minwolves: Hi. Any doctors in Minnesota who use Ashton Manual for tapering?

[minwolves]

Hello. I have to taper off alprazolam and I am looking everywhere for a doctor or treatment center that uses the Ashton Method/Manual for tapering off. Can anyone please tell me of a doctor or clinic they know of that can help me in Minnesota? If it's a treatment center, I will even travel out of state, it's so hard for me to find a doctor that will use this method. Thank you to anyone who can help!

[ChessieCat]

Hi minwolves, and welcome to SA,

 

This site exists because very few doctors know how to taper people off psychiatric drugs.  SA has a Members-only benzo forum with knowledgeable and supportive mods who can help you do a careful taper off your drug/s.

 

Please create a drug signature Create Your Signature.  Please include details for the last 12-18 months of  all drugs, dates, doses and discontinuations & reinstatements.  If you can't remember dates, please write it as "early March" or "mid-August".  Please provide a summary of any drugs prior to that which can just be listed with start and stop years. Please include all prescription, non-prescription drugs and supplements you are currently taking. Phone Instructions:  Withdrawal History Signature. Please also remember to update it with date and dose whenever make a change so that it remains current. Thank you.

 

SA recommends a taper of no more than 10% of the previous dose followed by a hold of about 4 weeks to allow your brain to adapt to not getting as much of the drug.  Please have a read of the following links:

 

Before you begin tapering what you need to know

 

Why taper by 10% of my dosage?

 

These really helped me to understand SA's recommendations:

 

Brain Remodelling

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