im having lorazepam withdrawls what should i do?

im extremly shaky, twitchy , cant sleep, been on the drug for years now to treat anxietry but lorazepam is giving me more anxiety then taking away i need help here but i dont want to go to a hospital what can i do at home for myself?

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The long term use of drugs like lorazepam carry a very high risk of dependence and are very difficult to manage in withdrawal—especially lorazepam which is so strong in such small tablet sizes. Half of the drug will be out of your blood stream in 20 hours, but the side effects and anxiety push one towards retaking the med which is a recycling of the problem. If you got these drugs from a physician, contact that doctor. If not find one. Hydroxyline, an antihistamine, can ease some of the withdrawal. You need the help of a physician—probably not a hospital but I have no idea of how much of these meds you were taking. I can't nor can anyone assess and treat you without seeing you. See someone soon and as a follow-up when your withdrawal is over see someone about your anxiety. Pills that can be used as needed for anxiety always carry the risk of physical dependence.

You need to talk to your Doctor ASAP. I had the same thing happen to me. What you need to do is slowly decrease your doses (wean yourself off them) Right now all you really can do is see your Doctor and try to make yourself comfortable. I wish you the best.
fone nhs helpline..i get those symptoms anyway i know it ****, thats why i drink too much.if i was you i'd down two cans of strongbow, it will calm you. not good advice i know but it will help just for the next hour then you can get your head together n think what to do. you got friends who cn help? trust me i know how horrible anxiety is . gud luk. mail me if you want missytrist@yahoo.co.uk
You could go back to your doctor that gave you the lorazepam and tell them that you want off. They could give you something not addictive to help. If you don't want to do this. You have a couple of days of the shakes. Then it will get much easier.
Call the doc, or an ambulance. It happened to me, too, and I got so paranoid I didn't show up at work because I thought I didn't have to and got fired.
If you don't want to go to a hospital, at least see your GP, he/she can probably prescribe something to combat the withdrawal symptoms. It may simply be a case of going off the lorazepam gradually. Another source of info would be the pharmacy where you get your script. But somebody (either GP or pharmacist) needs to know what you're taking, how much,how often and that you'd like to quit so you can be followed-up in case you run into problems, which it sounds like you already are with your withdrawal symptoms.
If you go to a doctor about it, you are just going to get a prescription for a synthetic toxic drug. Get some kava kava extract, 30% kavalactones, at a health food store. You should only take this herb for 1 month at a time because it takes the liver a while to process it, but it will help you now.
I don't know how long the withdrawal has been going on but it usually will take about 5 days. Tough it out and drink Gator Aid to stay hydrated. Try to eat a little bit of starchy food like rice or pasta. It'll get better. Hang in there.
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