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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
lorazepam addiction
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Aug 21, 2008 06:09PM
, Aug 21, 2008 06:09PMTo: lillie46
You must do this alongside your doctor because in order to be perfectly safe you should be covered with an anti convulsant medication when stop taking the medication. To minimize withdrawal, follow this regime....first week, cut down dose to minimum can do. Second week, use that dose every other day. Third week, same dose every third day, then stop. You should start the anticonvulsant medication during the second week.
