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What happens after stopping prolonged use of a benzodiazepine cold turkey?
Monday, April 12th, 2010Albi Nice asked:
My grandad is in his seventies and took Phenazepam for at least 3 years at high daily doses (above 3 mg). His kidneys hardly work and he went cold turkey about 13 days ago. 7-8 days later he experienced confusion and psychosis for a couple of days. Now he is mentally clear and even walks properly, seems much more coordinated. What else can we expect might happen if he continues cold turkey?
My grandad is in his seventies and took Phenazepam for at least 3 years at high daily doses (above 3 mg). His kidneys hardly work and he went cold turkey about 13 days ago. 7-8 days later he experienced confusion and psychosis for a couple of days. Now he is mentally clear and even walks properly, seems much more coordinated. What else can we expect might happen if he continues cold turkey?




