I agree, I've never actually had to count beads but it looks like it would be an extremely frustrating thing to do. Lower doses seem like a no brainer!
@@SimeonKirilovX I don't know how you have the patience. I'm pretty sure they would end up on the floor if I had to count them.. so much damage done by some of these meds. Feels like being between a rock and a hard place.
I water taper Klonopin. It’s actually really easy. I drop my .5 mg in 150 ml, let dissolve. And it will dissolve. Then I mix with a coffee frother and immediately pull up my discard. It’s been smooth and takes 5 minutes. As I get lower, the frother may not work as well, and shaking and swirling may be better at that time.
Hi, how did you taper Ativan, would you share please? How many doses a day and amount, and time you took it , l m trying to taper Ativan at bedtime, it’s going very, very hard , especially that l reached tolerance already and was reluctant to increase dose due to bad side effects. I was wondering how your process was , maybe will help me ...
I’m going to pray for every person who made a comment on here You will need Gods help wisdom and protection while going through tapering In Jesus name I pray Love and Gods Blessings to you all xo
That's really good! You are almost there. That dose is so low that the vast majority of any kind of urine tests don't even detect that amount. Out of all the benzos i think klonopin is the easiest (not easy...but much, much better than xanax, or valium....the second has an insane half life, so it takes a minute for your brain/body to feel it's gone,but once 'it' knows, it takes forever to feel better and it is still detectable in a pee screen 2+months later, after last dose!!!) Be well!😊
You know what can also help over the hump....vistaril (HYDROXYZINE). It's a non-narcotic antihistamine class. Good for some rebound of anxiety. Ok, im going😂
$10 scale woth a 0.001g sensitivity is totally sufficient.. Remember, a 25mg zoloft tablet weighs around 100mg, so 1mg of drug is around 4mg of tablet weight. Juat make sure you do the math right when converting
Nobody ever talks about us people who have taken benzos for 10-20 years but only take a large amount a couple times a month. We are suffering to and there’s no resources
I took X for 40 years and yes I have read about others who have. Not sure if the length of prescription is as important because the information is questionable and scarce. I do wonder about that. My prescriber chewed me out for being his worst patient. I do not see him anymore.
@@marleneholik-ls9wrX 37-38 years. In Australia. Dr said try this trial 6 per day for 6 weeks. Still on 1mg/day. Did you get off them completely? If so, how do you feel now? Tx
Trying to stop Effexor (300mgs) and benzo for sleep (1/2) mg. 25 yrs on antidepressants and 15 yrs on benzo. Ive tried twice to listen to your FB information you recorded but somehow got cut off and couldn’t start where i left off but have to listen to it again. Interested in your program, cost, etc... Convinced trauma is the root.
Good info. Could you please make a video demonstrating how to do a liquid taper for klonopin? There is only one on TH-cam now( July '24) and it's not helpful to everyone. Thanks
I use a pill cutter. Even though it's not 100%, is it a big deal? I'm benzo free 8 months now and still doing awful. But I've been slowly tapering my ssri. Is it fine to do it this way? Just cut as accurately as possible. ?
Is there any chance that Hyperbaric Oxygen Tank Therapy(HBOT) could help people who have brain injuries from these drugs? I understand it helps heal the brain from strokes, and concussions....
@@whocares34727 if it is immediate release it does dissolve in water. Capsules may be what you are referring to. I've only taken Immediate release meds in the past 20 years.
Since a cut of Dz last July I got very sick. ( Held for 7 months waiting to feel better but not, so re started taper) My thyroid is now permanently swollen to twice its normal size, and painful ++ev day altho classed as "mild" , does not feel "mild" ( I have thyroid AB's but my TFT's are v good) My tonsils are also now chronically enlarged although I do not have active tonsillitis. Can this all be Benzo Wdl Syndrome or Benzo damage or related to the Dz dose getting lower ? I never had this b4 getting to 7 mg daily of Diaz ...v slow taper down from 15 mg day.
The advice to do taper under the supervision of a doctor or psychiatrist is unrealistic. They have neither the time, knowledge or the inclination to learn about safe tapering. As a result of 'medical' advice 30 years ago I was unnecessarily put on SSRI's. Do No Harm: Fail number 1. When it was time to come off I was advised to taper off over a couple of months. It was the single biggest threat to my life I have ever encountered. Do No Harm fail number 2. Take an extremely dangerous, experimental drug to protect against a virus that was not a threat to me in the first place, which if taken, has a 1:800 chance of seriously changing your life. Do No Harm fail number 3. Thank god I trusted my gut instinct and committed criminal acts to avoid being bullied into taking it. Enough. I will never take a doctor's advice seriously again. My body, my responsibility to look after it. This is not who I am, I am an intelligent, retired Police Officer, and it saddens me that the medical profession in cahoots with the pharma industry have brought me to this place. You seem like a good, caring professional care giver, but you ought to be ashamed of what has happened to your profession.
Being on Xanax a low dose with no side effect's or issues is there really a big issue staying on it for anxiety issues.Say like being on the same dose and never going it?
You literally are saving lives with this content. Do not let the views ever discourage you, we need you doctor!
Bead counting is ridiculous. I can't believe they don't make lower doses for tapering.
I agree, I've never actually had to count beads but it looks like it would be an extremely frustrating thing to do. Lower doses seem like a no brainer!
Bead counting is damn annoying. Doing that every single day would be frustrating. But they can't bother to even make lower doses for tapering.
@@SimeonKirilovX I don't know how you have the patience. I'm pretty sure they would end up on the floor if I had to count them.. so much damage done by some of these meds. Feels like being between a rock and a hard place.
Im bead counting at the moment, it is soooo frustrating and time consuming
@@lynnpienaar5964
I bead counted for 15 months. Was on Effexor 150mg for over 20 years. Worth every bit of effort. I’m off of it.
I water taper Klonopin. It’s actually really easy. I drop my .5 mg in 150 ml, let dissolve. And it will dissolve. Then I mix with a coffee frother and immediately pull up my discard. It’s been smooth and takes 5 minutes. As I get lower, the frother may not work as well, and shaking and swirling may be better at that time.
My psychiatrist told me I didn't need to taper off Ativan or Latuda. But I did it myself.😊
Hi, how did you taper Ativan, would you share please? How many doses a day and amount, and time you took it , l m trying to taper Ativan at bedtime, it’s going very, very hard , especially that l reached tolerance already and was reluctant to increase dose due to bad side effects. I was wondering how your process was , maybe will help me ...
I’m going to pray for every person who made a comment on here
You will need Gods help wisdom and protection while going through tapering
In Jesus name I pray
Love and Gods Blessings to you all xo
Thank you for your channel. I find it really helpful xxx
Long term benz issues...
The Ashton manual is a really helpful resource 🙏
I cut up a 0.5 klonopin , it’s worked pretty well. I’m on half of .125.
I’m not the best with math though .. lol.
That's really good! You are almost there. That dose is so low that the vast majority of any kind of urine tests don't even detect that amount. Out of all the benzos i think klonopin is the easiest (not easy...but much, much better than xanax, or valium....the second has an insane half life, so it takes a minute for your brain/body to feel it's gone,but once 'it' knows, it takes forever to feel better and it is still detectable in a pee screen 2+months later, after last dose!!!) Be well!😊
You know what can also help over the hump....vistaril (HYDROXYZINE). It's a non-narcotic antihistamine class. Good for some rebound of anxiety. Ok, im going😂
I love this Doctor. Thanks so much 🙏 for your compassion ❤️
Thank you. As always, useful information.
I am SO SO grateful for you guys! Incredibly so. Thank you! God bless.
PRISTIQ!!! What do you recommend for this. No compounding pharmacy in my area will do a pristiq taper. I am at a total loss of what to do.
Please please let me know if you find out?? This is THE MOST HORRIBLE medication to try to get off of!!!
$10 scale woth a 0.001g sensitivity is totally sufficient..
Remember, a 25mg zoloft tablet weighs around 100mg, so 1mg of drug is around 4mg of tablet weight.
Juat make sure you do the math right when converting
today is my first day water taper lorazepam, i wish it will be success until finish
Nobody ever talks about us people who have taken benzos for 10-20 years but only take a large amount a couple times a month. We are suffering to and there’s no resources
I took X for 40 years and yes I have read about others who have. Not sure if the length of prescription is as important because the information is questionable and scarce. I do wonder about that. My prescriber chewed me out for being his worst patient. I do not see him anymore.
These guys and their program is the answer!
@@marleneholik-ls9wrX 37-38 years. In Australia. Dr said try this trial 6 per day for 6 weeks. Still on 1mg/day. Did you get off them completely? If so, how do you feel now? Tx
Dr. Josef…if you had anxiety all the time, which psychiatry med would you use in order to be able to function and live your life? Thanks
Thank you.
It is not as easy or have good outcomes as you portray. I did bead counting and had to stop because the effects of tapering were too severe.
I hope you're better. Those bead meds suck.
Trying to stop Effexor (300mgs) and benzo for sleep (1/2) mg. 25 yrs on antidepressants and 15 yrs on benzo.
Ive tried twice to listen to your FB information you recorded but somehow got cut off and couldn’t start where i left off but have to listen to it again. Interested in your program, cost, etc...
Convinced trauma is the root.
Good info. Could you please make a video demonstrating how to do a liquid taper for klonopin? There is only one on TH-cam now( July '24) and it's not helpful to everyone. Thanks
I use a pill cutter. Even though it's not 100%, is it a big deal? I'm benzo free 8 months now and still doing awful. But I've been slowly tapering my ssri. Is it fine to do it this way? Just cut as accurately as possible. ?
Is there any chance that Hyperbaric Oxygen Tank Therapy(HBOT) could help people who have brain injuries from these drugs? I understand it helps heal the brain from strokes, and concussions....
Yes
I’m so confused if I should dry cut or water taper. Dr. Wants Me to do a fast water taper. I want a very slow micro taper
I did this my first time cutting. It was easy.
Water taper was my method for tapering Kilonopin... no problem. Off 4 yrs. Now water tapering Effexor... Best tapering choice I MO.
did you use 300 ml water?
@@lindasulistya9937 Yes, and I tapered .05 ml daily
I was under the impression that Klonopin was not water soluble. How did you do this?
@@whocares34727 if it is immediate release it does dissolve in water. Capsules may be what you are referring to. I've only taken Immediate release meds in the past 20 years.
I don't have a choice!
Since a cut of Dz last July I got very sick. ( Held for 7 months waiting to feel better but not, so re started taper) My thyroid is now permanently swollen to twice its normal size, and painful ++ev day altho classed as "mild" , does not feel "mild" ( I have thyroid AB's but my TFT's are v good) My tonsils are also now chronically enlarged although I do not have active tonsillitis. Can this all be Benzo Wdl Syndrome or Benzo damage or related to the Dz dose getting lower ? I never had this b4 getting to 7 mg daily of Diaz ...v slow taper down from 15 mg day.
Thank you 🙏
It doesnot end well
1:10 911 ? nice touch.
Thoughts on Ketamine?
What about vibryd?
The advice to do taper under the supervision of a doctor or psychiatrist is unrealistic. They have neither the time, knowledge or the inclination to learn about safe tapering. As a result of 'medical' advice 30 years ago I was unnecessarily put on SSRI's. Do No Harm: Fail number 1. When it was time to come off I was advised to taper off over a couple of months. It was the single biggest threat to my life I have ever encountered. Do No Harm fail number 2. Take an extremely dangerous, experimental drug to protect against a virus that was not a threat to me in the first place, which if taken, has a 1:800 chance of seriously changing your life. Do No Harm fail number 3. Thank god I trusted my gut instinct and committed criminal acts to avoid being bullied into taking it.
Enough. I will never take a doctor's advice seriously again. My body, my responsibility to look after it.
This is not who I am, I am an intelligent, retired Police Officer, and it saddens me that the medical profession in cahoots with the pharma industry have brought me to this place.
You seem like a good, caring professional care giver, but you ought to be ashamed of what has happened to your profession.
Being on Xanax a low dose with no side effect's or issues is there really a big issue staying on it for anxiety issues.Say like being on the same dose and never going it?