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Originally Posted by paula_w
is the doctor prescribing a substitute? are you still confined to a hospital?
if not , can you change neuros? i have to have xanax when i get strung out with too much going on around me and have to multi-task. but mostly for sleep.
good luck,
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in that they need to give you a less potent substitute as you slowly taper down from. Slowly means months not weeks. I did it over the course of five days and mixed with tapering off sinemet and miirapex at same time...not fun at all. Recommended substitute is valium but not sure how that mixes with pd control drugs.
Benzobuddies is patient driven forum and they have three "best for patient practice" methods stopping benzos. I would take it into the doctor and inform him that you are only interested in using one of those approaches. If he or she balks, then I would leave the office. Even the straight taper down approach suggest no more than 10% of total dose every 7-14 days. Stopping all in two weeks after long term use may land you in the hospital.
Please see if even a GP or family doctor will assist you with a slower, safer, pace.
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Thoughts are with you,
Laura