Posted by bleauberry on January 9, 2008, at 17:46:17
In reply to Re: Do 20+ years of benzos change brain forever?? » bleauberry, posted by Abby Cunningham on January 8, 2008, at 21:57:45
> I will also Google Nardil and bring it up with my pdoc next week. If the Nardil can help my depression, will it also help the anxiety of benzo withdrawal? With God all things are possible.
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>I agree. God is still in the miracle business. We often look for the sudden miracles, but I usually see God work in a methodical patient fashion.
Here's an idea. For longterm discontinuation of benzo, well, make it a longterm strategy. For example, get good with a razor blade or knife at whittling off tiny pieces of a pill, or split a pill in two to get easier access to remove a tiny crumb of a corner. Reduce dosage by crumbs, removing a little bit more on a weekly basis. That's how I got off zyprexa. Took months. But it worked. It gives the brain time to adjust to what is happening without having to deal with a shock or a trauma. For some of us, reducing a dose from 2mg to 1.75mg would be shock and trauma. Just take off a crumb, maybe make that 2mg turn into 1.95mg, a week later 1.9mg, stay at 1.85mg for a couple weeks, and so on. Doses will never be exact, but I believe the inexactness actually helps the brain to figure out how to take over and work on its own.
Some of us may need medication help the rest of our lives. I wish I knew why.
Nardil can help with all your symptoms. Mileage varies. It does have effects on GABA which is one reason I had mentioned it.
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