Epictetus Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Hi I'm new here and I have a question I thought I would post here- I took 1 mg ativan daily for a couple months to get me through some personal stuff-4 days ago I took my last dose after a taper down to 1/4 mg. Feeling a moderate anxiety-moderate disasoociation Would this be withdrawel related after four days or am I just feeling this way naturally?? Any help sorting this out would be much appreciated-thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muriel Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 It could be either, but some moderate withdrawal at 4 days out isn't out of the question. Keep in mind that if you didn't resolve the source of the anxiety or learn some coping skills while taking the Ativan, the symptoms could return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfred Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 If it continues it's your anxiety coming back, if it stops in a few days/a week it is withdrawal. I don't know any other way to tell than to wait it out and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 4 days out, could easily be withdrawal. I would give it a 2--3 weeks, if it continues, you know it is your anxiety returning. Anna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epictetus Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 Thanks so much for responding-I had an issue-a separation with 2 children involved. Also have had anxiety since I was a kid-lot of early-very early experiences that were really totally crazy-stuff little children should not have to deal with on an almost daily basis. I have been using benzo's for many years and they are really wonderful drugs imo-but I have always managed to use them only as needed, a week at the most. The recent separation changed that-17 years of marriage and family life all of a sudden coming to an end-well it has not been easy and my Job has been more stressful than usual in almost the exact same time frame-last 3 months. Job finally calmed down so I thought I'd try to get off the daily dosing-anyway as you all seem to suggest I'll just have to wait a while before i really know if this is withdrawel issues or I'm still not adjusted to these new circumstances. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muriel Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Just FYI, almost everyone I've talked to that's had a somewhat difficult divorce or separation in their family has said it takes at least a year before you even start to feel like yourself again. That's not scientific at all, but it was a good time frame for me to understand what was going on with me when I got divorced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epictetus Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 Just FYI, almost everyone I've talked to that's had a somewhat difficult divorce or separation in their family has said it takes at least a year before you even start to feel like yourself again. That's not scientific at all, but it was a good time frame for me to understand what was going on with me when I got divorced. That sounds so correct! I mean it is like grief-sadness-despair which all come together and in myself ends up creating a ton of anxiety. Don't get me wrong-I am not wallowing in self pity-I am really trying to adjust. It is good to hear what you say though-It makes it seem ok in a way because it is something universal as you say. It is simply part of being a human being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Yes, it definitely takes time to feel like yourself again. I had a years worth of great therapy to get through my first divorce, and that was married to a really really sucktastic person, who I definitely wanted to LEAVE. It was still hard. I deliberately gave myself a year of singlehood to get through it and learn how to be a person my myself with just my kid. So glad I did that. Anna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epictetus Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 Thanks Anna that is good to hear. It sounds like you are very grounded-I am alos going to stay single for a while-I do not want to jump into anything out of desparation!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAL9000 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Humm. It seems that we are in similar boats. Its not divorce time but having learned about some infidelity stuff its been super rough. I'm doing therapy and I asked the Gdoc for benzos. The problem with this plan is that the starting dose only seems to make a (is this doing anything) level difference. So, I'm asking for a bit more hoping it has some kind of effect. I think this sucks more then anything previous. uck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epictetus Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 Yeah sure does suck-one tries to make a life with someone and it all goes to hell. Time heals as they say, but it is a slow process for sure. updating my withdrwel from Loraz I only took 1mg the first week-anxiety pretty bad but tolerable. This week so far took 2mg-one on Monday-had a stress meeting and 1 today more work stress stuff. I think I'm back to PRN- I seem to be lucky with the stuff-can take a low dose everyday for weeks at a time and then taper off pretty quick-unfortunately the anxiety is just built in. I remember long before I ever took a benzo I had it. So I don't think decades of benzo use like this has made it any worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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