Quitting benzos (Xanax, Valium, Klonopin, etc)
Coming off anti-anxiety drugs (benzodiazepines) Secrets to Success Thinking about trying to taper off any of the benzodiazepines and worried about the withdrawals, your anxiety and your odds of success? Well, a poorly thought out or overly quick taper can be agonizing but it doesn’t have to go that way – a methodical and patient benzo taper makes things much more manageable. Need some advice on how to make sure your taper goes smoothly? Well here are 11 great tips and strategies to a successful benzodiazepine taper from Professor C Heather Ashton. Oxford educated Professor Ashton is considered a leading expert on benzodiazepine withdrawal based on her experiences running a benzo withdrawal clinic over more than a decade. She is also the author of ‘Benzodiazepines: How They Work and How to Withdraw’ which is now more famously known as The Ashton Manual. 11 Tips for a Successful Benzodiazepine Withdrawal 1. Get Confident You can do it! Millions of people have gone before you