Ive been off 40 months. Dealing headches, migraines, eye strains, gut issues, dizziness, balance issues, easily get muscle, back strains. I have to believe I will heal. Thank you for your videos ❤.
Yeah, have had decades of muscle & back pains… had physiotherapy, Chiro, massage etc .. on speed dial .. thank God I didn’t go to Dr. & wasn’t prescribed meds. I worked w/ a personal trainer & was very active so thought just that. - NOW I know it was benzo tolerance 🥴
You will recover. After 15 years of taking sleep bento as prescribed, then stopping, I'm finally spending more time living than surviving after five years. I would urge you to follow Dr. Jennifer Leigh at benzo withdrawal help. I would not have survived this ordeal without her. I notice a comment below suggesting a multi - vitamin. vitamins can send you into an horrid wave. God Bless
Mine was the LEFT side all throughout my taper. My muscles locked up so bad last December I couldn't walk through the mall. It is finally easing up after a year. I've been practicing radical acceptance and it has made the world of difference. Thank you!
Ativan withdrawal 5 months use 1.25mg Hell on fire withdrawal lasted 11weeks then like a base ball bat hit back of brain 12th week..... Only 50% better. At 4.5 months. Weird new symptoms Most horrific back of brain pain and neuropathy. Hell. Never ever had neuropathy happened from ativan withdrawal That a prescription medicine can do this to you is frightening Its is like a traumatic brain injury
This wd is never going to end is it? Been at it for 9 mths now and it's day after day of misery. Just abject misery. I wanted my Mom today. I'm 61. She's gone. I need someone to care for me and tell me everything is going to be ok.
@@boosterofbass7972 I've been reading some of my comments posted only a month ago and am wondering what I was thinking as I've come a loong way and should be more grateful than I have been.
@@danielgoudge8465 I keep telling myself this. It is my mantra. I am making progress! I'm feeling more normal every month with optimism toward the future!
It’s been 5 months since my last dose of clonopin. The thing that bothers me the most is muscle tension on my neck and shoulders. Also I can hear little crackles at my nape when I move my head. I don’t know if that crackles sound is a withdrawal symptom.
Been off 3 months and this has been my worst pain symptom also. I stretch my spine and neck several times a day and also walk 4 miles everyday. I also make sure I place my pillow under my shoulders and my head so I don't get in any wonky position during the night.
I enjoy your videos If you dont mind making videos about how you dealt cope with fear, derealization everyday thanks since you covering the many symptoms of benzo withdrawal Thanks
@@syntholshoulders1842how are you now? I have also blurry vision, sore eyes.can't focus or read. Head pressure is so terrible. Dpdr is less, but a sense of unreality is still there. I am 2 months off xanax.
Im bedridden 4 years weakened tolerance withdrawals 2 mg Ativan. Tried to taper I cant feel I'm cracking from mental pain and physical anguish torment . Im 72 have lost hope Im scared
I have been suffering with dizziness, rocking, swaying, tilting, brain being pushed then pulled sensation, drop attacks, brain zaps, brain surges (like my brain is short circuiting), pins and needles, numbness, floaters in my eyes, burning throat and tongue, fatigue, sore teeth, tight muscles, cramping muscles, varying headaches, sore lower back, tight shoulders, stiff neck, sweats, touching my skin makes me dizzy, sniffing my nose makes me dizzy, nausea, tinnitus, declining eyesight, body weakness, rolling light in my right eye (like a car is passing at night), tingling in my lips, teeth, tongue and face, when I move my eyes I hear a sound and feel a sensation in my brain, eye strain and pain, full ears, popping sensation in my ears, prickly feeling in my ears, internal tremors from inside my body, chest pain, palpitations.
I have this same hip and butt pain.. Dr thinks I'm crazy. He's in denial about benzo withdrawal.. or just uneducated. I'm going to see if he'll watch this video. Maybe it will help us both. If he blows me off I'm gonna find a new Dr.
Pain +++ is one of my Bz Wdl symptoms, if I cut 'too much'. I have never cut more than 10 %. The pain and symptoms in my experience, targets any 'weak' spots in your body. I have just had burning mouth syndrome - Dr just ignores this symptom, I had to figure out for myself a. what it was and b. that yes it was the benzo wdl.
I feel electrically harpooned from my feet and ankles, up my legs and back, and out my mouth. I pace 24/7 at 4 years off Klonopin this month. I’ve got both focal and generalized dystonia and chronic akathisia. I caved at 3 years to an opiate. I’m backing out of it, but I have to try and survive this level of physicality. I was okay for a couple years, but this level of suffering is other level. I’m feeling torn to pieces by the pacing. My hips are going now that I’m standing so upright. I’ve gone to aqua PT every year and maxed what they would give me. I wrestled for 13 years. I knew how to suffer. I believe I’m a PANS/PANDAS case. Much of my myoclonus, sleep paralysis predates everything but antibiotics and sickness. I had night terror that slowly turned to horrible awakenings beginning in childhood. I had dystonia symptoms I thought where growing issues. Limping, throwing out my pitching arm, etc I got slammed by fatigue and ME-CFS issues in high school which coincided with a few doozies for sickness. High fever for days. I was crawling on my hands and knees for days as a “healthy” 14 yr old. My point is, I believe those hurt the worst by meds had auto immune issues going in. Either that, or they were neuro-diverse. That said, I know some people suffering unimaginably 15 yrs, even 27 years out. I’ve suffered the better part of 30 years. I mean… I wasn’t like “this” until my last benzo stoppage, but I suffered for decades trying to treat pain. I had tardive issues coming off Methadone (for pain). I even flapped in a bed for 19 days coming off Oxycontin 20mg tablets. I get it, that’s not run of the mill for everyone. I had to taper everything. I couldn’t tolerate drinking. The fall off was absolutely miserable. At the same time, I was kind of a “horse” when it came to anything. It took a lot to move the needle but then felt like hell wearing off. Tons of interdose issues with opiates. Same with stimulants. My memory was so bad I tried to use them to push through but felt like a giant cup of coffee gone wrong and I gradually felt roughed up. I definitely kept pissing the off. I have several significant benzo kindles and I was constantly caving to opiates and then trying to back out. I was always tapering. I’d try something for a 6 months and be tapering it for 2 years. I described this as “something else” with a big benzo injury at the end. Totally unnecessary.
Dr. Jenn with your burning mouth did you experience altered taste in food. I have a bitter/sour taste in my mouth i cannot find anything to alleviate this. Any suggestions? Thank you 😊
I had muscle and spine issues begore benzos. When i took them it made them better. When i stopped it made them much wirse than before! Nerve oulling in legs like sciatica on both sides, burning feet amd hands, muscle tightness especially mornings. As i said i jad a preexisting condition but it made it soo much worse. Its terrible. Which drug makes your preexisting issues worse when stopped? This should be a black box warning. Not for amybody with muscle or nerve pain.
It has been 3 months since I am off xanax after tapering for 5 months. I have many ups and downs in my symptoms as I had setbacks in my last month. But for the last 3 days, it's like someone put the plug in the socket and my whole body nerves are jerking, vibrating and feeling severe cold burning sensations. This is so severe that I can't sleep for a minute, if I try to sleep, within seconds I wake up with jerking and extreme surges. I can't understand why I feel so terrible, I can only recall that it all started after I used a strong hand sanitizer ( a bit more in quantity) , 3 days ago. Is it maybe a reason to exaggerate the symptoms and make the nerves so sensitive? I am so scared and frustrated.
I feel terrible muscle spasms in my legs and upper arms, a warm uncomfortable pains type spasm , especially when I lie down in the night. I am 2 and a half month off benzo and this feeling started only a few days ago. Is this a withdrawal symptom? Why am I feeling this after two months and not in the beginning, when I stopped xanax?
Gabapentin can help with benzo withdrawals, big time. It will definitely take away the fear of having a seizure by coming off of this benzodiazepine, and it helps calm the symptoms as you come off of it definitely did me.
You said that if it really needed, we can take Tylenol, but not actenomarpine. But Tylenol contains actenomarphine. Do you mean to avoid ibrufen? Please help
Tylenol is the brand name for acetaminophen, Advil & Motrin are brand names for ibuprofen .. ibuprofen is an anti inflammatory, acetaminophen can be hard on kidney’s if used too much ..
HELP 😭. 12 years of suffering 2 failed back surgeries. The medical system has failed me 😭. Just diagnosed with EDS and adhesive Acrondidis in April 2024.. too late 🥺😭 My PM doctor has put the final nails in my ⚰️. I was in tolerance in January. He didn't recognize what I was saying. Nurse said oh protracted withdrawal.( I didn't know what she was talking about.) i said no,im taking it like I'm supposed to..i think it's too much. Dr said OH, just cut it in half 🤬 and then added baclofen which I already told him I couldn't take. Almost died! In the ER within 2 weeks with my intestines completely shut down. Total impacted. No help from their.. emergency phone call to him. He never called me back. Emergency office visit. He does not believe that I'm even in withdrawal. He said it's not possible. That's why he put me on a long-acting. Tried to cut me in half again after I reinstated my dose and it didn't work. And I hollered out what are you doing trying to kill me. And then I gave him the paperwork on BIND. His whole attitude changed. He got mad cuz I knew something he didn't. Wouldn't even look at me. He still believes that I'm not in withdrawal there's something else going on. And he doesn't understand why I want to go through withdrawal when I can be off of it in 3 weeks 😱😲
Sonetime it feels you are God send jane , I am having this issue both my leg joints pain and achche I use some time ibuprofen or nimuslide but it is bad. I just wanna sure is it from benzo or am I getting arthritis problem I also lost weight die to ibs
Thank you so much for addressing a topic that affects so many of us that have been on a benzo. I myself have suffered with the awful brain burning which has gotten better now that I am in my 41st month post-taper from Valium! I am sorry you suffered for so long, but you have turned something bad into something good for so many! Thank you for sharing and caring with your words of wisdom❤️
Why my head feels like stuffed, spinny, off balance,foggy, filled with some bad toxin, heavy pressure is unbearable? I am one month off xanax, this symptom is increasing day by day. Why I am feeling this? and why is so intense?
I’m sorry to hear that you’re suffering. I’m not an MD so I cannot diagnose anyone, but I can say that these symptoms are very common and Benzo Withdrawal. I hope you feel better soon.
@@benzowithdrawalhelp thanks for replying. As my symptoms are changing every day, they may be due to benzo withdrawal, as you said it's common to have such head symptoms in withdrawal. I am only 5 weeks off, I can only hope to get better with time.
Hi, Dr. Jenn ... your videos are very much helpful. I am tapering xanax 0.5 mg from the last 5 months. 8 days ago , I made the last cut of my pill( from 0.03 mg )but since then I am experiencing horrible symptoms like imbalance while walking, severe anxiety, terror and fear, muscle spasms and nerve pains etc. May be this last cut I made was too small ( as i dry cut the pill) so almost it resulted in drastic drop. Pl suggest, should I come off and stop now? Or go to previous dose and taper slowly till the end?
I am so sorry that this is such a tardy reply to your question. The best jumping off point is .5 MG of Valium or diazepam or the equivalent. Remember that Klonopin or clonazepam is 20 times stronger and Ativan or lorazepam is 10 times stronger.
@@benzowithdrawalhelp thanks Dr. Jenn. Now I am 5 weeks off, after quitting xanax at 0.015 mg. I felt horrible withdrawal symptoms, and had some setbacks also due to ignorance, but I hope to get better as time passes.
I cold turkeyed 2 years back after being prescribed for 13 years. I am on bed since then. I cant sit or walk . My left leg and left hand i cannot use i can just feel the nerves week pain n numb. I ve constant neck n back pain . I can clealy see my nerves are damged in leg n hand. I need a wheelchair normaly. I guess this damage is permanent. I hear cracking sounds in my sholder when i try lifing my left arm and as life habd becomes week. I see swelling also in my hand n leg. I just wanted to ask is this only taking me sucide😢
Why I am feeling severe dizziness after coming off xanax? When will this go away? While tapering, it was not there, but after coming off, I feel terribly dizzy. What is the reason?
I am sorry to hear you are dizzy. I am not a doctor, so I can't make a diagnosis. I can say that dizziness, whether vertigo of a sense of disequilibrium, is very common in benzo withdrawal/BIND. It goes away as we recover. Make sure you stay hydrated, rest, and use caution when walking. I used a walker for a while as I was so weak and dizzy. I hope it passes soon for you. Sending you lots of healing energy.
@@Radhey2223you are welcome. I try to help everyone. Sometimes I miss the comments. I know how frightening the recovery process can be. But we do get through it. ❤️
Yeah.... it's frightening, every single day I lose hope that I will be able to make another day, but with your support and help I pull through. But what is the reason that after coming off, I experience extreme anxiety and nervousness( it was not of this level during tapering) ? and no breathing technique, no distraction fades it away. It has been a month now since I am off, but the symptoms have increased in intensity and are just impossible to cope with ?( my initial dose was just 0.5 mg of xanax once for sleep, and I tapered it slowly, the symptoms were bad but tolerable) I feel so scared and lose hope to recover with time. Please help.
A great video Jenn. Can I ask a question. I have swelling and pain in two of my fingers. I am seeing a rheumatologist next month. In recents blood test my inflammation markers are very high, hence seeing a specialist. No doubt this Dr will be clueless about bw. ( though I don’t know) . What Im asking if this swelling is just a sxs of bw then would high inflammation markers show up in my blood work? I certainly wouldn’t want to take any medication for it.( My gp thinks it’s RA. ) thank you😊❤,
Many of our lab results can be skewed because of Bwd. They often return to normal as we heal. My right thumb hurt terribly- the knuckle swelled. My doc said it was a ganglion cyst. Wanted to operate. I refused. The pain and swelling went away as I healed. You may have RA. But you may not. Most of us wait until we are more healed to decide if a lab result is a true indication of our health. Of course is something is life threatening- get it treated. ❤
I had a bad reaction to Cymbalta while taking my benzo that caused RA symptoms. I even saw a rheumatologist. It started in my fingers and finally went up my arms. It was very painful and scary. I was told it wasn't a side effect of Cymbalta and to stay on it. I decided to go off anyway and it finally went away. I used to think it was the Cymbalta but I now think it could have been adding it to my Clonazepam. A year off and I notice how other medications interact with benzos in strange ways. Good luck. 🧡
If it revs you and there is no medical reason for it, you may want to avoid it. If you’ve been taking it you may want to consider tapering off. Don’t stop suddenly.
@@pamela9270 magnesium is GABAergic. That may be why it helps with some symptoms. It often revs people up perhaps because it works on GABA. It’s recommended to not stop it quickly if you are taking it. ❤️
I do magnesium soaks in the tub when my muscles hurt … and it helps immensely with the pain and relaxes me to sleep better . I’m only 6 months into my taper off 1 mg Ativan pill I had been on for 20 years .
Ive been off 40 months. Dealing headches, migraines, eye strains, gut issues, dizziness, balance issues, easily get muscle, back strains. I have to believe I will heal. Thank you for your videos ❤.
A good multi vitamin and mineral supplement will help
Yeah, have had decades of muscle & back pains… had physiotherapy, Chiro, massage etc .. on speed dial .. thank God I didn’t go to Dr. & wasn’t prescribed meds. I worked w/ a personal trainer & was very active so thought just that. - NOW I know it was benzo tolerance 🥴
You will recover. After 15 years of taking sleep bento as prescribed, then stopping, I'm finally spending more time living than surviving after five years. I would urge you to follow Dr. Jennifer Leigh at benzo withdrawal help. I would not have survived this ordeal without her. I notice a comment below suggesting a multi - vitamin. vitamins can send you into an horrid wave. God Bless
@@AHaffejee In Benzo withdrawal vitamins, especially B, can send you into a horrid wave. Go carefully.
Radical acceptance = flow THROUGH the challenges .. RESISTANCE is our enemy not the benzo. We will heal ..
What did they do?.......Set out to make the worst drug in medical history?
If that was their intent they succeeded.
Yes and all the lives lost
@@katrinamenzies9398they should take them off market & along time ago
Yes they did.
What if we used it wrong I mean if someone do it occasionally it will be OK problem start with daily use
Mine was the LEFT side all throughout my taper. My muscles locked up so bad last December I couldn't walk through the mall. It is finally easing up after a year. I've been practicing radical acceptance and it has made the world of difference. Thank you!
I get severe pain on my neck and ears. All my muscles lock up ugh
@@Godhealsnatureheals I've been getting ear pain as well. (3 months off)
@@ravenfeather1467 I hate it!! And the thing that helps me the most is grounding but it’s getting cold
Actually, magnesium has REALLY helped me. Epsom salt baths have been amazing.
That’s what I was wondering, I take it too. I take ibuprofen when it’s so painful too
Ativan withdrawal 5 months use 1.25mg
Hell on fire withdrawal lasted 11weeks then like a base ball bat hit back of brain 12th week.....
Only 50% better. At 4.5 months.
Weird new symptoms
Most horrific back of brain pain and neuropathy.
Hell. Never ever had neuropathy happened from ativan withdrawal
That a prescription medicine can do this to you is frightening
Its is like a traumatic brain injury
Should also mention Sky High Blood Pressure is another dangerous side effect that is never mentioned.
This wd is never going to end is it? Been at it for 9 mths now and it's day after day of misery. Just abject misery. I wanted my Mom today. I'm 61. She's gone. I need someone to care for me and tell me everything is going to be ok.
praying for you❤ you are very strong for making it so far. lots of love :)
@@boosterofbass7972 I've been reading some of my comments posted only a month ago and am wondering what I was thinking as I've come a loong way and should be more grateful than I have been.
@@boosterofbass7972 We have no choice but to forge ahead. You know this as well. Thank you for the kind words.
Everything will be ok don’t you give up
@@danielgoudge8465 I keep telling myself this. It is my mantra. I am making progress! I'm feeling more normal every month with optimism toward the future!
It’s been 5 months since my last dose of clonopin. The thing that bothers me the most is muscle tension on my neck and shoulders. Also I can hear little crackles at my nape when I move my head. I don’t know if that crackles sound is a withdrawal symptom.
Those sounds are very common. They go away as we heal.
@@Rollwithit699I’ve had others diagnoses with that. They are still healing- but I’m hopeful the Dx goes away as they recover. ❤
@@benzowithdrawalhelpThank you
Been off 3 months and this has been my worst pain symptom also. I stretch my spine and neck several times a day and also walk 4 miles everyday. I also make sure I place my pillow under my shoulders and my head so I don't get in any wonky position during the night.
That’s the worst for me as well 😢the muscle tension is horrible
I enjoy your videos
If you dont mind making videos about how you dealt cope with fear, derealization everyday thanks since you covering the many symptoms of benzo withdrawal
Thanks
Will do! Ty for suggestion
Thank you
@@syntholshoulders1842how are you now? I have also blurry vision, sore eyes.can't focus or read. Head pressure is so terrible. Dpdr is less, but a sense of unreality is still there. I am 2 months off xanax.
Im bedridden 4 years weakened tolerance withdrawals 2 mg Ativan. Tried to taper I cant feel I'm cracking from mental pain and physical anguish torment . Im 72 have lost hope Im scared
🤗🙏🏼😍
This is common in antidepressant withdrawal as well.
Wrong it's a whole different game , play with any receptor sides except gaba glutamate it's a kill switch
I have severe WD neurological injury after antidepressant. 1 year off, sick and disabled. Severe head pressure and muscle ache in neck shoulders back.
I can’t believe there is a new Ativan extended release on the market 👹🤑
Yes lasts 24 hours
Doctor being 59 years old it's a harder tapering off on Xanax at this age.
Age plays a role in most things. But anyone can taper and get free. I’ve worked with clients in their 80’s who tapered and got well. ❤
@@benzowithdrawalhelp Thank you for responding my question. Blessings
@@benzowithdrawalhelp I was 60 when I launched my taper and withdrawal.
Yes. Our brains aren’t as plastic as younger people.
Absolutely what I see in the groups, but it can be done.
I have been suffering with dizziness, rocking, swaying, tilting, brain being pushed then pulled sensation, drop attacks, brain zaps, brain surges (like my brain is short circuiting), pins and needles, numbness, floaters in my eyes, burning throat and tongue, fatigue, sore teeth, tight muscles, cramping muscles, varying headaches, sore lower back, tight shoulders, stiff neck, sweats, touching my skin makes me dizzy, sniffing my nose makes me dizzy, nausea, tinnitus, declining eyesight, body weakness, rolling light in my right eye (like a car is passing at night), tingling in my lips, teeth, tongue and face, when I move my eyes I hear a sound and feel a sensation in my brain, eye strain and pain, full ears, popping sensation in my ears, prickly feeling in my ears, internal tremors from inside my body, chest pain, palpitations.
You might consider a low or micro dose of a cannabis edible.
It helps me immensely. 1mg of THC to 5mg of CBD.
I have the same symptoms. But in SSRI WD, neurological injury.
I have this same hip and butt pain.. Dr thinks I'm crazy. He's in denial about benzo withdrawal.. or just uneducated. I'm going to see if he'll watch this video. Maybe it will help us both. If he blows me off I'm gonna find a new Dr.
Pain +++ is one of my Bz Wdl symptoms, if I cut 'too much'. I have never cut more than 10 %. The pain and symptoms in my experience, targets any 'weak' spots in your body. I have just had burning mouth syndrome - Dr just ignores this symptom, I had to figure out for myself a. what it was and b. that yes it was the benzo wdl.
I’ve been on 2 mg clonazepam daily for 11 months, not prescribed. How fast can I taper off? I want to be off in 2 months.
I feel electrically harpooned from my feet and ankles, up my legs and back, and out my mouth. I pace 24/7 at 4 years off Klonopin this month. I’ve got both focal and generalized dystonia and chronic akathisia. I caved at 3 years to an opiate. I’m backing out of it, but I have to try and survive this level of physicality. I was okay for a couple years, but this level of suffering is other level.
I’m feeling torn to pieces by the pacing. My hips are going now that I’m standing so upright. I’ve gone to aqua PT every year and maxed what they would give me. I wrestled for 13 years. I knew how to suffer.
I believe I’m a PANS/PANDAS case. Much of my myoclonus, sleep paralysis predates everything but antibiotics and sickness. I had night terror that slowly turned to horrible awakenings beginning in childhood. I had dystonia symptoms I thought where growing issues. Limping, throwing out my pitching arm, etc I got slammed by fatigue and ME-CFS issues in high school which coincided with a few doozies for sickness. High fever for days. I was crawling on my hands and knees for days as a “healthy” 14 yr old.
My point is, I believe those hurt the worst by meds had auto immune issues going in. Either that, or they were neuro-diverse. That said, I know some people suffering unimaginably 15 yrs, even 27 years out. I’ve suffered the better part of 30 years. I mean… I wasn’t like “this” until my last benzo stoppage, but I suffered for decades trying to treat pain. I had tardive issues coming off Methadone (for pain). I even flapped in a bed for 19 days coming off Oxycontin 20mg tablets.
I get it, that’s not run of the mill for everyone. I had to taper everything. I couldn’t tolerate drinking. The fall off was absolutely miserable. At the same time, I was kind of a “horse” when it came to anything. It took a lot to move the needle but then felt like hell wearing off. Tons of interdose issues with opiates. Same with stimulants. My memory was so bad I tried to use them to push through but felt like a giant cup of coffee gone wrong and I gradually felt roughed up.
I definitely kept pissing the off. I have several significant benzo kindles and I was constantly caving to opiates and then trying to back out. I was always tapering. I’d try something for a 6 months and be tapering it for 2 years. I described this as “something else” with a big benzo injury at the end. Totally unnecessary.
Dr. Jenn with your burning mouth did you experience altered taste in food. I have a bitter/sour taste in my mouth i cannot find anything to alleviate this. Any suggestions?
Thank you 😊
I had a metallic taste for a long time. But it wasn’t correlated with my burning mouth that I recall.
I had muscle and spine issues begore benzos. When i took them it made them better. When i stopped it made them much wirse than before! Nerve oulling in legs like sciatica on both sides, burning feet amd hands, muscle tightness especially mornings. As i said i jad a preexisting condition but it made it soo much worse. Its terrible. Which drug makes your preexisting issues worse when stopped? This should be a black box warning. Not for amybody with muscle or nerve pain.
It has been 3 months since I am off xanax after tapering for 5 months.
I have many ups and downs in my symptoms as I had setbacks in my last month.
But for the last 3 days, it's like someone put the plug in the socket and my whole body nerves are jerking, vibrating and feeling severe cold burning sensations. This is so severe that I can't sleep for a minute, if I try to sleep, within seconds I wake up with jerking and extreme surges. I can't understand why I feel so terrible, I can only recall that it all started after I used a strong hand sanitizer ( a bit more in quantity) , 3 days ago.
Is it maybe a reason to exaggerate the symptoms and make the nerves so sensitive?
I am so scared and frustrated.
I feel terrible muscle spasms in my legs and upper arms, a warm uncomfortable pains type spasm , especially when I lie down in the night. I am 2 and a half month off benzo and this feeling started only a few days ago.
Is this a withdrawal symptom? Why am I feeling this after two months and not in the beginning, when I stopped xanax?
I still have spasms after 3 years clean. I don't think people ever heal from this; we just learn to cope better.
Gabapentin can help with benzo withdrawals, big time. It will definitely take away the fear of having a seizure by coming off of this benzodiazepine, and it helps calm the symptoms as you come off of it definitely did me.
Also need to taper off gabapentin
@@stevietalk1 that’s a lot easier than coming off of lorazepam gabapentin to walk in the park.
Gabapentin is another dangerous drug! I wouldn’t advise anyone to touch it with a bargepole
@@DH-dh2nj oh, you’re one of the lucky ones I know many that are struggling to get off that drug
@@DH-dh2nj I hope so. I've been off benzos almost 3 years, but still need to take this gabapentin for a while longer.
Thought she was going to talk about benzo belly?
You said that if it really needed, we can take Tylenol, but not actenomarpine. But Tylenol contains actenomarphine. Do you mean to avoid ibrufen?
Please help
Tylenol is the brand name for acetaminophen, Advil & Motrin are brand names for ibuprofen .. ibuprofen is an anti inflammatory, acetaminophen can be hard on kidney’s if used too much ..
@@stevietalk1also if allergic non steroidal anti inflammatories, including coated baby aspirin, my stomach says goodbye to them. PS by the way.
HELP 😭. 12 years of suffering 2 failed back surgeries. The medical system has failed me 😭. Just diagnosed with EDS and adhesive Acrondidis in April 2024.. too late 🥺😭
My PM doctor has put the final nails in my ⚰️. I was in tolerance in January. He didn't recognize what I was saying. Nurse said oh protracted withdrawal.( I didn't know what she was talking about.) i said no,im taking it like I'm supposed to..i think it's too much.
Dr said OH, just cut it in half 🤬 and then added baclofen which I already told him I couldn't take. Almost died! In the ER within 2 weeks with my intestines completely shut down. Total impacted. No help from their.. emergency phone call to him. He never called me back. Emergency office visit. He does not believe that I'm even in withdrawal. He said it's not possible. That's why he put me on a long-acting. Tried to cut me in half again after I reinstated my dose and it didn't work. And I hollered out what are you doing trying to kill me. And then I gave him the paperwork on BIND. His whole attitude changed. He got mad cuz I knew something he didn't. Wouldn't even look at me. He still believes that I'm not in withdrawal there's something else going on. And he doesn't understand why I want to go through withdrawal when I can be off of it in 3 weeks 😱😲
Tylenol is acetaminophen
Sonetime it feels you are God send jane , I am having this issue both my leg joints pain and achche I use some time ibuprofen or nimuslide but it is bad. I just wanna sure is it from benzo or am I getting arthritis problem I also lost weight die to ibs
Thank you so much for addressing a topic that affects so many of us that have been on a benzo. I myself have suffered with the awful brain burning which has gotten better now that I am in my 41st month post-taper from Valium! I am sorry you suffered for so long, but you have turned something bad into something good for so many! Thank you for sharing and caring with your words of wisdom❤️
You are most welcome. Keep healing. ❤️
Why my head feels like stuffed, spinny, off balance,foggy, filled with some bad toxin, heavy pressure is unbearable?
I am one month off xanax, this symptom is increasing day by day.
Why I am feeling this? and why is so intense?
I’m sorry to hear that you’re suffering. I’m not an MD so I cannot diagnose anyone, but I can say that these symptoms are very common and Benzo Withdrawal. I hope you feel better soon.
@@benzowithdrawalhelp thanks for replying. As my symptoms are changing every day, they may be due to benzo withdrawal, as you said it's common to have such head symptoms in withdrawal. I am only 5 weeks off, I can only hope to get better with time.
@@benzowithdrawalhelphow ya dung ? You have a road ahead of yiu try and see a naturopath - get lost a of help - naturally
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Hi, Dr. Jenn ... your videos are very much helpful.
I am tapering xanax 0.5 mg from the last 5 months. 8 days ago , I made the last cut of my pill( from 0.03 mg )but since then I am experiencing horrible symptoms like imbalance while walking, severe anxiety, terror and fear, muscle spasms and nerve pains etc. May be this last cut I made was too small ( as i dry cut the pill) so almost it resulted in drastic drop.
Pl suggest, should I come off and stop now? Or go to previous dose and taper slowly till the end?
I am so sorry that this is such a tardy reply to your question. The best jumping off point is .5 MG of Valium or diazepam or the equivalent. Remember that Klonopin or clonazepam is 20 times stronger and Ativan or lorazepam is 10 times stronger.
@@benzowithdrawalhelp thanks Dr. Jenn. Now I am 5 weeks off, after quitting xanax at 0.015 mg. I felt horrible withdrawal symptoms, and had some setbacks also due to ignorance, but I hope to get better as time passes.
Why not magnesium? I take magnesium
I've been on diazepam for over 20 years, and in tolerance wd for probably much of that time. Does general wd symptoms include tolerance wd symptoms?
Think you got mixed up .. Tylenol IS Acetaminophen.. perhaps you meant Advil which is Ibuprofen.. 🥴
I cold turkeyed 2 years back after being prescribed for 13 years. I am on bed since then. I cant sit or walk . My left leg and left hand i cannot use i can just feel the nerves week pain n numb. I ve constant neck n back pain . I can clealy see my nerves are damged in leg n hand. I need a wheelchair normaly. I guess this damage is permanent. I hear cracking sounds in my sholder when i try lifing my left arm and as life habd becomes week. I see swelling also in my hand n leg. I just wanted to ask is this only taking me sucide😢
Hello. Is it possible to go back on it and slowly taper?
@@Ndfourlife I tried it made me worse
@@neetujogi8087 Dang man. I’m going through major health issues myself. I wish you good things coming your way!!
Why I am feeling severe dizziness after coming off xanax?
When will this go away?
While tapering, it was not there, but after coming off, I feel terribly dizzy. What is the reason?
I am sorry to hear you are dizzy. I am not a doctor, so I can't make a diagnosis. I can say that dizziness, whether vertigo of a sense of disequilibrium, is very common in benzo withdrawal/BIND. It goes away as we recover. Make sure you stay hydrated, rest, and use caution when walking. I used a walker for a while as I was so weak and dizzy. I hope it passes soon for you. Sending you lots of healing energy.
@@benzowithdrawalhelp thanks for replying. You are so helpful and kind during this difficult phase of my life.
@@Radhey2223you are welcome. I try to help everyone. Sometimes I miss the comments. I know how frightening the recovery process can be. But we do get through it. ❤️
Yeah.... it's frightening, every single day I lose hope that I will be able to make another day, but with your support and help I pull through.
But what is the reason that after coming off, I experience extreme anxiety and nervousness( it was not of this level during tapering) ? and no breathing technique, no distraction fades it away. It has been a month now since I am off, but the symptoms have increased in intensity and are just impossible to cope with ?( my initial dose was just 0.5 mg of xanax once for sleep, and I tapered it slowly, the symptoms were bad but tolerable)
I feel so scared and lose hope to recover with time.
Please help.
Watch your sodium levels
Up your salt day by day..👍
A great video Jenn. Can I ask a question. I have swelling and pain in two of my fingers. I am seeing a rheumatologist next month. In recents blood test my inflammation markers are very high, hence seeing a specialist. No doubt this Dr will be clueless about bw. ( though I don’t know) . What Im asking if this swelling is just a sxs of bw then would high inflammation markers show up in my blood work? I certainly wouldn’t want to take any medication for it.( My gp thinks it’s RA. ) thank you😊❤,
Many of our lab results can be skewed because of Bwd. They often return to normal as we heal. My right thumb hurt terribly- the knuckle swelled. My doc said it was a ganglion cyst. Wanted to operate. I refused. The pain and swelling went away as I healed. You may have RA. But you may not. Most of us wait until we are more healed to decide if a lab result is a true indication of our health. Of course is something is life threatening- get it treated. ❤
@@benzowithdrawalhelp . Thank you so much for your thoughtful reply. ❤️
I had a bad reaction to Cymbalta while taking my benzo that caused RA symptoms. I even saw a rheumatologist. It started in my fingers and finally went up my arms. It was very painful and scary. I was told it wasn't a side effect of Cymbalta and to stay on it. I decided to go off anyway and it finally went away. I used to think it was the Cymbalta but I now think it could have been adding it to my Clonazepam. A year off and I notice how other medications interact with benzos in strange ways. Good luck. 🧡
Should we be avoiding Magnesium if we are still dealing with symptoms?
If it revs you and there is no medical reason for it, you may want to avoid it. If you’ve been taking it you may want to consider tapering off. Don’t stop suddenly.
I had a horrible acute-like setback from magnesium at 5 years off.
Magnesium helps me. If I don't take it my side effects are way worse. It seems like one supplement that affects us in either a good way or a bad one.
@@pamela9270 magnesium is GABAergic. That may be why it helps with some symptoms. It often revs people up perhaps because it works on GABA. It’s recommended to not stop it quickly if you are taking it. ❤️
I do magnesium soaks in the tub when my muscles hurt … and it helps immensely with the pain and relaxes me to sleep better . I’m only 6 months into my taper off 1 mg Ativan pill I had been on for 20 years .
what does one do if we have to have a surgery with anesthesia?
Most of us asked that they not give a pre-surgery Benzo or during surgery and we asked that a different type of anesthetic be used.
@@benzowithdrawalhelpHeather Ashton says it’s fine to take a benzo pre-op.
Tylenol is acetaminophen.