u/Consistent_Tree_8885

That's all, that's all I have to say

I’ve posted here a few times. I only used Ativan for a month and wanted to taper but was forced to cold turkey because my doctors didn’t think I was on it long enough to experience withdrawal. I reinstated (I know it’s controversial) and will probably start to taper soon.

I know this will never be me (I wish I could go back in time and taper from the start, or even better never take them in the first place), but I’m just genuinely curious what the experience of those who tapered properly from the start was.

I used Ativan at 1 mg a day for one month. I realized I really needed to be tapered properly but was told by doctors it was fine to CT, I didn’t want to but i had no choice. Maybe my brain is just sensitive (even though literally every medical resource I could find suggested I should have been tapered) but the following month of withdrawal was the worst of my life. I reinstated (I know controversial) and it’s helped a lot but I’m just so scared for the future. My life was going so well before this until some dumb stuff happened that spiked my anxiety and ocd and I made the horrible decision to take the Ativan. If this were to go away I would be the happiest person alive. I can’t believe I did this to myself and all the damage it’s caused in such a short time frame.