low dose Lorazepam(Ativan) taper advice?
Hi There,
I've been taking:
0.5mg Lorazepam at night for about 8 weeks
I told my doc I would like to come off, and she said that because it was only 0.5mg once a day for 2 months, I could just stop. Bad idea. Lead to vomiting and migraine :(
I decided to try to drop by 1/4 of my dose every 1-2 weeks. For example:
Started: 0.5mg once a day
then: 0.375mg once a day for 1-2 weeks
then: 0.25mg once a day for 1-2 weeks
then: 0.125mg once a day for 1-2 weeks.
Has anyone done anything similar? How did it go?
She also said I could add in some Benadryl to help me sleep.
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Health Anxiety/Panic Attacks/Emetophobia since 2002
Gastritis/Esophagitis since 2013
CVID since 2009
Celexa 2003-2013
Wellbutrin 2008- current
Ativan - intermittent for panic attacks