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#996332 - 01/25/10 01:02 PM
Re: Valium - Diazepam
[Re: martay]
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Registered: 07/15/09
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hi all can any1 help... i have tried for the past few hrs to find info but just can`t. today my gp put me on ...MOCLOBEMIDE 300MG.. a RM-OI Used for depression & social phobia........its also called manerix.....if thats helps my fellow across the pond DB friends thing is i have been taking valium bought from the www...i take about 20-25mg nightly,for around 5 month, it never started off as 20-5mg of course just caught up, in simple terms how long should i taper off before stopping the valium all together....i really cant grasp all this half life stuff about meds.... any1 with simple straight,how long imput, like days weeks would be great..... and also if there would be problems with interactions using both while tapering of the valium ... would be a greeat help thanks
Edited by derryboy (01/25/10 01:04 PM)
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#996443 - 01/25/10 05:40 PM
Re: Valium - Diazepam
[Re: derryboy]
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Registered: 11/19/09
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hi all can any1 help... i have tried for the past few hrs to find info but just can`t. today my gp put me on ...MOCLOBEMIDE 300MG.. a RM-OI Used for depression & social phobia........its also called manerix.....if thats helps my fellow across the pond DB friends thing is i have been taking valium bought from the www...i take about 20-25mg nightly,for around 5 month, it never started off as 20-5mg of course just caught up, in simple terms how long should i taper off before stopping the valium all together....i really cant grasp all this half life stuff about meds.... any1 with simple straight,how long imput, like days weeks would be great..... and also if there would be problems with interactions using both while tapering of the valium ... would be a greeat help thanks I was on 4+mg a day of Xanax for over 5 years and got myself off of them without any rehab or doctors. It took me over 3 months to taper off after using them for so long. Since you have only been on the Valium for about 5 months it shouldn't be too difficult to wean off of them. If you are currently taking 25mg a night I would drop that by 5mg and take just 20mg a night for a week, then drop another 5mg down to 15mg a night for another week, etc. At that rate you should feel very little withdrawal symptoms and could be completely off of Valium in about 5 weeks. It is better to tapper too slow than too fast. I am not a doctor, but I am very experienced with many Benzo's. Be safe and never stop cold turkey or drop your dose by more than 5mg at a time. Also there should be no negative interactions taking your Moclobemide while tappering off the Valium. Pasted from Wikipedia "Moclobemide doubles the half-life of diazepam and the active metabolite nordiazepam. The diazepam dose should be reduced accordingly." Since Moclobemide doubles the half life you may want to choose to go two weeks between Valium dosage drops and continue taking just 5mg a night for a few extra weeks at the end and then take 5mg every other night for a week or two to be safe.
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#996654 - 01/26/10 06:46 AM
Re: Valium - Diazepam
[Re: danm420]
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Registered: 07/15/09
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hi all can any1 help... i have tried for the past few hrs to find info but just can`t. today my gp put me on ...MOCLOBEMIDE 300MG.. a RM-OI Used for depression & social phobia........its also called manerix.....if thats helps my fellow across the pond DB friends thing is i have been taking valium bought from the www...i take about 20-25mg nightly,for around 5 month, it never started off as 20-5mg of course just caught up, in simple terms how long should i taper off before stopping the valium all together....i really cant grasp all this half life stuff about meds.... any1 with simple straight,how long imput, like days weeks would be great..... and also if there would be problems with interactions using both while tapering of the valium ... would be a greeat help thanks I was on 4+mg a day of Xanax for over 5 years and got myself off of them without any rehab or doctors. It took me over 3 months to taper off after using them for so long. Since you have only been on the Valium for about 5 months it shouldn't be too difficult to wean off of them. If you are currently taking 25mg a night I would drop that by 5mg and take just 20mg a night for a week, then drop another 5mg down to 15mg a night for another week, etc. At that rate you should feel very little withdrawal symptoms and could be completely off of Valium in about 5 weeks. It is better to tapper too slow than too fast. I am not a doctor, but I am very experienced with many Benzo's. Be safe and never stop cold turkey or drop your dose by more than 5mg at a time. Also there should be no negative interactions taking your Moclobemide while tappering off the Valium. Pasted from Wikipedia "Moclobemide doubles the half-life of diazepam and the active metabolite nordiazepam. The diazepam dose should be reduced accordingly." Since Moclobemide doubles the half life you may want to choose to go two weeks between Valium dosage drops and continue taking just 5mg a night for a few extra weeks at the end and then take 5mg every other night for a week or two to be safe. thanks for the very easily explained information damn420....i wish there was help out there that explained as simple and as good as you.... thanks again take care
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Desperation is when you've a wife,a mistress and mortage and thay're all a month late
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