BenzoTaper 80/20 Smart-Taper

User Guide

The full user guide, free to read. Learn how a Diazepam taper works, then follow Bob and Mary as they use the sheet step by step.

Guide updated October 23, 2026

Please Read This First

What BenzoTaper Is

• A tracker. It turns the plan you and your prescriber agree on into a day-by-day schedule.
• It shows which tablets to take each day
• It helps you keep track of prescriptions, and to pause or change your pace when you need to according to your prescriber's directions

What BenzoTaper Is Not

• It is not medical, pharmaceutical, or diagnostic advice. It does not tell you whether to taper, or how fast.
• It does not replace your doctor, nurse practitioner or pharmacist.

In This Guide

1. Understanding your taper. Why stopping is hard, and why many tapers use Diazepam.
2. Getting ready. Your tablets, the 80/20 Smart-Taper, and saving your file.
3. Bob's taper. Follow Bob as he uses the sheet from start to finish.
4. Mary's taper. Switching one part of a dose at a time.
5. Help. Your taper at a glance, and common questions.

Contents

Part 1. Understanding Your Taper

1. Why Stopping Benzodiazepines Can Be Hard
2. Lorazepam vs Diazepam: Why Half-Life Matters
3. Small Taper Steps Need Small Tablet Pieces

Part 2. Getting Ready

1. Your Diazepam Tablets and the 80/20 Smart-Taper
2. Before You Start: A Stable Dose and Your File

Part 3. Bob's Taper

1. Bob's Taper: Getting Started
2. Bob's Taper: His Schedule, First Prescription and a Pause
3. Bob's Taper: Restarting, the Last 20% and Later Prescriptions

Part 4. Mary's Taper: Switching Part of a Dose

1. Mary's Taper: Switching Part of a Dose

Part 5. Help

1. Your Taper at a Glance, and Starting Over
2. Common Questions