hi everyone, well am not having a good time at the minute, my doctor has (in his wisdom) decicded to cut and bring me off diazepam. This would be all well and good, but not at this moment in time, you see at xmas time last year i got myself a job i really liked, and i was working away in it, until about 3 weeks ago , i had a bit of bother with other employee,and at this time my doctor cuts my diazepam pills down from three 2mg tabs a day, to just 1mg,to be frank i cant cope with this, and i dont know where to turn too, cos i cant function normally in ANYTHING i do during waking hours.So i have now left this job, and not currently working, and still and having bother with just taking one pill, am 31 years old, been taking these tablets for 10 years, and now my doctor has started weaning me off them, i really cant do it, i will not go out in the car myself, or take dog a walk, my day consists of sitting on pc or watching tv, i just dont feel safe without my magic pill.Does anyone else feel like this ?
I have no other choice as i see it, is to buy some medication one line somewhere, as my doctor is not for giving me.. can this be done am from northern ireland

[lisa]

Hi Guest,
You are going through a dificult time. The symptoms do get easier with time although it feels impossible at the moment. have you talked to your doctor about coming off of them a little slower maybe at the rate of 1\4 less each dose.
I too have come off of Diazipam, only I did it cold turkey. It was a very difficult time for me but I did it!!! I have been drug free ever since.
Do you have an addiction centre in yor area? If so contact them for advice.
Read all you can about anxiety and panic. Charles Linden's Method would help you with the sensations, help ypu to understand what is happening to you, give you tools to help with the symtoms. He went through drug withdrawl but found a way through it.
Buying more drugs is probably not the answer...
Lisa

I have been taking the exact same amount you were taking for over 10 years now and have never increased my dose. Both my Dr and the Pharmacist say its not a high amount (2mg 3 times a day). Im surprised your doctor cut your dose so dramatically all at once, he knows that it will trigger extreme withdrawal and anxiety. Were u taking it for anxiety in the first place? My doctor says I can be weaned when Im ready, but not to worry about it. Why did your Dr suddenly want you off like that, did he say? To me that is bad that he would do that to you, and Im curious if he is a new doctor? Maybe you should see another doctor if your doctor continues to behave that way, its just wrong to force you into such withdrawal like that after 10 years on it. Please let us know how you are doing. Best Wishes.