How to Avoid Alp Tolerance

[Bowser]

After 2 years you are already dependent on it. Your option is to continue, or wean off with your doctor's help.

Thanks all for your helpful replies. I think Mrchuckey is right on dependency, but let me add a bit more perspective. Since dropping V and switching to Alp. I have found that a baseline dose of 1 Mg. / Day allows me to get through the day without any withdrawal effects. However, under stressful situations, I need to boost to a short term (1 day) dose of up to 6 Mg in order to control my conditions. Next day, I go back to my baseline dose and everything seems to be fine. I know this is not the way this med. was meant to be administered, but it seems to be working for me. What worries me is that my low baseline dose may, in the near future, no longer prevent the on-set of withdrawal. I need to check out Ashton as recommended. I may need to consider replacing the 1 Mg. / Day Alp with V for non-stress inducing days. To have an alternate med. that would help me to prevent building further tolerance to Alp would be my ultimate goal.

Thanks again to all for your helpful comments.
Raven

Most welcome for any help I contributed. I thought I'd add something else... I only taper when I over think things. I have almost the same dose schedule as you. I don't go as high as 6mg, though. Usually .5 twice a day, some days I'll occasionally have to take 3mg but never past that. That's been about 3 years or so. If you're anything like me, you have about 6 months left to start to work your way down. I'm by no means saying wait to start, whenever you're ready, you're ready. Only you can decide that. Either way, don't rush into it and don't rush once you do start. I'd personally get down to 1mg across the board but that's just me.

One last thought... I don't know if you're familiar with RC benzos but there are a few that could help you but you'd need to be EXTREMELY confident in your measuring/dosing abilities. If you're not, stay the hell away, it could end up VERY badly. The upsides though are half lives longer than diazepam and extremely low active dose thresholds. If you would be interested in that id be happy to talk it over with you.