---updosed in 5mg increments & still feeling pretty bad (w/response)

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I've been updosing since my last post & currently at 24.5mgs Valium, as of

yesterday (started out at 30mgs in August).I was at 10.5mgs when I " hit the

wall " . Still having one OKish day (but still not really functioning well) &

anxiety alot the next. Doesn't feel stable. Feels like something is very wrong,

and can't identify it. Emotions feel blunted one day & extreme the next.

Overall functioning still not good. My doctor is thinking of switching me back

to Klonopin. sorry, I feel like such a difficult case. I've been trying to

follow your plan, but don't feel that much better yet. Any suggestions? I

would appreciate it so much. Thank you, Aryana

** Aryana, when you were put on Valium you were already in acute withdrawal

from dropping a drug too quickly, right? You will not find yourself any better

off now than you were when you began the 30 mg of Valium. As far as a switch

back to Klonopin -- after all this time it rarely works to do this. Think back

-- were you that much better at 30 mg that it is worth going to that dose again?

If so, then do it.

Regards,

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Just wanted to add that I never felt stable , even at the 30mgs of Valium, the

crossover was difficult, and never felt stable during the withdrawal from the

beginning. Did not feel at all functional when I first went into tolerance from

the Klonopin. The tolerance happened about a month or two after a serious

relationship break up. I would have been happy to remain on the Clonazepam if it

werent' for the risk of tolerance. Hope that helps.

Thanks so much, Aryana

>

> Hi ,

>

> I've been updosing since my last post & currently at 24.5mgs Valium, as of

yesterday (started out at 30mgs in August).I was at 10.5mgs when I " hit the

wall " . Still having one OKish day (but still not really functioning well) &

anxiety alot the next. Doesn't feel stable. Feels like something is very wrong,

and can't identify it. Emotions feel blunted one day & extreme the next.

Overall functioning still not good. My doctor is thinking of switching me back

to Klonopin. sorry, I feel like such a difficult case. I've been trying to

follow your plan, but don't feel that much better yet. Any suggestions? I

would appreciate it so much. Thank you, Aryana

>

>

> ** Aryana, when you were put on Valium you were already in acute

withdrawal from dropping a drug too quickly, right? You will not find yourself

any better off now than you were when you began the 30 mg of Valium. As far as

a switch back to Klonopin -- after all this time it rarely works to do this.

Think back -- were you that much better at 30 mg that it is worth going to that

dose again? If so, then do it.

>

> Regards,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Just wanted to add that I never felt stable , even at the 30mgs of Valium, the

crossover was difficult, and never felt stable during the withdrawal from the

beginning. Did not feel at all functional when I first went into tolerance from

the Klonopin. The tolerance happened about a month or two after a serious

relationship break up. I would have been happy to remain on the Clonazepam if it

werent' for the risk of tolerance. Hope that helps.

Thanks so much, Aryana

>

> Hi ,

>

> I've been updosing since my last post & currently at 24.5mgs Valium, as of

yesterday (started out at 30mgs in August).I was at 10.5mgs when I " hit the

wall " . Still having one OKish day (but still not really functioning well) &

anxiety alot the next. Doesn't feel stable. Feels like something is very wrong,

and can't identify it. Emotions feel blunted one day & extreme the next.

Overall functioning still not good. My doctor is thinking of switching me back

to Klonopin. sorry, I feel like such a difficult case. I've been trying to

follow your plan, but don't feel that much better yet. Any suggestions? I

would appreciate it so much. Thank you, Aryana

>

>

> ** Aryana, when you were put on Valium you were already in acute

withdrawal from dropping a drug too quickly, right? You will not find yourself

any better off now than you were when you began the 30 mg of Valium. As far as

a switch back to Klonopin -- after all this time it rarely works to do this.

Think back -- were you that much better at 30 mg that it is worth going to that

dose again? If so, then do it.

>

> Regards,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Just wanted to add that I never felt stable , even at the 30mgs of Valium, the

crossover was difficult, and never felt stable during the withdrawal from the

beginning. Did not feel at all functional when I first went into tolerance from

the Klonopin. The tolerance happened about a month or two after a serious

relationship break up. I would have been happy to remain on the Clonazepam if it

werent' for the risk of tolerance. Hope that helps.

Thanks so much, Aryana

>

> Hi ,

>

> I've been updosing since my last post & currently at 24.5mgs Valium, as of

yesterday (started out at 30mgs in August).I was at 10.5mgs when I " hit the

wall " . Still having one OKish day (but still not really functioning well) &

anxiety alot the next. Doesn't feel stable. Feels like something is very wrong,

and can't identify it. Emotions feel blunted one day & extreme the next.

Overall functioning still not good. My doctor is thinking of switching me back

to Klonopin. sorry, I feel like such a difficult case. I've been trying to

follow your plan, but don't feel that much better yet. Any suggestions? I

would appreciate it so much. Thank you, Aryana

>

>

> ** Aryana, when you were put on Valium you were already in acute

withdrawal from dropping a drug too quickly, right? You will not find yourself

any better off now than you were when you began the 30 mg of Valium. As far as

a switch back to Klonopin -- after all this time it rarely works to do this.

Think back -- were you that much better at 30 mg that it is worth going to that

dose again? If so, then do it.

>

> Regards,

>

>