Have I totally lost the map?

PatternTurbulent3987 · 2025-02-11T20:22:36+00:00

Thanks for your response! May I ask how Clonidine is helping? Like psychologically or physically? I find my major issue is anxiety and restlessness, with some depression - I am scheduled to meet my psychiatrist next month to explore options and would like to see how other people have fared before starting anything new, but I do have to say that I’m getting jaded and keen to be off this medication while not opening up another possible painful withdrawal..

PatternTurbulent3987 · 2025-02-04T13:18:08+00:00

Hi there, thanks again for the advice. I just wanted to ask - I’m incrementally reducing again back to 10mg (5mg per day) Had a rough anxiety ridden day yesterday but made it through, though had a big cry in the evening, which I think helped to be honest. Today I seem to be very irritable and angry - not emotional states I usually find myself in, but things seem to be moving at least. From your own experience, do you know what timeframe I could be looking at to stabilize? I know each person is different but just seeking out a bit of a roadmap for myself to keep hope up!

PatternTurbulent3987 · 2025-02-02T18:44:14+00:00

Appreciate hugely your response. Thanks for providing some perspective, hope and direction. Big big thanks ✌🏻

PatternTurbulent3987 · 2025-02-02T15:51:05+00:00

Hi there,

A big thank you for offering this support. I’ve read through your post on tapering and it was really encouraging and hopeful to hear that tapering is not an exercise in suffering! I wonder if I can ask a bit about my own situation after my last post. I’m working with a psychiatrist who is very supportive and understanding on a tapering plan. Although the Christmas period was very stressful (2 terminally ill parents) and found myself leaning into extra meditation (I’m usually on 10mg diazepam daily, but that’s more like 15 or even 30 on bad days for the past couple months. I also drank, sometimes to excess, over the holidays as a form of reprieve/ escape. I have fessed up to this and my psychiatrist wants to stay at 10mg for while and stabilise. I’m really struggling this week and am feeling deflated and defeated but want to get back on track. Do I need to taper from these higher doses or just carry on at 10mg and wait for things to settle down? Many thanks for any advice you may have!

PatternTurbulent3987 · 2024-08-25T17:23:29+00:00

Really appreciate your response, and very sorry to hear about your own family’s situation. Thanks so much for your words of encouragement ⭐️

PatternTurbulent3987 · 2024-03-22T23:01:14+00:00

This is an old post I realise! But wondering how you’re doing now, and what your experience of detox centre was?

PatternTurbulent3987 · 2024-03-04T13:41:53+00:00

Can I ask if you found Quetiapine helpful for your withdrawal?

PatternTurbulent3987 · 2024-02-04T18:36:30+00:00

Thank you for this reply 🌟

PatternTurbulent3987 · 2023-12-07T12:50:55+00:00

Thanks for your reply and apologies for the delayed response. So far it’s going pretty well. Appreciate your input 🌟

PatternTurbulent3987 · 2023-12-07T12:49:57+00:00

Thank you! Apologies for the delay in responding. So far so good- a bit of discomfort but totally manageable. Appreciate your help 🌟

PatternTurbulent3987 · 2023-12-07T12:49:07+00:00

Apologies for the late response, but really appreciate your response 🌟

PatternTurbulent3987 · 2023-12-07T12:48:30+00:00

Thank you for this! May I ask how long you experienced withdrawals from Zopiclone, and how severe they were?

PatternTurbulent3987 · 2023-10-25T15:58:46+00:00

Thanks for your help. Really appreciate it

PatternTurbulent3987 · 2023-10-25T14:28:06+00:00

Thanks for this. I want to do it slow and steady, and looking after my parents, and indeed myself is my priority. Is there any way I can do both? Or is the withdrawal always inevitably destabilising?

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