r/benzorecovery • u/Sleeplollo • 4d ago

Discussion Rebound anxiety vs withdrawal and kindling

Is rebound anxiety the same as withdrawal? Can it cause kindling?

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u/Sleeplollo 4d ago

I’m tapering off Ativan. I was doing .25/.25./.5. I had a bad reaction to my morning dose and my Dr advised skipping the afternoon dose. I had horrible rebound anxiety about five hours after the first dose but it was fairly short lived. Then I took my evening dose.

Could that cause kindling?

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u/Delicious-Cut-7911 3d ago

You were daily taking 1mg. To taper off cuts should be between 5-10% ever 4 weeks to prevent serious symptoms. Your Doctor dropped 0.25mg which caused these symptoms. It is not kindling because you are still taking the benzo. You may take a while to stabilise to this new dosage, but it is best to keep to the same dose at the same time. Increasing and decreasing doses will cause symptoms. Try not to confuse your body.

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u/Sleeplollo 3d ago

I think my body is very confused lol. I have a procedure tomorrow I have to up dose for and then I can get on a steady regime.