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0.5mg, 3 years. It helped half a year then it started to worsen tinnitus even though I was still taking it every day. I tried to taper it carefully and very slowly (5% per month), but the attempt resulted in catastrophic tinnitus. I reinstated but that only made it worse. One year later I am on...

I agree

I hope it goes well for you!

it really is a demon

... and of course it failed. severe anxiety by day 4.

I think the exact same thing every single day..

congrats on your taper progress! my taper failed last year. i was down to 0,3mg from 0,5. i took benzos for 1,5 years at that point and i reinstated, because my tinnitus became unbearable, probably a big mistake. i should have waited it out, because reinstating did not help at all. ever since my...

I am a little better despite it all. You have not been on the benzos for long. That is really good I think! I hope you'll get better!

it's a gamble. to think i would not try ashwaganda or antidepressants but somehow i was ok with taking that shit every day until it was too late to quit... f me. if you need advice try deepseek, it seems like it does not have problems sharing medical insights. i hope you get better! (2)

i've been taking it for more than 2 years now every day. after half a year i noticed that T would worsen way more often than in the years before. T started to get really extreme while trying to taper it (5%/month) and even though i reinstated it eventually, the tinnitus would not get better or...