Posted by Phillipa on July 21, 2005, at 15:25:20
In reply to Re: Stopping a benzo abruptly?, posted by Declan on July 20, 2005, at 21:00:54
Kara, I agree with the above posts. But if you ever need surgery make sure the surgeon reorders your benzo after the surgery. I once had a pt on 4mg xanax whom the surgeon forgot to reorder his xanax. He became extremely agitated and had to be restrained. He was out of it. When I returned the next day his xanax had been resumed and he was himself again. This wouldn't happen with the longer acting benzos like klonopin or valium, etc. Fondly, Phillipa
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