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200277 tn?1214663674

UGGGGGG VALIUM what should I do??

short History.....Dr. gave  it to me for muscle relaxant after my third neck surgery (you can look at my photos if you like) 5mg only at bedtime...so i did 5mg for about 2 months then started breaking them in half 2 1/2mg....then down too the 2mg for about a month at bed time the reason i want off is because i DO NOT see any benifit ,,,,and i feel so druged and out of it the next day....anyway the last one i took was friday night and i FEEL awful... SO DIZZY like i am on a boat....ugggggggggg I do not know what to do help!!! should i just hang in there and ride it out,,,,,,how long before it will get better??????  UGGGGGGGGGGG sorry so long! Leslie
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200277 tn?1214663674
who would of thought.....at one dose of 2MG a day??
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199177 tn?1490498534
yes that is why they recommend you taper and never CT off of benzos even at low doses it gives your body time to adjust to lower dosages.
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200277 tn?1214663674
ok....thank you that is what i will do! can you tell me if what i am feeling is NORMAL dizzy, crazy, AWFUL!!??
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199177 tn?1490498534
yes take half of what you were taking for at least the next week
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200277 tn?1214663674
so should i go back to taking it ....1/2 of what i was taking......thinking really ***** right now ....the simplest things seem really HARD!!!
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199177 tn?1490498534
taper down take half a pill for the next week .
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