Hi,

I have been on Lorazepam for a little over 3 months, it was prescribed to address a spiraling anxiety issue brought on by external stress.
The benzo was intended as stop gap (I was prescribed 1mg up to 2x a day) just until an AD was started up and controlling my symptoms.
Unfortunately, I have had two really bad AD startup attempts and have blown the window I had off work to get on the AD medication.

I've have always rationed the benzo, not taking more than 1 a day, but I feel I have a dependency now due to the 3 month regular use and awful withdrawal like symptoms I get in the morning.

What is the best anxiety controlling dose for Lorazepam that would reduce the chances of major dependency until I can get back to my GP?
1mg as a last resort, or a maintenance dose of a quarter tablet 3 or 4x a day?

Thanks