@YippeeKi YOW !!
So my doctor refered me to a drug clinic and they have agreed to come out to my house next friday as i am too weak to go there. They also said they can do the tapering off through my GP.
@paul80 - The 5 points
@YippeeKi YOW !! make are all VERY important. I might add, read as much as you can but try not to get freaked out by all the horror stories. It’s as important to keep a positive attitude as it is to be well informed.
I’m currently dry tapering off Xanax but can’t see my doctor until January. I had carefully researched this before I started my plan.
Like you, I’m not sure what she’s going to suggest, but I will be (humbly) insisting that I take the lead. Plus I made a chart showing the dosage cuts I’ve already successfully made and the one’s I “tentatively” hope to make in the future. I’ll make it clear that I need to be free to hold my taper if necessary.
I purchased a jewel scale from Amazon to measure the doses when they become smaller. There are a number of tapering methods. Every person is different and needs to do what works best for them. But one thing is true for all of us . SLOW, SLOW, SLOW, is always the best choice.
For now, I’m wanting to stay on Xanax all the way through if I can manage as I know for a fact that it is quite possible. If it becomes too difficult, I’ll request a Valium crossover.
If measuring small doses becomes too difficult a task I may ask my doctor about compounding the lower doses.
Those of us with ME/ CFS have a double whammy because we’re battling multiple issues here. Our disease can make it impossible to know which of our symptoms are being caused by ME and which are being caused by benzos because the symptoms can be nearly indistinguishable. We won’t have those answers until we’re on the other side of this.
Please keep us posted- I’m on this journey with you. Holding a good thought for you.