Can weaning off 1.5 mg off lorazepam cause mania

[kkelly09]

  I am on Zyprexa, Prozac, lorazepam, lunesta and trazadone. I have taken lorazepam for 9 years 1-1.5 mg prn. Dr tries to wean me down but I get sleep deprived the go into full blown mania so he then restarts it. Is it possible weaning off benzos causes mania or is this part of my disorder?

[kkelly09]

Thanks for your reply! Its very encoraging. I have taken ativan 1-1.5 mgs once a day for over 9 years. I want to get off so bad! Psych dr. is cutting by .5 mgs each week. Right now I am on full dose again as mania occurred. Good luck with your weaning!

[cnote]

It's possible, but don't worry about it. Your mind can make W/D symptoms happen.

I've joined ************.org to help me through the tapering of my Ativan (lorazepam) withdrawal, so many people going through what we are. How are you weaning? Is your Dr. helping you? Or a psychiatrist?

I can't wait to be BENZO FREE!

How long have you been on atvian (lorazepam)? I've been on and off for about 4 years of .25mg, .5mg and 1mg.

I'm now tolerant to 1mg, and started experiencing tolerance W/D without knowing it til about 4 weeks ago.

I'll never touch a benzo again after I'm done weaning! My Psychiatrist put me on Remeron to help with the W/D process.

Some people do just fine weaning! Others have a harder time. But remember, GO AS SLOW AS YOU WANT!

I hear cutting 10% of your mg every 2 weeks is the right way to go. But for me I'm cutting back .25mg every 2 weeks, and I'm doing pretty good!

Good luck to ya! We can do this together! =)