It sounds shocking when I read it but I've been taking Oxazepam for almost 40 years They have always worked so well and have allowed me to have a life instead of crippling anxiety when mixing with people. We now have a new GP who is going to stop them. A young partner cut them down by two a day to be descreased by three a day the following week. I fell apart as it all felt too quick after taking them for so long. Luckily I have managed to see a senior partner at the practice who said I can reduce them by one a day to start with but I still feel as if I'm drowning in anxiety at night. I know taking these meds for so long is probably frowned on nowadays but they help me to lead a relatively 'normal' life. I've tried to stop them before and ended up confined to the house so I'm really worried about the outcome now.

Jan.