Posted by Maximus on August 2, 2002, at 23:37:37
In reply to Re: Lamictal, update » » Squiggles » Maximus, posted by Squiggles on August 2, 2002, at 23:10:19
> Sounds good, with one serious reservation;
> how do you get a person off Rivotril if
> you have been using it as an adjunct instead
> for many years - i almost killed myself
> trying to get off and now have to raise the
> dose;While i'm not a doctor you may still need a benzo for your personal condition. But if you still need Rivotril, you don't have to discontinue it, no? As a general rule, we always get off from a benzo with the help of another benzo (yes) or better, an anticonvulsant. No offense (really), but getting off cold turkey from a benzo is very "amateur" from a doctor, imho of course.
> I grant you that starting the therapy this
> way may indeed be an improvement, but for
> old-timers it may prove fatal.Thanks to you. But you wrote "fatal". In what way exactly?
Thanks
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