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What Causes Terrible Insomnia When Stopped Taking Deanxit?

Hi, I have been taking Deanxit for a year - 3 to 1 pills per day but I find it very difficult to stop-i get a terrible insomnia and cannot sleep for days on. Now I take 1 pill again because I failed with 1/2-can you please tell me a scheme to stop it?
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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From your query, it seems you are suffering from a therapeutic dose dependence of benzodiazepine. As such deanxit is known to cause such an effect and can be troublesome while quitting. My advice will be to get in touch with a psychiatrist for your problem. Had i been your psychiatrist, I would have substituted deanxit with a long acting benzodiazepine and gradually tried to taper it over weeks. In addition, you might need treatment for any disorder which led you to start deanxit in the first place.
Hope, this helped. Best Wishes.
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What Causes Terrible Insomnia When Stopped Taking Deanxit?

Hi, From your query, it seems you are suffering from a therapeutic dose dependence of benzodiazepine. As such deanxit is known to cause such an effect and can be troublesome while quitting. My advice will be to get in touch with a psychiatrist for your problem. Had i been your psychiatrist, I would have substituted deanxit with a long acting benzodiazepine and gradually tried to taper it over weeks. In addition, you might need treatment for any disorder which led you to start deanxit in the first place. Hope, this helped. Best Wishes.