Got prescribed benzos twenty years ago to cope with stress-related asthma. Worked like a charm. Allowed me to have a professional life and a career. Then in 2018 my doc said benzos were bad and made me go cold turkey. Thought I was going to die. To this day I don't sleep, but no one believes me when I tell them.
Wow thats not good bc benzos suppress your breathing also. Sounds to me like a little weed could help you with sleep and stress. And without the physical addiction that benzos have. Oh and its been reported that weed can help asthma also. Works for me it may work for you.
@Robin Justice kratom prob wouldve helped with the whole cold turkey thing. I know lve turned a few friends onto it and got them off opioids completly. With hardly any withdraw.
I definitely believe you and I'm terrified of this happening. I've been on benzos for 11 years, first .5 mg of Xanax and now 1 mg of klonopin instead. I've been seeing the same psychiatrist for over a decade and I know she'd never do this to me, but eventually she's going to retire or I'll move and have to see someone else. I literally can't function without this medication, I can't sleep and I have multiple panic attacks every single day.
@@DiMiTri-ys7ei LMAO you dont have a mental urge to use it again your body and brain are still going haywire bc of them and the only reason you would take more is to feel normal not get high thats dependency not addiction
@Mars Ares many go to the doctor bc of panic attacks which feel like youre having a heart attack and dying. Many just wanted it to stop little did they know what they were being given. they trusted the doctors and the doctors dont know what theyre prescribing bc Big pharma and outdated inconclusive testing say its safe when its not. not everyone takes it recreationally look at how many are prescribed each year.
@@wanderbread4217 Exactly, your body is used to an increased introduction to choride ions into the cells, which carry a negative charge. If you then remove the chemical, you get all the ions back at a really fast rate and that can lead to symptoms for months or years if somebody is not tapered off properly. But of course you can't say that it's not addictive, everything that feels good can be addictive. I think he, just like me, also used them to get a sense of tranquility, to get high. That is addiction, you are not only accustomed to the effects but you love the effects aswell, which makes it even harder. It is not a euphoric drug for people who do not suffer from anxiety, but for people who do, being high on xanax is like entering heaven because you feel relieved of all the stress and worry.
Childhood trauma can manifest itself later in life as anxiety and panic. I was bullied relentlessly from 1st grade - 8th grade at a snobby private school. I begged my Mama to go to another school but the rural area where we were we didn't have any choices of schools. That daily bullying as a child (I'm 53 now) IMHO caused my anxiety and panic that started in my 30's, diagnosed in my late 30's. Because of Xanax I can lead a "normal" life, work, pay bills and rent, live on my own, drive & do things like go to the grocery store. Things that I wouldn't be able to do having panic and anxiety attacks I am now able to do.
Addicts ignore the consequences of use to feel good usually to suppress negative feelings and emotions. Dependency is physically needing it to function. Benzodiazepines cause glutamate neurotoxicity which is life threatening. So I yes you are correct there’s a difference.
I tapered off 10mg of Xanax that I was on for 17 years. It took me 6 years to get off. Started at .25mg and my doctor went up to 10mg and he said I would be on for the rest of my life. It stole over a decade of my life because he wouldn't help me taper off. So I had to do it myself. It is possible to do because I am 14 months off but it was the worst thing I have ever went through. Years I was bedbound and almost lost my life. Please, PLEASE do not take this drug. Please. You will be so much worse off, more than you could ever imagine.
I am sorry you went through that and congratulations for getting off. How were you able to do it? What did you learn from your research and actual experience coming off? I am helping a loved one and I would greatly appreciate your insight. Thank you!
I'm tapering. I don't know how this has not been talked about more. I've never gone through such agony. The mental anguish, the physical symptoms, it's hell as you well know. I was taking them LESS than prescribed., sometimes going a day or two without. I didn't know I was dependent. Glad you are off of this poison.
I have struggled with mental illness and my mental health since I was a kid. Before I even knew what those terms were. After years of depression, anxiety, and even an attempt to take my life, I never thought I would be able to live without psych medications. I clung to them because it was the only thing that made my mind quiet, but it also made me a zombie. Microdosing has given me control of my mental health for the first time, and they essentially gave me my life back.
I’ve been researching on psychedelics and it’s benefits to individuals dealing with Anxiety, Depression, ADHD and from my findings, they really work and I’ve been eager to get some for a while but its been difficult to get my hands on them.
The Trips I've been having really helped me a lot. I’m now able to meditate and I finally feel in control of my emotions and my future and things that used to be mundane to me now seem incredible and full of nuance on top of that I'm way less driven by my ego and I have alot more empathy as well
@@annemoore4461I was having this constant, unbearable anxiety due to work stress. Not until I came across dradolfpetter a very intelligent mycologist. He saved my life honestly
@@ryancihet555I feel the same way too. I put too much on my plate and it definitely affects my stress and anxiety levels. I am also glad to be a part of this community.
I appreciate that reporters are trying to relay this problem, I would love to see them replace the word addiction with dependence. When a Dr prescribes this medication for long term use, it changes the brain to be dependent and the patient is unable to function without it. Their brain has been damaged and needs to slowly repair itself. Addiction is different.
It's also not brain damage, it's correcting a chemical imbalance. SSRIs and all psychiatric medications rewire your brain. So does psychotherapy. It's called neuroplasticity.
I'd like to add many of us are dependent rather than addicted. We want off but our bodies need it to literally survive. Our Dr's are educated through the pharmaceutical companies who sell them on the drug. Unfortunately big pharma didn't educate the Dr's on the quick dependency and torturous withdrawal process. Yes, we have been left to educate ourselves and support ourselves in online support groups. The even harder part is educating our Dr's on what is happening with us. We are told we're sensitive, crazy, all in our heads and then poly drugged which further complicates things.
Exactly. Drs are taught to treat the situation fast and not get to the root cause. Most doctors don’t check vitamins, zinc level. I didn’t realize that if copper in body is higher than zinc, anxiety can happen. I used to trust doctors. Not anymore.
I'm also dependent on my omeprazole to be able to eat without pain and my metformin, but using those won't get me sent to the hospital to "detox". My anxiety disorder is a chronic illness.
One of the most beautiful people in the world to me was prescribed Xanax, and it slowly consumed her. She eventually took her own life. In the end the drugs had changed her, and she was taking a high dose. Please be careful with anything you put in your body.
If people are going to do videos like this, they need to learn the difference between 'Addiction' and 'Dependence' and stop looking like morons! Taking a prescription exactly as prescribed by a doctor is completely different than being a drug addict!
I have a lot of these same problems & I’m type two bipolar but when I speak about it & my medication I’m not smiling about it. It’s terrible. It may just be a coping mechanism but it’s nothing to laugh about.
Here we go again! We did this in the 60's. Humanity doesn't advance because we don't learn from history. I was prescribed valium in the 60's when millions of Americans, mainly, women were prescribed this class of drugs. Why are doctors repeating the errors of their predecessors? We have know now for decades how highly addictive anti-anxiety drugs are. Humans' desire for the quick fix keeps us repeating the same dumb mistakes!
As someone with bad anxiety I literally need this medication as needed n everyday before but now had to go to 3 doctors to get my ADHD meds I need n now switching doctors bc my doc don't do benzos. Been suffering badly for months n took forever for ADHD meds just bc these ppl on TV n everyone else saying it's bad for everyone or hinting
My life is ruined. All i needed was therapy and i new i just needed to talk about my emotional situation with therapy. Husband insisted instead i take medication . I kept saying no no no. All i need is therapy. I was functional i wasn't depressed. I listened, biggest mistake of my life. My life is ruined. All i needed therapy
This is such a hard comment to read. Heartbreaking. This situation, where people have legally been given this poison, and the pain and torture they endure really saddens me like no other situation going on today. How can this be happening to so many people and it be so quiet. Most people aren’t even aware this is happening. Even people experiencing this sad situation have trouble getting people to understand and believe them, let alone get any help. I came so close to taking this poison. A doctor casually prescribed some to me for anxiety and I took it. But the pill gave me a panic like no other and kept me awake. I didn’t take ANYMORE. Did research which led me here to discover how bad this is. I’m so sorry this is happening to you. I believe you and so wish I could help. Please hang on and I pray things will get better for you 🤗
I'm autistic and have a general anxiety disorder but I refuse to take these pills my brother is addicted to xanax I refused to be addicted I threatened a lawsuit if was forced to take it
Why? I had a death in the family and I was prescribed it for a month. I have a few left but it's made my day so much easier. It also helps me sleep. Does your body get used to it quickly?
It’s important to inform and be prudent from new patients, news reports like this are making doctors panic/ cut compliant patients off too quickly or throw them into detox ( just as clueless ) Whatever media over reaction makes epidemics happen pushing desperately sick people to buy their meds on the streets! Which is more dangerous? If you don’t know how horrific the withdrawal is you don’t understand Doctors need more education Pharmaceutical companies and the FDA/ASAM need to get informed by evidence base and stop playing with people’s lives for their own ends, the most dangerous people are the ones in power who are concerned enough to sound an alarm but completely ignorant of the reality of benzodiazepine/psych meds Just look at all the recalls in the past Adderal for example, never should’ve been overprescribed like it was As if doctors didn’t know it is an amphetamine derivative Doctors should be held accountable for their blatant ignorance or straight up complicity in the medications they push on people esp kids Good luck finding any hope or justice for the millions suffering now or dead ( not from overdose, from the trauma of cutting off patients meds)
Sex is also an antidepressant. But in order to score sexy time with other living creatures, you have to be a human being, not an involuntarily-celibate cornfed proud boy troll. So, yeah, there's a lot of angry depressed males in my country. Wah 😪
@Vitamin Eee likewise, sex is considered a gateway or slip back into the drug of choice. 3/4 house type rules usually frown apon sex and believe it or not high energy drinks that contain a lot of caffeine.
Chronic pain patients have been left without proper care or treatment since the 2016 CDC guidelines were passed. Quantity of life means nothing without quality. Drug addicts are sent to jail/prison for a treatable illness. They made changes to save addicts lives. Their numbers reflect the opposite. 2016 - 63,000+ OD deaths 2020 - 90,000+ OD deaths Fail Army
We are the unmentioned victims of the opioid crisis. I have MS and fibromyalgia. I responsibly took my medicine for years. I have a very high pain threshold because I've always used alternative techniques to assist with medical treatment. I was on klonopin to treat three symptoms of MS and a set dose of hydrocodone for pain and was maintaining my quality of life with MS. Because of the pain medicine epidemic the klonopin was first to go because I could overdose on it, which couldn't happen because I had taken prescribed dose for years with no problems. Then the pain clinic I was going to shut down. I've been off meds for over two years. I can no longer walk because the pain is so bad. Those medicines are what kept me out of a wheelchair and active. I can't find a Dr to prescribe because they're scared of losing their license. Not to mention the hoops I had to jump through to get my medicines. Drug tests and monthly Dr visits to evaluate pain that can't be fixed because it's nerve damage! Sorry long post but to hear someone else identify with me as the unreported victims was nice. Sometimes the pain is unbearable but I grit my teeth and get through it because I'm scared to death to go to ER for pain. And I'm a retired nurse and benzos are a very old effective drug and you can't blame the drug for Drs prescribing wrong
Those aren't stats of Overdose it rate to overdose on benzos alone long term users are more likely to die from withdrawals not overdose now in combination with opiates ok but it's hard to overdose on benzos alone period
@@echohotel7975 My post is not about benzos. I would suggest a reading/comprehension skills academic course but that would require effort on your part. Your account has been muted. *I could explain it to you, but I cannot understand it for you.* BYLH Benzos will be next on the chopping block as well as ADHD meds!
My mother has been on Ativan or Lorazepam for 14 years. It nearly killed her trying to wean off it a couple years back. She is now in her late 70's and our family just expects her to live out her years with the addiction and all the horrible side effects from Lorazepam. There was no significant reason for her to be on it. Doctors/therapists were handing it out like Pez candy several years ago. My mother physically looks like a skinny drug addict. Her personality has changed (for the worse) so much that most of my family does not want to even be around her. The night terrors, sleep walking, memory lapses, upset stomachs, mood swings, sensory loss is just part of her every day. I know if it were me I would have been off it but she seems and doctors seem to not wean her off of it. I guess there's no hope at her age.
She isn't addicted. She is physically dependent. I was on different benzos and after short time, they made me tired and lethargic and depressed. I decided to stop and nearly died. The danger is in stopping or running out or being on these drugs.
I’m sorry to hear. When I was addicted to them there was just no way I could ever get off. I finally had a PTSD blackout that lasted 2 days and it was nuts... my brain realizing I hadn’t taken anything for 2 days and wasn’t dead gave me everything I needed to quit with ease. Never wanted to take one ever again. But before that experience my brain was just not going to let me off. They are some of the scariest drugs out there
How dare you compare someone taking a dangerous amount of benzos and buying them on the street to the MILLIONS of us who are *legally prescribed* the medication and now *dependent* thanks to our “prescriber” years ago. Those are two different stories entirely.
Ironically, the person buying stuff off the street is often in better shape than those getting prescribed. People who self-medicate are usually much more aware of the risks in what they are doing. They might compulsively run up against the wall anyway, but they at least see it coming. They are also much more skilled than most other people at interoception (listening to their body), so they're better able to detect things like interdose withdrawal early on and react accordingly. Sadly, the people who trustingly did what they were told were often the least equipped to detect when they were being told to do something unwise.
I was taking 300mg of Valium a day, followed the benzo withdrawal plan. Which is remove 5mg a week. Now I'm down to 40mg a day. Had a few issues, not being able to sleep and muscle spasms but so far so good. Should be off them completely in a few weeks. Never again.
@@FinHammer well, I was doing good but a family member died and it creeped up again to 150mg, so I'm slowly tapering off again when I should have really been off them now or down to very small doses. Life sometimes throws you a curve ball I guess. Angry with myself though. I assume you're trying to taper Benzos? How are you getting on?
I was prescribed high doses of opiates and benzo, they would say, coming off opiates would be hard, but once i did come off it, opiates were quite easy to come off compared to the hell of benzos.
I totally agree. I had a duel dependency on opiates and benzodiazepines. I went cold Turkey when coming off opiates and although very unpleasant I felt much better in two weeks. I’m in my fourth year of a tapering regime from benzodiazepines and once tried going cold Turkey on the Benzos, it was horrendous and instead of getting better the symptoms were unbearable and I ceased to function. Down to 20mg of Diazepam per day now. Was on a ridiculously high dose of Diazepam to begin with. You can have a seizure and die if Benzodiazepines are abruptly withdrawn and Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome is hell.
It’s not a matter of if Klonopin will turn on you it’s when. I thought the same thing about Klonopin Oh, it’s changed my life, blah blah. 25 years later I am fighting for my life after taking it only as prescribed Tolerance will hit eventually, and it is the worst nightmare a human being can go through.
It’s not addiction. It’s a physical dependence because the medication down regulates or reduces you GABA receptors- or “benzo receptors.” Most people take these meds as prescribed and don’t abuse or overuse or use the meds inappropriately. Only a few people are out on the streets looking in cracks in the streets for these meds. People who are harmed a people who take them as prescribed long term for conditions like severe insomnia, PTSD, panic disorder, and more, and suffer damage to their nervous system. Physiological dependence is different than addiction. Please get the message out so people aren’t stigmatized
I followed my doctor's prescription to the letter with regards to Arivan. They prescribed it to me for 25 years. I did the numbers, 14k pills. My memory is Swiss cheese. When I try think of what to write, but my mind goes blank. I lost the best years of my life, from 30 to 54. Now I'm being told about the risk for the onset of early dementia. The doctors new what they were doing. I was a $ sign
I am totally against throwing Benzos at people with diagnosis’s that can be treated with therapy or less addicting medications. However in many cases where people have tried a lot and are chronically ill those people should have the right to get benzodiazepines if they want
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door. I had to find the passage back to the place I was before. "Relax" said the night-man, "We are programmed to receive." "You can check out anytime you like. But you can never leave." - The Eagles, "Hotel California"
It would be nice if prescribers would be pressured by the media and regulatory agencies to treat patients with compassion and respect. Instead, they finally put a black box warning that highlights 8 weeks as being the maximum "long term" duration of use and completely ignores patients who were prescribed for decades before the update to prescribing guidelines. The DEA and facility administrators are all working in concert to gloss over the hell people are enduring and gaslighting them to meet deprescribing quotas, all so big pharma never gets sued for the damage done by benzos to Americans.
Was on xanax 30 years. Cold turkeyed off and never looked back. The xanax gave me more anxiety!! If you are on it, you can get off it. You have to be strong and have faith in the Lord. Every minute of suffering is worth it! Dont listen to big pharma! They want your money. Thats all!
I don't know what say folks my grandma died from heart an keendy failer ill tellya I've never been scared before an I don't like having symptoms like those I think I'll take a nap wish me luck 🤞
Love is what allows you to move millions of people, to rally them, to inspire them, to give them a vision to do something, love is what allows you to land someone on the moon, love is what allows you to tackle slavery or oppression of other sorts, love is what allows you to care about the environment, clean up the environment, to create better schools and that's ultimately all that people want. What do people want in the world? They want to be able to love. To love their family, to love their children, to love their nation and then to go beyond that and smoke DMT.
Love is perhaps the greatest attribute to human nature. Unfortunately, life is far more complicated than thinking that love is all you need. You sound young in age and experience.
@@alexanderson6371 God is a hairy humanoid soaking in a bathtub, floating alone in a bubble of absolute and eternal solipsism, imagining a world around itself in all directions.
ok, got it, what valium was in the late 60's and early 70's this crap is of the 21st century. No thank you, but I don't know what an anxiety attack is apparently.
@@kybruv6924 I agree. The defensiveness isn’t a suprise, 😉, but the sheer lack of research and educating themselves is pathetic, dangerous and lazy. I’ve been benzoFree for 4 years. If you haven’t actually DONE or are doing the grueling work, you have zero direct experience and are in no way able to relate. Or give advice. Not one drop. WE are a cautionary tale. I’m so proud of myself. It was a beast but I did it! 🎉
Dependency people not addiction these people did not seek these drugs out they was given with no moral stand point. Just take this. And that's addiction. You got this so wrong.
I myself struggled with benzodiazepine dependence and withdrawal. I can vouch for how potentially dangerous it is to not detox properly off of these drugs. Unfortunately, benzodiazepines can be considered Miracle drugs for people that have suffered or endured traumatic experiences. I just personally believe that their usage should be far more closely regulated. And if they are prescribed? the patient should be fully informed of what can potentially happen if they abuse the medication
How long do you suppose it takes to develop tolerance? My doctor was only willing to give me a months worth and I have a few left. They seem nice for tough days or as needed. Maybe not an everyday thing.
It seems like the patient expressed an increase in anxiety that the dr responded to with a higher dosage. Pretty common. Please don’t make this a panic like pain killers. People legit need these meds. If panic reporting makes these meds impossible to get, you people will be responsible for the deaths of many people. A lot of bipolar people use benzos, so how many people are diagnosed bipolar vs the 7 million people that are prescribed benzos
Stop normalizing these drugs!!! It's a cycle because the withdrawal effects cause anxiety that is several times more intense than what you originally took the pills for!!
An increase in anxiety can come-like it did for me from a paradoxical effect-over time-from the Benzo. I was not an “anxious” person. Not as a child, not as an adult. My “anxiety” ( I went on Xanax for sleep, what’s with this anxiety now? “ That’s not my Nature or disposition. Out of the blue? This isn’t me!) It wasn’t “me. It was the Benzo creating a paradox, as it can and will for many. All The research is There. Knowledge is power.
I was training at bestbuy with a girl for 3 weeks. She died of a Xanax overdose overnight. It feels so weird seeing her at one point and the next day I’m working all alone.
She didn't die from a Xanax overdose alone. It was Xanax AND another drug, probably a opioid, that killed them. I tried to commit suicide by taking 200 of the 2mg Xanax tablets. I woke up 18 hours later, and couldn't remember what I had done. However, mix just 4mg of Xanax with a large dose of opiates, and it will be the last thing you do. The LD-50 for alprazolam is really, really high. You wouldn't be able to get enough tablets from your doctor to accomplish it. Trust me, I tried, and failed. Don't get on TH-cam and lie to the people, it makes it harder for people with PTSD to access the meds they need to live a normal life. Thanks.
Medication can help after trauma but the best treatment is medication to diminish symptoms BUT essential trauma therapy which will reduce the symptoms substantially if not completely. Therapy gets to the root of the problem the meds are just a bandaid not to be used ONLY temporarily. PEOPLE LOOK FOR THE QUICK FIX BUT THAT IS NEVER HELPFUL.
Katherine, no offense but what about when you find out about a family member had sexually abuse you on kid and the only reasoning is a feeling of become a killer cause the pain its so deep and there’s no way or worse no professional can’t take this away, what would you do?
I am so sorry, if I am understanding this right, that you were abused. You are right the pain is deep. Being in therapy helps to slowly release the feelings under the anger and rage. A good therapist can guide the victim but the victim needs to do the work. It's hard work but it is well worth it. Mostly It's about telling your story with a therapist you trust and then work with the triggers in the here -and- now and follow the thread to the past will help to release the emotions. It needs to be a slow process because you are right the emotions are strong and overwhelming. For some that's why some people may need some meds hopefully temporarily. Another helpful tool can be group therapy and 12 step programs for sexually abused victims.
Radical Truth right here. ⬆️ Thank you. It’s so long overdue to be confronted and dealt with. ❤ Going/Reaching/chasing the “outside” fix to what’s causing us to suffer inside is a road to Nowhere. And leaves us weak and needy and powerless. Not for me anymore. 😊
I know folks who swallow them like Skittles... it's a nightmare for them. And they get them on the street when the monthly scripts run out, which they do pretty quickly. And the cycle rages on.
my meds last all month and are taken as scheduled. if they where to just stop allowing me to take them however, i would be forced to go to the black market for them as they are meant to be long term medications. replacing opiates with asparin or tylenol leads to renal failure and smoking pot leads to lung disease. i don't see much of a difference except in effecting mass deaths, incarceration and homelessness.
@@turnip5359 15 years is long term enough. that's 15 years of not going to jail, not overdosing, and not kowtowing to drug dealing sex trafficking "informants".
Addoction is craving it, seeking more , seeking a high. This is PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE . please differentiate! This is important. People get physically dependent amd cant just stopp due to terrible symptomps. They have to slowlt wean off and not being oulled off in a detox center. They do not need AA and counseling! They are NOT addicts! In gods name! What is wtong with you not even reporting properly and insulting people who are on certain meds.
Jordan Peterson is the famous psychologist from Canada. He got so bad on Klonopin that he had to go to Russia for treatment. That was my point that in the industry somewhat as psychologist but not psychiatrist he got taken down.
Dont let lil xan talk for the benzo community. I feel his struggle but he made money off this suffering. Most people get the exact opposite for doing the right thing.
22 years is awfully long. Hope you succeed (succeeded?) with this taper. Happy to learn that kratom helps with this, but be careful with it (though you probably already know to be) if you're still trying to get through the taper. If you develop enough tolerance, it will eventually stop working. It's nowhere near as big a problem as klonopin to get off of, but you would not want it to stop working for you. Using it constantly could cause it to lose its efficacy in just a short while.
Yeah she needs to going into a detox/rehab … it’s next to IMPOSSIBLE to taper off 6 mgs of Xanax! AND DRS may help u with a small amount but they don’t get it and don’t do their job. She needs hospitalization…. There’s hope 🥰
She needs her Dr to look at the Ashton manual and switch over to the aquivalent dosage of valium. To ward off withdrawal symptoms due to the long half life. Xanax has a short half life which makes it extremely difficult to taper as constant withdrawal symptoms. This should be standard procedure. This has been blanketed by the opoid crisis. The Benzo epidemic is a million times worst.
Hospitalization for psych med withdrawal?? No thank you! I dont know of any hospital or rehab center that understands psych withdrawal. Do they exist? Tappering off of benzos is possible but very difficult, partly because of the misinformation.
Benzos target GABA the main inhibitory neurotransmitter(braking system of nerve communications) tolerance is caused my GABA receptor down regulation. This causes glutamate(main excitatory neurotransmitter) to buildup which is a neurotoxin. Therefore it’s physical dependence not addiction(changes in behavior)
I have that problem also. I was abruptly withdrawn and I don't recommend it. I think they are helpful to people with anxiety disorder. I take full responsibility about the drug I do my research. I do not think people should be.taken off if they have severe panic attacks. I don't think this is like opiates are similar there are other pain relievers
I was looking all over for a comment like this on here! I just replied to someone on here about how I am on Klonopin right now. Unfortunately, I am diagnosed with so many health problems like it's just unreal what all I have. I have a little bit of Agoraphobia, not to the extreme where like I can't leave my bedroom, but if I go outside yes I get panic attacks and need assistant everywhere. I can't go alone anywhere these days and I never was like that...diagnosed with severe anxiety. Panic attacks. Severe depression. I even have ADD. My doctor told me he wanted to talk to who else lives with me to lock up my meds and hand them out to me one by one so I don't overdue it. And it works for me great. I mean if you don't need it you shouldn't get it. Like Adderall. It makes some people high as a kite. But those who do need it, yeah they really don't get high. They just are calm. So just depends the person. I like Klonopin. For me it works great. Because it helps me actually get out of the house for once. Agoraphobia can be just awful, and I don't even know who else can relate to me on that, I never met anybody else afraid to leave their houses.
@@leahdavis8446 I know this reply is a bit late, but for what it's worth here are my thoughts on agoraphobia concerning that situation... Most of the boredom section maintains a level of abstraction familiar to readers of Heideggers work on the study of agoraphobia, but he does offer a few material examples, including the scene of waiting four hours for a train in an empty railway station. He details a number of strategies to drive off boredom that are familiar, including idly drawing in the sand or walking back and forth on the road in front of the station, all the while regularly checking his watch. Given his rather querulous relation to modern technology, it is perhaps not surprising that he sees boredom as the fundamental 20th century attunement. His railway example is telling, as would, I think his inclusion of a range of entertainment technologies that occupy the herd, serving as a temporary and probably unsatisfactory way to stave off boredom. (From that perspective, I suspect that such boredom remains foundational in this century, given the efflorescence of media forms whose primary purpose in to drive off boredom. In that sense, the current generation of smartphone users is perhaps the first in human history to have never actually experienced fundamental boredom.) Predictably, across the book he makes many fine-grained distinctions which are a little arcane for this essay, but his distinction between superficial and profound boredom can provide some insight. The first we try to eliminate rapidly through a range of distractions (detailed in his railway station example). But the other he suggests we should let approach us: “not to resist straightaway but to let resonate.” This latter notion can be read productively through the lens of walking. Rather than seeing profound boredom as something to be “driven away,” I want to claim that not only should it be sought out by preparing the ground for it, but it should also be embraced as a significant form of being. Heidegger sees attunement as a hybrid figure, emerging from-becoming unconcealed-personal or collective interaction with the material world. A book as thing cannot be boring because that can only emerge from human interaction with it. So profound boredom as fundamental attunement is necessarily a dense and complex set of interactions with people, history, ideas, and things. Trekking boredom is just such a hybrid attunement: I wake in a forest-not a forest, more a large copse-where I’ve wild camped near the English Ridgeway (“the oldest footpath in England”). Nothing boring about getting up early to avoid detection by a landowner or gamekeeper.
Xanax is the worst some nedd it but videos like this just make people not get these when it's helpful. I can't take anti depressants yet it's so hard to get Klonopin cuz of withdrawal n there are non narcotics with longer n worse withdrawal some worse then xanax. So now I'm suffering drinking a lot smoking weed more bc of these new ppl
Was on Klonopin for few months but Dr beloved all the scare tactics. Was nothing like coming off of geodon or ones like it which were way worse side effects n withdrawal smh
9 years hooked (street) Stopped a few years ago, Had a seizure back in 2013 for stopping cold Turkey. Could have died that day. Got a second chance from our creator There was nothing that would make me melt, like a Xanax & a blunt 15 min later, as the benzos are running thru your veins!
I was able to lean on kratom to help me taper off my 22 year dependence on Klonopin. My last pill was 1/31/2023, and yes protracted withdrawal is a thing.
Got prescribed benzos twenty years ago to cope with stress-related asthma. Worked like a charm. Allowed me to have a professional life and a career. Then in 2018 my doc said benzos were bad and made me go cold turkey. Thought I was going to die. To this day I don't sleep, but no one believes me when I tell them.
Wow thats not good bc benzos suppress your breathing also. Sounds to me like a little weed could help you with sleep and stress. And without the physical addiction that benzos have. Oh and its been reported that weed can help asthma also. Works for me it may work for you.
explore ibogaine...........its powerful, dangerous but effective. requires research........also explore kambo........ayahuasca for ptsd
@Robin Justice kratom prob wouldve helped with the whole cold turkey thing. I know lve turned a few friends onto it and got them off opioids completly. With hardly any withdraw.
I definitely believe you and I'm terrified of this happening. I've been on benzos for 11 years, first .5 mg of Xanax and now 1 mg of klonopin instead. I've been seeing the same psychiatrist for over a decade and I know she'd never do this to me, but eventually she's going to retire or I'll move and have to see someone else. I literally can't function without this medication, I can't sleep and I have multiple panic attacks every single day.
Yeah that's crap. I feel you there. It was easier for me to get of heroin. 1trqy Hydroxyzine, it had helped me without being a bezo
It is DEPENDENCY, not ADDICTION!! They always get this wrong..
Its both... I'm not dependent anymore but I'm still addicted, mentally
It can certainly become addiction when tolerance and dependence commence. Yikes. :-/
@@DiMiTri-ys7ei LMAO you dont have a mental urge to use it again your body and brain are still going haywire bc of them and the only reason you would take more is to feel normal not get high thats dependency not addiction
@Mars Ares many go to the doctor bc of panic attacks which feel like youre having a heart attack and dying. Many just wanted it to stop little did they know what they were being given. they trusted the doctors and the doctors dont know what theyre prescribing bc Big pharma and outdated inconclusive testing say its safe when its not. not everyone takes it recreationally look at how many are prescribed each year.
@@wanderbread4217 Exactly, your body is used to an increased introduction to choride ions into the cells, which carry a negative charge. If you then remove the chemical, you get all the ions back at a really fast rate and that can lead to symptoms for months or years if somebody is not tapered off properly. But of course you can't say that it's not addictive, everything that feels good can be addictive. I think he, just like me, also used them to get a sense of tranquility, to get high. That is addiction, you are not only accustomed to the effects but you love the effects aswell, which makes it even harder. It is not a euphoric drug for people who do not suffer from anxiety, but for people who do, being high on xanax is like entering heaven because you feel relieved of all the stress and worry.
She doesn't have an anxiety disorder. She has childhood trauma. The system just threw an addiction on top of the trauma that is still there.
not to mention an eating problem.
Childhood trauma can manifest itself later in life as anxiety and panic. I was bullied relentlessly from 1st grade - 8th grade at a snobby private school. I begged my Mama to go to another school but the rural area where we were we didn't have any choices of schools. That daily bullying as a child (I'm 53 now) IMHO caused my anxiety and panic that started in my 30's, diagnosed in my late 30's. Because of Xanax I can lead a "normal" life, work, pay bills and rent, live on my own, drive & do things like go to the grocery store. Things that I wouldn't be able to do having panic and anxiety attacks I am now able to do.
@@tightywhitey9779 She probably resorts to food for comfort during the anxiety.
@@clairestephens4916 she needs the kindness of mind her mind is in stress due to over pressure of work
Get your frickin audio fixed before being a frickin interview
It’s not addiction. It’s dependence. And you can die if you stop abruptly.
You don’t have one without the other…..
death very very rare
Addict is the person. Not the substance. If you aren't an addict. You go rehab and you are done. Addiction is going to rehab again and again.
Addicts ignore the consequences of use to feel good usually to suppress negative feelings and emotions. Dependency is physically needing it to function. Benzodiazepines cause glutamate neurotoxicity which is life threatening. So I yes you are correct there’s a difference.
Dependence and addiction are very different. Please educate yourself
My doctor nor pharmacist ever told me how bad withdrawal would be. It’s not addiction. It’s dependency. Get it right
I tapered off 10mg of Xanax that I was on for 17 years. It took me 6 years to get off. Started at .25mg and my doctor went up to 10mg and he said I would be on for the rest of my life. It stole over a decade of my life because he wouldn't help me taper off. So I had to do it myself.
It is possible to do because I am 14 months off but it was the worst thing I have ever went through. Years I was bedbound and almost lost my life.
Please, PLEASE do not take this drug. Please. You will be so much worse off, more than you could ever imagine.
I am sorry you went through that and congratulations for getting off. How were you able to do it? What did you learn from your research and actual experience coming off? I am helping a loved one and I would greatly appreciate your insight. Thank you!
Congratulations . Yay, Us! 🎉
We are Warriors! 💪🏻 4 years benzoFree on 12/23 of this year. Thank God. And all our hard work. ❤
Congratulations!
I'm in the UK and they literally will not prescribe benzos for more than 2 weeks. For this reason.
I'm tapering. I don't know how this has not been talked about more. I've never gone through such agony. The mental anguish, the physical symptoms, it's hell as you well know.
I was taking them LESS than prescribed., sometimes going a day or two without. I didn't know I was dependent.
Glad you are off of this poison.
Not an addition! It’s a dependency!
I have struggled with mental illness and my mental health since I was a kid. Before I even knew what those terms were. After years of depression, anxiety, and even an attempt to take my life, I never thought I would be able to live without psych medications. I clung to them because it was the only thing that made my mind quiet, but it also made me a zombie. Microdosing has given me control of my mental health for the first time, and they essentially gave me my life back.
I’ve been researching on psychedelics and it’s benefits to individuals dealing with Anxiety, Depression, ADHD and from my findings, they really work and I’ve been eager to get some for a while but its been difficult to get my hands on them.
The Trips I've been having really helped me a lot. I’m now able to meditate and I finally feel in control of my emotions and my future and things that used to be mundane to me now seem incredible and full of nuance on top of that I'm way less driven by my ego and I have alot more empathy as well
@@annemoore4461I was having this constant, unbearable anxiety due to work stress. Not until I came across dradolfpetter a very intelligent mycologist. He saved my life honestly
@@ryancihet555I feel the same way too. I put too much on my plate and it definitely affects my stress and anxiety levels. I am also glad to be a part of this community.
@@ellaaysun6181Does he deliver to various locations?
I appreciate that reporters are trying to relay this problem, I would love to see them replace the word addiction with dependence. When a Dr prescribes this medication for long term use, it changes the brain to be dependent and the patient is unable to function without it. Their brain has been damaged and needs to slowly repair itself. Addiction is different.
It's also not brain damage, it's correcting a chemical imbalance. SSRIs and all psychiatric medications rewire your brain. So does psychotherapy. It's called neuroplasticity.
I like this journalist. It's good reporting. We need that kind of support.
3 bars a day??? Shame on that doctor. That’s insane
I was on 6 2mg of Xanax
@@kathleen.cameron7234did you end up getting off it?
Tapering is rough. But not as rough as cold turkey
Doctors should be made responsible for their actions. People trust them as experts but they don't even mention possibility of addiction? Damn.
I'd like to add many of us are dependent rather than addicted. We want off but our bodies need it to literally survive. Our Dr's are educated through the pharmaceutical companies who sell them on the drug. Unfortunately big pharma didn't educate the Dr's on the quick dependency and torturous withdrawal process. Yes, we have been left to educate ourselves and support ourselves in online support groups. The even harder part is educating our Dr's on what is happening with us. We are told we're sensitive, crazy, all in our heads and then poly drugged which further complicates things.
Exactly. Drs are taught to treat the situation fast and not get to the root cause. Most doctors don’t check vitamins, zinc level. I didn’t realize that if copper in body is higher than zinc, anxiety can happen.
I used to trust doctors. Not anymore.
Your an adult make an informed choice to choose drugs that are safer.
@@sadhu7191That’s nonsense. We goto doctors for informed consent and advice on how to treat a specific condition
I'm also dependent on my omeprazole to be able to eat without pain and my metformin, but using those won't get me sent to the hospital to "detox". My anxiety disorder is a chronic illness.
One of the most beautiful people in the world to me was prescribed Xanax, and it slowly consumed her. She eventually took her own life. In the end the drugs had changed her, and she was taking a high dose. Please be careful with anything you put in your body.
Thanks for making it harder for people suffering to receive the treatment that works!!! Good job!!!
I clicked this thinking it said "Bezos", like people addicted to Amazon
i hope she knows how incredibly beautiful she is... i experience so much empathy for people like this. much love
If people are going to do videos like this, they need to learn the difference between 'Addiction' and 'Dependence' and stop looking like morons! Taking a prescription exactly as prescribed by a doctor is completely different than being a drug addict!
I have a lot of these same problems & I’m type two bipolar but when I speak about it & my medication I’m not smiling about it. It’s terrible. It may just be a coping mechanism but it’s nothing to laugh about.
I'm bipolar 2 and you couldn't pay me enough to take benzos.
@Princess The Guy I stop taking pills for my adhd and bipolar. I get more irritable.
Who's laughing? 🙄
There is not much I can think of that is worse and more painful than Benzodiazepine withdrawal.
It is not addiction.
BENZODIAZEPINES CAUSE PHYSICAL DEPENDENCY.
It takes much longer for most than just a year. It can take many years.
Dependency not addiction.
1 year off and many neurological symptoms remaining from stopping a prescription.
What are your symptoms?
Here we go again! We did this in the 60's. Humanity doesn't advance because we don't learn from history. I was prescribed valium in the 60's when millions of Americans, mainly, women were prescribed this class of drugs. Why are doctors repeating the errors of their predecessors? We have know now for decades how highly addictive anti-anxiety drugs are. Humans' desire for the quick fix keeps us repeating the same dumb mistakes!
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As someone with bad anxiety I literally need this medication as needed n everyday before but now had to go to 3 doctors to get my ADHD meds I need n now switching doctors bc my doc don't do benzos. Been suffering badly for months n took forever for ADHD meds just bc these ppl on TV n everyone else saying it's bad for everyone or hinting
My life is ruined. All i needed was therapy and i new i just needed to talk about my emotional situation with therapy. Husband insisted instead i take medication . I kept saying no no no. All i need is therapy. I was functional i wasn't depressed. I listened, biggest mistake of my life. My life is ruined. All i needed therapy
Can you go to rehab? I did for benzos and it saved my life.
This is such a hard comment to read. Heartbreaking. This situation, where people have legally been given this poison, and the pain and torture they endure really saddens me like no other situation going on today. How can this be happening to so many people and it be so quiet. Most people aren’t even aware this is happening. Even people experiencing this sad situation have trouble getting people to understand and believe them, let alone get any help. I came so close to taking this poison. A doctor casually prescribed some to me for anxiety and I took it. But the pill gave me a panic like no other and kept me awake. I didn’t take ANYMORE. Did research which led me here to discover how bad this is. I’m so sorry this is happening to you. I believe you and so wish I could help. Please hang on and I pray things will get better for you 🤗
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I'm autistic and have a general anxiety disorder but I refuse to take these pills my brother is addicted to xanax I refused to be addicted I threatened a lawsuit if was forced to take it
Klonopin is a Death sentence
Agree. 👊🏻
Just ask the divine and incomparable icon Stevie Nicks. She’ll school ya! 🙌🏻💪🏻
Why? I had a death in the family and I was prescribed it for a month. I have a few left but it's made my day so much easier. It also helps me sleep. Does your body get used to it quickly?
It’s important to inform and be prudent from new patients, news reports like this are making doctors panic/ cut compliant patients off too quickly or throw them into detox ( just as clueless )
Whatever media over reaction makes epidemics happen pushing desperately sick people to buy their meds on the streets! Which is more dangerous?
If you don’t know how horrific the withdrawal is you don’t understand
Doctors need more education
Pharmaceutical companies and the FDA/ASAM need to get informed by evidence base and stop playing with people’s lives for their own ends, the most dangerous people are the ones in power who are concerned enough to sound an alarm but completely ignorant of the reality of benzodiazepine/psych meds
Just look at all the recalls in the past
Adderal for example, never should’ve been overprescribed like it was
As if doctors didn’t know it is an amphetamine derivative
Doctors should be held accountable for their blatant ignorance or straight up complicity in the medications they push on people esp kids
Good luck finding any hope or justice for the millions suffering now or dead
( not from overdose, from the trauma of cutting off patients meds)
I got off my benzos in three months! I was on them for 17 years. Not easy
psychiatrists only prescribe drugs, if you need therapy, go to a therapist.. if you need drugs go to a psychiatrist
That's exactly true. Physiologist is therapy/talking. Phycarist u get a 15 minute session & your prescription. Big difference between both.
Primary care ''drs" prescribe them MORE than psychiatrists.
I went to therapists and they really pushed this on me as safe sleeping meds. So not entirely true. I regret ever seeking therapy'
Running is an antidepressant.
😂🎯
So is weight training.
4real, You saw how she looked just a few years back… bet if she Ran and had a gym plan, Lose the weight she would feel fine.
Sex is also an antidepressant. But in order to score sexy time with other living creatures, you have to be a human being, not an involuntarily-celibate cornfed proud boy troll. So, yeah, there's a lot of angry depressed males in my country. Wah 😪
@Vitamin Eee likewise, sex is considered a gateway or slip back into the drug of choice. 3/4 house type rules usually frown apon sex and believe it or not high energy drinks that contain a lot of caffeine.
Good girl , all the best to you ,stay away from that crap
There should be a class action suit against xanax
Chronic pain patients have been left without proper care or treatment since the 2016 CDC guidelines were passed.
Quantity of life means nothing without quality.
Drug addicts are sent to jail/prison for a treatable illness.
They made changes to save addicts lives. Their numbers reflect the opposite.
2016 - 63,000+ OD deaths
2020 - 90,000+ OD deaths
Fail Army
We are the unmentioned victims of the opioid crisis. I have MS and fibromyalgia. I responsibly took my medicine for years. I have a very high pain threshold because I've always used alternative techniques to assist with medical treatment. I was on klonopin to treat three symptoms of MS and a set dose of hydrocodone for pain and was maintaining my quality of life with MS. Because of the pain medicine epidemic the klonopin was first to go because I could overdose on it, which couldn't happen because I had taken prescribed dose for years with no problems. Then the pain clinic I was going to shut down. I've been off meds for over two years. I can no longer walk because the pain is so bad. Those medicines are what kept me out of a wheelchair and active. I can't find a Dr to prescribe because they're scared of losing their license. Not to mention the hoops I had to jump through to get my medicines. Drug tests and monthly Dr visits to evaluate pain that can't be fixed because it's nerve damage! Sorry long post but to hear someone else identify with me as the unreported victims was nice. Sometimes the pain is unbearable but I grit my teeth and get through it because I'm scared to death to go to ER for pain. And I'm a retired nurse and benzos are a very old effective drug and you can't blame the drug for Drs prescribing wrong
@@ReneeHarris2018 Just know you are not alone.
Those aren't stats of Overdose it rate to overdose on benzos alone long term users are more likely to die from withdrawals not overdose now in combination with opiates ok but it's hard to overdose on benzos alone period
100%
@@echohotel7975 My post is not about benzos. I would suggest a reading/comprehension skills academic course but that would require effort on your part.
Your account has been muted. *I could explain it to you, but I cannot understand it for you.* BYLH
Benzos will be next on the chopping block as well as ADHD meds!
My mother has been on Ativan or Lorazepam for 14 years. It nearly killed her trying to wean off it a couple years back. She is now in her late 70's and our family just expects her to live out her years with the addiction and all the horrible side effects from Lorazepam. There was no significant reason for her to be on it. Doctors/therapists were handing it out like Pez candy several years ago. My mother physically looks like a skinny drug addict. Her personality has changed (for the worse) so much that most of my family does not want to even be around her. The night terrors, sleep walking, memory lapses, upset stomachs, mood swings, sensory loss is just part of her every day. I know if it were me I would have been off it but she seems and doctors seem to not wean her off of it. I guess there's no hope at her age.
She isn't addicted. She is physically dependent. I was on different benzos and after short time, they made me tired and lethargic and depressed. I decided to stop and nearly died. The danger is in stopping or running out or being on these drugs.
I’m sorry to hear. When I was addicted to them there was just no way I could ever get off. I finally had a PTSD blackout that lasted 2 days and it was nuts... my brain realizing I hadn’t taken anything for 2 days and wasn’t dead gave me everything I needed to quit with ease. Never wanted to take one ever again. But before that experience my brain was just not going to let me off. They are some of the scariest drugs out there
It's funny cause no one e knows they addicted. Friends dad quit beer and now takes k pins every day
How dare you compare someone taking a dangerous amount of benzos and buying them on the street to the MILLIONS of us who are *legally prescribed* the medication and now *dependent* thanks to our “prescriber” years ago. Those are two different stories entirely.
Ironically, the person buying stuff off the street is often in better shape than those getting prescribed. People who self-medicate are usually much more aware of the risks in what they are doing. They might compulsively run up against the wall anyway, but they at least see it coming. They are also much more skilled than most other people at interoception (listening to their body), so they're better able to detect things like interdose withdrawal early on and react accordingly.
Sadly, the people who trustingly did what they were told were often the least equipped to detect when they were being told to do something unwise.
I was taking 300mg of Valium a day, followed the benzo withdrawal plan. Which is remove 5mg a week. Now I'm down to 40mg a day. Had a few issues, not being able to sleep and muscle spasms but so far so good. Should be off them completely in a few weeks. Never again.
Same boat, hope you're doing okay now!
How are you right now? That was a massive dose. Props to you.
@@FinHammer well, I was doing good but a family member died and it creeped up again to 150mg, so I'm slowly tapering off again when I should have really been off them now or down to very small doses. Life sometimes throws you a curve ball I guess. Angry with myself though. I assume you're trying to taper Benzos? How are you getting on?
Thanks for sharing your story. It sounds insanely difficult.
@@Dookie69uk and i think i got probs getting of 10mg
I’ve been off benzos for two years. My addiction from the rx I got from my doctor almost killed me.
🎉Congratulations! 4 years on 12/23 for me, benzoFree.
Yay, Us! 🎉❤ I’m so joyful for you, Joshua.
You’ve got to be accountable too
We have cannabis, kratom phenibut mushrooms and u chose a pill with effects like alcohol
@@alexred1038That makes no sense 😊
@sarahjaye4117 y’all blame doctors when you go seeking and nobody is holding a gun to anyone’s head when they take pills
I was prescribed high doses of opiates and benzo, they would say, coming off opiates would be hard, but once i did come off it, opiates were quite easy to come off compared to the hell of benzos.
I totally agree. I had a duel dependency on opiates and benzodiazepines. I went cold Turkey when coming off opiates and although very unpleasant I felt much better in two weeks. I’m in my fourth year of a tapering regime from benzodiazepines and once tried going cold Turkey on the Benzos, it was horrendous and instead of getting better the symptoms were unbearable and I ceased to function. Down to 20mg of Diazepam per day now. Was on a ridiculously high dose of Diazepam to begin with. You can have a seizure and die if Benzodiazepines are abruptly withdrawn and Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome is hell.
Abusing Benzos like Xanax can give you bad anxiety.
If you take them as prescribed they do not. Klonopin has changed my life and allows me to function, but I take it as prescribed. That's the key.
I took mine as prescribed and it has turned on me
It’s not a matter of if Klonopin will turn on you it’s when. I thought the same thing about Klonopin Oh, it’s changed my life, blah blah. 25 years later I am fighting for my life after taking it only as prescribed Tolerance will hit eventually, and it is the worst nightmare a human being can go through.
@@boyzx5 God dam truth it has turned on me big time I feel like I'm dieing
@@unicorn-glasses remind me in 4 years
It’s not addiction. It’s a physical dependence because the medication down regulates or reduces you GABA receptors- or “benzo receptors.” Most people take these meds as prescribed and don’t abuse or overuse or use the meds inappropriately. Only a few people are out on the streets looking in cracks in the streets for these meds. People who are harmed a people who take them as prescribed long term for conditions like severe insomnia, PTSD, panic disorder, and more, and suffer damage to their nervous system. Physiological dependence is different than addiction. Please get the message out so people aren’t stigmatized
I followed my doctor's prescription to the letter with regards to Arivan. They prescribed it to me for 25 years. I did the numbers, 14k pills. My memory is Swiss cheese. When I try think of what to write, but my mind goes blank. I lost the best years of my life, from 30 to 54. Now I'm being told about the risk for the onset of early dementia. The doctors new what they were doing. I was a $ sign
I am totally against throwing Benzos at people with diagnosis’s that can be treated with therapy or less addicting medications.
However in many cases where people have tried a lot and are chronically ill those people should have the right to get benzodiazepines if they want
Xanax withdrawl is the worst feeling
@stephaniewest8226 Ok will check
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door.
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before.
"Relax" said the night-man, "We are programmed to receive."
"You can check out anytime you like. But you can never leave."
- The Eagles, "Hotel California"
Jesus Christ is the answer to your question.
@@KingofgraceSARA Amen to that.
It would be nice if prescribers would be pressured by the media and regulatory agencies to treat patients with compassion and respect. Instead, they finally put a black box warning that highlights 8 weeks as being the maximum "long term" duration of use and completely ignores patients who were prescribed for decades before the update to prescribing guidelines.
The DEA and facility administrators are all working in concert to gloss over the hell people are enduring and gaslighting them to meet deprescribing quotas, all so big pharma never gets sued for the damage done by benzos to Americans.
Everyone here focused on the semantics and not the fact Benzos are turning people into zombies… maybe yall are the zombies
Was on xanax 30 years. Cold turkeyed off and never looked back. The xanax gave me more anxiety!! If you are on it, you can get off it. You have to be strong and have faith in the Lord. Every minute of suffering is worth it! Dont listen to big pharma! They want your money. Thats all!
how many mg were you taking? are you feeling better now???
@@kevin424 21 mg a day! I was a zombie. I have not ate a xanie for 6 years.. I am ok.. Loved my xannies..
@@kevin424 21mg a day! Have not touched it since 2018. I am better than ever now! Thank you for asking..🫂
I'm going thru a terrible time folks yall have no ideal what we are going thru it's terrible
I don't know what say folks my grandma died from heart an keendy failer ill tellya I've never been scared before an I don't like having symptoms like those I think I'll take a nap wish me luck 🤞
Love is what allows you to move millions of people, to rally them, to inspire them, to give them a vision to do something, love is what allows you to land someone on the moon, love is what allows you to tackle slavery or oppression of other sorts, love is what allows you to care about the environment, clean up the environment, to create better schools and that's ultimately all that people want. What do people want in the world? They want to be able to love. To love their family, to love their children, to love their nation and then to go beyond that and smoke DMT.
Love is perhaps the greatest attribute to human nature. Unfortunately, life is far more complicated than thinking that love is all you need. You sound young in age and experience.
@@ID30394 Pooping implies toilet paper Toilet paper implies pooping
Lol wut
@@alexanderson6371 God is a hairy humanoid soaking in a bathtub, floating alone in a bubble of absolute and eternal solipsism, imagining a world around itself in all directions.
geez, I am so out of the loop, no idea what Benzo even is...and I ride motorcycles, no need for anti-anxiety meds...
ok, got it, what valium was in the late 60's and early 70's this crap is of the 21st century. No thank you, but I don't know what an anxiety attack is apparently.
Good for you, let's hope you never fall off from your life; Alzheimer can be your understanding!.
Good bless you that stuffs no joke
Use punctuation!
Geez!
The stupidity in these comments is appalling lol
Especially yours
Right??
@@JasonFlorida please educate me then? Lmao I was addicted to Xanax for 6 years
@@kybruv6924 I agree. The defensiveness isn’t a suprise, 😉, but the sheer lack of research and educating themselves is pathetic, dangerous and lazy.
I’ve been benzoFree for 4 years.
If you haven’t actually DONE or are doing the grueling work, you have zero direct experience and are in no way able to relate. Or give advice. Not one drop.
WE are a cautionary tale.
I’m so proud of myself. It was a beast but I did it! 🎉
If you’re tapering and having those symptoms you’re probably tapering too fast and should make the process slower.
Dependency people not addiction these people did not seek these drugs out they was given with no moral stand point. Just take this. And that's addiction. You got this so wrong.
Xanax 1mg is enough for an adult. These doctors are insane.
Though i think cautious measures need to be taken,As someone who has anxiety disorders it has given me hope.
Medicinal medicine is where it’s at. Was on SSRI for a minute long enough to know that medications is not it smfh.
I take my clonazepam exactly as prescribed! It’s a life saver for me as I live with a mom with bipolar mania disorder that refuses to get treatment.
Sorrry did she say her highest dose was 6mg?
I myself struggled with benzodiazepine dependence and withdrawal. I can vouch for how potentially dangerous it is to not detox properly off of these drugs. Unfortunately, benzodiazepines can be considered Miracle drugs for people that have suffered or endured traumatic experiences. I just personally believe that their usage should be far more closely regulated. And if they are prescribed? the patient should be fully informed of what can potentially happen if they abuse the medication
How long do you suppose it takes to develop tolerance? My doctor was only willing to give me a months worth and I have a few left. They seem nice for tough days or as needed. Maybe not an everyday thing.
It seems like the patient expressed an increase in anxiety that the dr responded to with a higher dosage. Pretty common. Please don’t make this a panic like pain killers. People legit need these meds. If panic reporting makes these meds impossible to get, you people will be responsible for the deaths of many people. A lot of bipolar people use benzos, so how many people are diagnosed bipolar vs the 7 million people that are prescribed benzos
Stop normalizing these drugs!!! It's a cycle because the withdrawal effects cause anxiety that is several times more intense than what you originally took the pills for!!
An increase in anxiety can come-like it did for me from a paradoxical effect-over time-from the Benzo.
I was not an “anxious” person. Not as a child, not as an adult.
My “anxiety” ( I went on Xanax for sleep, what’s with this anxiety now? “ That’s not my Nature or disposition.
Out of the blue? This isn’t me!)
It wasn’t “me.
It was the Benzo creating a paradox, as it can and will for many. All The research is There. Knowledge is power.
Her tapering will take much longer than a year.
6 MG a day? Yikes! I’ve tapered from 4 to .50 per day! It has to be really slow!
I was training at bestbuy with a girl for 3 weeks. She died of a Xanax overdose overnight. It feels so weird seeing her at one point and the next day I’m working all alone.
She didn't die from a Xanax overdose alone. It was Xanax AND another drug, probably a opioid, that killed them. I tried to commit suicide by taking 200 of the 2mg Xanax tablets. I woke up 18 hours later, and couldn't remember what I had done. However, mix just 4mg of Xanax with a large dose of opiates, and it will be the last thing you do. The LD-50 for alprazolam is really, really high. You wouldn't be able to get enough tablets from your doctor to accomplish it. Trust me, I tried, and failed. Don't get on TH-cam and lie to the people, it makes it harder for people with PTSD to access the meds they need to live a normal life. Thanks.
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That's awful.
I was prescribed high doses for a long time. Got taken off abruptly. Never was told about withdrawal. Took 6 years to get off.
Medication can help after trauma but the best treatment is medication to diminish symptoms BUT essential trauma therapy which will reduce the symptoms substantially if not completely. Therapy gets to the root of the problem the meds are just a bandaid not to be used ONLY temporarily. PEOPLE LOOK FOR THE QUICK FIX BUT THAT IS NEVER HELPFUL.
Katherine, no offense but what about when you find out about a family member had sexually abuse you on kid and the only reasoning is a feeling of become a killer cause the pain its so deep and there’s no way or worse no professional can’t take this away, what would you do?
I am so sorry, if I am understanding this right, that you were abused. You are right the pain is deep. Being in therapy helps to slowly release the feelings under the anger and rage. A good therapist can guide the victim but the victim needs to do the work. It's hard work but it is well worth it. Mostly It's about telling your story with a therapist you trust and then work with the triggers in the here -and- now and follow the thread to the past will help to release the emotions. It needs to be a slow process because you are right the emotions are strong and overwhelming. For some that's why some people may need some meds hopefully temporarily. Another helpful tool can be group therapy and 12 step programs for sexually abused victims.
Radical Truth right here. ⬆️ Thank you. It’s so long overdue to be confronted and dealt with. ❤
Going/Reaching/chasing the “outside” fix to what’s causing us to suffer inside is a road to Nowhere. And leaves us weak and needy and powerless.
Not for me anymore. 😊
I was pushed on this due to seeking therapy.
Scarier than opiates actually
I know folks who swallow them like Skittles... it's a nightmare for them. And they get them on the street when the monthly scripts run out, which they do pretty quickly. And the cycle rages on.
my meds last all month and are taken as scheduled. if they where to just stop allowing me to take them however, i would be forced to go to the black market for them as they are meant to be long term medications. replacing opiates with asparin or tylenol leads to renal failure and smoking pot leads to lung disease. i don't see much of a difference except in effecting mass deaths, incarceration and homelessness.
@@eveblot4195 they're not long term
@@turnip5359 15 years is long term enough. that's 15 years of not going to jail, not overdosing, and not kowtowing to drug dealing sex trafficking "informants".
Addoction is craving it, seeking more , seeking a high. This is PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE . please differentiate! This is important. People get physically dependent amd cant just stopp due to terrible symptomps. They have to slowlt wean off and not being oulled off in a detox center. They do not need AA and counseling! They are NOT addicts! In gods name! What is wtong with you not even reporting properly and insulting people who are on certain meds.
If Jordan Peterson was taken down by Benzos imagine the rest of us.
They are no joke. These comments are so ignorant.
Jordan Peterson is the famous psychologist from Canada. He got so bad on Klonopin that he had to go to Russia for treatment. That was my point that in the industry somewhat as psychologist but not psychiatrist he got taken down.
Peterson is a joke. People have beat this in rehab. Why can't he?
@@CBT5777 Tell us how YOU beat it. On your own.
I’ll wait:
Hes no better than anyone else but his thinking that he is led him to handle his addiction issue entirely the wrong way.
There are other anxiety meds besides benzos.
Benzos is just as bad as heroin or worse. It's been around for a long time. I'm scared of benzos.
No there aren't
@@jessi9605 There are actually.
Ugh. I was addicted to Xanax. I snorted it. Then I discovered exercise!!! Run. run. It’s in your head really
Ignorant parents believed the corrupt doctors. Hope parents are learning now. From a licensed healthcare worker.
Symptoms of withdrawal are also symptoms of brain tumors!!!! Ear eye anxiety depression headaches and more issues …. get mri !!!!
It is in every doctors monetary interest to get you addicted
Dont let lil xan talk for the benzo community. I feel his struggle but he made money off this suffering. Most people get the exact opposite for doing the right thing.
IS a symptom also UP Speak?
Coming off klonepin was the hardest thing I ever did in my life, way worse then opioids
This kind of medication is life saving
Until they stop working
Also it destroys lives pretty commonly
Shes at risk of dementia. Doctors super frustrate me. They take little responsibility. Usually the patient is labeled an addict. Whos fualt is that?
Reading Blood Orange Night got me to push myself off a 22 year dependence on Klonopin. Kratom saved my life during the taper.
22 years is awfully long. Hope you succeed (succeeded?) with this taper.
Happy to learn that kratom helps with this, but be careful with it (though you probably already know to be) if you're still trying to get through the taper. If you develop enough tolerance, it will eventually stop working. It's nowhere near as big a problem as klonopin to get off of, but you would not want it to stop working for you. Using it constantly could cause it to lose its efficacy in just a short while.
Love my Xanax gave my life back reduced migraine frequency due to reduced stress.
Where have you been for the last 10 years?!
Right???
I feel you!
Yeah she needs to going into a detox/rehab … it’s next to IMPOSSIBLE to taper off 6 mgs of Xanax! AND DRS may help u with a small amount but they don’t get it and don’t do their job. She needs hospitalization…. There’s hope 🥰
no it's not. cold turkey kills.
@@eveblot4195 Yes! there’s hope will take time but she needs to be hospitalized
She needs her Dr to look at the Ashton manual and switch over to the aquivalent dosage of valium. To ward off withdrawal symptoms due to the long half life. Xanax has a short half life which makes it extremely difficult to taper as constant withdrawal symptoms. This should be standard procedure. This has been blanketed by the opoid crisis. The Benzo epidemic is a million times worst.
Hospitalization for psych med withdrawal?? No thank you! I dont know of any hospital or rehab center that understands psych withdrawal. Do they exist? Tappering off of benzos is possible but very difficult, partly because of the misinformation.
@@waynegrow the Ashton manual is not the end all and be all.
She can taper off the Xanax slow
It sucks & i was prescribed Clanaxapam 2mg 4x daily since 1997, it's 2024 now. (Almost 2025)
I'm scared to taper off to be honest.
its who you know
24 years on benzo i got of Ativan was hell, and i take Diazepam
Damn, Sophia let herself go after the Jonas bro.
I prefer ssri
As a psych nurse, I hate when people say stupid stuff like it’s dependency not addiction. That’s the same damn thing.
Mimimimi dont cry
Benzos target GABA the main inhibitory neurotransmitter(braking system of nerve communications) tolerance is caused my GABA receptor down regulation. This causes glutamate(main excitatory neurotransmitter) to buildup which is a neurotoxin. Therefore it’s physical dependence not addiction(changes in behavior)
@@alejandrotorres8073Glutamate is a neurotoxin?
On the Streets she would be called a fiend, Drug addict…taper 😆 that’s called withdrawal. And the Doc is just a drug Dealer…
I have that problem also. I was abruptly withdrawn and I don't recommend it. I think they are helpful to people with anxiety disorder. I take full responsibility about the drug I do my research. I do not think people should be.taken off if they have severe panic attacks. I don't think this is like opiates are similar there are other pain relievers
I was looking all over for a comment like this on here! I just replied to someone on here about how I am on Klonopin right now. Unfortunately, I am diagnosed with so many health problems like it's just unreal what all I have. I have a little bit of Agoraphobia, not to the extreme where like I can't leave my bedroom, but if I go outside yes I get panic attacks and need assistant everywhere. I can't go alone anywhere these days and I never was like that...diagnosed with severe anxiety. Panic attacks. Severe depression. I even have ADD. My doctor told me he wanted to talk to who else lives with me to lock up my meds and hand them out to me one by one so I don't overdue it. And it works for me great.
I mean if you don't need it you shouldn't get it. Like Adderall. It makes some people high as a kite. But those who do need it, yeah they really don't get high. They just are calm.
So just depends the person. I like Klonopin. For me it works great. Because it helps me actually get out of the house for once. Agoraphobia can be just awful, and I don't even know who else can relate to me on that, I never met anybody else afraid to leave their houses.
@@leahdavis8446 I know this reply is a bit late, but for what it's worth here are my thoughts on agoraphobia concerning that situation... Most of the boredom section maintains a level of abstraction familiar to readers of Heideggers work on the study of agoraphobia, but he does offer a few material examples, including the scene of waiting four hours for a train in an empty railway station. He details a number of strategies to drive off boredom that are familiar, including idly drawing in the sand or walking back and forth on the road in front of the station, all the while regularly checking his watch. Given his rather querulous relation to modern technology, it is perhaps not surprising that he sees boredom as the fundamental 20th century attunement. His railway example is telling, as would, I think his inclusion of a range of entertainment technologies that occupy the herd, serving as a temporary and probably unsatisfactory way to stave off boredom. (From that perspective, I suspect that such boredom remains foundational in this century, given the efflorescence of media forms whose primary purpose in to drive off boredom. In that sense, the current generation of smartphone users is perhaps the first in human history to have never actually experienced fundamental boredom.) Predictably, across the book he makes many fine-grained distinctions which are a little arcane for this essay, but his distinction between superficial and profound boredom can provide some insight. The first we try to eliminate rapidly through a range of distractions (detailed in his railway station example). But the other he suggests we should let approach us: “not to resist straightaway but to let resonate.” This latter notion can be read productively through the lens of walking. Rather than seeing profound boredom as something to be “driven away,” I want to claim that not only should it be sought out by preparing the ground for it, but it should also be embraced as a significant form of being.
Heidegger sees attunement as a hybrid figure, emerging from-becoming unconcealed-personal or collective interaction with the material world. A book as thing cannot be boring because that can only emerge from human interaction with it. So profound boredom as fundamental attunement is necessarily a dense and complex set of interactions with people, history, ideas, and things. Trekking boredom is just such a hybrid attunement: I wake in a forest-not a forest, more a large copse-where I’ve wild camped near the English Ridgeway (“the oldest footpath in England”). Nothing boring about getting up early to avoid detection by a landowner or gamekeeper.
this is the same predicament as opioids
Patients demand benzodiazepines
Xanax is the worst some nedd it but videos like this just make people not get these when it's helpful. I can't take anti depressants yet it's so hard to get Klonopin cuz of withdrawal n there are non narcotics with longer n worse withdrawal some worse then xanax. So now I'm suffering drinking a lot smoking weed more bc of these new ppl
Was on Klonopin for few months but Dr beloved all the scare tactics. Was nothing like coming off of geodon or ones like it which were way worse side effects n withdrawal smh
Benzos are great. The larger the dose the more you forget and the less you feel 😊
9 years hooked (street)
Stopped a few years ago,
Had a seizure back in 2013 for stopping cold Turkey.
Could have died that day.
Got a second chance from our creator
There was nothing that would make me melt, like a Xanax & a blunt 15 min later, as the benzos are running thru your veins!
Yes its a bad time after being on klonopin for 20 years and trying to taper it feels like your dying, i just want to stay on it until i do die!
I was able to lean on kratom to help me taper off my 22 year dependence on Klonopin. My last pill was 1/31/2023, and yes protracted withdrawal is a thing.