Posted by qbsbrown on July 18, 2009, at 21:54:27
In reply to Re: Anyone had a successful rapid detox from benzos? » qbsbrown, posted by SLS on July 17, 2009, at 5:44:36
> > If so, what did you use? Phenobarbital, depakote, tegretol etc?
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> > Thank you,
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> > Brian
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> Trileptal, the sister drug of Tegretol, has been studied for this indication and has shown positive result.
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> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18821451?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
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> - ScottI was on trileptal, and tapering valium quickly (30mgs to 10mgs in 10days), but stupidly stopped the trileptal abruptly, was stuck at 10mgs valium, going psychotic.
I had to reinstate to 30mgs valium, and have EXTREMELY painfully made my way back down to 17mgs (I can now only drop 1mg every 2 weeks).
This is about my 5th taper attempt, and by FAR the most difficult.
I was detoxed in a hospital last summer, and was a cake walk compared to this one.
All of my other tapers would have been a cake walk compared to this one.
I did try to go back on the Trileptal, but brain/body are in such a state of shock, they are rejecting it, making my WD symptoms worse. That said, lower doses of Trileptal always gave me energy, thus making wd worse. Trileptal in general was bad for me, energy/false sense of well being in the morning, crash w/ depression around 4, then complete normalcy from 6-7pm til bedtime.
I'm considering trying depakote. It always seemed smoother and better for anxiety.
At a high enough dose, I was sedated and did not experience anxiety. Might be worth a shot.
It will just make me emotionless, retarded, and wipe my memory, which is finally coming back.
I don't know if it's best to go through this horrifically painful valium taper for a year, or try to do a quick one with depakote, if my brain/body accept the depakote.
I'd appreciate your insight Scott. Since this is my 5th attempt, I'd say for sure the kindling is going on.
Regards,
Brian
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