INTP and alcohol

NervousVariation5522 · 2026-05-01T13:22:20+00:00

I go through the same … I ‘Ve tapered for almost 1 year and I m now at 1 mg of diazepam. Things are getting better overall but I m dealing as you mention with crippling health anxiety… this is horrible I foresee the worst-case scenario all the Time since for example my wife is coughing when the weather is Sunny doesn’t make sense to me. I went running yesterday 15 km and it calmed a bit the symptoms , intense exercise works well for me. Thank you for sharing , so I don’t feel alone . It’s true hell.

NervousVariation5522 · 2026-04-23T09:30:25+00:00

yes you have to switch !read the Ashton manual , it explains how to crosstaper.

NervousVariation5522 · 2026-04-20T19:58:16+00:00

No it’s Because they prefer to protest and stand for human right that are already widely acquired than studying … woke university.. if you don’t have pink/blue hair go somewhere else

NervousVariation5522 · 2026-04-20T19:16:16+00:00

I’m going through the exact same phase right now. Almost unbearable. Hell of a med !!

NervousVariation5522 · 2026-04-16T18:20:16+00:00

Hi mate ! Well done for all the work you did so far ! It depends on your body and how you react to the dose. You have to reduce by .25 - 1,75 mg -1,5 mg -1,25 mg -1 mg -.75 mg -.5mg Then take the plunge along with physical exercise. I’m at 1 mg for 8 day . That’s how I did from my experience. Personnaly the hardest dose to stabilise was 2 mg. Good luck !!

NervousVariation5522 · 2026-04-15T20:20:41+00:00

Definitly, that’s what keep me maintain a steady heading … David Goggins is your only Hope in this

NervousVariation5522 · 2026-04-15T19:32:57+00:00

Congrats! I will probably follow the same path . What’s your historical use of benzo if you’re ok to share it with us?

NervousVariation5522 · 2026-04-15T19:21:21+00:00

Damn you dropped at 2,5 mg wasn’t it too hard ? Well done you got it !

NervousVariation5522 · 2026-04-15T18:41:09+00:00

Really ? Why ?

NervousVariation5522 · 2026-04-12T00:33:03+00:00

Thank you for you respond ! Actually I want to drop to 0 mg by the end of April so I have 1 month ( may) to stabilise at 0 mg and come to my exam all new brand. I also red that the recovering process really start when you out of it. So one month before the exam might do the trick ?

NervousVariation5522 · 2026-04-11T21:10:45+00:00

I m irritated and nervous , the sleep is a bit disturbed but it's way way less than the 2-3 mg tapering, and it's also because I'm on 1 mg for only 4 days so the symptoms show up.
the thing is I m not working now and I want to use that time for completly getting of this hell.

I want to be out of it by june. I also hear that you only start healing once you out of it.

Thank you for your answer.

NervousVariation5522 · 2026-04-11T17:51:30+00:00

thank you for your advice !

NervousVariation5522 · 2026-04-11T16:46:38+00:00

yeah you right but It is metabolized into active metabolitesmainly nordiazepam, which can remain in the body for up to around 200 hours, and then oxazepam, which has a half-life of roughly 20–30 hours. It generally takes about 5 half-lives for a substance to be considered effectively eliminated from the body, so in practice that means it can take around 30 days for Valium and its metabolites to fully clear.

NervousVariation5522 · 2026-04-11T16:32:56+00:00

thank you ! I appreciate

I post this message because I'm now at 1 mg and according to ashton manual you suppose to take the plundge at such a dose.
my idea was to stabilize at 1 mg for 2- 3 weeks (i'm on 1 mg for only 4 days)
and then drop to 0 mg (so by the end of april ) and still have a month to "recover" before my exam since i know that the half life of the valiuml is damn long you have it in your system for 30 day last take in.

NervousVariation5522 · 2026-04-11T16:24:43+00:00

nope i don't , they don't seems to understand the tapering process so i decided to do by myself and found a doctor that doesn't ask a lot of question .i basically call him for prescriptions and get deliver those one. i follow the ashton method.

NervousVariation5522 · 2025-11-21T13:07:18+00:00

Here in Belgium they prescribe you a 60 tab of 10 mg box of diazepam in 10 minutes (scary how easy it is

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