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Old 06-23-2009, 12:41 PM   #1 (permalink)
Cleansing
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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Lowering the dosage of you Benzo treatment? I don't think I can handle this much.

Ugh! feel so nasty. This Valium has me taking naps during the day when I have stuff to do and then when I wake up I feel like shyt because I missed an appointment or didn't have time to clean, plus I wake up feeling groggy and lightheaded, doesn't happen all the time though but it happens enough.

I've been on Valium 5mg twice a day for a month and a half now. i usually take naps during the day, and I miss out on a lot of stuff because of it. I wasn't napping nearly as much without the Valium. Just maybe one day a week if i was feeling down. now i nap almost everday of the week. i miss out on things.

So Im thinking of cutting the dosage down to 2.5mg/day twice a day. Is that gonna affect my anxiety negatively? Will I feel an increase in anxiety, the shakes, and maybe experience panic attacks?
What were your experiences when you lowered your dosages? Because if it gets hard to cope with anxiety, it might be best for me to stay on 5mg for another month. I definitely need them for the month of Julyt because I'll be traveling a lot and I will feel extar anxious. But I think I need to drop down. 5mg knocks me out.
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