Anyone Withdrawn From Long Term Lorazepam Addiction?

[Faerielight]

hi guys, well my plan at the start of this year was to cut down on my meds, but then my thyroid went nuts for months so i was dealing with doubling thyroxine and my med plans got put on hold.

Niow my thyroid has been stable for a while it is almost the end of the year, i want to tackle my lorazepam addiction...

i came off mirtazipine in jan which i was pleased about cos of the weight gain side effect, but the next one i want to come off is lorazepam cos i have been taking 1 mg every night for 3 1/2 years. i am so physically addicted, if i dont take it the same time each night i start getting withdrawal, physical and mental. it is horrible, and if i run out for 1 night im climbing the walls.

I also sporadically take diazipam.. i go days without then i have a shit day and can't cope so i need to take 40 mg diazipam just for it to work.. a good few times a month, so my body has definitely got a tolerence to benzos.

Tonight im going to try 1/2 a lorazopam and suppliment the other half with 5 mg diazipam seeing as 1mg L is equivilent to 10 mg D.. thus 1/2 mh L plus 5 mg D equals the same strength.

The reason for this is to eventually swap the L for D then come off the D as the L is more addictive according to he internet cos it has a shorter time in the bosy.

i'm wondering if that sounds sensible, but not sure how long to do each stage of withdrawal for.

I want to get to a point where i use benzos only in an emergency prn.

that'sd the plan.. would really like to hear from anyone who has got off L.

Also, i have sauch a fear of getting accidentally pregnant on benzos as they seem to be more toxic to foetusses than my low dose seroquel and anti depressant.

hugs, ivy x