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Lorazepam

SadEyes1979
SadEyes1979
Doc to have me 30 .5 mg said I could take 2 if needed. Fell asleep without that drugged feeling of OTC 7 pills n alcohol that informally need but doc said can't be permanent. Is anyone on this permanently ? Steph
denymckusker
denymckusker
I asked my Dr. to let me try it. She wouldn't do it. She is not a fan of Benzo's of any kind. Maybe if you only use it on an as need basis your Dr. won't have a problem prescribing ongoing. Addiction/Tolerance issues come with all the Benzo's. I took Xanax for 10 + years. It took me several months to taper off. It wasn't easy. Just keep these things in mind and enjoy the great sleep! Take Care, Deny
SadEyes1979
SadEyes1979
Day 2 it was like taking pez couldn't fall asleep had to take 2 sleeping pills plus 2 lorexapam! Why doesn't anything work for me :'(
denymckusker
denymckusker
Try Cannibas.
SadEyes1979
SadEyes1979
Ha if I wasn't afraid of work I would
Tannhaeusser
Tannhaeusser
Yes, I'm on it permanently. I've been taking lorazepam for over ten years, mostly to sleep, but also to calm down after a long day long before I go to sleep. I am down to .5 mg at this point about half an hour before bed, but if I am agitated or feeling nervous in the evening I may take up to 1 mg total including for sleep. At its worst I was taking 1 and 3/4 mg a night. That was back when I used to drink, and I would take it to basically take away the feeling from the alcohol before bed. That was a disaster for about a year.

It is possible to get off of it. After taking it for years I tapered down a couple of years ago until I stopped. I started up again about six months later because I just needed to sleep. But, like I said, after all these years, I'm down to .5 mg again, so I am thankful for that.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I was told the same thing... can't stay on it permanently... but it had some nasty side affects for me, so I didn't stay on it longer than a few days.

Good luck!
linda50
linda50
I love my xanax! have bad anxiety and it works well for me. I have taken it for sleep but doesn't work well for that . I've been on all kinds of sleeping pills and the only one that works is serqual but......it gives me horrible after effects in the morning! I'm extremely groggy for hrs and I have to be at work at 7:am it's hard too wake up! Then after about a week into taking them the grogginess....gos away.....but then it's like they stop working and we have to increase the dosage and I don't like that! So I'm not getting much sleep these days hoping my body will just start doing it naturally! I know I'm hoping for too much but I don't know what else to do!