02-19-2017, 08:48 PM
(02-19-2017, 01:31 AM)Larryjay Wrote:(02-17-2017, 11:10 AM)SaSa67 Wrote: My taper is going horrible. I can sleep on one 7.5mg tablet but when i cut to 3.75 i struggle. Im going to have a lot of sleepless nights getting to my next doctors appointment. I really do want to be off the meds, I'm just not seeing positive signs. Maybe i should just go without. Any peoples personal experiences on how long it takes to regulate if you just stop?
It depends on how long you have been using it, also if you haven't resolved your original sleeping problem it may take awhile. IMO some seniors may need
some type of medication to keep you asleep all night. IMO tapering off could take up to several months. Have you seen a sleep doctor? They might be able to
pin point the cause and will help you sleep better.
Thanks for the response. I have been taking some form of sleeping pill for 19 years, i started after a fatal car accident and my nana death. It quickly became away to escape pain, now its just a way to sleep. Ive seen sleep doctors, and therapists, and I'm currently doing CBT alongside the tapering. I think a huge part of it is fear but i also would love to be free of them. I just don't think i ever will be, i know i will find them somehow.
Im coming upto my 40th birthday and had said i would like to be free by then, i think maybe i was expecting too much after such a large part of my life taking them
