Libium

Hi, I've been on libium for 30 years and can't get off them. They are not helping me any more. Anxiety levels are high ... now worried more. My doctor says it's not the cause but I do not believe him.

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I don't think long term benzodiazapeines are a bad thing.

I went from valium to xanax 1.0mg 4x a day... Sometimes I run out too early; but never had to detox from them or up my dose every year. I started with a lot; PRN.

I tried my mum-in-laws librium one day I forgot my pills. After taking 6 at once - I gave up! They felt less than a chewy vitamin.

When I have observed in ppl on long term benzos is that the ppl that feel addicted take it on a tight schedule. No matter how little you take. I met an ambulance bigwig who was addicted to a half a yellow valium (2.5mg)! Cos he took it to go to sleep same time every y night...

My Rx was always PRN. The old "smoke em if you got em" approach.. I only took them when I panicked. If it was - really big deal, I'd take more. Maybe addiction to them is more like my cat & her "stomach alarm". 5:30 on the dot she gets her food. You can't fool her! I think more ppl should condsider our bodies get use to everything fast if it makes us comfy. Do you like the same sofa every night to watch TV? Don't beat yourself up.. If your next dose time comes up and all is well - Don't take it! Chaos out of the blue but you got 2hrs b4 your next dose?
Take em anyway!! Perhaps that method will help. Actually - a dosage schedule for anxiety meds might even be a bit silly.. as in "its never a good time for a bad thing to happen" - it will again; don't you worry - but why prepare early? Understand? You know by now how much is too much. Learn to handle your body & your mind will follow!

Good luck, hon!

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Thank you dear for your words of wisdom. Id like to just quit everything cold turkey. Start meditating or reading and writing. Use other forms of my kinds of addition to outweigh my unpredicability in life.

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