Posted by Hugh on March 27, 2014, at 11:10:12
In reply to Re: Any long term benzodiazapine withdrawal?, posted by Beckett on March 26, 2014, at 14:40:39
I took lorazepam for insomnia for three years. I increased my dosage twice because of tolerance (bad mistake). I started to suffer from terrible gastrointestinal problems, and it was only after a CT scan and a colonoscopy had ruled everything else out that I realized that my GI problems were caused by inter-dose withdrawal from lorazepam. It took me four months to taper off benzos. The first two months of my lorazepam withdrawal were hellish -- I couldn't find a doctor who would give me Valium. Then I finally got some Valium, did a crossover and tapered that for two months. For many months after I was benzo free, my nerves felt raw, on edge. And I suffered from brain fog a lot. Heather Ashton says that benzo withdrawal symptoms frequently last between six months and a year.
http://www.benzo.org.uk/manual/bzcha03.htm
Some people find niacinamide helpful for benzo withdrawal.
http://jonathanprouskynd.com/uploads/Nicotinamide___Anxiety_-_Case_Report.pdf
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