam

[invisiblejungle]

Probably the greatest consensus on withdrawing from benzos is to use those with very long half-lives - the ones that metabolize very slowly (like diazepam and clonazepam) and reduce their dose very very gradually.
By comparison, Etizolam has a much shorter half life and so probably is not useful in this regard.
Withdrawal is usually regarded as a long term project, not something that can be achieved over a few weeks for most people.
(But that depends on lots of factors, not the least being the type of benzo used, dose and duration of use, and the level of your determination to 'get free'.)

You might be interested to read information contained in the Addiction and Recovery thread too.
Hope this helps. In the end, it's what works for you.

I agree with Richard that if someone is trying to quit benzos after long-term use, it is probably best to use a benzo that has a long half-life (diazepam, medazepam, flurazepam, clonazepam, etc.) and reduce the dose very slowly. Some doctors recommend a weaning period as long as the period that one has been taking benzos. e.g. if someone has been on benzos for 2 years, the weaning period can take as long as 2 years.

From the original post, it sounded like perhaps Jose wasn't too familiar with etizolam and thought perhaps it was a non-benzo compound he could use it to help with benzo withdrawal symptoms. That's why I clarified that it is a benzo. Sort of like asking, "Will morphine help with oxycodone withdrawal symptoms?" Well yes, because they're both opiates, but if you're trying to quit opiates, it's probably not a good idea!