Posted by floatingbridge on September 26, 2011, at 15:59:44
Honestly, I am typing with my right hand while my left hand's first two fingers are crossed. No jinxes!
But this is what has shaken out and stuck to date.
Emsam 9mg (may go to 12mg because I take it off for sleep and to help with pain and fatigue.)
Risperidone .5mg nightly for a few months.
Xanax XR maybe only .5 mg nightly. I asked about reducing it today, so he is helping (not pushing :) ) me. Nothing like feeling a full-on Xanax withdrawal to motivate one to get the heck off.
Gabapentin 600mg nightly. (The gabapentin may increase as the benzos go down and also for pain. It really takes such an edge off pain. I am beginning to feel more human.)
Tenazapam nightly as needed. I take as little as possible.
We may go to ambien and gabapentin soon, because sleep onset is still an issues. However, so far, (oooops. had to recross fingers) I have been with a few exceptions, staying asleep.
Right now, that's enough changes. I see him in about ten days.
The gabapentin seems to just make everything fall into place and might be the help I need in reducing my benzo usage,
something I have wanted to personally accomplish for a long time.It is all always pending....
I dig a pony.
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