what you're going through is the most difficult withdrawal there is. alcohol could be worse but were splitting hairs. I was on 30mg Valium for about 14 years. I kept my dose the same the entire time but there were times when I did start taking 5 or more 10mg tabs per day. The best thing to do is research how to treat your body to recover your GABA system. You have to quit things like caffeine and alcohol or you will never recover. You need a high-protein high-fat diet only healthy fats. You have to rebuild your brain and your nervous system. You need amino acids and fatty acids to restore nervous system tissues. I've been clean for 10 years I'm feeling better every day. You don't just recover one day you're going to be recovering for the rest of your life. It will take about 6 months to a year to get some real traction on your recovery. This is why it's so hard you feel stuck and you feel like shit all day every day. It gets much easier after that. Start working out after you begin to feel better. Set goals and stick to your plan. Bottom line once you get past about 2 weeks it's all downhill from there. The recovery is so damn slow you can't really notice it but it's happening a millimeter at a time. Research benzo cessation there is tons of info out there. Good luck.
I'm not an but I'm an empathizt and I watch people suffering and I'm drawn to sending the healing vibes. Sooo anyhoo this comment about how to slowl recover from benzo addiction is absolutely amazing I just had to tell you that word for word you described a plan to follow. I really touched my heart and it seemed everyday simple and the expectations and the struggles and I really hope that many people will find this comment and they will give them hope to try and recover.
@@blindsidedbylife143 I can't believe how many people just average people are now on opiates and benzos from the doctor for feeling anxious or depressed or just because they say they're in pain. And the doctors give them to you till you die it's up to you to quit. You learn the hard way they don't want to stop you they want to up your dose. I comment because I really do hope I can help someone. Thanks for your consideration.
Your the first person to say that it feels like the flu, because that’s how I’ve felt for the past 16 months since my taper started from my taking one milligram tablet of Alprazolam, three times a day for 18+ years. I’ve gotten myself down to taking, two, 2 milligram tablets of diazepam or valium now. I know I’m towards the end but still have a long way to go. Some of these jokers and their videos are making us look worse by stating they’ve got fibromyalgia and other symptoms that doctors are already looking down at people for claiming that’s their issue. Even if they think they do, they probably shouldn’t say so, because some doctors already think we are full of shit about our benzodiazepine withdrawal. You’re going to be alright, stay strong girl. You got this shit!
This breaks my heart. How could any doctor prescribe that much of those drugs? It's unconscionable. I am so sorry you were abused. Please be well. I'm glad you knew to get help. Be strong 💪
I'm A little late to find Your channel, I'm only 5 mins. in and I just wanted to Say, Thank You for Being Vulnurlable and candid. So many can Relate. I literallly was considering inpatient but gonna hang in. I hope Things Are So much Better
Back in the last 90's I had to withdraw from Xanax. My prescribed starting dose was 1 mg 3 times a day which should knock out a horse! I was on it for years and when I finally got off of them the nightmare was just beginning. I had no idea what I was in for. You are smart to taper slowly now. Fast forward several decades, and I had a massive brain hemorrhage and when I was recovering from it, it reminded me of how I felt when I was in withdrawal. Hang in there.
That’s what I was taking for over 18 years. Three, 1 milligram tablets of Xanax a day I am going on my 11th month of my tapering and have gotten myself down to about one milligram of diazepam (Valium) a day. I still feel like shit and I really can’t do much of anything but lay in bed. How long did it take you to completely taper off of the benzoes? and around how long was it until you started feeling somewhat normal again to where you could be a productive member of society again? I haven’t taken any supplements as of yet, not sure what to take as I am going through this on my own. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you so much, Dave
I have been on klonopin for sleep walking for 22 years. I am going to start tapering myself off. I am now 59 and surely i won't still sleep walk. I know i have to do it slowly even tho it is a long acting benzo.
I've been clean for 8 months and my god, not gonna lie, it was horrendous. Feeling so much better now and going through those withdrawals will keep me from ever taking valium again. Stay strong you can get through it and you'll be glad you did. Sending love ❤
Gosh i totally understand. I was taking Benzo off and on . I never needed them . I kept saying no no because i was talking to therapist and was helping me. I never needed drugs. I should have listened to my intuition and not by husband. Ruined me. Even though drugs are out of ny system , but i can't tell who is the real me , because i was dealing with anxiety before.
I went through benzo withdrawal 10 years ago and currently on day 101 off methadone and its been hell but the benzo withdrawal was worse. especially the anxiety, I got off benzos by switching to a long acting benzo and doing water titration taper to ween low enough to jump, then like a idiot i got on street methadone during withdrawals because i felt so much better and here iam today still suffering from past mistakes
Pain and suffering is an inherently lonely experience and you cant change that. I have no experience with benzos but I do take two different stimulants for a chronic condition. Anyways, just writing a comment to say I dont fully relate but I'm listening ❤ Some people find it quite dark, but personally I go on RUclips and watch videos of people talk about their darkest days. It truly helps me because I'll find myself thinking how glad I am to be in bed crying vs in a hospital after a car accident or sitting in an oncologists office or watching my family and friends open gifts on Xmas knowing it's my last Xmas. Anyway, wishing you the best. You can do this.
Wow, thanks for sharing your experience. I too have a chronic illness that I’m on a trial drug for and it’s almost in remission. I do serve RUclips but I am being very careful to not watch really dark things on benzos cause it just makes me scared, but I definitely understand where you’re coming from. It’s a very lonely experience when you’re experience experiencing something of people around you aren’t. Thanks so much for being here. I truly appreciate it.
@@LifewithErin777hello I saw your video. I'm sorry your going e this. I'm in very bad place my self. I y know if I'll make it. 😭 I need all the help I can get.
My god this feels like me talking im terafide of not having my next tabil everything i take has been prescribed just like you im on mirtizapin after my mam passed hadn't a cluwat it was i tell you i mo now so then in top of that fir nerve pain im on lyrics 150 3 times a day iv tryed withdrawal my self the withdrawn is excruciating i even get isters on my skin im just fed up of it now i need to do it one at z time your right hand thrm our like smarties so iv to try get off both these meds im so alone in this as no fsmily resly xx
It kind of doesn’t make sense your calculations of your dosage. If you’re on 5 mg three times a day that would be a shit ton more than 4 mg of Valium that would be up in the hundreds
I really, really appreciate that letting him run in the background. It’s so sweet, because the benzo was creating issues with like insomnia and like head pressure and my doctor wanted me off.
May I ask why you didn’t do a long taper of Klonopin? I’m getting ready to start tapering of off .50 and I really don’t want to add another med that I have to withdrawal from.
@@morgennichols9550 oh I see because I went into rehab and I was on 2 mg and ended up leaving cold turkey. I do say a lot in my video that I posted today if you wanna look at it otherwise I do go into detail in my first video, which is date four
@MyCrazyLife777 did you have to be put on other meds during your beginning of your tapper? I have low bp and my heart rate is pretty low. I have developed pots symptoms. It's all after coming off of Adderall in September 23. So I am a mess. I was only then on klonopin 4mg that's when I noticed my heart rate was slower. and bp tanked lower after stopping adderall so I am afraid tapering klonopin will kill me. Even doing it slow. I don't trust any detox places nor my psychiatrist. What can I do?
Some ppl do need benzos .. my fiance literally can not function from the anxiety! He takes his Ativan only when needed. So he can go to work and be productive . Every one is different
That what I was trying to, that's what I wanted natural way. I was dealing with anxiety I said I want a therapist. My husband kept insisting and insisting, to take medication because it was in my bureau and never threw it away in the garbage. I so messed up. The worst things to is that i was getting better with therapy. I'm ruined I feel.
If people can't sleep they should drink milk or even over the counter sleeping pill would be way better. warm milk , take bath. Tea. Why are drs. prescribing Benzo for sleeping problems.
I saw my doctor yesterday and explained to her some of my symptoms, she looked at me like I was crazy. She has no clue although she's the one who's been prescribing it . I'm tapering with the help of a fb group, not her.
Sounds like those "doctors" never heard of the Ashton manual. Their ignorance verged on malpractice. The Benzo Buddies website is great. Hang in there. When you recuperate you will feel so much better. And to the readers, if a doctor orders benzo, just say no.
I tapered a few times in my life and it worked. I was pumping Xanax hard so my doctor helped first I had to change to 16 Valium a day then it was a slow taper but I did it. In the moment at my low dose to stopping was horrible but I tried not to give it power and the days pass by before I knew it I was ok. You can do this keep going and it will be a distant memory. I feel for you and am sending you strong vibes. Also my doctor is an addiction specialist so he knew what he was doing so to speak ❤.
i thought maybe i was the only one ,i hope it isnt long term, im scared of what the future will be like but also doing what i can to repair my nervous system hoping for the best,thanks for responding @@LifewithErin777
Good thing your not day 4 from suboxone because for me .... THIS IS A MOTHA F%%%% . Thank God I've been off my Valium and Prozac or I'd be triple focked. I. Tapering and I'm only on week 2 almost 3 .
Thank you so much for sharing. My story is almost exactly the same as yours except I'm older (66) I started tapering myself a year-and-a-half ago off Ativan. Still taking Ambien to sleep. Like yours my story is long too much to write. Absolute nightmare!! Doctors don't really care or don't believe you that it's a nightmare. I live alone - I am alone. I've been through a lot and this is the worst thing ever. Everything you said is true for me. Thank you- sure wish I had someone to talk to. Every single day is really really hard
@@annaherbold7829hi Anna, how long have you been on Ativan and how many mg ? I’m trying to stop Ativan, it’s really hard and I use it for sleep. What is your taper method?
I’m done with my taper but if you want to be on a live with me tomorrow at noon, I’d love to have you on to talk about it and see if anybody’s interested interested?
what you're going through is the most difficult withdrawal there is. alcohol could be worse but were splitting hairs. I was on 30mg Valium for about 14 years. I kept my dose the same the entire time but there were times when I did start taking 5 or more 10mg tabs per day. The best thing to do is research how to treat your body to recover your GABA system. You have to quit things like caffeine and alcohol or you will never recover. You need a high-protein high-fat diet only healthy fats. You have to rebuild your brain and your nervous system. You need amino acids and fatty acids to restore nervous system tissues. I've been clean for 10 years I'm feeling better every day. You don't just recover one day you're going to be recovering for the rest of your life. It will take about 6 months to a year to get some real traction on your recovery. This is why it's so hard you feel stuck and you feel like shit all day every day. It gets much easier after that. Start working out after you begin to feel better. Set goals and stick to your plan. Bottom line once you get past about 2 weeks it's all downhill from there. The recovery is so damn slow you can't really notice it but it's happening a millimeter at a time. Research benzo cessation there is tons of info out there. Good luck.
Thank you so much
I'm not an but I'm an empathizt and I watch people suffering and I'm drawn to sending the healing vibes. Sooo anyhoo this comment about how to slowl recover from benzo addiction is absolutely amazing I just had to tell you that word for word you described a plan to follow. I really touched my heart and it seemed everyday simple and the expectations and the struggles and I really hope that many people will find this comment and they will give them hope to try and recover.
@@blindsidedbylife143 I can't believe how many people just average people are now on opiates and benzos from the doctor for feeling anxious or depressed or just because they say they're in pain. And the doctors give them to you till you die it's up to you to quit. You learn the hard way they don't want to stop you they want to up your dose. I comment because I really do hope I can help someone. Thanks for your consideration.
Your the first person to say that it feels like the flu, because that’s how I’ve felt for the past 16 months since my taper started from my taking one milligram tablet of Alprazolam, three times a day for 18+ years.
I’ve gotten myself down to taking, two, 2 milligram tablets of diazepam or valium now. I know I’m towards the end but still have a long way to go.
Some of these jokers and their videos are making us look worse by stating they’ve got fibromyalgia and other symptoms that doctors are already looking down at people for claiming that’s their issue. Even if they think they do, they probably shouldn’t say so, because some doctors already think we are full of shit about our benzodiazepine withdrawal.
You’re going to be alright, stay strong girl. You got this shit!
Thank you for commenting, stay strong this is a really hard thing, day by day.
Yes it does feel like the flu ,
This breaks my heart. How could any doctor prescribe that much of those drugs? It's unconscionable. I am so sorry you were abused.
Please be well. I'm glad you knew to get help. Be strong 💪
I use to be on them from age 20 to 41. I know been off for 8 years. It gets better. I promise
I’m so sorry your going through this. I have been through it gabepentin made me suicidal and self harm with razors . Prayers love and light xx
🙏 prayers to those struggling with any addiction, you CAN do this! 💯 🙏
I'm A little late to find Your channel, I'm only 5 mins. in and I just wanted to Say, Thank You for Being Vulnurlable and candid. So many can Relate. I literallly was considering inpatient but gonna hang in. I hope Things Are So much Better
I got off it by taking 3/4 a pill for a week then 1/2 for a week then 1/4 for a week then 0. It worked.
I came off klon CT it was awful!! I thought I had stroke! I couldn’t walk barely talk an it lasted for days
i feel your pain may God help get you and everyone through this 🙏🏻
Well done , well done 🤍
Back in the last 90's I had to withdraw from Xanax. My prescribed starting dose was 1 mg 3 times a day which should knock out a horse! I was on it for years and when I finally got off of them the nightmare was just beginning. I had no idea what I was in for. You are smart to taper slowly now.
Fast forward several decades, and I had a massive brain hemorrhage and when I was recovering from it, it reminded me of how I felt when I was in withdrawal. Hang in there.
That’s what I was taking for over 18 years. Three, 1 milligram tablets of Xanax a day
I am going on my 11th month of my tapering and have gotten myself down to about one milligram of diazepam (Valium) a day. I still feel like shit and I really can’t do much of anything but lay in bed. How long did it take you to completely taper off of the benzoes? and around how long was it until you started feeling somewhat normal again to where you could be a productive member of society again?
I haven’t taken any supplements as of yet, not sure what to take as I am going through this on my own. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you so much,
Dave
I have been on klonopin for sleep walking for 22 years. I am going to start tapering myself off. I am now 59 and surely i won't still sleep walk. I know i have to do it slowly even tho it is a long acting benzo.
I've been clean for 8 months and my god, not gonna lie, it was horrendous. Feeling so much better now and going through those withdrawals will keep me from ever taking valium again. Stay strong you can get through it and you'll be glad you did. Sending love ❤
Amazing!
Gosh i totally understand. I was taking Benzo off and on . I never needed them . I kept saying no no because i was talking to therapist and was helping me. I never needed drugs. I should have listened to my intuition and not by husband. Ruined me. Even though drugs are out of ny system , but i can't tell who is the real me , because i was dealing with anxiety before.
I went through benzo withdrawal 10 years ago and currently on day 101 off methadone and its been hell but the benzo withdrawal was worse. especially the anxiety, I got off benzos by switching to a long acting benzo and doing water titration taper to ween low enough to jump, then like a idiot i got on street methadone during withdrawals because i felt so much better and here iam today still suffering from past mistakes
Pain and suffering is an inherently lonely experience and you cant change that. I have no experience with benzos but I do take two different stimulants for a chronic condition. Anyways, just writing a comment to say I dont fully relate but I'm listening ❤
Some people find it quite dark, but personally I go on RUclips and watch videos of people talk about their darkest days. It truly helps me because I'll find myself thinking how glad I am to be in bed crying vs in a hospital after a car accident or sitting in an oncologists office or watching my family and friends open gifts on Xmas knowing it's my last Xmas.
Anyway, wishing you the best. You can do this.
Wow, thanks for sharing your experience. I too have a chronic illness that I’m on a trial drug for and it’s almost in remission. I do serve RUclips but I am being very careful to not watch really dark things on benzos cause it just makes me scared, but I definitely understand where you’re coming from. It’s a very lonely experience when you’re experience experiencing something of people around you aren’t. Thanks so much for being here. I truly appreciate it.
@@LifewithErin777hello I saw your video. I'm sorry your going e this. I'm in very bad place my self. I y know if I'll make it. 😭 I need all the help I can get.
@@LifewithErin777 please I need encouragement .
40mg daily diazepam for 6 years , off a few & again another 4 years.... It's a drag. Hang in there your doing good 👍
Thank you thank you .. ❤
My god this feels like me talking im terafide of not having my next tabil everything i take has been prescribed just like you im on mirtizapin after my mam passed hadn't a cluwat it was i tell you i mo now so then in top of that fir nerve pain im on lyrics 150 3 times a day iv tryed withdrawal my self the withdrawn is excruciating i even get isters on my skin im just fed up of it now i need to do it one at z time your right hand thrm our like smarties so iv to try get off both these meds im so alone in this as no fsmily resly xx
It’s so hard, but… take it one day at a time, tapper at your own pace, you can do it😃
It kind of doesn’t make sense your calculations of your dosage. If you’re on 5 mg three times a day that would be a shit ton more than 4 mg of Valium that would be up in the hundreds
I was on at the very end 2 mg of Valium when I was in the rehab place. They wanted me to take 5 mg of Valium four times a day. I did not do that.
As I’m watching your videos over, letting the videos run for run time 😉 why did you decide to get off the benzodiazepines again? I can’t remember ❤
I really, really appreciate that letting him run in the background. It’s so sweet, because the benzo was creating issues with like insomnia and like head pressure and my doctor wanted me off.
May I ask why you didn’t do a long taper of Klonopin? I’m getting ready to start tapering of off .50 and I really don’t want to add another med that I have to withdrawal from.
You cross, because of the less potent than all the other benzos, and it would be it would be long lasting and easier to come off of
@@LifewithErin777 I may be confused. Why didn’t you do a long taper (like 6 months) of Klonopin? I’m sorry if you have answered this already.
@@morgennichols9550 oh I see because I went into rehab and I was on 2 mg and ended up leaving cold turkey. I do say a lot in my video that I posted today if you wanna look at it otherwise I do go into detail in my first video, which is date four
I hope you can get back to where you were before the benzo. These doctors don't care about us it;s all about money.
Man i been thinking about doing this for a long while
Im crying right there with you. I am so scared to tapper 4mg klonopin.
Go very slowly 😜
@MyCrazyLife777 did you have to be put on other meds during your beginning of your tapper? I have low bp and my heart rate is pretty low. I have developed pots symptoms. It's all after coming off of Adderall in September 23. So I am a mess. I was only then on klonopin 4mg that's when I noticed my heart rate was slower. and bp tanked lower after stopping adderall so I am afraid tapering klonopin will kill me. Even doing it slow. I don't trust any detox places nor my psychiatrist. What can I do?
Anytime a dr tries giving a prescrip for a benzo. Throw that script in the trash. There is no good meds. Try to go natural all day.
Some ppl do need benzos .. my fiance literally can not function from the anxiety! He takes his Ativan only when needed. So he can go to work and be productive . Every one is different
That what I was trying to, that's what I wanted natural way. I was dealing with anxiety I said I want a therapist. My husband kept insisting and insisting, to take medication because it was in my bureau and never threw it away in the garbage. I so messed up. The worst things to is that i was getting better with therapy. I'm ruined I feel.
If people can't sleep they should drink milk or even over the counter sleeping pill would be way better. warm milk , take bath. Tea. Why are drs. prescribing Benzo for sleeping problems.
I saw my doctor yesterday and explained to her some of my symptoms, she looked at me like I was crazy. She has no clue although she's the one who's been prescribing it . I'm tapering with the help of a fb group, not her.
Sounds like those "doctors" never heard of the Ashton manual. Their ignorance verged on malpractice. The Benzo Buddies website is great. Hang in there. When you recuperate you will feel so much better. And to the readers, if a doctor orders benzo, just say no.
Say,....I believe in God before I believe in Dr. [ ]...🙏💓🙏
Im sorry youre suffering.
I’m 8 months off and not feeling good at all
What is your digestion like? Any bloating?
I didn’t really have any bloating, but I had no appetite. I didn’t eat for. I think it was two or three weeks.
I tapered a few times in my life and it worked. I was pumping Xanax hard so my doctor helped first I had to change to 16 Valium a day then it was a slow taper but I did it. In the moment at my low dose to stopping was horrible but I tried not to give it power and the days pass by before I knew it I was ok. You can do this keep going and it will be a distant memory. I feel for you and am sending you strong vibes. Also my doctor is an addiction specialist so he knew what he was doing so to speak ❤.
That’s amazing that your doctor was able to help you through it and he knew of what you’re talking about.
Yes i feel like a burden
I have been on benzo for over 15 years , And now I tapering off, and is not easy
I am going through withdrawal
Thank you for commenting. What are you on and how much? I definitely isn’t easy stay strong.
I am on baclophen 10 mg and 2mg of clonazapam
I am doing this on my own , ist been almost two week were I been taking 1 mg
do you experience muscle jerks and spasms
Yes I do it’s terrible
i thought maybe i was the only one ,i hope it isnt long term, im scared of what the future will be like but also doing what i can to repair my nervous system hoping for the best,thanks for responding @@LifewithErin777
Rehab was the only thing that helped me
How did rehab get you off? Just curious cause they quadrupled my dose. Not sure if that’s how every rehab does it
Good thing your not day 4 from suboxone because for me .... THIS IS A MOTHA F%%%% . Thank God I've been off my Valium and Prozac or I'd be triple focked. I. Tapering and I'm only on week 2 almost 3 .
Yeah, I heard that’s a hard one to come off of
❤️❤️
Gabapentin withdrawal is just as bad look it up.
I have not been on gabapentin in three weeks, and I only took it for a week
@@LifewithErin777 ok that’s good to hear are you feeling better I hope so
Thank you so much for sharing. My story is almost exactly the same as yours except I'm older (66) I started tapering myself a year-and-a-half ago off Ativan. Still taking Ambien to sleep. Like yours my story is long too much to write. Absolute nightmare!! Doctors don't really care or don't believe you that it's a nightmare. I live alone - I am alone. I've been through a lot and this is the worst thing ever. Everything you said is true for me. Thank you- sure wish I had someone to talk to. Every single day is really really hard
@@annaherbold7829hi Anna, how long have you been on Ativan and how many mg ? I’m trying to stop Ativan, it’s really hard and I use it for sleep. What is your taper method?
No I am having brain Zapps and a lot of anxiety
Are u off now?
Yes been off from almost 2 months
@@LifewithErin777 great 👍.
How are you doing?
Up and down 😀
@@LifewithErin777 I'm glad to hear that you're at least having some ups lol. 😀
It hurt to take a shower.
Yeah I’ve been taking baths. How are you doing now?
@@LifewithErin777 I'm doing great now. It's been over a year. I've been through it countless times though I still remember every bit of it. Agony
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Hello I saw your story
I'm scared
Hi
I help people taper. Please reach out.
I’m done with my taper but if you want to be on a live with me tomorrow at noon, I’d love to have you on to talk about it and see if anybody’s interested interested?
@@LifewithErin777 let's do it! How do i find your contact info
@@LifewithErin777 yes
@@alexgordon951here’s my email. Erinmeadows22@yahoo.com I can then send you the link and everything else :)
emailed you!@@LifewithErin777
Add Mirtazapine into the mix then you would be i trouble......