I was/still am but am tapering off benzodiazepines that were prescribed to me about ten years ago for anxiety. Withdrawal has been pure hell and I beg anyone who has been administered these drugs to refuse taking them or get off of them but keep in mind you must slowly wing off…that being said, these drugs changed me as a person…I now deal with debilitating anxiety…far worse than when I started these drugs, brain zaps which cause me to twitch my head throughout the day, mental fog-I feel like a zombie, depersonalizaction/derealization, extreme physical pain…the list is endless…this is too much for me to bear and I’ve decided the only way to escape this torment is death. I’m starting a cleanse tomorrow for 14 days followed by dehydrating myself until I am finally at rest. Please if you know anyone taking benzodiazepines please please please make them aware as they destroy and ruin lives as they have mine.
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I take bezos…Have for 8 years now…the past couple of years I have been thinking about the consequences of these medications if any…or even just the withdrawals scared me…anyways I am still on them…I have spoken to my doc a few times about the danger/addiction behind this..she says I am at a low dose and not to worry about it because when the time comes she will take me off them???I dont know what that means???so for the past few months I have been trying to taper myself off before she decides to do something drastic but something always ends up coming up…my anxiety is at an all time high and my pain(nerve pain)couldn’t be worse…anyways I am starting to see the hell behind these meds, Im just not sure how bad it will get before it gets better…
how much benzos were you prescribed/took a day???
I currently take 2mgs of xanx anf 5 of valium