I came off a 10mg+ a day habit by doing this:
Taking 2mg
ativan every 6 hours. Cut back by .5mg every 5-7 days. when down to 0.5 level switched to
diazepam 5mg, taken twice a day for 1-2 weeks, then split the dose in half. 2.5mg twice a day then once a day at night. Then you are home free.
I did that with the professional assistance from a doctor. Its a tried and proven way to ween off a heavy benzo addiction.
Note: I required Dalmane at night also, first 30mg for 2 weeks, then 15mg for 2 weeks, then none.
If you have a good doctor or access to order these meds, use this method, it's the best I can advise. The Dalmane is optional.
I was in a worse benzo addiction than yours and this worked for me... consider what I said. Forget
xanax, it's **** for WD.