Hi guys,
I have a significant diaz habit after 10 years. Long story short, my GP got me addicted and when I moved no doctor would write a benzo script for me (the most ever was 4 x 5mg).
The Ashton Manual (bless her for making it free!) indicates slower is better. In my case there is no rush (although I need to be careful I don't mistake that for "no rush so I'll just carry on as normal").
I'm considering a longer and arguably smoother taper than the standard Ashton one. 2mg cuts, then below 10mg/day move to 1mg cuts, below 5mg, 0.5mg cuts (or something like that). I need this to be as withdrawal free as possible as my job is stressful, I'm responsible for a lot of things at the moment (work & family) and must be able to function 100%. Whereas lots of tapers I've read seem to assume people are off work or something like that. I need my firing on all cylinders, hence the ultra slow taper idea. This could take 2 years, maybe more if I have to pause the reductions to deal with some life drama, but that's not a problem.
The downside will be all the pill preparation, very possibly requiring volumetric dosing. That sounds ok if at home, but not easy if staying somewhere.
What do you think of my plan? I've drawn up a spreadsheet that shows each step to zero, and to get it really smooth I've ended up with 46 reductions! It may be that some of the earlier reductions can be bigger/faster and it is later on that I need to use my schedule. Probably need to keep a proper diary and log of progress so I keep moving forward. I know some will say I'm drawing out the pain, but the plan is for there to be no pain.
Anyone have experience of a really long taper and did it minimise the withdrawal?
Thanks, barq
I have a significant diaz habit after 10 years. Long story short, my GP got me addicted and when I moved no doctor would write a benzo script for me (the most ever was 4 x 5mg).
The Ashton Manual (bless her for making it free!) indicates slower is better. In my case there is no rush (although I need to be careful I don't mistake that for "no rush so I'll just carry on as normal").
I'm considering a longer and arguably smoother taper than the standard Ashton one. 2mg cuts, then below 10mg/day move to 1mg cuts, below 5mg, 0.5mg cuts (or something like that). I need this to be as withdrawal free as possible as my job is stressful, I'm responsible for a lot of things at the moment (work & family) and must be able to function 100%. Whereas lots of tapers I've read seem to assume people are off work or something like that. I need my firing on all cylinders, hence the ultra slow taper idea. This could take 2 years, maybe more if I have to pause the reductions to deal with some life drama, but that's not a problem.
The downside will be all the pill preparation, very possibly requiring volumetric dosing. That sounds ok if at home, but not easy if staying somewhere.
What do you think of my plan? I've drawn up a spreadsheet that shows each step to zero, and to get it really smooth I've ended up with 46 reductions! It may be that some of the earlier reductions can be bigger/faster and it is later on that I need to use my schedule. Probably need to keep a proper diary and log of progress so I keep moving forward. I know some will say I'm drawing out the pain, but the plan is for there to be no pain.
Anyone have experience of a really long taper and did it minimise the withdrawal?
Thanks, barq