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[chefob1]

to make it a success make your game plan and take it slow and very serious....plan it out detail by detail...day by day...measure your withdrawals and do as much as possible to eliminate discomfort......eat healthy and clear your mind...i know i hate the frickin insommnia....it would drive me nuts lookin at the clock,ect.....about the thorazine,im curious,what do you mean paralyzed...can you function at all on the stuff?do you get disahrea or constipation?can you stand,think properly,communicate....what does it do to you physically/mentally?im curious cause they give that junk to people...does it really help someone with physc problems....chef

[windysan]

If you were on high doses then you might want to call the doctor. You'll need to get some clonidine. Most detox places are in psych units and you don't have to take anything. They'll only force Thorazine into you if you become violent. Be very careful and please find a doctor who'll help guard against seizures.

[Brenda1953]

Chef, all I can tell you is what it did to me. I was physically unable to move but completely aware of everything going on around me. I could not even speak. It was truly horrible. I have no idea what it does if you actually are psychotic. To be honest, I don't even know if they use it anymore. There may be more modern medicines now. Which I'm sure are equally horrible if you're not psychotic.

Windy, no detoxes here. No clonodine except in the ER. No addiction specialists. Only anti drug zealouts.

I did a very rapid valium taper from a high dose of Xanax before. I did not follow the Ashton manual or I'd probably still be on it. I had minimal discomfort, mostly the anxiety and insomnia which has plagued me my whole life.

I switched at half the Ashton equivalency and cut 1/4 every week. I exercised daily and worked every day throughout the entire taper. I was functional albeit not the happiest camper. That's my goal.

I researched benzo wd thoroughly before I did my taper which I did myself, not under medical supervision. The actual rate of seizures in benzo wd is very low and is usually in people who have had previous seizure activity.

Brenda

[windysan]

If you were able to handle a taper before then you shouldn't have much of a problem. Clonidine will help you....try and see a doc who will help even if you have to travel to find one. If you've kicked before then you know what you are facing. No more hiding places...okay? When you get done with it this time then stay done with it.

[Brenda1953]

I tapered off benzos before. I was very disciplined. I was not under a doctor's care. I did it on my own.

That would not be the case with opiates. At least for me. I would just eat them all.

Benzos are different for me in that I became accidentally addicted through prescription use. I never got high. I never looked forward to taking them. And when I stopped I never missed them.

And my ex is not a bottomless pit of drugs. He gave 5 restoril to taper with. So that's the plan. We're talking 10 days at the most here.

I can't debate the fact it would make sense to go to MD where there is civilization. I just really hated it there the few times I've been (sorry, if anyone's from MD) and it's a long freaking drive. I'm still pretty shaky from the opiate detox.

Brenda