Was on for 2.5 years. The withdrawals and taper were hell. Diet, exercise and sleep. Eff the meds. Been on all the bad ones in the last 23 years. Finally found peace and health without them and I couldn't be happier.
Wow, yeah 3mg is pretty high. I think the max that most Dr's will prescribe is 4mg/day, but I'm sure some go higher. I've been prescribed .5-1mg/day as needed for about 5 years. I have severe anxiety sometimes that makes it impossible for me to sleep for days. It isn't always an issue so I only take it when I've tried everything else. There have been times I've taken it every day for 1-2 weeks and there have been times I've gone without it for months. When I take it every day, I really notice a big drop in its effectiveness in about a week. I love that it helps me sleep, but I don't like how long it stays in my system even at .5 mg. It makes me feel different during the day(not in a good way) and sometimes I think I'd prefer the anxiety. It's really admirable that you're so in touch with yourself that you're able to see what you're better off without
Thanks for sharing!! I think if a medication helps you and doesnt have to much side effects its ok but yes I was on quite a high dose to manage my seizures so they could let me out of the hospital but It was more of an emergency thing and not meant to be long term. Im almost off though 4 more weeks to go :)
I have been on it for 2 to 3 years and most of the time I was okay at 2 or 3 mg. Then the supplier changed which screwed everything up and I have been taking 4 mg plus extra some nights. I told my doctor I was having a really difficult time, she keeps prescribing extra meds for sleep and doesnt.seem to understand that I want off all meds. At first I was ok with the others but the zoloft made me queasy, she prescribed seroquel for.sleep which worked for a while but I later found was a horrible idea so I got off that and had delusions. She doesn't believe me now and I feel like I screwed up my relationship with her. Now I'm off all the meds she puts on but I'm still on 4mg of this toxic shit, I can't sleep any other way. And I STILL wake up hour on the hour. This is awful.
Yeah I took klonopin for 9 years 3 MG a Day. Got taken off of them due to jail. 5 months 7 days later I'm still suffering horribly. Horrible brain lock. Hullicantions. Constant panic. Light an sound sensitivity. Electricity coursing threw my brain. Bad feeling of passing out. Yeah it's gotten a little better. I've been eating healthy. I try to walk for atleast 15 or 20 minutes a day. Sometimes longer. No matter how bad it is I've been pushing myself to do stuff. It's the only way to heal faster .
@@amandacorinne9662That's really weird you posted that because I've been on 4 mgs exactly fifteen years and just started to taper 12 days because I've just had enough of this medicine game, I'm cutting down a half a milligram every month and I think that's probably the perfect way to get off and heal... The Ashton manual says to go a half a milligram every 2 weeks but I'm just playing it safe so I get the job done the first time. The only thing I'm worried about is when I get down to a really low dose like under one pill but I got the willpower to do it so you guys will find it to when you ready.
ive been on clonazepams for about 6 months now? i recently ran out and was going to keep taking my additional medication until i ran out of those to pick up more until i realized the withdrawal effects until day 3 (today).i convinced myself id be fine for about a week without them not knowing much about it other than it helping with anxiety. ive been having headaches, terrible sleep, crying, cant think straight, really dizzy, so i picked them up today. finding your video was really helpful in making me feel less alone, plus learning about it more too. safe to say ill be more careful in the future. hoping i can get off of it someday. thank you for sharing!!
Hi Cassey! Thanks for sharing your experience. Glad to hear you're finding a med that helps. My drs have seemed very adverse to prescribing any type of benzo for me so far. And I guess I'm glad, so I don't have to ween off at some point later. I've heard people who have had the same experience as you with weening off them. Your experience with FND is sounding very much like mine. We seem to share a lot of the same type of symptoms. If you ever want to chat, let me know! Keep enjoying those dog days of summer!
Hey Jennifer, thanks for writing! I’m glad you didn’t have to take benzos. You must have a good dr! Yes, would love to chat maybe reach out to me on instagram ☺️ lots of love ❤
Hmm its a tough one! Sometimes you might need it to have temporary relief but hopefully during that time you can learn to find peace and tools in your everyday life💕
See how you have that window open? I could not have any light shine in my face when i was in benzo with drawl. It would hurt my eyes so much and blind me. I think I was having optical seizures. Thank you for this informational post 🙏 I pray to never go through withdrawal again . ❤🎉
your video came up on my recommended and I'm glad because hearing your story helped a lot. I was prescribed on kpins on as needed basis. Started off at .5mg then upped the dose to 1mg. At first it worked wonders and did exactly what it was supposed to do. Then recently, in October I started abusing it and took it everyday for about 70+ days 1mg everyday and just recently finished tapering. The withdrawls were miserable but we got through it. Been completly clean for 24 days now.
I’ve struggled with opiate opioid addiction for years 13 to be exact from 16 now I’m 28 and FINALLY got of buprenorphine because I was just so sick of being on it and your life goes nowhere... Clonazepam is my benzo of choice since it lasts so long and Etizolam because it kills your anxiety makes me more sociable etc but I don’t fuck with them as in taking them for longer than three weeks max And yeah rebound anxiety is awful Opiate withdrawal is HELL but benzo and alcohol withdrawal can kill you Anyway thanks for telling your story One day we will be free! God bless ❤
I'm on 1mg of klonopin. Thinking of starting a taper. I'm hoping a slow taper of a decrease of .25 every two to three months. She wants to add gabapentin during the taper. Any opinions on my plan, please feel free. Best to you in your taper!
I am in the process of doing a research paper about FND and its treatments, which is how I came across your videos. This and many other videos regarding your experience with FND and the treatments you have gotten for it have been very educational and helpful. I appreciate you for sharing your experience. I had a question regarding a treatment for FND I have seen. I know the treatment options may vary from case to case, but I was wondering if physical therapy for your condition was ever recommended by your Dr.?
Hey there! Thanks for writing and watching. I'm honored that I could help you out for educational purposes. I did physical therapy in the very beginning of my journey when I was in a wheel chair. I saw her for a few months until I was strong enough and we worked on balance. But it came to the point where the workouts were too hard and were triggering episodes. But It was not recommended to me by anyone I was the one who seeked it out myself after reading on a fb page that it could be helpful. Thanks again for writing hope that was helpful!
I've been on 2mg-3x a day and at different times 2mg xanax-3x a day and at one point 10mg valium-3x a day for a total of about 17 years for a bad anxiety disorder. I've had issues with taking more than im supposed to occasionally over the past few years and I'd be out for anywhere between a couple of days for as much as over 3 weeks. For me the withdrawals consisted of a few days of mild nausea to long periods of insomnia...on one occassion when i was a little over a week into xanax withdrawal i took a full 60mg of adderall instant release (at once)and had mild convulsions until after the amphetamines wore off. BENZOS FUCKING SUCK!
I wish i didnt take Klonopin, but its the one thing that helped my crippling anxiety. It made me not fear death almost everyday. It helped me accept uncertainty. Along with other coping skills. I'm so sorry you had to go through this
@@wtbwrites1806 3 mg daily. Took me down. I'm just a shadow of my former self. Actually an eclipse.. 400lbs evidently it screws up your ability to control appetite as well. Lost my business and family. Lost all my friends to alcohol and I'm left here in this condition. Like I've been in a coma and just woke up.
I've been on it since I was in highschool and at the time no one else told me and my family that Clonazepam was not meant for prolonged use even as prescribed
I am currently coming off clonazepam I’m on an 8 week weaning off , i as taking it for 4 years for my anxiety and I found out it causes dementia for prolonged usage .
Been withdrawing from klonopin for a year an it hasnt gotten anybetter. Still suffering badly. Atleast im not goijg threw this in jail anymore tho. How u doing now
You will withdrawal from the pregabalin. It’s not much different from benzodiazepines. Benzodiazepines are gaba A receptor agonist and pregabalin is a gaba B agonist. I’ve withdrawn from pregabalin and it’s horrific. Good luck. Pharmaceuticals are not the answer. Sorry to say. Try amanita muscaria mushrooms.
Hmm thanks for the info! I wasnt aware that pregabalin would be harsh, I havent tried to come off of it yet. Unfortunately I didnt have a choice when I was in the hospital. I am slowly trying to come off of all my meds!
Yep. Lyrica has a very harsh withdrawal as well. Can be just as bad as benzos. All these meds work this way. You'll eventually get tolerance, and it'll stop working. Slow tapering is the only way.
Nobody, even in a hospital can force meds down your throat. There’s always a choice. It’s lack of knowledge that gets patients in trouble. Always read the medication label and if there isn’t one ASK for it. The long label will give you a list of everything you need to know about the drug before you start taking it. Good luck. Cheers
@@casseyklie that awesome! It would be great to hear how you got off it and if you have any lasting withdrawal symptoms and what advise you would give people trying to get off it: such as supplements to take, tapering schedule, ect… I’ve been on .5 twice a day for over 2 years now… I’ve attempted to get off it a few times but I keep coming back to it… doing some research to attempt to start tapering off it again. Thanks ! 🙏🏼
I don't know what I'm supposed to do.. I'm intolerance withdrawal everyday.. my stupid doctor.. in January, I told him I thought the medicine was too much.. oh he said oh just cut it in half 🥺🤬 he almost killed me.. ended up in the ER in 2 weeks with my entire intestine shut down.. still didn't know what was going on with me.. a month later I went back on the 2 mg.. after I called and asked for help. He never answered me.. he didn't believe that this is withdrawal.. he's blaming it on everything always your heart always your gut.. he's a damn idiot.
Awe the terrible. I’m so sorry you went through that. I would definitely recommend connecting with a naturalpathic doctor. And for the clonezapam I cut my pills into quarters and only decreased a quarter of a pill every 2 weeks
Idk if you are a believer but all this anxiety are demons trying to attack your soul , your soul is a creation of God and to destroyed you , Jesus loves you and for some reason I feel in my heart telling you this , Jesus wants to tell you that all you psychologicall problems will be gone inmediatly .. GId bless you
Did you ever feel your brain doesn't function normally and can't understand that people can do normal things and can't understand a simple thing and become overwhelmed of any normal things and can't understand that people can do live their normal lives? I call it brain lock. Suffer it all the time. I was prescriped a big amount of oxazepam and doctor didn't warn me after my dog had to put to sleep at the age of 16 and I had terrible panic attacks. I became to suffer brain lock. Year ago I was in bad withdrawl symptons of oxazepam and doctor did crossover from oxazepam to diazepam 10 mg and brain lock went away and I got my life back for few weeks and get to sen my partner and mom and other people (Now I'm isolated a lot because I tell my hell all the time to my loved ones and feel like I'm in a different reality from other people) and could exercise and have a good feeling first time after my dog died and have normal sleep and normal mornings in peace. But taper was too quick and went badly wrong. In spring I was one month without benzo and in hospital and they tapered me to zero straight and I had terrible panic attacks and withdrawl symptoms and after month rude doctor said I couldn't have any withdrawl symptoms and I got to home very sick. My new doctor prescriped me klonopin to get me relief for a while and then taper but it didn't help. I am normally a confident and social and active person. Now I try to go to the store and feel depersonalization and derealisation. If I try to walk and run brainlock is ruing it and I feel like my brain just shuts down. I feel disconnected from people and enviroment and my loved ones. I am scared to go even outside my home. I said to my doctor that I think I suffer withdrawl even don't taper and want to taper with Ashton manual and she was willing to read it and we started few weeks ago and I feel awful. Constant headache. In constant fight or flight state. I wake up every morning to hell and feel like I wake ti death. I have now taperd klonopin from 2,5 mg to 1 mg and added 30 mg of diazepam like Ashton manual says. I suffer alone and I have many people in my life but can't be with them. I don't know how to survive long tapering with this brain lock. I have total amount of diazepam about 50 mg 😥 I was so close year ago when I was normal for few weeks. Now I have called to my country's best rehab center (we don't have good places for benzo) and they taper normally in 2-3 weeks and I said I die in that timeline and they said my doctor can talk to their doctor and ask longer time. I don't want to go to treatment center but I'm so exhausted and mentally and physically sick and I want this drug off of me. I fear I have permanent brain damage, brain lock. My doctor says I have tolerance and that's why klonopin didn't help and this drug is making me sick and more anxious and I agree. She thinks when I'm enough long time off of benzo my anxiety will get easier and brain lock will go away. I just fear because it has been like this 1,5 years (except those few good weeks year ago) and I have no power left to taper. Glad if you can answer if you had any problems with brain function. Hope you all the best.
Hey - thank you so much for sharing your story. I am so so sorry to hear that you have suffered greatly. Pharmaceutical drugs can be either helpful or harmful. I have experienced feeling disconnected from the world and loved ones. kind of like im in my own little world. Weaning off of this benzo has been so challenging. I feel so far away. I have also alway had really bad anxiety previous to this drug and the feeling of not being able to keep up with the world. In the beginning of taking this benzo I felt limitless and so confident but I was not myself at alll. I was high all the time. Ive been weaning for about 6 months or so. I actually dont remember my memory is very terrible now. I look forward to coming off, they added an anti anxiety to my regimen because everytime I go down a dose i get quite depressed. Maybe rehab will help
@@casseyklie Thank you for answering and letting me know that you felt also like disconnected from the world. I have gad, but I have never had to use benzo before. This brain lock is so scary. It makes me even more anxious and in constant fear because I can't do much and understand normal things. Everything is too overwhelming and I fear it is permanent. Luckily it went away year ago with 10 mg of diazepam and had myself back but like I said taper was too quick and went badly wrong. I can't be and live brain like this. It doesn't leave me a minute. And my doctor says that I got relief to my brain lock yesr ago because then diazepam worked and took all my witdrawl symptoms away. So now that I have tolerance nothing helps but she thinks when I get off of this drug enough long time off of and I don't have any withdrawl left and it takes much time after zero then my brain lock will go away. She thinks it is all about benzo, tolerance, tapering. Wish I could believe that. I am barely able to be home but in detox they take everything off in two weeks and I can't survive that. But I am in constant fear and fight or flight state and most of the days I can't leave my house. I'm normally very social and active person. I am messed up every day because this is pure hell and have lived healthy happy life and now taking the trash out is awful. I really fear I can't survive third taper with this brain and it will be year. And I really fear I have some permanent brain damage and forever brain locked. And living like this, crying everyday that this can't be true and from this world isn't worth living. I have suffered pure hell and torture 1,5 years with no brain and isolated from my loved ones and watching when normal people live their lives like I did in spring 2021 when my dog was alive. I can't understand this is true. I can tolerate pretty much withdrawl symptoms but this brain 😥 Thank you for answering and all the best.
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Was on for 2.5 years. The withdrawals and taper were hell. Diet, exercise and sleep. Eff the meds. Been on all the bad ones in the last 23 years. Finally found peace and health without them and I couldn't be happier.
Ahh I couldnt imagine! Its been over 6 months on weaning and I have about 3 months to go and its been sooo hard. Cant wait to be done
@@casseyklie you can do it!!! Turn your pain into your power.
Sue the doctor who advised you to take it for so long... These drugs are not to be taken more than a month ..
@@jaypalnitkar4400 I wonder when health professionals learned (some still haven’t).
How are you doing freind?
I take .5 mg Xanax twice a day and its been a life saver for me. I wish you well and hope you've gotten beter since youve posted this video.
For how long? ❤
Wow, yeah 3mg is pretty high. I think the max that most Dr's will prescribe is 4mg/day, but I'm sure some go higher. I've been prescribed .5-1mg/day as needed for about 5 years. I have severe anxiety sometimes that makes it impossible for me to sleep for days. It isn't always an issue so I only take it when I've tried everything else. There have been times I've taken it every day for 1-2 weeks and there have been times I've gone without it for months. When I take it every day, I really notice a big drop in its effectiveness in about a week. I love that it helps me sleep, but I don't like how long it stays in my system even at .5 mg. It makes me feel different during the day(not in a good way) and sometimes I think I'd prefer the anxiety. It's really admirable that you're so in touch with yourself that you're able to see what you're better off without
Thanks for sharing!! I think if a medication helps you and doesnt have to much side effects its ok but yes I was on quite a high dose to manage my seizures so they could let me out of the hospital but It was more of an emergency thing and not meant to be long term. Im almost off though 4 more weeks to go :)
I have been on it for 2 to 3 years and most of the time I was okay at 2 or 3 mg. Then the supplier changed which screwed everything up and I have been taking 4 mg plus extra some nights. I told my doctor I was having a really difficult time, she keeps prescribing extra meds for sleep and doesnt.seem to understand that I want off all meds. At first I was ok with the others but the zoloft made me queasy, she prescribed seroquel for.sleep which worked for a while but I later found was a horrible idea so I got off that and had delusions. She doesn't believe me now and I feel like I screwed up my relationship with her. Now I'm off all the meds she puts on but I'm still on 4mg of this toxic shit, I can't sleep any other way. And I STILL wake up hour on the hour. This is awful.
@@casseyklie These never made me high ever even after years.. I guess everyone is different.
Yeah I took klonopin for 9 years 3 MG a Day. Got taken off of them due to jail. 5 months 7 days later I'm still suffering horribly. Horrible brain lock. Hullicantions. Constant panic. Light an sound sensitivity. Electricity coursing threw my brain. Bad feeling of passing out. Yeah it's gotten a little better. I've been eating healthy. I try to walk for atleast 15 or 20 minutes a day. Sometimes longer. No matter how bad it is I've been pushing myself to do stuff. It's the only way to heal faster .
How do you feel now I’m on 4 mg a day and have been for 15 years and an only a week in to my taper.
@@amandacorinne9662That's really weird you posted that because I've been on 4 mgs exactly fifteen years and just started to taper 12 days because I've just had enough of this medicine game, I'm cutting down a half a milligram every month and I think that's probably the perfect way to get off and heal... The Ashton manual says to go a half a milligram every 2 weeks but I'm just playing it safe so I get the job done the first time. The only thing I'm worried about is when I get down to a really low dose like under one pill but I got the willpower to do it so you guys will find it to when you ready.
@@amandacorinne9662How are you doing now?
I'm going into jail to serve a 90 day sentence in a week. Tapered down to about 1mg, really afraid of going through this.
@Neighbor818 Let us know how you are doing once you are out of jail. Hoping and praying your withdrawal wasn't too bad.
ive been on clonazepams for about 6 months now? i recently ran out and was going to keep taking my additional medication until i ran out of those to pick up more until i realized the withdrawal effects until day 3 (today).i convinced myself id be fine for about a week without them not knowing much about it other than it helping with anxiety. ive been having headaches, terrible sleep, crying, cant think straight, really dizzy, so i picked them up today. finding your video was really helpful in making me feel less alone, plus learning about it more too. safe to say ill be more careful in the future. hoping i can get off of it someday. thank you for sharing!!
Heyy, Thanks for sharing a bit of your story! Im sorry to hear that you went through that terrible withdrawal. Please be careful
REFILL your prescription!!!!! U can only ween off of it if u. Go very slowly like 2years taper & also there’s a liquid taper
@@michelebergman4336 i definitely did, thank you!! :)
Hi Cassey! Thanks for sharing your experience. Glad to hear you're finding a med that helps. My drs have seemed very adverse to prescribing any type of benzo for me so far. And I guess I'm glad, so I don't have to ween off at some point later. I've heard people who have had the same experience as you with weening off them. Your experience with FND is sounding very much like mine. We seem to share a lot of the same type of symptoms. If you ever want to chat, let me know! Keep enjoying those dog days of summer!
Hey Jennifer, thanks for writing! I’m glad you didn’t have to take benzos. You must have a good dr! Yes, would love to chat maybe reach out to me on instagram ☺️ lots of love ❤
Everything you said is exactly how I explain it almost she’d tears… I pray that you get of that evil ass drug completely
I got about 2.5 months to go
My doc just prescribed Clonazepam, 0.5 mg for severe anxiety. I haven’t taken any yet, to scared 😢
Hmm its a tough one! Sometimes you might need it to have temporary relief but hopefully during that time you can learn to find peace and tools in your everyday life💕
Honey you did the right thing because it’s torture when you come off
Thank u , u don’t look bad at all on your tapering , you seem pretty happy and you are thankful , that’s nice hope you are doing great by now
The dreams are gnarly coming off of benzos. Good luck to you. Hope your journey is going well
Thank you! You as well
See how you have that window open? I could not have any light shine in my face when i was in benzo with drawl. It would hurt my eyes so much and blind me. I think I was having optical seizures. Thank you for this informational post 🙏 I pray to never go through withdrawal again . ❤🎉
Thanks for watching 🙏
your video came up on my recommended and I'm glad because hearing your story helped a lot. I was prescribed on kpins on as needed basis. Started off at .5mg then upped the dose to 1mg. At first it worked wonders and did exactly what it was supposed to do. Then recently, in October I started abusing it and took it everyday for about 70+ days 1mg everyday and just recently finished tapering. The withdrawls were miserable but we got through it. Been completly clean for 24 days now.
Thank you for sharing your story! Congratulations on getting clean 🙏
The only way out is through, you take more of the thing that poisons you until you turn it into a tonic that girdles the world around you! Stay strong
UGH its so hard... keeping up with your journey, i just subscribed
I’ve struggled with opiate opioid addiction for years 13 to be exact from 16 now I’m 28 and FINALLY got of buprenorphine because I was just so sick of being on it and your life goes nowhere...
Clonazepam is my benzo of choice since it lasts so long and Etizolam because it kills your anxiety makes me more sociable etc but I don’t fuck with them as in taking them for longer than three weeks max
And yeah rebound anxiety is awful
Opiate withdrawal is HELL but benzo and alcohol withdrawal can kill you
Anyway thanks for telling your story
One day we will be free!
God bless ❤
Cassey, have you ever put a 9 volt battery up to that nose ring? Try it!
I'm on 1mg of klonopin. Thinking of starting a taper. I'm hoping a slow taper of a decrease of .25 every two to three months. She wants to add gabapentin during the taper. Any opinions on my plan, please feel free. Best to you in your taper!
I am in the process of doing a research paper about FND and its treatments, which is how I came across your videos. This and many other videos regarding your experience with FND and the treatments you have gotten for it have been very educational and helpful. I appreciate you for sharing your experience. I had a question regarding a treatment for FND I have seen. I know the treatment options may vary from case to case, but I was wondering if physical therapy for your condition was ever recommended by your Dr.?
Hey there! Thanks for writing and watching. I'm honored that I could help you out for educational purposes. I did physical therapy in the very beginning of my journey when I was in a wheel chair. I saw her for a few months until I was strong enough and we worked on balance. But it came to the point where the workouts were too hard and were triggering episodes. But It was not recommended to me by anyone I was the one who seeked it out myself after reading on a fb page that it could be helpful. Thanks again for writing hope that was helpful!
I've been on 2mg-3x a day and at different times 2mg xanax-3x a day and at one point 10mg valium-3x a day for a total of about 17 years for a bad anxiety disorder. I've had issues with taking more than im supposed to occasionally over the past few years and I'd be out for anywhere between a couple of days for as much as over 3 weeks. For me the withdrawals consisted of a few days of mild nausea to long periods of insomnia...on one occassion when i was a little over a week into xanax withdrawal i took a full 60mg of adderall instant release (at once)and had mild convulsions until after the amphetamines wore off. BENZOS FUCKING SUCK!
Oh man I’m sorry to hear that
I’m was never told about withdrawal symptoms from a taper from Benzos.
I'm coming off of .75 mg of Klonopin very slowly. I"m now down to .25 with no issues
I wish i didnt take Klonopin, but its the one thing that helped my crippling anxiety. It made me not fear death almost everyday. It helped me accept uncertainty. Along with other coping skills.
I'm so sorry you had to go through this
I took it because it didn't do anything to me. Ten yrs later I found out what it did to me. I'm still paying for that. 😭 Three years still suffering.
@@Misfit-from-Zanti what did it do to you? And what was the dose?
@@wtbwrites1806 3 mg daily. Took me down. I'm just a shadow of my former self. Actually an eclipse.. 400lbs evidently it screws up your ability to control appetite as well. Lost my business and family. Lost all my friends to alcohol and I'm left here in this condition. Like I've been in a coma and just woke up.
I've been on it since I was in highschool and at the time no one else told me and my family that Clonazepam was not meant for prolonged use even as prescribed
Ugg Im so sorry, It really sucks when the medical system fails us
@@casseyklie it wasn't that it's the fact they never told us at all and I had to go back on it because of the withdrawals
It should not be taken more than a few weeks daily max.
You have to research it.
It works great for my Vertigo which is a crippling disease of the inner ear that I have had my entire life! 🤪
Why don’t doctors tell you about withdrawals symptoms when you taper off.
So, my epilepsy require three meds, which include the 1mg 3xs a day. I get it, but I can’t not be on it.
And that’s totally ok!
I was addicted to clonazapam from 18-25 and it was the worst thing a person could experience
Hmm Im so sorry to hear that
I am currently coming off clonazepam I’m on an 8 week weaning off , i as taking it for 4 years for my anxiety and I found out it causes dementia for prolonged usage .
I can’t wait to be done with my taper from Ativan I can’t sleep having more anxiety.3 months into my taper
Hello Cassey, thank you for sharing this. I am going through a withdrawal process. 😬
How are you now mirza?
I take 0.5 mg for my severe ocd i mean ssri do nothing to me 😢 bit this one is great i cant explain stop my Intrusive thoughts
I had such a bad experience coming off this stuff major convulsions and it hurt soo bad
I hope you escape from the butchers who use chemical lobotomy as a TREATMENT and find true HEALING sista!
Have you tried mucuna puriens. Works like benzos without any prescriptions.
Huh interesting! I just looked it up seems like a good idea to try it out!
Thanks to everyone for talking about this.
What is that? Where do you get it?. Diaz. Is going to kill me.
@@julierogers4473 Talk to your doctor and wean off benzos. You can try Mucuna but not without consulting your doctor.
@@julierogers4473 have you tried melatonin,5htp and other natural supplements?
Been withdrawing from klonopin for a year an it hasnt gotten anybetter. Still suffering badly. Atleast im not goijg threw this in jail anymore tho. How u doing now
You will withdrawal from the pregabalin. It’s not much different from benzodiazepines. Benzodiazepines are gaba A receptor agonist and pregabalin is a gaba B agonist. I’ve withdrawn from pregabalin and it’s horrific. Good luck. Pharmaceuticals are not the answer. Sorry to say. Try amanita muscaria mushrooms.
Hmm thanks for the info! I wasnt aware that pregabalin would be harsh, I havent tried to come off of it yet. Unfortunately I didnt have a choice when I was in the hospital. I am slowly trying to come off of all my meds!
Yep. Lyrica has a very harsh withdrawal as well. Can be just as bad as benzos. All these meds work this way. You'll eventually get tolerance, and it'll stop working. Slow tapering is the only way.
Nobody, even in a hospital can force meds down your throat. There’s always a choice. It’s lack of knowledge that gets patients in trouble. Always read the medication label and if there isn’t one ASK for it. The long label will give you a list of everything you need to know about the drug before you start taking it. Good luck. Cheers
Did you manage to get off it? Is there an update video?
I did manage to get off it! If you’d like I can make an update
@@casseyklie that awesome! It would be great to hear how you got off it and if you have any lasting withdrawal symptoms and what advise you would give people trying to get off it: such as supplements to take, tapering schedule, ect… I’ve been on .5 twice a day for over 2 years now… I’ve attempted to get off it a few times but I keep coming back to it… doing some research to attempt to start tapering off it again. Thanks ! 🙏🏼
I will definitely make an update 😊
thank you sis im on 3mg a day rn and thinking of coming off at 24 all energy to you
You can do it!! ❤️
Do you like percocets?
Pregabalin causes withdrawal/rebound symptoms with just a single use.
I heard coming off of Gabapentin/Lyrika,.. isnt much better either
I didn’t go well on pregabolin
That medication lyrica is no better than
I don't know what I'm supposed to do.. I'm intolerance withdrawal everyday.. my stupid doctor.. in January, I told him I thought the medicine was too much.. oh he said oh just cut it in half 🥺🤬 he almost killed me.. ended up in the ER in 2 weeks with my entire intestine shut down.. still didn't know what was going on with me.. a month later I went back on the 2 mg.. after I called and asked for help. He never answered me.. he didn't believe that this is withdrawal.. he's blaming it on everything always your heart always your gut.. he's a damn idiot.
Awe the terrible. I’m so sorry you went through that. I would definitely recommend connecting with a naturalpathic doctor. And for the clonezapam I cut my pills into quarters and only decreased a quarter of a pill every 2 weeks
For sure . It ruins life.
How are you?
Idk if you are a believer but all this anxiety are demons trying to attack your soul , your soul is a creation of God and to destroyed you , Jesus loves you and for some reason I feel in my heart telling you this , Jesus wants to tell you that all you psychologicall problems will be gone inmediatly .. GId bless you
Tell that to a cancer patient
Did you ever feel your brain doesn't function normally and can't understand that people can do normal things and can't understand a simple thing and become overwhelmed of any normal things and can't understand that people can do live their normal lives? I call it brain lock. Suffer it all the time. I was prescriped a big amount of oxazepam and doctor didn't warn me after my dog had to put to sleep at the age of 16 and I had terrible panic attacks.
I became to suffer brain lock.
Year ago I was in bad withdrawl symptons of oxazepam and doctor did crossover from oxazepam to diazepam 10 mg and brain lock went away and I got my life back for few weeks and get to sen my partner and mom and other people (Now I'm isolated a lot because I tell my hell all the time to my loved ones and feel like I'm in a different reality from other people) and could exercise and have a good feeling first time after my dog died and have normal sleep and normal mornings in peace. But taper was too quick and went badly wrong. In spring I was one month without benzo and in hospital and they tapered me to zero straight and I had terrible panic attacks and withdrawl symptoms and after month rude doctor said I couldn't have any withdrawl symptoms and I got to home very sick. My new doctor prescriped me klonopin to get me relief for a while and then taper but it didn't help. I am normally a confident and social and active person. Now I try to go to the store and feel depersonalization and derealisation. If I try to walk and run brainlock is ruing it and I feel like my brain just shuts down. I feel disconnected from people and enviroment and my loved ones. I am scared to go even outside my home. I said to my doctor that I think I suffer withdrawl even don't taper and want to taper with Ashton manual and she was willing to read it and we started few weeks ago and I feel awful. Constant headache. In constant fight or flight state. I wake up every morning to hell and feel like I wake ti death. I have now taperd klonopin from 2,5 mg to 1 mg and added 30 mg of diazepam like Ashton manual says. I suffer alone and I have many people in my life but can't be with them. I don't know how to survive long tapering with this brain lock. I have total amount of diazepam about 50 mg 😥 I was so close year ago when I was normal for few weeks.
Now I have called to my country's best rehab center (we don't have good places for benzo) and they taper normally in 2-3 weeks and I said I die in that timeline and they said my doctor can talk to their doctor and ask longer time. I don't want to go to treatment center but I'm so exhausted and mentally and physically sick and I want this drug off of me. I fear I have permanent brain damage, brain lock. My doctor says I have tolerance and that's why klonopin didn't help and this drug is making me sick and more anxious and I agree. She thinks when I'm enough long time off of benzo my anxiety will get easier and brain lock will go away. I just fear because it has been like this 1,5 years (except those few good weeks year ago) and I have no power left to taper.
Glad if you can answer if you had any problems with brain function. Hope you all the best.
Hey - thank you so much for sharing your story. I am so so sorry to hear that you have suffered greatly. Pharmaceutical drugs can be either helpful or harmful. I have experienced feeling disconnected from the world and loved ones. kind of like im in my own little world. Weaning off of this benzo has been so challenging. I feel so far away. I have also alway had really bad anxiety previous to this drug and the feeling of not being able to keep up with the world. In the beginning of taking this benzo I felt limitless and so confident but I was not myself at alll. I was high all the time. Ive been weaning for about 6 months or so. I actually dont remember my memory is very terrible now. I look forward to coming off, they added an anti anxiety to my regimen because everytime I go down a dose i get quite depressed.
Maybe rehab will help
@@casseyklie Thank you for answering and letting me know that you felt also like disconnected from the world. I have gad, but I have never had to use benzo before.
This brain lock is so scary. It makes me even more anxious and in constant fear because I can't do much and understand normal things. Everything is too overwhelming and I fear it is permanent. Luckily it went away year ago with 10 mg of diazepam and had myself back but like I said taper was too quick and went badly wrong.
I can't be and live brain like this. It doesn't leave me a minute. And my doctor says that I got relief to my brain lock yesr ago because then diazepam worked and took all my witdrawl symptoms away. So now that I have tolerance nothing helps but she thinks when I get off of this drug enough long time off of and I don't have any withdrawl left and it takes much time after zero then my brain lock will go away. She thinks it is all about benzo, tolerance, tapering. Wish I could believe that. I am barely able to be home but in detox they take everything off in two weeks and I can't survive that. But I am in constant fear and fight or flight state and most of the days I can't leave my house. I'm normally very social and active person.
I am messed up every day because this is pure hell and have lived healthy happy life and now taking the trash out is awful. I really fear I can't survive third taper with this brain and it will be year. And I really fear I have some permanent brain damage and forever brain locked. And living like this, crying everyday that this can't be true and from this world isn't worth living. I have suffered pure hell and torture 1,5 years with no brain and isolated from my loved ones and watching when normal people live their lives like I did in spring 2021 when my dog was alive.
I can't understand this is true.
I can tolerate pretty much withdrawl symptoms but this brain 😥 Thank you for answering and all the best.
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You are not alone regarding these feelings, and functionality, and situation. 🙏
@@miahconnell23 Thank you. I'm in constant panic because my brain won't work.
Why were you having seizures and what do you mean seizures? Like unconscious grand mal seizures?
I have something called functional neurological disorder so it causes non epileptic seizures and no I am aware during them but very spaced out
@@casseyklie was your disorder caused by benzos? Please respond.
@@dustygatrell-ru7tg it was not caused by benzos
@@casseykliewell I hope your doing good now. Godbless.