Ativan Taper Schedule
Hello,
I've been on 2mg of Ativan, 1mg in the morning and 1mg in the evening for the past 40 days. I now want to get off of it because I am starting to get adverse effects. was put on to help me until my Prozac full kicked in. I read about the ashton method of benzo withdrawal and made my own little schedule:
Ativan Taper Schedule
Starting Dose
Morning: 1mg, Evening: 1mg, Total Daily Dose: 2mg
Stage 1 (1-2 weeks)
Morning: 1mg, Evening: 0.75mg, Total Daily Dose: 1.75mg
Stage 2 (1-2 weeks)
Morning: 0.75mg, Evening: 0.75mg, Total Daily Dose: 1.50mg
Stage 3 (1-2 weeks)
Morning: 0.75mg, Evening: 0.5mg, Total Daily Dose: 1.25mg
Stage 4 (1-2 weeks)
Morning: 0.5mg, Evening: 0.5mg, Total Daily Dose: 1.00mg
Stage 5 (1-2 weeks)
Morning: 0.5mg, Evening: 0.25mg, Total Daily Dose: 0.75mg
Stage 6 (1-2 weeks)
Morning: 0.25mg, Evening: 0.25mg, Total Daily Dose: 0.50mg
Stage 7 (1-2) weeks)
Morning: 0.25mg, Evening: 0.0625mg, Total Daily Dose: 0.31mg
Stage 8 (1-2 weeks)
Morning: 0.0625mg, Evening: 0.0625mg, Total Daily Dose: 0.13mg
Stage 9 (1-2 weeks)
Morning: 0.0625mg, Evening: 0mg, Total Daily Dose: 0.06mg
Stage 10
Morning: 0mg, Evening: 0mg, Total Daily Dose: 0mg
I am extremely, extremely scared, and am wondering if anyone has followed a schedule like the one above. If so, did you still have withdrawal and how bad? I am having panic and anxiety over this tapering process.
Thank you