Re: Sorry...last post for a while...to Shybasset

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Please tell me that you are cutting down on that dosage of ativan and weaning

off that way. When I thought I was " hooked " on zanax I tried 3 days not to take

it. My pancreas flared, I had bad times trying to sleep. All because I didn't

cut the dosage just went cold turkey.

I was informed by my FNP that zanax is also a anti-spasmatic so I don't mind

taking . Helps keep my pancreas from spasm+ing and my SOD from going haywire

too. Don't get me wrong, they still do it, but it helsp. And in the 3 years I

have been taking zanax, I haven't had to go back to the ER or hospital for

surgery. I only take it before bed or now when the bad is so bad and I have to

take a percocet...which I only take at bedtime so far.

I was told if I was addicted to it, I would be counting my pills, thinking about

it all the time, trying to take more to get a better high, hoarding them, taking

them at all times, etc. I do none of this.

If you want off the ativan (which I have taken) then please wean yourself off

slowly. Reduce the dosage to the point it is almost nill. Going cold turkey

off of it can leave bad side effects you may not be prepared to deal with.

Sandy in Ca

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keep remebering other questions after I send prior one. Has cp

disrupted the quality of your sleep, and what do you take for sleep

(anyone on benzodiazepams???). 3rd day of weaning cold turkey off

Ativan....bad w/d effects. Thanks for your compassion and support!!!

Shybasset