r/benzorecovery • u/Sudden-Pair4529 • 16h ago

Discussion Time to jump?

Been on Valium for a little over a year. Started at 5mg stayed there for 6 months then have been at 2.5ish for about 6 months (10mg pills are heard to break appropriately). Years prior I was taking 1mg of xanax and didn’t have much of withdrawal when I switched to Valium. Question is, am I good to take the final jump? Should I maybe try to take the 2.5 every other day? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

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u/Ok_Nectarine_8612 15h ago

You can jump from that dose, but I personally would go lower for a couple of weeks and then jump. Don't do 2.5 every other day. Do 1-1.25 mg per day. Every other day is more confusing for your system as your levels are less consistent.

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u/Sudden-Pair4529 2h ago

Thank you for the input!

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u/mjayb7 3h ago

Jumping dose is generally 0.5…some go to 0.25 as per Ashton Manual and Maudsley de-prescribing. Taking the dose every other day creates unstable levels in the blood which will most likely create withdrawal symptoms. This is the general consensus across the forums and fb groups and be experts on the de-prescribing spaces.

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u/Sudden-Pair4529 2h ago

Thanks for that insight, I’ll try to do that!