80 to 150 mgs of Klonopin. Really!!! I thought the 10 2mg tablets i d scoff per helping was a decent dose but your talking about 40 to 75 2mg tablets or 160 to 300 .5mg tablets a day.
Anyways well done for stopping like you did. That must have been a real struggle. I am absolutely amazed.
Hi mooyork and welcome to the forum:)
I was a benzo head too, abused them for 10 years at a very high dosage. 1 year, 1 month clean today BUT I had to taper them off and that took a long time.
here's the link to a site which is the reference in the matter, please inform yourself: http://www.benzo.org.uk/
and here's an example of tapering program for valium: http://www.benzo.org.uk/manual/bzsched.htm#s2
Best of luck to you, don't hesitate to contact me if you need more info.
Sophie.
valium is definitely a benzo!!!!!!!!!!! and stopping them CT is just plain ludicrous!!!!
Valium is a benzodiazapam. Diazapam is a generic name for Valium.It is the same class as Xanax,Ativan,and Klonopin and withdrawls can be very dangerous if not supervised by a DR.
Valium is not a benzodiazapam It's a diazapam. And what she listed was not a high dose and it was not for much of an extended time. Will you feel some effects? Sure. But that's to be expected. I am guessing if the doctor who prescribed them to her the entire time said "no more." He is fully aware of what's going on. I don't think doctors are in the business of bringing harm to their patients.
If you have been on a high dosage of any benzo like Valium, it has to be tapered slowly. This is very important. Do you have any left to taper it? You can certainly be addicted to it after 4 months of daily use, but you can get off of them with some help.
Keep us posted!
Yea they can be an addictive drug. It's a diazepam. 4 months is kinda a guideline doctors use as this drug is used for temporary use. I can't say how addicted you personally are but given the info you listed it should not be to bad. The effects from the short use and dose should ware off in a few days. You may have a bit more difficulty sleeping for a couple nights but that is expected. Your anxiety may go up a bit but that too will pass in a couple days. At least from the effects of the stopping Valium. As far as the Valium and the direct effects from wds. I think you will be OK after a day of two. Good luck with your sleep. I myself was addicted to Klonopine (another diazepam) for years. 80-150 mgs a day for a couple years. It started from Anxiety and it got bad with them after that. Just relating to you so you know I know what I'm saying when I say you will be fine :)
Try the search above. Valium addiction
Welcome to the Forum. I know zip about Valium. Others here do. Its slow here at night, but it picks up in about 4 hours or so.