I' started this journy with 6mg a day of lorazapam (ativan) for about 10 yrs not doing me any good d
so I decided to tapper off using valium going pretty good aot of ups and downs but adjusted . now I'm at 3.5mg valium in the morning and at noon , at bedtime I take 15mg...my question is I've been experiencing nausea I was wondering if I could take dramamine for this????
Oh dear. If you have a problem tablets are not the first thing you should do.
It could be totally unrelated x
ok Linda I'll see if the nausea passes....thanks for responding ....but if this consist would taking dramamine with valuim be ok?
Hi. I was on Diazepam for 35yrs but,am totally free from it now.
Take your reductions slowly don't rush it, its not a race.
You are doing well
If you want to ask questions please do so
Good luck
Linda x
Do not take any more pills please.
You'll be taking all sorts fir different symptoms.
Just relax and do not take anything more.
Ok? X
Hello Raymond,
Dramamine will make you sleepy! I recall you already have a bit of a problem feeling sleepy, this would make it worse.
For nausea I would suggest eating an apple, as a snack or as part of your meals. This would also help any heartburn or other acid problems related with the stomach. Diazepam does cause nausea and heartburn for some people, apples eaten regularly - one or two a day will help enormously.
I wish you well and all the very best with the withdrawal. I have recently come off Diaz. after using it for over 30 yrs for the relief of muscle spasms.
Warm regards
Jessie.
thanks jessie51 ...I guess I'm just getting nervous I've come so far I want
to beat this so bad...I'm always tired but being retired and just working part time is a big help...your help and support as well as the other members is helping tremendosly....THANK YOU
Hello,
I can't say the withdrawal will be easy, sorry, you have the right attitude tho, you WANT to come off them and so long as you take the reduction in dose very slowly you will do it. By slowly I mean keep you reductions to once every 4 weeks, not any more, you could set a date for each month, easier than counting 28 days. I would also suggest the first one to cut out completely would be the one in the middle of the day, that one is kinda your 'top up' between starting your day and closing your day if you know what I mean.
Taking a drug out of your system is as hard as it was easy getting relief from the drug when you started taking it! I hope by now the reasons you needed it have passed / been dealt with and you don't need them at all, so it is simply a matter of not upsetting your body too much getting the effects of the drug out of you.
I hope also the sleep you do get is quality sleep, not just dosing. There are so many reasons for being tired, one being your body is needing it and / or trying to tell you smething. A good walk, even just an hour to relax is always helpful, gets fresh air in and takes your mind away from worries as you see the various distractions around you - helps me greatly lol.
take care and keep in touch, try not to be nervous !
Warm regards
Jessie x
jessie ..would you know why I get palpatations and fatigue at the time my noon dose of valium is due to be taken???
Hello Raymond.
I would say that you are needing that dose. Does the same thing happen before your due time for the other doses? Did you decide to come off the Lorazapm because you felt better and as if you no longer needed to take it - or were you told by your GP to come off it?
Regards
Jessie
Hello jessie
I came off it because It was making me feel lousy and didn;t feel like feeling that way any more I want to feal normal...
HI jessie.....my morning and evening doses are no problem
Hello Raymond,
There is always another way round things, keep the noon dose is and start your reduction with the evening dose, that is quite a large one and the top up for morning is small compared to it, could you sleep alright with a smaller dose for evening?
Not sure at how the dose you take was arrived at, 22mg per day and what size dose is each tablet worth, plus of course how long have you been at this regiem.
Is there a reason other than your body is feeling the large drop in dosage at AM therefore feeling the need for a top up at noon, for you to have the palpitations and fatigue? Are you particularly active or stressed during the morning for example. Diaz. has a long half life, if there was a way to even out the dose over the day it may help with the reduction, so your body does not suffer such a large drop?
All that sounded long winded! Simply put, can you adjust your daily intake into even doses, or break it down further to four doses of 5mg, keep it that way for a month, leaves you 2mg to top up should you feel the need, 2mgs is not a lot to lose out of such an intake, but it will help and will balance things up a bit. You could take the 5mgs AM - noon - PM - bedtime, say 7am - 1pm - 6pm 11pm something like that obviously to fit in with your daily routine and what you do.
Hope you are not still being troubled by the nausea, have found some way to relieve it. Do you chew gum at all? All kinds of things happen to your body as you change dose on meds. and this can include a mettalic taste, which could make you feel a bit ifffy. Prepare for anything with your reduction Raymond, it is not going to be an easy journey to take. You need to be strong, patient and kind to yourself.
Always here for you with a plan B, a suggestion or two and to encourage you.
Warmest regards, hugs too !
Jessie.
Hi Again (my gaurdian angel) jessie
I have done a complete research of the meds that I take daily ...and I found the problem, I hope ....I take atenolol 50mg and lorsatin for high blood pressure ...well the 50 mg of atenolol is suppose to be 100 mg this drug helps stop palpatations and aid in other things so I just took the 50mg more that I was suposse to take and starting tommorrow I will be taking the correct dose ,,,,I pray that this caused the problem, time will tell...
Ray
You are one special lady. Big hugs xxx
Hello Raymond,
Well done x it is so easy done, we laugh with relief afterwards , now that one is solved you are back on course to reducing the benzo. and on your way to living 'normal' need to stay a little on the mad side tho to get you through life in general - yes?
I do hope you feel more relaxed and happier now, tis amazing what a tiny little ole pill will do to us, for better or for worse.
Hope you get a good sleep and wake up refreshed and rested.
Warmest regards
Jessie x
Hello My Dear,
hope all is good with you and you are looking after yourself. Keep me posted about that home makeover and how you are getting on, but take it easy and don't be over doing things.
Warmest regards and big hugs for you all.
Jessie xx
Hell raymond,
Just a thought here, based on what I do my memory being what it is - not good!
I keep a notepad, pen and pair of glasses in the cupboard next to the meds, and each time I take something be it paracetamol or morphine I write it down - not 100% of the time !!! but 99%. It is so easy to take something and just forget, then you get stuck with did I or didn't I, watch the clock for a few hours or wait dreading some symptom or other to kick in. It only takes one second for me to forget, hence all that is needed close to hand - there are still times tho, I kid you not, nothing I have found is foolproof. Only exception is morphine, the taste !!
Other reason I started this being so I could keep a record of the reduction of benzo. Often I also made a note of how I felt, rather like you with the palps and fatigue, it did help, kind of a reassurance and a 'what happened with the last reduction - to maybe expect'
Just a thought Raymond, your mind is about to be toyed with !!!
Warmest regards
Jessie x
I know what you mean regarding the morphine. The taste is awful.
We cant say we don't have,alcohol as its in with the morphine.
Hate it but it kills the pain
Big hugs and lots of love
Linda xx
HI jessie
Thats a good idea probably would have pervented this problem
Thanks
Ray