What Does Withdrawal Feel Like?
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- It isn't always easy to describe the benzo & antidepressant withdrawal experience to others, because it is so much more than a simple list of symptoms. In this video I do describe some of the symptoms I experienced during my Paxil and Xanax withdrawal, but I also put the experience into other terms and share hope for healing. Find more of my inspiring content at www.lovelygrind.com.
95 weeks off Klonopin, 60 weeks off Topamax and 19 weeks off Effexor XR. The burning in my body is the most bothersome along with insomnia. Yes, the night sweats are horrible. I wonder if some of these symptoms will last forever or will go away. I have to be "kind" to myself in a way I never was before tapering. I'm thankful for the small steps I'm taking. I can walk an hour a a day and that has saved my body and mind. I can play with my cat! Just one month ago, I could not get my body to sit down and stand up quickly - the body aches were too severe. This month, I'm more mobile. The anger is the emotion most difficult to deal with. I trusted doctors with my body and brain and I was betrayed. I never want to see another doctor as long as I live. As long as our doctors are in bed with Big Pharma, this situation will never change. We must continue to get our stories out to the public.
So great to hear about the improvements. Yes, you need to feel good about those rather than beating yourself up for anything you aren't able to do at the moment. Keep up the exercise, and use that anger to do something meaningful and productive. You're doing great!
After i had burning pain too. That lasted about 3 months. My sleeping got better too
Burning pain is 95% gone after havjng it for at least 3 months
Kregg Kittelson how long were you on the meds and how did you get off how long before you felt better like yourself.
p de silva I was only on 6 weeks of Ativan .75. I’m at 6 months. Struggling
I've been feeling like this for 2 years while working a physical job and being 100 percent alone. I'm almost there and its getting easier. Dont give up! If I could do this working construction, giving up alcohol, cocaine and benzodiazepines all by myself than you can do it too. I've turned a lot of bad days into good days using will, determination and meditation. If you want to make it you gotta understand that it starts and ends with you. You can do it whether you think you can or not. Anyone can give up and feel like a victim. If your able to find the strength to push through you will be paid in full for your efforts.
Thanks so much for sharing your story! Well done. You know how deep you must dig to get through this, and you're correct that it really is a process of discovering strength that we didn't know we even had! Keep moving forward, and keep watching!
Yours is the best description of withdrawal symptoms I have found. I am 20 months benzo-free, and just begun to feel like myself again. I could not have made it without prayer. Benzo withdrawal is very much a spiritual battle. But one can make it through with faith (that you WILL be well again), determination (to believe you are healing, even while you are still suffering), and prayer (to God who loves you). God bless all those in withdrawal.
Thanks so much for the comment, Frankie. And congratulations to you! 20 months off is huge! Faith, determination, prayer - it all leads to vision and a sense of hope and purpose. Take care and keep watching!
You're a God send! I'm trying, Thank you for these Videos. You just explained me, and you don't scare people as other videos do.
You're welcome! Keep watching!
Well said. Ssri protracted withdrawal is like being on a rollercoaster with extreme lurches twists and drops in total darkness. I would never wish this on anyone. I’m thankful for your RUclips channel. It gives me hope.
I'm so glad you continue to find comfort from my channel. Keep watching, and take care today!
I am going thru withdrawal off Ativan I’m 63 I’ve been taking since I was 13 I have ptsd, major depression,panic attack disorder, anxiety out the butt. I feel so alone at this time my husband killed himself by ectrocution wet the bed wired up vcr,tv,and cable box it was timed I believe I found my husband cooked to the bed his eyes open, gray color just the hardest thing I have ever it was rough I lost my son he was murdered by my ex by making him grilled sandwiches and putting zyperxa in his sandwiches 🥪 I ve never got over this my only son ! My dad killed himself by drinking rubbing alcohol he died at the hospital I was with him
@@lindawrinkle4673 So sorry that this happened Linda. Sending you love and light. ✨💖✨
can i tapper of both clonazepam (0.5 mg) & vortioxetin (10mg) have been using for 3 weeks only.. I don't want to stay on these pills which cannot give me relef rather more I'll feeling.. Please advice me n ur support needed 🙏 I dont wanna regret in future
@@lindawrinkle4673 - Please come back and tell us how you're doing. Did you come off Ativan? (I'm also an older person going through withdrawal.)
Nearly 20 months off. Drove my car yesterday for the first time since September 2017. Had the worst day ever last Friday and then on Saturday started feeling much better. I’m on day 6 of a much improved baseline. Praying it’s the beginning of the end!!! Depression has lifted considerably and that makes other symptoms easier to deal with.
Your videos are consistently positive.
Keep up the great work 👍
Andrew
It sounds like you are turning a great corner, Andrew. Just celebrate that development and constantly remind yourself of those sorts of improvements. Things will get even better as time goes on!
The Lovely Grind Thanks Michael. You don’t realise how ill you are until you start feeling better. The biggest thrill is the “hope” comes back. Over 18 months of no hope is true Hell.
Thanks Andrew 😊
Andrew Norbury thanks for this update......at almost 22mths and still home bound with intense mental and physical symptoms it's so hard to see if there is an end to this. 2 mths on these poisons and still so darn sick and nonfunctional.
Anthony Rindfleish What did you take and what dose. And did you taper or did you go cold turkey
Andrew Norbury is it getting better
Exactly. Spot on. It is like someone has opened a portal to all things horrific, scary and terrible! Wow. Exactly what I've gone through. Paranoia, thinking no one is up to any good. So good to hear this common experience so exactly as I have been experiencing.
Thank you for these videos and for spreading this information!
You're very welcome. I'm glad that my video helped you to find a little reassurance about your own situation. It does get better! Take care and keep watching!
Those people who have bad hang over... its nothing, its nothing compared to the hell of withdrawal.. you can concentrate, you cant sleep, your temperature goes up and down, its impossible to exercise (which would force endorphines to your brain and make you feel better) since your heart wont let you to exercise since it kind of thinks you are ill and you should rest (and you are kind off ill, its just not bacteria or virus but your brain system, neutrotransmitters and receptors activity in neurons and well there is too much details to tell what happens in micro level in your brain chemistry and changes in neurons). You are shaking, future looks just dark, nothing bad dark, there is no light and you have the feeling there will be no light, only solution is death since you wont get fixed, you wont get better... these are the feelings (Im talking mostly opioids withdrawals here but I guess it is somewhat same as benzos (I have no knowledge of mood drugs withdrawal))... the worst thing is that there is no light, even you know that your brain is totally messed up and it will heal itself after time.. even when you know that you still cant see the light.. yes, just like groundhog day, pain after pain, horror after horror, never ending horror............
But the truth is (as long as you keep on living healthy life, diet, exercise when you are strong enough) your brain does the fixing, hour by hour, day by day it fixes you back what you used to be.. some miracle moments happen when you see a climpse of light, you get a feeling maybe just of a millisecond what you used to be. Thats when your brain is starting to get things together, like it used to be. There is weird feeling that you start to sense things, feel things when you were a child or what you were before drugs.. you make go back to hell time to time but just let the nrain do its fixing stuff. All the good things, diet, sports, talking to people, sleep (if its finally possible) will make your progress quicker.. THe miracle happens sooner or later and you feel like you are coming home, from year or decades after being lost in the vague fog where you tryied your best to navigate through days.. the fog will go away, and you finally are yourself again, this time you can cry tires of happiness and cry as much as you want since you are never going back to that fog and darkness. those who survive wont ever go back there and the rest of your life your thining is clear, you are out of fog, there is light in your life, of course there are cloudy days but the light, shine and some werid feelings of happiness are part of your life from this moment forward...
I pray strenght to all of you who are walking in these very dark places and you dont see the light.. believe me there is a light even its million miles away. stay strong, stay weak, get stronger and you will love of being yourself ones again. Good bless you all!
Thank you for giving a full description of your withdrawal symptoms. You say you don't usually like to go into too much detail but that is what helps me actually.
It reassures me that these feelings are to be expected and I've had all you describe. I'm six months on reduced dose of ssri and still getting withdrawal symptons. Your videos are really helpful and they give me so much relief. Thankyou.
You're welcome, Cheryl! Take care today!
I agree with Cheryl I have to hear all the symptoms cause you feel like something else is wrong with you, and lots of people would like you to believe something else is wrong with you and you will never get better.
Thank you for your series. It has been so helpful in my own discontinuance of a benzo. I was only seeing the horror stories and while my heart was so heavy seeing all in absolute crisis, I was afraid there was only going to be the same end for me. But I HAD to stop and regain my life. I have and continue to. I appreciate your compassionate series because there’s always a message of hope in it. And I needed to know there was hope for me, that I could heal eventually. I’m one of the very fortunate that did a quick taper because I was forced to, and am on the other side looking back with amazement and gratitude that I’m still here, a healthier version of myself and most of all, as you point out a lot, PROUD of my choices and my tenacity to stop the cycle of taking a medication(s) I didn’t need and that caused so much more grief and pain than the original symptoms I thought I was using it to stop. I’m not upset with my doctors at all, I truly feel they were trying to help me. After all, no one made me take these medications, I made the appointment to ask for help and they, with their limited understanding of a drug that needs FAR MORE transparency than a information pamphlet neatly folded with my medication, prescribed a little pill taken once daily, would FIX my issues I’d sought out medical attention for. But.... this lack of a thorough knowledge of this dangerous drug, I do feel a prescribing doctor should learn and UNDERSTAND the complications and symptoms of stopping such the medication is paramount. Especially when it’s all there.... in the fine print, what could happen if I stopped abruptly and how it should be discontinued. By the grace of God, somehow, in some way, I made it through those dark days alone in the seconds, minutes, days, weeks, months following my taking of the last pill. Your series has helped me immensely with a positive mindset that the hell I was going through was valid, but the positives would come for me because I didn’t need this medication like I thought and the fight I would embark upon to stop it, stay off it and HEAL my brain and body would be the ultimate test and proof I had, within me, the strength to overcome the very symptoms and complaint I originally sought out a remedy for! Stay well and God Bless! 💜
Thanks for sharing! And yes, be very proud! You've gone through a lot and have gotten stronger and wiser! Stay determined, stay faithful, stay positive! So glad you found my videos and that they were helpful. Take care and keep watching!
You just described everything i am going through perfectly. Something that has been very difficult for me to put into words. Thank you
You are so welcome. Take care and keep watching!
Stumbled onto your videos today. I’m struggling. I stopped SSRIs last year at 31 because they don’t work for what they were prescribed for anymore. Was on it for a decade. Severe, dreadful insomnia, breakdowns, strong feeling of disconnection from everything I care about, skin burning, flushing, feeling like there’s no future or it’s all over, paranoia, etc. Just feel like I’m degrading. One of the most telling was this spring-summer (I live in Wisconsin, winters are awful) I always felt a burst of joy when spring-summer came around. It didn’t happen this year. Feels like a lost year almost. I was seeing signs of improvment, but it came back once again yesterday. You seem to be doing well which is good to see (That it’ll go away eventually) I look forward to feeling better.
Thanks for checking out the videos, Jeremy. Focus on being grateful for the improvements you've already seen, and know that many more are on the way for you, even if it is gradual. Each day healing is happening, so try to look at this summer as a season of healing and try to enjoy little pieces of happiness outdoors as you can.
Jeremy did u feel fatigue like no spirit in body and stomach cramps in ur withdrawals please answer I m 83 days sober
How’re you feeling now?
This withdrawal has been by far the hardest thing I've ever done. I like these videos though because of the positivity. It is so often hard to feel there is any light at the end of the tunnel, so sometimes I feel it's necessary to have others temporarily provide that light for me. I especially relate to the "Groundhog Day" comments. I have said that exact same line many times. I am in the middle of what feels like tolerance withdrawal right now, it is hell, I don't know how I'm going to get through to the other side without losing my mind; fortunately at least I haven't requested an updose to deal with the tolerance. I need to *believe* I have a chance. What is hardest is feeling like I am putting my family through this with me. They are angels and I know they suffer with me.
Thanks for the comment, Dana. Yes, believe your success is on the way! Hope you're doing well today.
Dana did u feel fatigue like no spirit in body and stomach cramps in ur withdrawls please answer I m 84 days sober
Tolerance wd is the worst, tapering while in we is so hard. I had to do it and six weeks finally off
The symptoms are so hard to describe. It's like trying to describe the deepest and the worst hole in hell to someone who hasn't been there. There are no words to to describe it and people think you're crazy or making it up when you try. I think I have PTSD from going through it. 😩
The withdrawal situation can definitely be traumatic and stressful, and I think that people indeed have to learn how to tend to that "post-trauma" stress even after "acute" is done and they are healing in greater and greater measures. Just keep working to find increased calm and mental/emotional well-being for yourself each day. The symptoms won't last forever, so just keep caring for yourself as they play out to exhaustion. Take care and stay connected here!
Sunshine did u feel fatigue like no spirit in body and stomach cramps in ur withdrawals please answer I m 83 days sober
@@sangeetalambh6389 I felt something similar, like I had lost myself and didn't know how to get back. I couldnt feel "me" anymore and also lost the ability to feel joy, happiness, or even laugh. I just felt numb and lost in complete darkness and this was on top of all my other multitudes of horrific symptoms. I didn't have cramps, but had severe heartburn, to the point that I could only ingest liquids. It gets better with time, low stress and sleep. Sleep really helps the brain heal as it needs to. 45 months out and I'm still healing, but doing better than I have in a long time. One minute at a time and you'll get through it. Wishing you the best.
@@decemberdarling6058 how many years u take benzos and you feel better in how many months
@@sangeetalambh6389 I took another medication, not benzos. I took the medication off an on for about 3 years and then one day it just turned on me and I found myself with all these withdrawal type symptoms literally in a split second.I was OK one minute, then not the next. Most of my major symptoms went away in about 5 months. I'm still left with quite a few symptoms but they are nowhere near as bad as they were before. Healing is not linear, so some days are good and some days are not. Healing is also not the same with all people. Some people heal faster/slower than others.
Wow, I have those very symptoms Today! After about seven months of tapering Paxil, I have five "Good/Normal" days followed by two to three anxiety ridden, spiritually difficult ones. Even so, that's an improvement over the very beginning of my tapering (on Paxil for about almost six years).
Glad to hear about the improvements. It is important to focus on those! Keep up the progress and keep watching!
21 months on half my dose of effexor. 150mg-> about 80mg after an attempted cold turkey, reinstatement, and taper. I'm finally doing better and feel like I am starting to turn the corner. Even though I would like to be off completely, I'm happy with how far I've come and the progress that I've made. (started at age 6, been on for 18 years)
Such huge progress right there, Danielle! You absolutely need to celebrate that! You're making monumental strides right now, so keep taking care of yourself and the improvements will continue. Your big picture is heading in a great direction. Take care!
Thank you, I'm currently going through this and having a hard time. I'm going to remember to stay positive
That's good, Nicolette; we especially need to cling to positivity during challenging times when we feel the pull of negativity. And there is great reason to be positive in this withdrawal situation; it isn't permanent or life-threatening; it can be very painful and draining, but it doesn't last forever. Just keep working to care for yourself each day until the clouds clear a little more and then a little more; and eventually, the skies will be much brighter!
@@TheLovelyGrind Thank you for your words of encouragement and positivity. It's reassuring to know this feeling is temporary. Somedays I feel good others I feel like im not myself, get easily overwhelmed and anxious with negative thoughts. I look forward to being completely off the medication and not having to depend on them anymore.
4 weeks into paxil withdrawal. Took it for 8 years and celexa for 7 before that. For the first 3 weeks I was seeing improvements almost daily. Then hit with a bunch of stress with my daughter and for the last week I feel like I'm back where I started. It takes me hours everyday to get motivated to do something. The anxiety is unbelievable to the point when I put food in my mouth I gag. Lost a bunch of weight. And for the first time in my life I feel depressed. Hot flashes and cold chills. Daily. Cry daily which is something I've never ever done.. it's a battle daily to not go back to the dr and get put on another medicine. On a positive note the brain zaps have almost disappeared.
Focus on what has improved, Jared. And give yourself a million tons of credit for each day survived! Each is a huge accomplishment. Don't worry, stress might make things feel worse for a bit, but it always passes. Just cope and restore as you need to, and then keep moving forward with faith. Take care!
God Bless you…I’m going through a lot of the same stuff too..once in awhile i notice I’m improving…then right back in the battle..
How’re you feeling now
Michael I have seemed to have turned a small corner at almost 20 months off, far from healed but thanks for all these videos.
Such great news, Tom! You should feel really good about that development, and see it as a sign of even greater things to come! Take care.
Its frightening that no-one told me the horrors of ceasing Citalopram. In fact I was told that it’s non addictive 🤦🏼♀️ Your help is invaluable to me … an immense support for me together and ray of hope .. THANKYOU 🙏🏼
Thank you so much, this has given me a lot of hope, I’m coming off of lexapro starting this evening. 5mg each week till I’m completely off. I withdrew from adderall after 15 years, and now I’m letting go off my lexapro
Way to go, Frank. It sounds like you're attacking it one med at a time with a gradual approach. Good to have a plan. Just stay encouraged, always make note of your progress, and know that it can be done. Good job, and I wish you continued success as you move forward. Take care and keep watching!
Your the man.. Very truthful video.. I felt everything you said to the extreme.. 👍
So glad you found the video, Eric! Take care and keep watching!
Your videos are very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to do this.
You are so welcome Ray. Glad you've found them. Keep watching!
You are an angel to all of us.
Thank you for that comment, Jackie. Take care and stay connected here!
HI Thanks for the video! I am slowly tapering off Ativan down 30% from original dose (2m). took it for 4 mo before taper of 2.5% per week. Also will be tapering Lexapro 15m and Ambien 10m. Do u think it will get worse before better? Still working part time and scared that I will not be able to. Your videos are great thanks
Things can be up and down and somewhat unpredictable, but don't get scared by the down times. They don't signal setbacks, but rather they are a common part of the total process which is headed in an upward direction at all times! And don't worry about the future when it comes to work etc. Just take it one week at a time and keep taking care of yourself. The rest will play out by the hands of God as it is supposed to. Take care and keep watching! You're doing great.
Hi sir hope you are doing well. I’ve been on Olanzapine 10 mg for around one year during when I tried to cold turkey them they all failed( problems like insomnia and intrusive thoughts). I was not having any Schizophrenia or any mental problems before I was put on the drugs now would you recommend tapering them slowly as the doctors suggesting? Thank you much in advance.
If you are going to taper, a gradual taper is always recommended.
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Wow, thank u so much. I am feeling the same and was thinking i am losing my mind n it is hard to explain to someone this feelings.
You're welcome, Tebogo! It isn't just you, and you aren't losing your mind. It is just a process of healing, and things will get better! Take care and keep watching!
How are you doing I am tapering off benzo myself it is hard.
Thank you for your video😊, i stopped my treatment 1 week ago~ and I’m still feeling so bad right now i even thought that I’m gonna die :( so many weird sensations that i never had before, I already did twice the covid test and of course I don’t have it
You're welcome! Just don't be scared by all of those sensations. They are "normal" for the withdrawal experience and won't last forever.
@@TheLovelyGrind thank you so much for answering me:D I’ll keep on watching your videos cuz it really helps 😉
I wish that I could say good morning but my being is changed. So incredibly tiring. Feeling like all the feelings that I took the pills for are attacking me at the same time right now from yesterday.
victor dowedoff hi how are you doing? It’s my 2nd day off my anti depressant, i don’t like the feelings I got being in it so I decided to stop taking it, i know it’s one day at a time! God bless you!🙏🏻
Marsha Greene hi Marsha I’ve used over 60 different medications to help with crippling anxiety and depression. The biggest mistake I made was one time I used a opiate pain killer for my arm. Interesting is that it not only helped the pain but it really took care of the anxiety disorder and depression. I can’t warn you enough about the dangerous things that these drugs can do right down to rewriting the brain. Having said that, I didn’t know that this was happening to me but I did it to my self. I’m not in any way telling you what to do but for me drugs are not the answer. I will pray that god blesses you with all your hopes Marsha.
Marsha Greene throw atuvan in garbage don’t take that script💥💥
Michael when did your fears reside how long did it take you for them to go away with your anxiety? I mean how long did it take for your anxiety to go away and did the fears and anxiety go away on their own or did you have to go to counseling?
Much of the fear went away on its own, and sometimes it took efforts to move away from the fear. Exercise and other activities and planning. I didn't personally have counseling, but perhaps you might want to look into that. It's all about finding a little bit of relief each day until things begin to turn huge corners!
@@TheLovelyGrind about how many months untill most your fears deminish ?
I've been on paxil for about four months now and Xanax but I've been switching down to 1/4 of a pill at a time now instead of a whole pill or a half of Pele Pill trying to wean myself off of the Xanax what do you think
I think a part of your question got cut off, Chris. Feel free to ask again ...
@@TheLovelyGrind I was just asking I'm trying to get off Xanax I went from two pills a day to one pill a day to a half a pill a day so can I still keep breaking that down what do you think
@@long400exable Always best to go gradual. There are many sensible taper ideas online, but they all suggest a very gradual pace so that the symptoms are kept to a minimum.
chris long how are you now did you feel the side effects for each time you taper I am not feeling well only 6 weeks on and dint like the meds so I wanted off I went to doc they asked if I want to taper to .25 Ativan from .75. I had the hot and cold then went to not sleeping don’t want to drive cook clean leave the house I have eye pain headaches my ears feel blocked and I feel weak lost a lot of weight still get really hot 🥵. It’s been 10 days on this dose. Would it be better to go back to that dose and taper extremely slow or are these symptoms going to just stay now no matter what.
@@francinemartinez-cruz3335 and there's good days there's bad days is hard but I'm slowly trying to taper off as much as I can
You explained it so well. I always watch your videos to get some validation about what's going on during withdrawal.
I am now 4 and half months off benzos. When I get up from a nap, I feel very toxic, weird, poisonous, chemical feel in my head. I never heard about this symptom from anyone.
Is this a withdrawal symptom?
I am really scared.
Please help
I went cold turkey off Klonopin (long story how I got to that point, don't ask) and all I can say is it is the mental equivalent of having your limbs blown off in a war. I won't go further past that as I know many people in here struggle with GAD and/or depression and me telling you horror stories will only heap more problems into your mind and that's not my intention. Whatever you do, taper off. It's been about 1 year since that incident (of course I got back on the normal dose in the ER) and I feel almost as normal as I did pre-withdrawal, God be praised.
It's hard, but you heal over time. Do weight lifting... cardio... whatever is more beneficial to you.
can i tapper of both clonazepam (0.5 mg) & vortioxetin (10mg) have been using for 3 weeks only.. I don't want to stay on these pills which cannot give me relef rather more I'll feeling.. Please advice me n ur support needed 🙏 I dont wanna regret in future
Im at 6 months and 2 weeks. Having a hard time
Each month will bring additional healing, Kregg. Look forward to that!
@@TheLovelyGrind i feel so tired all the time..
Did you feel this too ?
And scared a lot ?
How long did yours last?
Yes, fatigue is a big part of it@@Ballard206Journal. The body is going through a lot in this process, so just give yourself the rest you can when you can. Your strength and energy will return with time.
@@TheLovelyGrind I've been off Paxil 6 months 2 weeks should I go back on an SSRI or should I continue this fight? I don't know what would happen to me if I went back on an SSRI drug I'm just very scared
@p de silva I turned big corners 18-24 months off all meds.
How long does it take I am sure there is no real answer but dang I have been done now for 8 months and it's slow going
Yes, no real answer but I would suggest noting the month-to-month improvements. That will help you to realize the progress you are seeing. Take care and know that time plus proper self-care/goal-setting equals progress.
@@TheLovelyGrind o you exactly right about getting better 8 months ago I was seeing and hearing things the were not there so I am doing a lot better
I'm currently battling fentanyl those fake blue m30 pills, and imagine sleep deprivation torture, time goes by so slowly, I now have empathy for those that are dopesick, I used to think I was so mentally strong "oh a few days sick is nothing why don't people just tough it out" karma has bit me that's what i get for talking...
This sort of stuff tests you mentally, for sure, but in the long run builds mental strength. And empathy! Take care!
Can you talk about how you tapered off Xanax
I dry cut my pills using a cheap pill cutter from Walgreens or somewhere, and it took me maybe a year to a year and a quarter. My taper probably wasn't as precise or even as gradual as it should have been, but I was very determined (and as important as the mechanisms of tapering are, they aren't the only component for success in all of this)!
I needed that. Thank you.
You're very welcome Luke! Take care!
1000% true video.. 👊💥
Thank you.
No sir... Thank you👍
Did you physically feel things in your body and brain? I FEEL every single thing in my body and brain. It’s unreal. I’m losing my mind.
Yes, I felt every little sensation in my body and brain; that not only leads to health anxiety, but it is also just a disturbing sense of hyper-awareness that can fatigue us in general. But no, you aren't losing your mind. Eventually that hyper-awareness will give way to a calmer mindset that won't be so needlessly active all the time (i.e., it will be active in a good way to be productive and then able to relax when needed). Take care and stay connected here!
My weirdest one was an ear that would get hot for a second from the inside out and then be normal and it did it for about 2 days, about 10 times a day then disappeared
Excellent! I truly believe while we're going through this that many of us both see and hear things in the spiritual realm we aren't designed by default to experience. I have experienced a dark force which seems to feed on both pain and suffering. We feed on animals, plants etc..who feeds on us? The movie "They Live", has often said to be more of a documentary than a movie..I couldn't agree more. If there is indeed another species who feeds on both our pain and suffering..wouldn't many of these RX drugs be the perfect choice.. "Think Archons"? First they control you for years on many of these drugs and then they have a feast when one tries to discontinue them. Ever wonder why so many of these drugs are stil legal..I think it has far more to do with "Control", and ofcourse as touched upon above "PAIN", and "Suffering". Throughout this journey I have on more then one occasion been immersed into a HELL like no another. Being burned alive while others seemingly stroll through life "Consuming", "Obeying", and always doing what thier told. At eight months out and in the midst of a vicisous WAVE..I hope I'm becoming enlighted to the TRUTH here never wanting to return after I take my last breath. Yes there is "Benzo W/D" for some of us.. and there's seemingly suffering for years and years on end...seemingly from cradle to grave!
The experience can definitely open our eyes and hearts and minds spiritually; and in general it can allow us to be more creative and insightful. We just have to harness such experiences and use them to bring ourselves to a more enlightened and hopeful place. I always say there is such a thing as "useful pain," so use what this process gives you to develop and grow!
Juney Lo - You write very powerfully. I wish I could express myself so well. I also am going through withdrawal and can relate to all you describe.
I have Massive anxiety!! 6 months off of Paxil after 26 years on that crap!!
Im suffering bad!! Intrusive thoughts. Nightmares.
Burning skin pain. Stabbing pains. Paranoia. Big time!! Head preasure.
Massive Fear all the time!!!
Hang in there Kregg it WILL get better. I'm 16 months SSRI-free after a cold-turkey withdrawal from 20 mg of Lexapro after more than a decade of use. I had ALL of those symptoms you described and most are either gone or significantly diminished.
ya well, i was 26 years on paxil.. 6 months and 1 week off of it now, im living a nightmare of visual and burning stabbing pains, and Horrific Anxiety attacks, the fear peaks so much, never been so scared in my life.. I need some relief... how is this possible? do i go back on paxil? will this stop my suffering ?
@@kregg123 Reinstating could provide relief but it could also have a paradoxical effect on your CNS, leaving you in MUCH worse shape. I'm actually around 22 months since my last Lexapro dose but I made the mistake of trying to use a small dose (10 mg) of Prozac for around 5 months to get me through the horrific symptoms (heart palpitations). I believe that doing this ultimately set me back in my healing/recovery. Some people refer to it as "kindling."
@@kregg123 I know it seems like there's no end to the suffering at this point in your recovery process. But it DOES get better... it unfortunately takes a significant amount of time in protracted cases like ours. I strongly encourage you to radically change your diet if you haven't already...eat organic and healthy, especially produce/greens. Exercise whenever possible even if it's just to take walks. I still get HUGE relief from power walking as it dramatically calms down my cardiovascular system and nerve endings.
when will i get better? so i can get rid of my fears anxiety
I been on ssri for over 30 yrs do you think i have a chance to get off it?
I think that with the proper mindset, support, and self-care, everyone has a chance to get off and move forward.
Am going through this..
Glad you found my channel, Rohit! I hope you enjoy the videos!
Is Benzo withdrawal worse than ssri/snri withdrawal?
Good question. I have severe SSRI WD injury. Its hell.
How long did your withdrawal process last? I’m on week 3 of tapering off after 3 months only on antidepressants. What is the timeline like can you please help? The third week has been awful for me and not the first or second.
How are u now susana
Yasmine Farouk it’s been slowly getting better but I feel like I have new symptoms that replace old ones. I started having awful panic attacks this week but sleep has improved, it’s weird because I sleep a bit better but wake up more anxious, severe anxiety or depression throughout the day. The dizziness is the worst and scariest can’t do much.
That's because the lower the dose mostly the harder the symptoms appear
@@susanamonroy7925 they say it takes approx 3 month to get better . Wishing you speedy recovery
Yasmine Farouk thank you very much! Are you also struggling with this? Which stage are you at? Take care!
You ever go days without any sleep at all?
I went many days on very little sleep, and felt basically sleepless during some of the acute times. Thankfully that gets better and better as time goes on ...
i am tired of the vivid dreams and insomnia how long will they last
Those sleep problems can be brutal, but it hopefully it has already gotten somewhat better for you!
yes the nightmares and insomnia are gone, still dream a lot but it ok
now i mostly struggle with physical symptoms, anxiety, dizziness, fatigue, stomach problems, strange pain that sometimes comes in different parts of body and other stuff
sometimes i feel little better than the next day is worst
@p de silva i got better in january february almost no physical symptoms i was feeling great my ocd or intrusive thoughts was gone (thinking i was going to be crazy) but in the start of march i got some kidney stones and the pain and the discomfort lasted a week with blood in urine and i guess the stress started to build up until a night when i was in bed trying to sleep i started shaking (trembling) and it was hard to sleep with sudden fear when i was falling a sleep and suddenly my anxiety came back it got a little better after few days but with this coronavirus i guess it sticking
i think when i get anxious for a some days my physical symptoms come back as well and when i m not anxious they go slowly, i feel like i need live with no stress for a year to get my anxiety level to 0 so when i get stressed again it would take a long time for my physical anxiety to appear
i also think that part of my dreams that i took a lot of magnesium
@p de silva antidepressant (Amitriptyline) for one month
and some anti anxiety for two months
@p de silva same doze
i didn't know about the withdrawals symptoms they hit me after the third day i want it to come back to drugs i went to a psychiatrist to ask what's going on and can i make without drugs he gave me a prescription for stronger drugs that no pharmacy was selling them (asshole) i decide not to take them it was a hard decision
my anxiety it all about physical symptoms what about you
God bless you. Thank you for your videos. 🙏♥️
You're so welcome. God bless you, too, and keep watching!
Hi iv been withdrawing off prozac 60mg for 16 years I got down to40 hada melt down back upto 45 still in the grips of somthing. Blackness just comes over me in waves. Intrusive thoughts feelings I read all horror stories convinced it's gona be me that it happens to.
Paul, try to stay away from those "horror stories" and all of the negativity that can invade withdrawal groups. Stick to the positive blogs and videos, like mine, and that will go a long way toward your healing. I too was on the AD meds for almost a decade and a half, so I've been where you are and I know it does get better if approached the correct way! Take care today!
Paul Moughton Hi Paul how are you doing? I’ve stopped taking my anti depressant just don’t like how I felt on it! I’ve tried 6 with in a month and a half, I only been on them for a month and a half and decided I was done with it! Any feedback is much appreciated
I'm nearly one month off of Mirtazapine 15mg, was on this time for only 7 weeks but this was because I was in withdrawal from being on the first time for 12 months. Has anyone else had a weird feeling of feeling like their head and body is full of acid? It's the only way I can describe it. Also I can hear my heart beating in my head. Luckily I have propranolol which seems to control the norepinephrine rushes to some extent . Doctors don't understand that's why I'm here.
Withdrawal brings about so many weird and scary sensations that a list would almost be endless. Also, we're hyperaware during withdrawal (and scared), so we notice every little thing we feel and then imagine a few more things on top of that. Don't worry, these sensations won't last forever!
@@TheLovelyGrind Thank you so much for your reply, it's a comfort to know others understand, it can be a very lonely experience as I'm realising. There's just no support out there, I spoke to my mental health team this week and it seems unless they're prescribing us poison they really don't wanna know about helping us off them 🤔🙄 nevermind, luckily I'm made of strong stuff and will get through this , my heart and prayers go out to all who are suffering ❤️
I feel all those.
Did you also feel your brain couldn't understand a simple thing and normal life?
I'm tapering with Ashton manual, third time to try to get off, two times were too quick and went badly wrong. I get no windows.
Thank you if you can answer if you felt your brain didn't function normally. All the best.
Yes and worse
Did you taper off your antidepressant or did you cold turkey? I'm in protracted acute withdrawal and have been for a year now. I tried 3 times to come off and they all failed thus I'm in protracted withdrawal. I just jumped from 30mg cymbalta to 20mg. I was holding for 7 months on the 30mg and i had some windows but I want to heal and I don't want to take this poison anymore. In 3 weeks I will drop from 20mg to 10mg.
cymbalta they say' That is non addicted,nerve pain. I have a full bottle of those, can't take them, I'm coming off forty years of Librium and I just Pray all day.
@NewWorld Thinking By , SP mine too for the past month
A really slow taper can save you from withdrawal??
I think it can mitigate symptoms, but it is still withdrawal. I was going through withdrawal as I was tapering, and in some respects that was the toughest period of time.
@@TheLovelyGrind I'm on 0.5 mg lorazepam was tapering from 2 mg started last December I had no symptoms , a part from sole troubles sleeping sometimes in a while
@@TheLovelyGrind did you have withdrawal after your taper too?
@@kmb1704 Yes
Hell on earth.
Wouldn't argue with that ...