Hi,
I had a bad time over Christmas and was given 15 x 2mg Diazepam tablets which I took on and off but not everyday at first.
Four weeks later the CPN came and recommended I take them 3 times a day until Psychiatrist can review ADs (I'm on Mirtazapine).
In the past 60 days, I've had 39 of those days where I took Diazepam but mostly only 2mg on a given day. I've had 3 days over the past 5 weeks where I've had 2 tablets and 2 days where I took the 3 and that is included in the 39 days. In total I've had 50 tablets in that time.
In the past 4 weeks I've had 2 x 12 day spells of taking them daily and in between stopped them for 3 days and felt really unwell ( I was told this wasn't withdrawals by pharmacist at NHS24).
I missed a day last week and felt horrendous too.
So in total 8 weeks and I haven't had nearly what I was supposed to have and yet seem to be having withdrawals.
Due to my worries, the past two days I cut back to 1.5mg daily and last night had horrendous stomach cramps, diarrhoea, nausea and was jumpy and unable to sleep.
I'm so worried and want to stop them and the CPN said I wasn't and couldn't be addicted 2 weeks ago as did a GP and a pharmacist.
I know I am worrying a hell of a lot about this but don't want another problem to add to my recovery which I know will take me time this time.
Any advice and reassurance would be greatly received. I got up and took a 2mg this morning because I was frightened of how I felt.