Posted by Larry Hoover on March 31, 2009, at 8:41:48
In reply to Re: What could I take for bad constipation?, posted by qbsbrown on March 30, 2009, at 20:44:27
> Larry, do you believe in the Dr. Heather Ashton protocol for benzo taper? Or is it more typical to reduce by 10 percent a week?
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> Hers is to go down 2mgs every 1-2 weeks, then when at 16mgs, go down 1mg every 1-2 weeks.
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> Is that an anti benzo community that is outside the norm?Heather Ashton is performing a valuable service for the most sensitive of individuals, who thereby tend to be poorly served by conventional medical practise. In any larger group of subjects, there are going to be people who need to take extra care in managing a particular therapy, or, in this case, withdrawal from a therapy. Only you can say whether you need this special withdrawal regime, i.e. if you've had intolerable effects from a more aggressive taper.
Lar
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