How I Survived BENZO Hell
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- Through the belly of the beast and back again.
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Where is your original story, rather what is the title?
@@angelajohnson4360 What do you mean by my original story? This IS my story.
My doctors have had me on benzos since I was in my 20's, ... I am now 57 and had my benzos removed abruptly and went into a VERY dangerous and damaging withdrawal.
Without exaggeration it nearly killed me.
Most doctors, at least up here in Wisconsin, seem to believe you can come off abruptly or switch to another medication and be fine ... or they allow you 2 weeks and they tell you you are perfectly fine after 2 weeks !!!
--- for those of us who have experienced this, we know we need more than 2 weeks taper and for those who are educated in the benzo Prescribing and tapering certainly know how dangerous it can be if you are not very, very slowly tapered.
I finally have a doctor who I discussed this with and he's doing a taper - but it's still not appropriately tapered.
I can already realize fully it is not nearly long enough due to the high dosages I've been on daily all these years.
We're supposed to trust our doctors and through all of my research and the different experiences I've had with this through the years I've discovered most doctors don't seem to have all of the crucial information nor do they have any respect or concern for the patients who are desperately trying to describe how they feel and what they're going through .... and how deadly it can be.
Instead, many of us are treated like street addicts --- and we are not.
I am an example of that, I have never done Street Drugs in My life, I don't drink alcohol I don't even smoke cigarettes.
It's an outrage what patients go through and the lack of expertise out there to help patients through dangerous situations that the doctors put them in to begin with!
@@PowersBenzoCoachingpeople are so weird.
40 mg of Valium is not enough to put an elephant asleep LOL.
I just had the equivalent of 60-70 mg of Valium today. Tomorrow I might not take any, depending on my stress level.
These people make blanket statements about meds that help lots of people and, well, it irritates me.
The sad thing is that doctors don't know shit about withdrawal symptoms because most of them have never experienced it, your actually better getting advice from previous addicts!
🗣💯💯
The ones that do don't say much or help much either.
Yup!!❤
It’s terrifying and I need for almost any sleep at all. It’s awful how little they know about taking ppl off slow and not to force them like that or giving too much in the first place. Some say decarbed Amanita or partially decarbed can help coming off
They take this shit too. That’s the irony. A million dollar education and a white coat. ooof.
as of right now , withdrawing from 4 mg of klonopin , tapered down to 0.8 mg .. it`s been pure hell ...along with tramadol (400 mg a day , down to 200mg) It` s always good to find people you can relate to. Thank you for sharing , good luck bro!
That's a hell of a taper my friend! Keep strong, you're ALMOST there! Engage your healing
So sorry to hear about your neck injury. These Doctors have no idea the negative after effects to these drugs. I relate to your story. I'm 4 years free & still getting the post symptoms from brain, stomach, body. Damaged CNS, are we ever going to heal. This is not the life I should be dealing with this. One day at a time moving forward to getting better. My true self is not physically living in this life.
Benzos cause stomach and other body problems? I never knew can you please get a hold of me I want to learn and hear it from someone that has gone through it
Thank you
Tracey
How much were you on? For how long,? And what drug?
from benzos to biceps, dude got some guns on him. got damn
@@truthseek3017bro stop spreading garbage information .
Man I could use a friend like you right now :-( wish we could have a convo
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Hello David
How can I schedule a session with you ?
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How can I get a loved one to watch your video. He says it’ll give him a panic attack so he doesn’t watch any ! Need advice.
I was wondering who paid all your bills during this almost 4 years hiatus ?
I had to move home for a period. I also designed websites and had some income coming in from that.
@@PowersBenzoCoachinghow long did taper take
Anxiety sufferer...
Best thing i ever did was go all natural. Stop getting drunk, exercise, cold showers, breathing, fasting, earthing, clean diet, etc.
I was the guy wanting that magic pill. You have to put in the work if you truly want to heal. Its by far the BEST route.
Yeah sure you did
Best comment I've ever read thank you
Most benzo info I have read regarding the brain focuses solely on what's going on in the synapse. This is the first video I've seen that actually frames some symptoms in terms of maladapted neurological pathways and the way exposure therapy can actually help us rewire our fear responses. I think this is a tremendously important perspective. Huge insight!
Thank you, Mike. And as you point out, this is critical to not only the taper but in getting on top of the pre-existing condition(s) and anything that's manifested. Much of what I used to recover I still use as my daily regimen.
@@PowersBenzoCoaching I tried to reach out to you a many times, I’ve purchased your book as well.
What’s your take on getting surgery or taking other medicines for general things after recovery? Have you personally had any experience with this or had any of your customers gone through this?
@@johnnybaby4036 How are you doing today? Sorry, I just saw this comment.
@@PowersBenzoCoaching hey brother, we spoke over the phone. I’m doing better for sure
Absolutely it’s brilliant !
Took me two years to get off benzos - NEVER AGAIN
1 year off now. Good on you mate
Can I ask the duration of use. My son was on klonopin 10 years now is on ashton method . He was put on 10 mg of valium now he us 4 months in ar 3.75 mg valium and he us not doing well. Deoressed ..hopeless..insomnia..not good
The doom and despair are what got me. I only had 2 panic attacks during my breakdown, and they had me very close to becoming suicidal. Thank you, God, from delivering me from THE worst 3 years of my life.
A god didn't do anything, as far as anyone can actually tell
@SecularReasons - Please keep your "secular" views to yourself. No one asked you for your OPINION and your the type of person who makes this world sick. I would NEVER comment on your views, so please don't comment on mine. Thank you.
@@SecularReasons Prove it.
I am coming off this week after a 1 1/2 taper off benzos and I couldn’t have watched this at a better timing, hell is an understatement of what we go through. Thank you for this video you have given me hope 🙏
Thank you. Godspeed on your continued healing. Believe in your recovery!
The freaken thinking is multiplied by 1 million thoughts a second
Glad you survived. Did you feel brain lock, like you didn't understand a simple thing and become overwhelmed of any normal things can't understand that people can live their lives normally?
I was prescriped a big amount of benzo and doctor didn't warn me and I was shocked when I realised that I was hooked up with this drug.
Two tapers went badly wrong.
Now tapering Ashton manual and have no power and have so long time to go that I could get on zero. I fear brain lock is permanent. I feel depersonalization and derealisation and am mostly alone because I'm just tell my hell all the time to my loved ones and feel like I'm in a different reality from other people. Thank you if you can answer.
Sharon, how are you today?
Congratulations 🎉 I have about 4 months to go I can’t wait to be were you are ♥️
This is exactly the video I needed. Thank you so much. I started Xanax 8 years ago, then went through (I don’t even know what to call it) during covid… the father of my 3 children started taking adderall, over 30 20mg pills a day and went into total psychosis thinking there were invisible people in our attic, that the feds were hiding in our house. That I was hiding cameras in my kids bedrooms closets… he got put in jail several times for freaking out and having our neighbors call the cops. My doctor upped my Xanax prescription, then he died. Out of no where, at the age of 35. In front of my children and I was so traumatized I didn’t know what else to do but to continue the medication. Now I’m on .5mg of kolonipin, daily, trying to “wean” myself off of benzos, I go to school, work and also obviously have 3 kids to take care of. But every time I try to actually stop the kolonipin I still feel exactly how you describe. The withdrawal is HORRIBLE. And with 3 kids, a job and school I quite literally cannot afford the time to deal with the withdrawals. I SO so so so wish I did because I want to just be done with it so badly…
So sorry😢
wow. wtf,,, you're describing a living hell, life isn't supposed to be like that. and still you're pushing to the max fighting and taking care of those 3 little innocent kids,... i can't imagine how strong you are, super human strength.
this is demonic evil anti-human insanity, The system all these horses piled up against us. it's sad and it's unfair and it's not right. it's not supposed to be this way. you can no longer accept this. we must unite against the enslavement of the entire human race! this one thing we must come to agreement on, identifying our enemy.. naming our common fundamental problems, the root causes. try to describe the brutal truth of the system, the anti-human suffering machine.
enough is enough..
there's no reason you should be r forced to go thru this. in a universe of abundance on a magic blue marble in this cozy Galaxy, a brilliant mind-blowing high tech society, with thousands of millions of awesome, creative beings.. with superquantumcomputers running ai... it doesn't make sense. who stole our future? that retro futuristic optimism from back in the days when a normal family could live well on a single income? it was possible 50 60 70 years ago. things declined and started devolving. Technical breakthroughs in development automating processes in optimizing of every system. no problem with today's technology high-tech Society. so who gets the benefits from all this? fewer and fewer actually.
my brain crashed.
f the system. Right now you must take care of yourself, to be able to bring up your children. that's your primary mission. and in normal world that's actually supposed to be your only mission.
at least, if you get by on 0.5, don't panic. try to let your system stabilize on that level for some time. maybe do half dose couple of days a week. i don't think you need to fix everything right now. take a break...
imagine better days ahead. incredible times. a golden age. _just hang on a little more. in as little as a year, things could've turned better, much better. it will turn better. it must it's inevitable>
>you can hold me responsible in case my advice is terrible❤
Omg one time a Dr took me off koledpen and I should of been in the hospital because my daughter had to help me undress and bath and change bed.
I couldn't walk I crawled and omg I was losing it but thank God I did not die .
Should of gotten help as soon as possible but got through it
Yes I used to run NAMI group and I remember a woman that was down to like a tiny piece of koledpen just so she didn't feel sick.
But now since they have different ways to help
But I would like to go back down from three day too one a day.
It seems every time something happens and I feel like I fought an army and right back to the reg dose of koledpen.
But you know we are stronge you showed that to yourself just as I have shown myself.
This koledpen is almost like a very bad drug ppl told me Tracey it's you and God to get through this withdrawal.
But I ll never go through that again without being in the hospital which I said I'd never do again. Hospital thing
But there will be a time when you and I can get off this med but it works best for the anxiety.
Good luck sorry what happened to your family.
Sounds like you got this but always remember you can counsel with someone at home on video.
I did for 15 years not shitting you and mom past away last March I was in shock I than almost passed two weeks after I sat here drinking coffee nothing else so no sodium no potassium barley.
So my whole point was headed that i.m back in councling again been a year. Was every week now he agreed to twice a month but it's the best thing knowing I needed to counsel again.
Good luck you got this.
It’s terrifying and I haven’t gotten far yet and it’s not ok at all. Trying Amanita muscaria again to give another chance
I walked to the post office today after being bed bound four days. Yay 🙌 2mg of V to go 😅. Love your videos ❤
Its really crazy how brain can destroy you its a powerful machine
I'm watching again. Woke up in a full blown panic attack. This video helps calm me.
Same story i had throat problem . Had mri nothing showed. Had ultrasound had endoscophy . Then Ativan came to my life. It fixed it but withdrawals jesus christ. No doctor ever helped me get out of it. I had to do it on my own.
Me 2
I tapered klono for 1.5 yrs. Had protracted withdrawal for another 2yrs after my last pill. Doc had me on opioids, ambien and klono for 10yrs. I’m 9 yrs off now and life is good. I lost 4yrs of my life but praise god I still have my life!
I too had panic attacks walking to the mailbox. I pushed the boundaries too… going to the grocery store…. Was 💯 scary!
Your story sounds like mine
Great video Dave. It really is so helpful to know that someone went through the same hell and got through it and how you got through it. Thank you!
Thank you!
Your a good guy man, respect. ❤
I have been taking ativan for 1 month and also stopped it abruptly and that was the moment my neck spasm returned. Now I'm tapering off having a major neck spasm and I hope it'll go away after quitting it for good.
Benzos should not be prescribed, period. They should only be used in emergency situations or before and after surgery. People get them for what they think is a lot of anxiety only to find out they were a 1/10 compared to what happens later from the benzos. Not worth it. The scary thing is sometimes people can have years of debilitating issues from 3-4 week daily use (low dose).
You have a gift for storytelling, some of the things you said and the way you worded them made me feel like i'm not alone in this. It's all too relatable.
Not SSRI either. Destroyed my life. In WD Hell 1 year off after fast taper. Its the same.
F off. It doesn't work for you -- you are not everybody.
Klonopin has probably kept me from being drunk in a gutter somewhere.
40 miligrams holy shit!!!!! Im struggling just to get off of 1 to 0.5 a miligrams!! I cannot even imagine. ( gives applause)
Brilliant neuro plasticity is the key to recovering from anxiety disorders / nervous system dysregulation after benzos
I'm only 3 minutes in and you have described exactly what I've been going through regarding "health anxiety." I had open heart surgery October 2022 and ever since every little weird feeling or pain would cause me extreme anxiety causing me to just spiral.
I have been on Xanax for the past 6 months and recently had a bad withdrawal from running out early that sent me to the ER. Ever since that incident my anxiety is worse and the xanax isn't even working like it used to. I'm planning to crossover to Valium in a couple weeks and start my taper. I wish I never got on these devil meds.
Keep strong and keep working on your recovery. I'm 10+ years removed and I'm not on any meds and living a good life.
Yes. I am too. Only on 3 months. Had no clue I was in withdrawl.
When night time falls,that's the worst,especially when sleep is a danger rather than a comfort.
Im 90 days in for some reason my symptoms only come after 9pm. Heart palpations, anxiety, trembling etc
@@W1HURI Its anxiety,and that's what does it.First remove all stressors in your life,be it friend or family.It's very uncomfortable but
it won't kill you,just remember that.Let it flow through you until it dissipates into thin air.
I know from experience,first hand knowledge
about the whole gamut of anxiety and depression,i've been a patient of it for many years now.
Take in some deep breaths and slowly let it out.If you are having trouble sleeping,take some Benadryl in liquid form to help in calming you and aid in falling asleep.It's safe to take and non habit forming.
Prayer is always good when NO one is around,God will ALWAYS BE THERE.
Literally my blood pressure shoots up I'm like 110 days off klono absolute terror first 60 days were hell then it got better for 40-45 days now it's much worse idk what's wrong and night time i feel scared literally my head feels like I'm wearing a numbing hat
@@Thisisalt5465did you taper
@@tigerlily9234 nope cold i reinstated 2 time In 113 days but I don't take those as set backs I always move forward.... The more you keep yourself into group and reasearch on these things symptoms starts now I don't look at things symptoms will keep coming
It’s insane how irresponsible these doctors are.
It truly is.
I'm coming off xanex and I am in pure absolute hell...I've been searching for answers for a long time... No answers anywhere whatsoever...... been on this medication for a very long time... I appreciate you trying to help... Thank you...
Yeah opiates were easy compared to this... unbelievable
How are you now. I am at 4.5 months and really suffering.
You gotta taper.
Day 3 of Valium from klonopin. I haven’t been sleeping at all. I’m losing hope.
Been on Xanax , 24 years. Insane. I used to take Seroquel too. Total of 40 ssri’s and all the rest
If you went through this, my advice is NEVER touch alcohol
Had a friend who did 3yrs taper off bezo, when drinking one night and it all became undone.
@@tdang9528 I can drink alcohol. Everyone is different
Having a beer here and there is not an issue. It’s the benzos. I was bed bound and crying not sleeping, panic attacks, ringing in my ears. A beer just helps to relax. One year off now and still symptoms. This guy knows what he’s talking about, can totally relate
I agree. It seems those who drink after perhaps weren’t traumatised enough by their experience of withdrawal. That’s so scary about your friend at 3 years off!
Literally could not walk.
It's inhumane to come off benzos
TIPS for severe withdrawal.
No.1 DO NOT GO ONLINE AND RESEARCH OTHER… EVER! Although, this guy is saying it in a much softer tone, which helps - In England, we aren’t conditioned to grow up with shit Drs. So, if you think positively it does help those demonising moments. The nocebo affect is more powerful than the placebo affect. I speak from experience. In the UK, they titrate us off relatively fast and 1% need to go to rehab. It’s just not an option, nor needed.
No.2 You MUST be 10 steps from a safe space (most likely bedroom).
No.3 Exercise, even when it’s so bad you can’t even stand up (walking).
No.4 Trick your mind by always having a secret stash, knowing you have an escape. It will help the anxiety of being trapped and out of control, but it’s taboo because it works. Once you feel better - immediately get rid of the extra stash.
No.5 Sign a piece of paper saying you’re done with it and throw them on the floor stamp on them, get angry with pride and then flush them down the toilet and tell them to F**k off.
No.6 Exercise again, light exercise slow walking. If you walk fast it can set your central nervous system off.
No.7 Push yourself. It might seem horrific moving from your bed, but it’s similar to when you don’t want to go to the gym, but then when you go it’s actually pretty good.
Worked for me 🙌🏻
I've been on 20mgs valium a day for 15yrs I decided to stop and had a Grand Mal Seizure so i started again. I had no idea of the dangers of stopping .
was on klonopin 0.5 at bedtime for 15 years.. tapered for 19 months.. its been 18 months totally off... not easy HELL,, but I love challenges......its over now but every once in a while I feel a little withdrawal.....good luck to whoever id tapering...
Almost 9 months off. Bad week tired all the time but i m better with time. Hate this journey is not linear on bad days fear of going thru all again is huge...
The issue with the goverment is that specific individuals get hired to run the FDA after they work for big pharma. Pharma companies are also the biggest lobbying donors.
You're great man. Needed that breath of fresh air. It's been a tough August.
Thank you, my friend. Deep breath. Better months are around the bend.
I have been through opiate and benzo withdrawal and benzo is harder and lasts longer. Cravings are worse for opioids though.
Best of luck everyone
So, I was buying bottles of Xanax and Ativan, Valium from a person I know. I was also prescribed klonopin 2mg/day. I was drinking heavily drinking too. I was eating the benzos I had like tic tacs running through a bottle in 4-7 days. Usually 30ct bottles. I did this for years. When I finally stopped I went into treatment and was given phenobarb for maybe a week after being cut cold turkey from everything I was consuming. 2-3 weeks into my detox I started having involuntary leg and arm movements/ twitching and this went on for months. I thought I’d never return to normal but the twitching finally started to subside after months. I was terrified. I’m now back on Ativan (shake my head) and trying to taper off them. Taking my time this go-round. Sometimes doctors suck or just don’t understand what you’re going through or what you’re doing. Agreeing to be pulled off all those benzos in one fell swoop was just idiotic and I guess I blame myself as well but I’ve have so many physicians just try and drop my benzos. If you’re like me you need to taper very slowly!
Thank you so much for making this. Gave me more hope
Its coming up to 1 year of being benzo free in 1 week....much of it i owe to you and your videos for pushing me through the final hurdles.
I'm so happy for you! Happy to have been able help motivate you and keep you believing in your healing. Sometimes, that's all we need. Godspeed on your continued success!
@@PowersBenzoCoaching Thank you so much and God bless you, hope to support to you as much as i can for everything youve helped with me without knowing it, youre doing great work. Now that im better its almost impossible to imagine how hopeless it felt like a year ago in withdrawal. I cant believe i even am where i am now. Thank you so much man.
@@dahjeekwenglee5909 Thank you so much my friend. Godspeed!
@@dahjeekwenglee5909 how r u now
@@sangeetalambh6389 I can honestly say im happy, content at peace. This time last year it was impossible to even imagine being anywhere near how i feel now. Its generally a sense of freedom and joy.
Omg my doctor says this ugh. It’s not the benzo it’s you’re preexisting anxiety 🤬🤬
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this. It's so empowering to realize that I"m not alone. The monophobia, agoraphobia, panic disorder, chronic depression. And I've lived the nightmare of panic attacks while checking the mail. I've even had them taking showers! My worst attacks happen while driving. Now, I have Chronic Vascular Ischemic Disease of the brain which could be partly due to the 24 years of xanax use. I know I have to get off the meds, but I am absolutely terrified because the last time I tried, I had nightly seizures as soon as I hit REM sleep. I am currently seeking professional help for the xanax addiction.
@@nikkinikki6570 come check out our private recovery school. Might be your tribe. Keep your head up, my friend!
At the same time saddened while thankful to hear testimonials like yours as I know we were not alone .
Awesome to hear your story man! Thank you for helping the benzo community! Your videos gave me a lot of hope during my benzo hell...im 1 year 8 months off now and doing much better. You have been a blessing ❤
That's great to hear. When I see comments like yours I want to announce them with a bullhorn to the others! See, everyone, healing is REAL! Keep going, my friend,. Godspeed ~
David how r u now friend
@@sangeetalambh6389 really good, id say 100% healed...it was HELL and I was suicidal at times and fearful of losing my job and my family...but im on the other side of it now...how far into withdrawl are you?
@@sangeetalambh6389 i was on klonopin for 10 years
@@0dhowel Hi, glad you have survived.
Did you feel brain lock, like you don't understand a simple thing and become overwhelmed of any normal things and can't understand that people can do normal things and live their lives normally? And also depersonalization and derealisation.
I have agoraphobia and normal I'm confident, active social person.
I was prescriped a big amount of benzo and doctor didn't warn me and I was shocked when I realised that I was hooked up with this drug.
Two tapers went badly wrong, too quick. Now tapering Ashton manual and have so long time to left and get to zero. I am so exhausted. Hope you all the best.
And God Bless you Dave, well done video. Like the way you point blank discuss the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. A great reminder to a benzo brain that this is normal. Overall this came at a good time in my taper. Feel like you just refilled my lungs with fresh oxygen to keep marching forward with my head up. Thanks for sharing your story!
That's great, Rick. Keep going, brother You'll be there soon enough and eventually this will be some distant bad dream. Straight and narrow is the path I believe. Ebb and flow, keep moving, keep believing. Refuse to be beaten!
I tapered off 2mg xanax nightly habit in my mid 20s with relative ease. Dont know how i did it. I was smoking a lot of weed back then . Couple months and was back to normal.
15:55 How many people would LIVE for their family? I love this line so much. As somebody who has come off Methadone 120mg (taper), CT (Cold Turkey) Vyvanse, Tapered of Lyrica, buspar/celexa/cymbalta/latuda come off all those, quit soda, social media, smoking, and working on porn while i rack up days with smoking/vaping abstinence, I will say 100% you are a hero, not just for what you went thru and survived, but for sharing this story with people like me to show there's always hope!!!
Were you ever on benzos long term?
@@fittyleben9680I am and hardly have reduced enough and antidepressants was super easy in comparison of even only hanging a b for a week. Lyric is awful withdrawal too but I had a Benz during so it wasn’t just being on nothing
@@fittyleben9680 10+ years
@@fittyleben9680 Forgot that one but yes I also tapered off Klonopin. Used to take 4 bars of xanax a day in 2016 and had to go CT from them. That was a nightmare.
Supervised methadone taper is a cakewalk compared to getting off benzos... particularly Xanax (the most pernicious legal benzo).
I cold turkeyed 0.75mg and 20mg lexparo. Its 15 months i need some assistance.. can u plz help me
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Jesus christ, that doctor is evil. I'm genuinely glad to hear your voice speak with such pride at this point. This is such a bag of mixed feelings. Can't believe these doctors get away with this shit. Subscribed! Looking forward to explore your world and videos.
Majorly cutting back on the sugar intake and carbs intake really really helps getting off benzos.
Yes..a bit..yes
If you don't mind me asking how does it help
@@traceyduty6440I heard it’d helps w mylein sheath/nerves and regulates blood sugar but I haven’t cut carbs enough
Great video . I’m tapering off of aprozalam , probably down to .25-.5 mg a day at night . I have anxiety and don’t sleep well . I’m also pretty old . Almost 60 . Thanks . This all started kicking in in my early 40’s. I had a job in a bank . I hated it .
How many months did u take it
Today is my last dose! I am very happy for this goal, there is NOTHING like being off clonazepam. It wasn't easy, I did an 8 month taper went from 1mg to 0. I had intermittent windows and waves I know this is not the end of withdrawal but I am positive about what awaits me.
I encourage you to continue your journey and never give up, it can be painful but it's worth it.
Thanks David for your videos, they were too useful to me. I will be updating from time to time how withdrawal is going
Much love !!
That's amazing! Congrats! Godspeed on your continued recovery. Keep doing the good work and please keep us updated :)
Can u help me please 😢
Pablo...can u please help me out. Please
@@nancyguzman4685 of course!
@@nancyguzman4685 Do you speak spanish?
I’m in the pits of hell right now. This has given me hope. So many videos have kept me in a panic loop. This actually helped.
How are you now?
wow what a sad story you have so much courage you deserve to be happy most doctors are arrogant and incompetent
You helped me so much. I do not have the words to tell how YOU saved my life. I have a son that is older than you. But YOU saved my life. Thank you again.
Thank you my friend! That means so much to me!
Bless you too.
I am so glad I found your channel. I tapered and took last benzo on December 12, 2020. I am post 9 months and it went so well but when I hit my 8 month post I went into acute withdrawals. They’ve been on and off and today I’m at 9 months and again horrific horrific withdrawals. I feel defeated and told my dog I’m going to die. That’s what I felt all day and cried all day long. Thank you for this channel and your words.
Hey Mary. Sorry to hear you're struggling so far out. If you had a good taper and several months post benzo, I think you will be fine soon. The wave should end. What is most curious is what brought this wave on? Recent stressors? Triggers? Have we been exercising and doing our exposure or has it been a particularly stressful period with little exercise and sociableness?
Mary how R you doing now?
Yesterday when i woke up from 2 hour sleep after work it was panic attack i slowly got out of bad and make a coffee took me two hours to slowly stabilise myself man this is horrible
Withdrawal is horrible but sustaining a functional life using drugs is difficult if not impossible as well cause I’ve been trying it for 30+ years. It’s just not sustainable or at least I couldn’t do it. My last stint In detox I had to be pulled off methadone, benzos, fentanyl, alcohol. I’ve been clean 8 months and I still feel like I’ve been hit by a bus. Commenting on a statement you made about benzo fatigue…having been through it many times. I think opiate fatigue is twice as crippling than benzo fatigue but everyone’s different on how they respond to detoxing.
Great video! Absolute legend. Every one in withdrawal (and others for that matter) need to see your videos. More comforting and reassuring than most. Hearts out to you Dave ❤️
Thank you so much!
Been going through a similar thing, I went through withdrawal many times on and off xanz/alcohol for years never lasted long term though. This time around started taking klonopin for 15 months, went to a center they tapered me off within 7 days which I had no choice at that point. Have been dealing unbearable Symptoms mentally thinking about going back on them but being 3 months off seeing this video is giving me some faith things will get better.
How are you going now?
Thank you. My doctor has me on a slow taper off benzos. It is scary. I appreciate you sharing your story.
Plz be aware that part of aka/ benzo withdrawal is intense muscle pain. I've noticed that some people aren't aware of this and they have unnecessary surgeries.
Thank you so so so much for your story! I am 4 months completely off of klonopin after being on it for 8+ years, in PAWS, but I'm going to keep going! You have inspired me! Thank you! Can you make a video on chemical sensitivity?/anxiety? Thanks! 🧡🧡🧡
Thank you. And congrats! Keep up the great work! I have a lot of videos on recovery. Also, what do you. mean by chemical sensitivity/anxiety? As in smelling other chemicals, etc?
@Powers Benzo Coaching thank you! Not necessarily smelling chemicals, but I found out the hard way that I can't tolerate supplements now as well as other medications, I've also been scared after being apart of the benzo groups on fb saying to stay away from antibiotics etc.
Hi, Ive been on it 5 years, tryed to get off im onky on .5mg Clonazapam. May i ask what you did to get off. Im going through hell at moment, and need just little advise. Thank you
@@junior4984 hello! So my psychiatrist would not prescribe it for me any longer after not detecting the drug in my urine anymore. So I didn't have a choice in the matter. I did a fast taper over 3 months and it was hell but I can say now I don't regret it! Now I'm 7 months off and I still have WD symptom but overall getting better each day. My taper was from 1-2mg daily cutting down to 0.5mg, then 0.125mg then off completely, like I said over the course of 3 months. So I stayed on each dose until my body sort of leveled out. Hope this helps! There's also a big community on FB with lots of resources on tapering. Good luck and God Bless.
Paws?
The biggest thing I’ve learned is that just cuz I’m feeling horrible again doesn’t mean I’m not healing it means it’s non linear. But ultimately there r people who never get a break like me and heal still.
That is a wonderful insight. I'm actually working on a new video on precisely that topic. Godspeed!
Keep up this work my friend it’s a very misunderstood desaese . Government won’t help . We can a get better and survive this disease . Keep up the lords work
Does everyone, think they are doomed.?
I KNOW I'm doomed. It's definitely gonna kill me I'm so scared!
@@nonyabusiness7200 hey, it’s not you. It’s the injury, from psyche meds. Be nice to yourself.
@@Thatsbannanas-d8c I was shot in the face... So they loaded me up on benzos! At 22 years old after having a 10-year long extremely bad problem with abusing Xanax specifically so they went and wrote me exactly that! At the highest legal dosage and each doctor would retire or one of them died one of them quit for whatever reason and I landed in a Harvard graduates office. I was pregnant so they said I could not taper or come off and I'm so screwed it's been 10 years 11 years actually and I've been on the highest dose possible and I am the worst case I've ever seen and everybody says I have to be lying that there's no way these things can be happening to me and even on the support groups? None of them understand how I can't go longer than 4 hours without my meds or my body starts to jerk and my body literally shuts down and I have horrible heart palpitations I can't breathe and I start sweating and my children get freaking terrified
Very well said. You are a very intelligent person. Please make you’re documentary. But please please also add the terrible protracted wiltdrawal a lot of us are having from antidepressants ( me, woman 65 and 35 month after stopping AD’s) I am healing. A lot of windows and waves. Please add us in you’re film. Thank you☺️🙏🌹
When did your windows start?
Immediately. Had them after first month in protracted. Thought I could go back to work…. Did not realise how bad I could be 1 day later. Always had them. They were very nice. But my waves were terrible. Some short some long. Not predictable. Feeling better but not there yet. Take care
2 weeks, it should be like2 years ish , maybe longer. It’s terrifying how much they give and then try to take and how little they know about how to do it unless it’s Ashton method. It is like psychologically burning even halting it a week or being out a few days and I have not gotten far. Sadly I get tons of these symptoms even on 2 mg a night and thinking about how I’ve felt when I took less and I get the high places thing as it seems better than burning. Thank you for the video and I’m so glad you got off these!
I cannot even watch this video as get too anxious as I am so so frightened. I am tapering but struggling so severely.
Hi David. See you reacted with an emoji to this post. I have been trying to contact you on e mail to ask hiw you will contact me if I book a consultation as I am not in USA
Your still scared of the shit you been through don't make it self watch learn to meditate or calming music or Bible stories for bedtime
You are truly amazing and give me hope. You have talked me off a ledge so many times and it not only comes from your tender heart but in your educating us and giving us hope. They don’t call it Benzo hell for nothing.... you are open and honest about it but give us tools in which to at least try and cope instead of stewing in that that Benzo sludge we get bogged down in. So take a bow David Powers...... you succeeded in your war with Benzo’s and you are sure to help in teaching others to put their Benzo shield up to thwart off the missiles being fired at us on a minute by minute basis.
Thank you so much, Teri. You've been great and you're always so supportive. Can't thank you enough!
Teri how r u now
I am in absolute hell, hearing your story gives me hope
Bro can I ask - Were you constantly checking your pulse on your neck and wrist. I was real bad once and all my friends still take the piss now 😂
Thank You 🙏! “People often say they would die for someone, but would you live for them? ❤❤❤❤ God bless you for sharing your story, your insight and hope. You’re a miracle and an angel.
You’re very well spoken! 3.5 years and getting close. Yahoo!
Thank you and keep going! You'll get there!
BLESS YOUR HEART for sharing HOPE !!! I'm currently titrating off of 45 + years of clonopin for sleep, All prescribed by Dr's, legit all the way. It's been HELL !!! You're giving many of us much needed Encouragement to get off of this Evil Drug.
Thank you!
Hi David. Thanks for the video, I'm in so much pain.. I was thinking of re instantiate. Never did.. Just the pain is so bad. Thanks for the hard work you do for us. Much love. 🙏🕊️
Hardest thing ever
Does anybody know when the Dizziness goes away.
I’m 18 months off k. After 25 months taper. Still very dizzy,balance , vision blurry, neuropathy , get relief every 5-6 days. For 1 day. But not dizziness and balance. It’s so bad I use a walker
Did it go away for you?
My doctor just refused to renew my script. Been on klonopin for 5 years. I had to literally go to a detox to safely get past the first week. Yesterday I got back, and wound up falling and hitting my head. (Not sure if it was klonopin withdrawal or just the residual effect of the meds they used to detox).
I’m a mess I hate that my doctor didn’t taper me. It makes no sense. He prescribed it, it made my life 1000 times better, but now with out it I’m an utter mess.
Luckily I was able to get help with the first week, but now I have a concussion, my anxiety is through the roof I don’t understand
@15:48. Did your lights FLASH. **** I think your Grandfather was saying He was in AGREEMENT. That he was glad you decoided the correct avenue.
Does your process work when sufferers are severely bedbound from derealization.. hallucinatory type situations?
I had vivid hallucinations coming off benzos. I'd taken them for years and couldn't get them anymore. Had to do cold turkey. Heard music playing in both ears. Lasted for months. Felt scratching on my sheets and heard it heard voices not in my head but like calling my name. It was hell. I lnew it was hahallucinating tho and was still in touch with reality. Felt fearful tho. Took 4 weeks for this to become manageable. I've never heard of anyone else hearing music. Got so I'd listen to a song I liked on u tube and play that in my head. It was so crazy.
Taper taper taper loll. I am at the tail end of mine from short term high dose use. The hell part is over but boy it was bad bad. Xanax is the devil
how are you doing now?
Yes! We as people need to address the 'phobias'/OCDs that start a person going to their doctors to get help and then get prescribed benzos. You are a wonderful person sharing your experiences. Doctors are quick to rush to help with peoples phobias by prescriptions.
It is very sad, even tragic, especially because phobias respond VERY WELL to exposure therapy. It's very treatable stuff, albeit very hard work.
Been fighting evil panic attacks since childhood!! On benzodiazepine for 30yrs! I'm obviously addicted! 😰😰😰😰 I can relate to all you've stated!!!!!!!!! I so want to NOT be dependent! As hellish it is! Your video gives me hope. Thank you. God bless
Thank you! How are you doing in your fight to recovery? It's a hellish high mountain to climb, but we CAN do it and life is worth it on the other side. I hope you're doing well!
@@PowersBenzoCoaching my body has developed a tolerance so it's mighty rough to put it mildly. By God's grace I'm fighting it. Forcing myself to do thing's.
Wow, it's actually unusual for you to experience that initially after 2-4mg of valium. Very low dose, but everyone is different. You must have been very sensitive to meds because 2mg would barely put a baby to sleep. 10mg is typically the starting dosage for anxiety/muscle relaxation, possibly 5mg. It's unfortunate the doctor kept you on it though. Hope you're doing well now.
@@GunnerGOAT730 That’s not been my experience. 2mg is a therapeutic starting does for many people. The difference I think is most people wait to go to a doctor for meds only after they’re in extreme crisis. Also, different meds work differently for different people. I’ve had countless clients that took .25mg of Xanax and got amazing relief for 20 years.
@@PowersBenzoCoaching .25mg xanax is the equivalent to 5mg valium which makes sense why it is therapeutic. It's also a much stronger benzo as far as onset and intensity, just doesn't last as long as valium which has a more gradual and longer onset.
Basically as benzo abusers would say "Xanax smacks harder than valium"
Also, those doctors who said "You're on enough to tranq an elephant" first of all, that's a lie. 40mg Valium = 4mg Kpin, which is a high dose for a human, but not enough to tranq a full grown elephant. Also, you should sue those doctors who said "Just cut it in half one week and then come off it the next". That's the second thing. That is so dangerous to do, they could have killed you with that advice, and so it constitutes medical malpractice. I feel like we all have a duty to sue these doctors and CDC back into the stone age to send a message that we won't be bullied by the system. You're also saving future lives by doing so, b/c when these doctors know they can get away with being stupid and giving bad advice which they think is write b/c their literature says it is, they're going to keep giving the advice.
Stay safe all of you. Sending prayers your way.
To the guy who made this video, I'm glad you're doing OK, brotha. Thank you for sharing your message of strength and hope.
Thank you David, started listening to this. Decided to walk. walked pretty far around my neighborhood. It was difficult but I did it while listening to this🥰🥴♥️
Same I was put on valium for that 7 years later I can't get off the list goes on I have degenerate disc disease I also have health anxiety, so now my stool contain blood the first thought I'm feeling is cancer I've tried to get off 7 times I can't get off I'm on 26mg a day from 6 tremors twitches gut issues I never knew I wasn't told
I’m currently withdrawing off klonopin.
I was on ativan 5 months ...doctor did not tell me to go cold turkey....I was on 1 mg...suffered severe paws.....started on 6th day. She put me on valium 7th day tapered 10mg first month then second month 5mg stayed on 5mg 7 weeks now on 2.5mg with 1 gra of gabba powder l theanine...only 50% of myself. Is this because I went cold turkey? Will I have permanent brain damage? Its been 4 months no where near the me before.. only 50%.
Damn dude how did I just find this channel? I jumped almost 8 months ago. Big improvements so far but like you know, it’s up and down, back and forth.
How are you doing now?
@@opeyemiyusuf8965 pretty good. Like 95%
Can David or someone else please answer if reinstating is a thing to consider when one dose triggered severe disabling withdrawl?
Context: i finished a slow taper and everything was fine. Made the mistake of taking few esporadic doses til one put me on another dimension hours after taking it.
I"m mentally and physically disabled for many months now with already irreversible injuries and deformities caused by the withdrawl from those doses, cant go on any more second.
Got scared of reinstating when this started but just need to know if i really could have done it safetly in a case like this or if not advisable at all.
Tia
Thank you for sharing
Wow that sounds bad and I just got off a severe adderall addiction which is also really bad but this sounds much worse
You learn a lot from it, it’s the worst thing someone can go through.
It can be a life changer.
I give you so much respect man. I am still going through opiate withdrawl after a month.
Opiot withdrawal doesn't take more than two weeks once you stop taking them.
Do not take the suboxone, you will regret it. It is very difficult to stop taking.