Posted by huxley on April 21, 2011, at 18:53:25
In reply to Re: How am I different to a drug addict?, posted by bleauberry on April 21, 2011, at 16:54:51
I am stuggling to see the difference myself.
One difference I can see is that the governent will give you assistance to get off one where the other you are hung out to dry.
I have been trying to get off it for about a year and a half now. My first attemps were cold turkey which didnt end well and then I tried tapers that were way to fast.
Now I am taptering about 1mg of the tablet every 4 weeks. The tablet weighs 140mg and I am down to 49mg. I started having serious problems at about 156mg.
I still get withdrawal problems even with this slow taper.
I constantly have a mild case of the 'flu' which medicine doesnt help.
My sleep is terrible.
My muscles ache horribly.
I look like I am hungover, bad skin, dark rings under my eyes.
Every day at 2:00 like clockwork My anxiety is greatly increased and I get mild depresonalisation and fatigue.
I relate this all to my withdrawl because if I updose it all goes away.
It really feels like it has ruined me physically and I hope I recover.
This is going to take two years to get off.
Thanks for the kind words to those who gave them.
poster:huxley
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