Thank you for making this video man. I also have been tapering off several meds for the past 2 years. Things do get better. It might feel like there is no end at times but it does come. Keep focusing on those small windows of healing and trust your body. It is working to recover.
I'm on 1mg of diazapam, after taking it for 12 long years, I was prescribed 10mg and 16 months later I'm down to 1mg, next and final taper April 15th!!! It's been a mind game, and very challenging but I'm hopeful for the future. Sending you love ❤❤❤❤❤
I somehow found one of your videos where you talked about SVT and Benzos. I know you ended up not having SVT. I did have SVT since I was a child and eventually it got so bad I started taking Benzos in my 20s for anxiety from it. So then I had two problems. SVT was corrected in 2000. Lorazepam was another story. I did finally get off Lorazepam in 2012 at age 45 years old. I wish you nothing but the best. You will make it through this. In 5 years you'll look back and say I conquered Benzos. And you'll still have your whole life ahead of you!
Had a living nightmare on Ativan. Unbelievable that I started on minimum dose and ended on minimum dose. Started getting worse panic attacks always at the same time of day. This went on for two years. Like stopping the car and running around the parking lot at 70 years old. By a miracle I found a psychiatrist who knew how to properly end the addiction. I was told stopping Cold Turkey can be deadly! Halving the dose over weeks and then adding in sertraline weaned me off it. (Consult your doctor or psychiatrist on this) When I would have panic attacks and go to the ER or family doctor they would prescribe more Ativan !!!!!
These symptoms can be terrifying. Glad you went to ER, we need to do that when things get so out of control, better to be safe. I agree with the doc, dont cut, just forget about it until you notice improvement, even if it takes a year. Your already are completely acute, don't push it. When things are so hard, I start small. I might be just making the bed, even if its hard. Work on one small accomplishment each day. It will help you feel like you are still engaging in life, even with difficulty, and that helps us feel we have some agency. Tapering is not a race. The point of it is to get stable. Your body wants to heal, and it is, it just can be so very slow, and excruciating. But, it is going to learn how to function without the meds, the element is time. No idea how much, we are all unique. Very impressed that you are allowing yourself to go through so much suffering, keep posting, be patient. Your never alone in this batttle for your health.
I was on 4 mg of Xanax a day for 6 months daily use and I completely healed in 10 months. I worked my ass off in recovery. So keep the faith buddy. I have no symptoms anymore, I can drink coffee, alcohol , and I’m graduating college in may. I hope this message gives you and others hope.
@@ebeneZr nope I saw an addiction specialist instead . It’s a personal choice for everyone how they come off . Rehab wasn’t a choice for me I needed an environment with a lot of family support so I moved back in with my parents for about 10 months . I did a rapid 2 month taper( I wanted to do it) , then they put me on gabapentin and trazadone for about 6 months then I weened off the trazadone and gabapentin . I felt no withdrawal from the gaba or trazadone . And glory be to god here I am totally healed. Listen, you’re gonna get better, I know you have thoughts of “ I’m going to be like this forever” You won’t be, but you have to work your ass off in recovery and it will change .
They SAY to move and push thru. NOOOOOOO. Not when it's this severe!!! U stay in bed and move ur hands and arms and legs u don't stand up without a walker. You pound water. I'll order u a special water bottle I'm poor but the water bottle turned my dehydration and malnourishment into just plain being okay. I have a list of tinctures and supplements. Patrick can we speak? I know a Dr who will take u off ur meds with liquid so you hold if u need and u don't go fast she has u listen to ur own body ill explain it if we can talk but I care and your young Im 32 ran into a Dirty Dr I trusted and now I'm terrified after finding out my dose is super high and pharmacies are saying he's blacklisted whatever that means so I can't get my meds!
@@mactheslovac8673 I'm trying to help someone who's severely suffering. Not once did I speak about dating anyone. I'm content with my personal life. If I wanted to go on a dating site I wouldn't be on TH-cam. Also, who says Im into dudes? Me being a decent human being means I'm trying to internet date a man who's sick and suffering and going thru the worst imaginable?! No! It's called trying to HELP SOMEONE. I'm very familiar with what website I'm on.... And I'm NOT weird. I just know what this is like. I've walked it. As a survivor of these things we support and help each other in any way we can. Whether we know the person or not. You are mean and a straight up heartless bully. Goodbye!
I don’t know you I just saw this video and I am praying for you I’m watching these videos because I have to get off of a medication called mirtazapine it’s not a benzo But I heard it’s very difficult so I’m tapering but I’m also watching these videos because my father is 86 years old and he slowly tapered over 2 to 3 years and he is suffering like never before and my heart is broken because he was taking a benzodiazepine for 40 years plus and now at this age I can’t tell you how difficult it is to see him suffer so much. I’m glad he’s able to get dressed I’ve seen them eat but other than that he just sits there lies around. I am praying for you though my heart goes out to you keep going
Taper, cruise, taper, cruise, taper cruise. Who cares if it takes 6 months+ to get off. Benzo withdrawal is by far the worst and scariest. Doctor doesn’t know best, you know best so go slow.
Bless you I'm having to hold my dose too , trying to eat better but i just tend to have whats quick and easy, i forget how many times I've been to hospital since last august the symptoms are so cruel 💓🕊️🙏
@@Pattycakes-hc4pm Not totally true. If i would not have updosed and would not be holding it would be worse. My symptoms didnt pass but I can shower again, get dressed etc. Its Not much. I will let my receptors settle for a while. I am listening to what Dr Horrowitz told me.
I am currently holding current level on Xanax until my symptoms level out then will decrease again. It's very difficult. No one understands! Praying for us all on tapering.
Hang in there, Patrick! I believe this can only be safely done through a long taper. Listen to your body. Have a bit of patience and give it time to restabilize before resuming. People can be very tempted to taper too quickly because of the perceived continued harms and wanting to ditch the meds ASAP. Prayers 🙏
I did 5 days in a detox for benzos and was given seizure medication and clonidine, never suffered once like I did from actively withdrawing every day with that facility. Paws is a bitch though. Go to rehab so you can come off this thing. But most importantly find a good rehab.
I stopped clonazepam & 2 other stronger meds in Feb./24. What helped me were edibles. They are legal where I live, but even if they weren't, I'd still be using them til the worst is over. They also have side-effects, but anything is better than withdrawals ! I had been on 2mgs.day for over 10 yrs. I was told to expect worse than it actually was. You should also be taking Magnesium & Potassium. A one-a-day wouldn't hurt, either. The M & P will give you energy. Chances are you're deficient in both, anyway. You're through the worst of it by now. You weren't on it that long. Maybe your Dr. can prescribe edible THC or CBD oil. I think cbd is legal & will help with shakes, anxiety and sleep. Good luck & hope you never go back to the *hit!
They write em like candy here that’s why so many people struggle and it’s nice easy I was once prescribed 8mg of Xanax a day I had em finally wing me off em cause the struggle was real
Emergency rooms are not going to do nothing for someone in your condition I've been down that road and the only thing they're going to do is check your blood do any kg then send you on your way
If you have the means (insurance/money) I detoxed at a great place called "The Summerhouse" in Miami, it doesn't matter where you live they will work with you to find transportation, expect a 10 day detox. I couldn't have done it without going to a rehab for 3 weeks afterwards they will set one up for you.
I am just starting Xanax for the first time again in over 10 years because my anxiety and panic disorder is so bad right now due to physical problems due to my ankle and not being able to work in financial hardships I don't want to get addicted to this stuff but it's the only thing that takes the edge off when I need it. What is everyone on here taking benzos for? Also what do you supplement it with if you have severe anxiety panic disorder that messes with your day-to-day life
I can’t speak for others but I can give you my experience. I was misdiagnosed as having a heart condition in 2019. That diagnosis lead to quite a bit of anxiety and panic which was why my doctor started me on Xanax. By the time I’d seen multiple cardiologists and cardio electrophysiologist it has been many months and my body had become dependent on the Xanax. At the time we didn’t recognize that it was physical dependence and I was told my “preexisting anxiety” was worsening and we needed to increase my dosage. This continued until the end of 2022 when we realized it was the Xanax all along making my anxiety worse and worse. This is why I made the decision to withdraw. What I can say if for me the anxiety and panic I experienced prior to taking Xanax was NOTHING, and I truly mean nothing, compared to what I’ve experienced in withdrawal. I’d give anything at this point to go back to that level of anxiety. As debilitating as that seemed I was able to live and work and travel and do normal things. Now? I haven’t been into a grocery store in almost 2 years. I haven’t been able to drive a car in almost 2 years. I’ve spent nearly 2 years almost completely bedridden thanks to the benzos. No one can tell you what to take or not to take, we all have to make our own choices. I hope you find a good option for you but just know that the level of horror people experience in withdrawal tends to be far far worse than what we experienced prior to the benzos. I’d give anything to go back and never touch a benzo…
I'm just some random dude but I've tuned into your updates here and there over the weeks, been in a similar predicament before. This is a difficult journey as you know but so long as you stay strong and keep faith, the life of your dreams awaits you. Stay strong and remember your purpose.
It’s a nightmare orite,.yea try keep yourself eating regular to start buddy,.think of it as making yourself better,plenty eggs/fish/etc,..I’ve added electrolytes as well,.I’m in the same boat it’s to extreme on your mind coming of,not something I’d wish in any1,.currently sitting on 10mg v a day.
Very much correct! They are absolutely miserable. Truly life altering while tapering and healing, but only in very very rare and extreme circumstances are they fatal. Sometimes the feelings just completely overwhelming and convince me it’s killing me so I go to hospital to get checked and make sure. And sure enough, every time everything has been fine. It’s just as they say the normal withdrawal and healing symptoms. But definitely would never advise anyone to go through this without medical supervision. Since that slight risk of seizures is there it’s definitely best to be under the care of a doctor willing to slowly taper you! I’m very thankful to have had the same doctor for many years who is allowing me to go through the slow taper that I needed instead of taking me off too quickly. I’m so thankful for that!
I haven’t tried it but I’ve watched a few videos on it. It’s all be so complicated for me, starting with Xanax and trying to taper which was too severe, then we tried switching to Valium which initially didn’t work a year ago so we went back to Xanax, then tried switching to Klonopin which also didn’t work so then again back to Xanax. And now officially as of 2 months ago fully over to Valium and better on it. I mean, still bad obviously but less intense ups and downs. I planned to keep trying to do a normal taper from here if possible and then if it doesn’t work maybe try water taper. It just seems a bit confusing to me right now since my brain is so messed up. But I’m willing to try it if I can’t taper normally. As of now it’s just focusing on weight and strength and then deciding how to finish off the taper. I have come a long way, my highest Valium equivalent dose was 83 mg, I am down to 6mg. It’s just been incredibly difficult
@@Patricksbenzowithdrawal def look into it, it will help a ton. I was on clonopin and used a 1oz graduated shot glass that had 10 graduation lines,once i got down to 1mg clonopin (i think 1mg clonopin is like 10mg valium equivilent) i would fill the shot glass to the top graduation line,put my 1mg pill in the glass to disolve then i would remove 0.1mg/0.1oz or one line from the glass with syringe and dump that away then drink the shot of drug water, this means i now took 0.9mg of clonopin, i would do this for 2 weeks.on second week i would fill the glass but this time remove two graduation lines of drug water with syringe,drink the shot and throw away the 0.2mg/0.2oz drug water meaning i just took 0.8mg clonopin. you do this untill you get too 0.1mg/0.1oz then you can leap off. this will give you precise dose drops and make things much easier on you. you said your on 6mg valium? so you would fill the shot glass to the 6th line. this would represent your 6mg of benzo drug water,in two weeks take a syringe and remove drug water till you have just 5 lines (5mg/0.5oz) discard the syring drug water and drink the shot,you just went down presisly 1mg. .I know it seems complicated while in withdrawals but its really easy. if you still struggle to understand i can throw together a little video for you
I'm on 10mg (yes u read that right) of zan and 4mg clonopin. Someone help me these Drs think they can get me off in 5 days when I've been on it for over ten years!!!!! Daily!
Wow. I had no idea she passed. I don’t even have words right now for this. I know she suffered so much through her taper and being protracted, plus with her cancer diagnosis during her taper. I’ve seen so many interviews and videos with her, this is just heartbreaking 😢. I’d figure it likely not benzo related as she’s been off for a very long time and seemed to be mostly healed. Do we have any idea what happened?
@@Patricksbenzowithdrawal The benzodiazepines information coalition said she passed suddenly that’s all the information. It’s so sad she was such a good person advocating for us all.
@@katrinamenzies9398 yes she absolutely was. My prayers are with her family. I can’t even imagine what they’re going through. Truly so so sad. I do hope they will release more information as time goes, not at all out of disrespect for her privacy but just knowing it can instill fear for people currently in the middle of withdrawal. But either way, it is of course their decision. Regardless it is tragic and a huge loss to the benzo community as a whole😥.
Don’t take any multivitamins watch your diet as whatever you eat could increase withdrawals like to much potassium will make all your muscles twitch and all sorts of stuff hard to explain I was an addict for 20+ years 50-100 ml a day when I started to come of Valium I felt suicidal couldn’t smoke weed made anxiety worse with rashes so I ate it every day for around a month and laughed and laughed totally forgot about Valium then I stopped eating cakes one day because I hadn’t been able to pick the kids up from school due to laughing at everything this day I didn’t have an edible I realised my withdrawal were down to about 10% from 100 gym done the rest for anxiety been free of Valium 6 years now Good Luck God Bless use the subconscious mind when we are conscious about what we are doing it’s harder sometimes if you don’t know what your doing it works God Bless 🙏💯
Just remember bro doctors is what got you in this position don't listen to them you will be okay bro I know it's terrible I went through it almost a year but trust me bro 💯💯🙏
Wow man I saw your other post too, I can’t even imagine going through CT from those amounts. Just, wow. That definitely gives me hope that I’ll get through it! And you’re definitely right, they got me into this position so just because they say something doesn’t necessarily mean it’s right. At this point I just want to finish getting off of them as safely but also as quickly as possible. At times I almost wish I’d just CT’d from the start, if it weren’t for the seizure risk I would have. Tapering definitely doesn’t seem to be any easier than CT from my experience at least. Maybe safer as far as seizure risk, but definitely still incredibly difficult
I hear so much bad news about it but I have to tell you it has saved my life and has really given me a brand new life being able to take it and go about my day without being incredibly tortured by severe agoraphobia, anxiety and other severe ticks that I have!💯 I would never be able to overcome without my diazepam 10 mg. It breaks my heart to hear that others have such bad problems with this and I pray that you can overcome this🙏❤ for me I really need this medication, to physically go through my day so I don't have a severe agoraphobic attack or anxiety to the point where I locked myself in my room and won't talk to anybody or take medications or do anything for myself to the extremes so this medication is exceptional and it helps my life🙏💯 I have Severe Agoraphobia 💯
Believe me, and everyone else, we’ve all been where you are. If the meds didn’t massively help to begin with none of us would have taken them. We’ve all been to the point we felt like they helped us massively. That is until the day they stop. For me it was 4 years in. And it went from helping me function to making me bedridden. You just have to be very careful because tolerance is a very real thing. It may take time but a point will come where 10mg no longer works and you end up on 20-30-40 and up and truly start to have a problem. The issues I thought the meds were helping were literally nothing compared to what the meds have done to me. I’d give ANYTHING to go back and be able to deal with my issues without meds. I can say with 100% certainty that no matter how severe I thought my anxiety was before taking them, it was literally nothing compared to the horror they can cause. I thank you for the encouragement, and I pray you never end up with an issue but just know and do the research that we’ve all been where you are. And we all end up where I am. Some maybe less severe, some maybe more severe, but they tend to turn for most people. Please just take care of yourself and do the research because if you’re able to deal with issues without them and prevent this from happening to you then trust me it would be worth it. I’ve known no horror, ever, like what these have done. Please please be careful.
Get better man I'm going through this with Xanax it's terrible but we will be free🙏
Thank you for making this video man. I also have been tapering off several meds for the past 2 years. Things do get better. It might feel like there is no end at times but it does come. Keep focusing on those small windows of healing and trust your body. It is working to recover.
The only thing I can say is after about 6 months I was free from the agony of benzos. I will be forever more.
I'm on 1mg of diazapam, after taking it for 12 long years, I was prescribed 10mg and 16 months later I'm down to 1mg, next and final taper April 15th!!! It's been a mind game, and very challenging but I'm hopeful for the future. Sending you love ❤❤❤❤❤
Ugh. I’m prescribed 10 mg 3 times a day. I dread tapering
@@lala4461 Everyone has a different experience. You will thank yourself when you no longer need to depend on the drug.
Keep going at your pace. It does get better
Bless you brother! You will heal. When symptoms get bad, put your head-neck under some cold running water, this help calm down your nervous system.
Praying for you Patrick 😢….. I am also tapering off of diazepam. It is awful …. take care and feel better soon !
Same here. Holding after updose. This is hell
I somehow found one of your videos where you talked about SVT and Benzos. I know you ended up not having SVT. I did have SVT since I was a child and eventually it got so bad I started taking Benzos in my 20s for anxiety from it. So then I had two problems. SVT was corrected in 2000. Lorazepam was another story. I did finally get off Lorazepam in 2012 at age 45 years old. I wish you nothing but the best. You will make it through this. In 5 years you'll look back and say I conquered Benzos. And you'll still have your whole life ahead of you!
38 years on. One week later doc discontinued because of a rumor. You will be SO glad to be free you wont know what to do...
Oh no. 40 years on for me. How are you now
Had a living nightmare on Ativan. Unbelievable that I started on minimum dose and ended on minimum dose. Started getting worse panic attacks always at the same time of day. This went on for two years. Like stopping the car and running around the parking lot at 70 years old. By a miracle I found a psychiatrist who knew how to properly end the addiction. I was told stopping Cold Turkey can be deadly! Halving the dose over weeks and then adding in sertraline weaned me off it. (Consult your doctor or psychiatrist on this)
When I would have panic attacks and go to the ER or family doctor they would prescribe more Ativan !!!!!
Oh honey keep moving forward... Lord give you divine strength ❤
These symptoms can be terrifying. Glad you went to ER, we need to do that when things get so out of control, better to be safe. I agree with the doc, dont cut, just forget about it until you notice improvement, even if it takes a year. Your already are completely acute, don't push it. When things are so hard, I start small. I might be just making the bed, even if its hard. Work on one small accomplishment each day. It will help you feel like you are still engaging in life, even with difficulty, and that helps us feel we have some agency. Tapering is not a race. The point of it is to get stable. Your body wants to heal, and it is, it just can be so very slow, and excruciating. But, it is going to learn how to function without the meds, the element is time. No idea how much, we are all unique. Very impressed that you are allowing yourself to go through so much suffering, keep posting, be patient. Your never alone in this batttle for your health.
I was on 4 mg of Xanax a day for 6 months daily use and I completely healed in 10 months. I worked my ass off in recovery. So keep the faith buddy. I have no symptoms anymore, I can drink coffee, alcohol , and I’m graduating college in may. I hope this message gives you and others hope.
Did you have to go to rehab? I to afraid to do it at home?
@@ebeneZr look up the heather Ashton manual. Benzodiazepines are not a rehab drug they are not like heroin
@@ebeneZr nope I saw an addiction specialist instead . It’s a personal choice for everyone how they come off . Rehab wasn’t a choice for me I needed an environment with a lot of family support so I moved back in with my parents for about 10 months . I did a rapid 2 month taper( I wanted to do it) , then they put me on gabapentin and trazadone for about 6 months then I weened off the trazadone and gabapentin . I felt no withdrawal from the gaba or trazadone . And glory be to god here I am totally healed. Listen, you’re gonna get better, I know you have thoughts of “ I’m going to be like this forever” You won’t be, but you have to work your ass off in recovery and it will change .
@@ebeneZr no I did it at home with the help of a specialist .
@@ebeneZrDo not go to rehab for benzo withdrawal. You need to slow taper at home.
I’m there with you. I feel like I can’t do this.
They SAY to move and push thru. NOOOOOOO. Not when it's this severe!!! U stay in bed and move ur hands and arms and legs u don't stand up without a walker. You pound water. I'll order u a special water bottle I'm poor but the water bottle turned my dehydration and malnourishment into just plain being okay. I have a list of tinctures and supplements. Patrick can we speak? I know a Dr who will take u off ur meds with liquid so you hold if u need and u don't go fast she has u listen to ur own body ill explain it if we can talk but I care and your young Im 32 ran into a Dirty Dr I trusted and now I'm terrified after finding out my dose is super high and pharmacies are saying he's blacklisted whatever that means so I can't get my meds!
You're weird
This is not a dating site by the way
@@mactheslovac8673 I'm trying to help someone who's severely suffering. Not once did I speak about dating anyone. I'm content with my personal life. If I wanted to go on a dating site I wouldn't be on TH-cam. Also, who says Im into dudes? Me being a decent human being means I'm trying to internet date a man who's sick and suffering and going thru the worst imaginable?! No! It's called trying to HELP SOMEONE. I'm very familiar with what website I'm on.... And I'm NOT weird. I just know what this is like. I've walked it. As a survivor of these things we support and help each other in any way we can. Whether we know the person or not. You are mean and a straight up heartless bully. Goodbye!
Try ensure shakes or protein shakes. Quick and easy nutrition ❤❤❤
Was on 30 mg Valium for 20 years. I took a little over a year to taper off. I was lucky, minimal side effects.
I don’t know you I just saw this video and I am praying for you I’m watching these videos because I have to get off of a medication called mirtazapine it’s not a benzo But I heard it’s very difficult so I’m tapering but I’m also watching these videos because my father is 86 years old and he slowly tapered over 2 to 3 years and he is suffering like never before and my heart is broken because he was taking a benzodiazepine for 40 years plus and now at this age I can’t tell you how difficult it is to see him suffer so much. I’m glad he’s able to get dressed I’ve seen them eat but other than that he just sits there lies around. I am praying for you though my heart goes out to you keep going
Hey brother hang in there, I was on these as well, stay strong
Taper, cruise, taper, cruise, taper cruise. Who cares if it takes 6 months+ to get off.
Benzo withdrawal is by far the worst and scariest. Doctor doesn’t know best, you know best so go slow.
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻, prayers coming your way .
Bless you I'm having to hold my dose too , trying to eat better but i just tend to have whats quick and easy, i forget how many times I've been to hospital since last august the symptoms are so cruel 💓🕊️🙏
I also ended up in ER tapering off of Ativan, it’s gonna be okay I promise!!
Something positive I think you look much healthier then the videos before may not feel like it but you do 👍
I holded. I updosed. Still holding. But I am in tolerance. It isnt helping. Hope you get better
@@Pattycakes-hc4pm Not totally true. If i would not have updosed and would not be holding it would be worse. My symptoms didnt pass but I can shower again, get dressed etc. Its Not much. I will let my receptors settle for a while. I am listening to what Dr Horrowitz told me.
@@salomerummel6920 i traed to contact dr. Horrowitz but he never answered. How did you get in touch with him?
@@salomerummel6920No knowledgeable doctor would have ever told you to up dose. Worst thing you can do when tapering a benzodiazepine.
I am currently holding current level on Xanax until my symptoms level out then will decrease again. It's very difficult. No one understands! Praying for us all on tapering.
Hang in there, Patrick! I believe this can only be safely done through a long taper. Listen to your body. Have a bit of patience and give it time to restabilize before resuming. People can be very tempted to taper too quickly because of the perceived continued harms and wanting to ditch the meds ASAP. Prayers 🙏
I did 5 days in a detox for benzos and was given seizure medication and clonidine, never suffered once like I did from actively withdrawing every day with that facility. Paws is a bitch though. Go to rehab so you can come off this thing. But most importantly find a good rehab.
You probably wouldn’t have been in PAWS if you had tapered correctly.
@@Sears111 paws is better than actively withdrawing everyday for 6 months to a year.
What dose you at? Im down to 1.5mgs in the am .25 at like 4pm xanax
I stopped clonazepam & 2 other stronger meds in Feb./24. What helped me
were edibles. They are legal where I live, but even if they weren't, I'd still be
using them til the worst is over. They also have side-effects, but anything
is better than withdrawals ! I had been on 2mgs.day for over 10 yrs. I was
told to expect worse than it actually was. You should also be taking
Magnesium & Potassium. A one-a-day wouldn't hurt, either. The M & P
will give you energy. Chances are you're deficient in both, anyway. You're
through the worst of it by now. You weren't on it that long. Maybe your Dr.
can prescribe edible THC or CBD oil. I think cbd is legal & will help with
shakes, anxiety and sleep. Good luck & hope you never go back to the *hit!
This is why benzos are hardly prescribed in the UK.
They write em like candy here that’s why so many people struggle and it’s nice easy I was once prescribed 8mg of Xanax a day I had em finally wing me off em cause the struggle was real
Same as Australia. Drs are a lot more careful here when giving them out.
Emergency rooms are not going to do nothing for someone in your condition I've been down that road and the only thing they're going to do is check your blood do any kg then send you on your way
If you have the means (insurance/money) I detoxed at a great place called "The Summerhouse" in Miami, it doesn't matter where you live they will work with you to find transportation, expect a 10 day detox. I couldn't have done it without going to a rehab for 3 weeks afterwards they will set one up for you.
How did they do it just ct u
@@ChantalAube-sb6ht Medication, nutrition, holistic medication, acupuncture, meditation, tai chi.
I am just starting Xanax for the first time again in over 10 years because my anxiety and panic disorder is so bad right now due to physical problems due to my ankle and not being able to work in financial hardships I don't want to get addicted to this stuff but it's the only thing that takes the edge off when I need it. What is everyone on here taking benzos for? Also what do you supplement it with if you have severe anxiety panic disorder that messes with your day-to-day life
I can’t speak for others but I can give you my experience. I was misdiagnosed as having a heart condition in 2019. That diagnosis lead to quite a bit of anxiety and panic which was why my doctor started me on Xanax. By the time I’d seen multiple cardiologists and cardio electrophysiologist it has been many months and my body had become dependent on the Xanax. At the time we didn’t recognize that it was physical dependence and I was told my “preexisting anxiety” was worsening and we needed to increase my dosage. This continued until the end of 2022 when we realized it was the Xanax all along making my anxiety worse and worse. This is why I made the decision to withdraw. What I can say if for me the anxiety and panic I experienced prior to taking Xanax was NOTHING, and I truly mean nothing, compared to what I’ve experienced in withdrawal. I’d give anything at this point to go back to that level of anxiety. As debilitating as that seemed I was able to live and work and travel and do normal things. Now? I haven’t been into a grocery store in almost 2 years. I haven’t been able to drive a car in almost 2 years. I’ve spent nearly 2 years almost completely bedridden thanks to the benzos.
No one can tell you what to take or not to take, we all have to make our own choices. I hope you find a good option for you but just know that the level of horror people experience in withdrawal tends to be far far worse than what we experienced prior to the benzos. I’d give anything to go back and never touch a benzo…
I'm just some random dude but I've tuned into your updates here and there over the weeks, been in a similar predicament before.
This is a difficult journey as you know but so long as you stay strong and keep faith, the life of your dreams awaits you.
Stay strong and remember your purpose.
It’s a nightmare orite,.yea try keep yourself eating regular to start buddy,.think of it as making yourself better,plenty eggs/fish/etc,..I’ve added electrolytes as well,.I’m in the same boat it’s to extreme on your mind coming of,not something I’d wish in any1,.currently sitting on 10mg v a day.
*Withdrawal side effects are not generally lethal, although they are best managed with professional medical attention and supervision*
Very much correct! They are absolutely miserable. Truly life altering while tapering and healing, but only in very very rare and extreme circumstances are they fatal. Sometimes the feelings just completely overwhelming and convince me it’s killing me so I go to hospital to get checked and make sure. And sure enough, every time everything has been fine. It’s just as they say the normal withdrawal and healing symptoms. But definitely would never advise anyone to go through this without medical supervision. Since that slight risk of seizures is there it’s definitely best to be under the care of a doctor willing to slowly taper you! I’m very thankful to have had the same doctor for many years who is allowing me to go through the slow taper that I needed instead of taking me off too quickly. I’m so thankful for that!
Medical attention and supervision at home! Not in a detox clinic! The clinics taper you waaaaay too fast.
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have you tried water titraton method to get presise drops in your dose?
I haven’t tried it but I’ve watched a few videos on it. It’s all be so complicated for me, starting with Xanax and trying to taper which was too severe, then we tried switching to Valium which initially didn’t work a year ago so we went back to Xanax, then tried switching to Klonopin which also didn’t work so then again back to Xanax. And now officially as of 2 months ago fully over to Valium and better on it. I mean, still bad obviously but less intense ups and downs. I planned to keep trying to do a normal taper from here if possible and then if it doesn’t work maybe try water taper. It just seems a bit confusing to me right now since my brain is so messed up. But I’m willing to try it if I can’t taper normally. As of now it’s just focusing on weight and strength and then deciding how to finish off the taper. I have come a long way, my highest Valium equivalent dose was 83 mg, I am down to 6mg. It’s just been incredibly difficult
@@Patricksbenzowithdrawal def look into it, it will help a ton. I was on clonopin and used a 1oz graduated shot glass that had 10 graduation lines,once i got down to 1mg clonopin (i think 1mg clonopin is like 10mg valium equivilent) i would fill the shot glass to the top graduation line,put my 1mg pill in the glass to disolve then i would remove 0.1mg/0.1oz or one line from the glass with syringe and dump that away then drink the shot of drug water, this means i now took 0.9mg of clonopin, i would do this for 2 weeks.on second week i would fill the glass but this time remove two graduation lines of drug water with syringe,drink the shot and throw away the 0.2mg/0.2oz drug water meaning i just took 0.8mg clonopin. you do this untill you get too 0.1mg/0.1oz then you can leap off. this will give you precise dose drops and make things much easier on you.
you said your on 6mg valium? so you would fill the shot glass to the 6th line. this would represent your 6mg of benzo drug water,in two weeks take a syringe and remove drug water till you have just 5 lines (5mg/0.5oz) discard the syring drug water and drink the shot,you just went down presisly 1mg.
.I know it seems complicated while in withdrawals but its really easy. if you still struggle to understand i can throw together a little video for you
@@Patricksbenzowithdrawal If you want to try a water or milk taper feel free to contact me.
I'm on 10mg (yes u read that right) of zan and 4mg clonopin. Someone help me these Drs think they can get me off in 5 days when I've been on it for over ten years!!!!! Daily!
@@nonyabusiness7200i did that 5 years ago. Not good. Can you find another doc?
Rip Dr Christy Huff
Wow. I had no idea she passed. I don’t even have words right now for this. I know she suffered so much through her taper and being protracted, plus with her cancer diagnosis during her taper. I’ve seen so many interviews and videos with her, this is just heartbreaking 😢. I’d figure it likely not benzo related as she’s been off for a very long time and seemed to be mostly healed. Do we have any idea what happened?
@@Patricksbenzowithdrawal The benzodiazepines information coalition said she passed suddenly that’s all the information. It’s so sad she was such a good person advocating for us all.
@@Patricksbenzowithdrawal 💞🙏🏻✝️
@@katrinamenzies9398 yes she absolutely was. My prayers are with her family. I can’t even imagine what they’re going through. Truly so so sad. I do hope they will release more information as time goes, not at all out of disrespect for her privacy but just knowing it can instill fear for people currently in the middle of withdrawal. But either way, it is of course their decision. Regardless it is tragic and a huge loss to the benzo community as a whole😥.
@@Patricksbenzowithdrawal yes I feel that fear also.
How are you?
Don’t take any multivitamins watch your diet as whatever you eat could increase withdrawals like to much potassium will make all your muscles twitch and all sorts of stuff hard to explain I was an addict for 20+ years 50-100 ml a day when I started to come of Valium I felt suicidal couldn’t smoke weed made anxiety worse with rashes so I ate it every day for around a month and laughed and laughed totally forgot about Valium then I stopped eating cakes one day because I hadn’t been able to pick the kids up from school due to laughing at everything this day I didn’t have an edible I realised my withdrawal were down to about 10% from 100 gym done the rest for anxiety been free of Valium 6 years now Good Luck God Bless use the subconscious mind when we are conscious about what we are doing it’s harder sometimes if you don’t know what your doing it works God Bless 🙏💯
Just remember bro doctors is what got you in this position don't listen to them you will be okay bro I know it's terrible I went through it almost a year but trust me bro 💯💯🙏
Wow man I saw your other post too, I can’t even imagine going through CT from those amounts. Just, wow. That definitely gives me hope that I’ll get through it! And you’re definitely right, they got me into this position so just because they say something doesn’t necessarily mean it’s right. At this point I just want to finish getting off of them as safely but also as quickly as possible. At times I almost wish I’d just CT’d from the start, if it weren’t for the seizure risk I would have. Tapering definitely doesn’t seem to be any easier than CT from my experience at least. Maybe safer as far as seizure risk, but definitely still incredibly difficult
Oh mate you are not alone even though it feels like you’re the only person on Earth at the time. Frightening stuff
I would love to add a comment but I'm afraid to scare people. This is a tough row to hoe for sure.
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Sugar Water!!!
I hear so much bad news about it but I have to tell you it has saved my life and has really given me a brand new life being able to take it and go about my day without being incredibly tortured by severe agoraphobia, anxiety and other severe ticks that I have!💯 I would never be able to overcome without my diazepam 10 mg. It breaks my heart to hear that others have such bad problems with this and I pray that you can overcome this🙏❤ for me I really need this medication, to physically go through my day so I don't have a severe agoraphobic attack or anxiety to the point where I locked myself in my room and won't talk to anybody or take medications or do anything for myself to the extremes so this medication is exceptional and it helps my life🙏💯 I have Severe Agoraphobia 💯
Believe me, and everyone else, we’ve all been where you are. If the meds didn’t massively help to begin with none of us would have taken them. We’ve all been to the point we felt like they helped us massively. That is until the day they stop. For me it was 4 years in. And it went from helping me function to making me bedridden. You just have to be very careful because tolerance is a very real thing. It may take time but a point will come where 10mg no longer works and you end up on 20-30-40 and up and truly start to have a problem. The issues I thought the meds were helping were literally nothing compared to what the meds have done to me. I’d give ANYTHING to go back and be able to deal with my issues without meds. I can say with 100% certainty that no matter how severe I thought my anxiety was before taking them, it was literally nothing compared to the horror they can cause. I thank you for the encouragement, and I pray you never end up with an issue but just know and do the research that we’ve all been where you are. And we all end up where I am. Some maybe less severe, some maybe more severe, but they tend to turn for most people. Please just take care of yourself and do the research because if you’re able to deal with issues without them and prevent this from happening to you then trust me it would be worth it. I’ve known no horror, ever, like what these have done. Please please be careful.
Thank you for sharing.Inspirational.I’m comin off clonipin now...4-1-24..The withdrawals are similar for me to how morphine withdrawals were.