Posted by Beeb on December 24, 2012, at 13:08:42
In reply to Re: why some brains can withdraw and others not???, posted by jono_in_adelaide on December 23, 2012, at 16:06:53
> The Ashton protocol is very good for benzo withdrawl, transfer from your current benzo to an equal dose of diazepam or chlordiazepaoxde (very long acting benzos) and reduce by 1mg of diazepam or 2.5mg of chlordiazepoxide every 1-2 weeks.....the body wont notice these timy steps down, and whitdrawl should be painles
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> Clonazepam is high potency, 1mg is = to 10-20mg of diazepam, so make sure you get the diazepam doseage high enough.
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> Adding an SSRI or mirtazapine should help with the underlying disorder (or an anti glutamate drug as SLS suggests, or even both!)The Ashton protocol is overrated.
It works for SOME people.
Diazepam is not a miracle drug. Some people just cannot tolerate it at all. Like me.It's also not unusual that people will notice every tiny cut and suffer. To taper that way for a long time ? But then, how would you know if they had done well if they had quit 'cold turkey' or if they had done a fast taper ?
Serotonin, norepinephrine, gaba, glutamate are are related/connected. If you affect one you affect the other.
I've seen anecdotal reports of success with anticonvulsants. In theory, starting an SSRI could help. But just as well they could make things worse.
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