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@@jaynesegman7847 Not Everyone. I Quit Cold For Aporox 60 Days & Then I Gave In/Relapsed Whatever You Want To Call It. I Was Perscribed By A Dr. After Those Horrible 60 Days I Decided To Get My Life Back & Was Over The Agony. Took My Normal Dose & Nothing..... Waited & Waited Then Took A mg Or Two More & Finally Had Relief From The Withdrawals. So Don't Just Make A Broad Statement Like That To Everyone That Is Reading These Comments & Taking Advice From Them.... Remember Everyone Is Completely Different When It Comes To Medication!! STAY SAFE EVERYONE!👍🏼🤔
@@micheallaymance7870 the REAL dangers of benzodiazepines, are: (1). They're virtually impossible to OD on, (2). They are not only SAFE, but great at treating numerous symptoms, (3.) They are affordable WITHOUT med/health insurance, and most importantly, (4). They work immediately. Why take an antidepressant, a mood stabilizer, and an antipsychotic (being used off label as an anxiolytic), when you can just take Xanax, whenever to feel like you need it? "Benzo's are Here-2-Stay, less war lead the way!" If you need neutral but positive benzo information from good European sources (I say European because DTP is illegal in Europe), let me know, and I will help you. BTW: I've been on various BZD's since 2004, and a mainline diet of clonazepam since 2015 (2-3 mgs a day), and I FORGOT to bring my clonazepam with me. I've been without it for two day's now, and I must survive another five day's with my inlaw's (I hate every last one of them). A little forehead perspiration, and short-temperedness (the kids need more discipline anyway) is all, and even thirty more day's would be doable. Sixty more day's is undoable not because of BZD detox, but because Jesus Christ himself would gladly shoot all of these $hitheads in order to escape the insanity they cause. Take care, miche
OP: “…because you are going through withdrawl.” Did you read that carefully enough? No, you did not. The folks who write in capital letters, screaming and yelling- in writing no less, -are so very defensive and fearful. We can FEEL their fear through the screen. I worry for you, for Them. Granted, drugs affect individuals differently, but clearly, clearly, you are aware that we can make pretty solid generalizations about this particular drug. Come on, man! Think. Based on direct experience. Read that again. Also, become better informed of the science before the ranting commences. Do you, but be aware and well-informed. To come on here and do otherwise is lazy. You’re not in w/d, have your wits about you…do better. Because you can.
they're for short term... short term!!!!! people on this shit for years / months is madness, ive used them short term during a really tough period and they served me well. Won't take more than 3 days in a row now. Valium 10mg
@@samuelaubrey2612lucky you, I suffer from chronic, insomnia, have been taking benzo for decades, always same dose, and I'm okay. Without I could be stay awake all night and be a zombie the day after at work. I wonder what amount of benzo they take.
Too Late whoever invented them should go to jail i know they help people but at what cost all i tryed to do was get some dam sleep took 1mil nightly for a year & now I’m in withdrawls & don’t even know who i am anymore scary shit 😔
I feel the same. My insomnia is lifelong and benzo was one of the only things that helped me finally sleep. Now,I'm in horrifying withdrawal.😢 Hope you get through this. @@danielgoudge8465
It’s been a year after I quit benzos cold turkey after taking it for 6 years. My doctor won’t reduce my dosage despite all the side effects I was having while on meds, so I had to cut it off myself. The withdrawal symptoms are absolute hell. I have headaches 24 hrs a day everyday, worsening depression, insomnia, suicidal thoughts, dissociation syndrome, and panic attacks. I don’t even know if I can get through this, people around me judged me without actually understanding how torturous this is.
I've been addicted to many substances including narcotics...meth...and alcohol. I can say nothing holds a candle to benzo withdrawal. I'm 3 years and 8 months clean and my life is great today. Anyone reading this and suffering just know...there is hope you will recover. It just takes time. 🙏
This is refreshing..I'm in the same boat...abused every drug out there...got put on meds to come off..and now these withdrawals are worst than any of them...NOTHING compares.
I've been on and off benzos for years I've gone through the withdrawal many times. I was never on benzos for more than a month or two at a time and let me tell you The withdrawal gets worse every time you use them again. It seems that your brain remembers and knows what's coming and it's worse. I know nobody's asking me but I want to give some advice. You must keep in your mind that the s***** horrible feelings and physical misery will stop. It does take time but a lot of it is mental. I discovered that for me forcing myself to go and walk around the block a few times, or if you can handle it go to the gym and just do something It reduces the time of suffering. The most important thing though aside from exercise drinking a lot of water and eating the right foods is to have the outlook that you know this will not last forever no matter how it feels you're going to beat this because you most definitely will.
Take magnesium glycinate 400 mg for men 300 mg for woman . Also taurine 1000 mg and L-Tryptophan 500 mg At night and 1000 mg of taurine in the morning . This has help my son
I am going through this as we speak, and this is the saddest and most painful experience I’ve ever experienced in life. I’m a college graduate with a BA in creative writing and a MS in education, now studying acupuncture which has helped me alleviate the withdrawal symptoms of clonozapam. Unfortunately, a friend gave me this pill right after graduating with my BA. I was addicted for over 10 years. When I realized it had messed up my life , I went to the hospital and no one helped. They treated me like a drug addict. I lost friends and family. I am still suffering. This ruined my life and natural psychological development. It destroyed me and my relationships with work, friends and family. I’m still recovering and seeking therapy.
Never give up ! Ive been through a ghb rehabe by my own and the pain and stress was at a high peak , it was horrible . I started training ,eating healthier and meditating with psychedelic wich, i do not recommend the psychedelic in a withdrawl but meditation would be good . I have foud that these are the only real medecin that treat mental illness because, throu pain you will grow stronger and much more aware of your thought process . This will help you build a much more sane life style . See it as life giving you a wake up call instead of a defeat .
“It ruined my natural psychological development” Oh, wow…this resonates w/me. I feel almost immature in my relationships, like I missed years of “practice.” It’s hard to put into words, but yours comes the closest yet for me. I, too, am highly educated and a more than capable and independent professional. What a horrible unwelcome suprise tolerance w/d from Xanax was. Thank you for sharing your story; I am so sorry. 💖
@@donna6165 I’m actually overcoming this demon at this point. I’m benzo free for 2 years now. I’m in my second year of acupuncture school. I recently got married and want to start a family. I relate to what you said about losing years of practice. I’m healing and don’t really feel like I’m suffering anymore. I’m inspired to become a mental health advocate and utilize acupuncture to help others. I hope this is talked about more often and the education system can be receptive to providing this enlightening education to the younger generation. A lot of people are ignorant to how this pill can damage someone’s life and we need a wise support team to intervene on behalf of those who make this mistake like I did and just an education in general on the dangers of a benzo when no one really needs that. We need more talk therapy , love and nurture to eradicate these types of addictions
Benzo withdrawal is the most worst thing ever. From 27 years old to 30; A prescription from my medical doctor to a psychiatrist I slowly became addicted. Then almost a year ago I was on a hellacious train to get off. People I hear make jokes about the drug or who have a prescription I try to inform them about what they could possibly lead themselves into. I always tell them "if you like that drug, one day you might meet The devil". The pain your body goes into, the insomnia, loss of appetite, loss of sex drive, loss of motivation, you can't get out the bed in the mornings, mood swings, depression. And that's not including the fact you have to deal with all what I just listed but also go to work and take care of your kids. STAY VERY FAR AWAY FROM BENZOS!!! This is your warning. That's why your watching this video. Because you know your in trouble. Well If it hasn't completely took affect or your not completely addicted, you will be. Stay away!
Kay Williams where are some resources to help taper off? I've been on these for at least 10 years. My prescription right now says 1mg of clonazepam up to 4 times a day. I thought I needed it when I was having severe panic attacks. Now I no longer have those and not much anxiety. I have quit other meds but this one I believe will be the hardest and I'm truly scared. I know what it's like not to have a dose. Even though I'm prescribed up to 4mgs.. I take 3mgs at the most now. Thank you for the post. I really would like some help. Thanks
Kay Williams . You like them tablets , one day you will might see the devil ! 100% correct my friend !! The worst decision of my entire life to start taking diazepam
It will never be on 'the evening news' or whatever. Pharma is big, they are not allowed and also; people are supposedly better left in the dark for some matters (such as this one) Never noticed that the 'news' they broadcast is meant to make people afraid? Always about bad, horrid stuff, scary... there are good things happening too. My oh my: this world is so fckd up
I was taking prescribed Klonapin for 15 years, never told about the dangers of it. For 11 of those years, I was upped to 4mg/Klonapin per day. I unfortunately moved to this very scary town that I thought was "country," but ends up it was a prison town, drug-infested people and in a highly uncaring county in California. Such a small and creepy town that there were no doctors, just a Physician's Assistant (that I thought was a doctor). He chose to cut me off of Klonapin cold turkey even though I begged him to taper me off safely unknowning what a withdrawal would be like. He smirked at me and said "No." I had 1 day and 1/2 left of Klonapin. Had to look up on the internet what was going to happen. It was worse than what the internet said would happen. I can't go into detail because, even 6 years later now I can't go there to think too deeply about it and all that happened (that I remembered that happened). I think I may have had a seizure or even died because I "woke up" to my beloved cat screaming and scratching me. Other than whatever that was, I did not get one minute of sleep the entire two weeks. I should have died several times, and tried to end it a couple of times that I remember, but I had special needs cats that I love so much I couldn't bear to see them left in this creepy town where there were a lot of abandoned animals already. I was completely alone except one friend from high school that called at least once a day which helped a lot from what I can remember. I remember frantically writing my Will to make sure my cats would be taken care of because I knew I was going to die. The day the chemical part left my body, my jaw shifted very hard, I suddenly had very loud Tinnitus (still have), my vision changed and never went back to normal, I lost my taste and smell completely (way before COVID, btw), I had burning mouth syndrome for about a year, and my most precious cat that I've had since she was a baby and was 12 at this time, she sniffed me and ran away from me and hid for a few days. I was absolutely heartbroken and angry at the Physician's Assistant at the same time. I was graced with a regular credit card turning into a Mastercard so I could use that to move back to my safe county and town, but it wasn't easy and took some time. I am so, so nauseous just writing this. I knew I was moving back to my home town to die because I didn't want to die there and I wanted to be sure my cats would go to a certain rescue That I knew would make sure they were taken care of and would provide their medicines and find them great homes. Detail for my withdrawal from this horrifying medicine literally takes me back there so I don't talk about it much. While on it I became a recluse; lost all motivation to do anything fun or creative (I had a really good job as a Legal Secretary/Paralegal downtown L.A., also danced professional foclorico, also played percussion in quite a few bands. That was, and still is all gone. Six years later, I stay in the house although did some hiking for awhile, but too many triggers came so I'm back in the house. The only, and I mean ONLY meaning in my life and love I have is for my beloved cats. They are the only-only reason I am still alive.
I’m over 1 year sober from opiates I’ve been taking 1 mg alprazolam for around 8 months and yesterday I lost my prescription and I didn’t think it would be this bad my dogs go to my sisters on the weekends so I’m just sitting here with my room ripped apart feeling scared and sad but I was just fine around 8 o clock idk what to do ?
God bless u Julie , crazy how we all are in this fight yet it seems the medical association could care less how we have to fight our own battles due to there ignorance …. So few Dr’s are aware but not enough , I pray u get better , I’m glad u chose life rather than death , 15 years on it and tapering , it’s a nightmare .. benzos , we are all in this struggle , again god bless u ….
@@johnsilvey9491 If you have medical insurance and can have someone drive you to the hospital, I highly recommend that. I had no way to get to the hospital and couldn't leave my special needs cats, so I did it alone, but really almost died quite a few times. I also recommend having them wean you off of the Alprazolam safely. Benzodiazapines really mess with your brain. I wish you well!
@@mellopez1859 Thank you! I just saw your reply today. Wow, you've been on it 15 years, too? I can't believe the Physician's Assistant didn't taper me off safely. I can only guess he thought I was an addict or drug person, which I have never, ever been. I am guessing because you are safely tapering off of it, your brain won't be damaged as mine was . . . and still is. I've lost all my joy, I have a hard time with authentic care and empathy for anyone where I used to be highly caring and truly empathic. I still have the "skill" but just don't feel much anymore. Still have 24/7 loud Tinnitus and the burning mouth syndrome comes and goes. Having a bout of it right now. I just stay in now where I used to be full of life, dancing, socializing with friends . . . no interest anymore. I've been watching Friends every day for 7 years. I can watch other action stuff the first half of the day, but every afternoon, I have to watch Friends because it's a safe show for me. I hope your tapering off of it keeps your brain intact. I still can't believe this idiot Physician's Assistant literally put me through this.
When I was on Klonopin, i became like a different person. I became so reckless and it felt like I no longer really had any emotions. It took away my anxiety completely when i was on it, but once you get off, all that anxiety comes right back. The withdrawl is pretty difficult, but it's something I managed to get through.
Its crazy because my pediatric doctor prescribed me this, and never informed me about how addicitive it was or what the withdrawl was like and he also didn't taper me off of it like youre supposed to. Doctors should know about this stuff!
Xanax made me the same way. Turned me into a different person, I was very reckless and would be in a great mood while on them, but the smallest thing would set me off and I have never been an angry person. I did a lot of stupid shit without even considering the consequences. Benzos are a terrible drug and there are many other options
I think that's a good decision. I know people that have been on it for years and they walk around like zombies and are always a nervous wreck. Not a good look..
I know some of these people here, were in my Benzo blogs, , 2011-2015I lost 5 years is my life with Clonazepam, 2 tapering, took 2 years off for me to feel normal, anxiety, insomnia, fears, ideating on taking on my life, lived in a deep dark despair, I could not manage my household, do art, felt like I was not myself, depersonalization, cried every day, No one knew how to help me, Thanks for the Benzo Buddies, and other bogs, that support got me through! Pure Hell!
I’m also on clonazepam, just increased after 7 yrs. from .5 once day to twice day. I have already experienced withdrawal from this drug in 2016. My anxiety level has increased to the point that it appears that I have become tolerant of the .5mg/day. I’m 69 and the thought of tapering off again is terrifying.
In 1998 I had waited 18 years to buy my own first condo with my family. The very fist night I had a breakdown, pacing the floors all night. I had no idea I was withdrawing, thought I was going insane. It ruined everything. Seizures, depression, lost the house in 8 months, put my whole family through welfare, terrible times. I’m still here and doing well now, seeing this video breaks my heart for all these beautiful people.
@@DallasStorm43 I had to learn to be satisfied in different ways. I had to learn to be satisfied with maybe three hours sleep. I had to learn that just sitting still and resting. I could still go to work even if I didn’t sleep the night before. This was my toughest hurdle. I had to tell myself that “at least I rested last night”. The sleeplessness really got me. Plus, I had seizures and involuntary face ticks. I remember on my 11th day with no sleep. I thought I was going insane. It was my mindset that got me better. Stay busy in the day. Sorry I look for a magic remedy myself, and I could not find one, time did heal.
The fact that it's a mental and physical kind of suffering, but more on the mental side of things is what's devastating about it.. Like that lady said, all of her tests came out positive as if she wasn't suffering, but the one thing they can't test for is the neurological devastation this drug costs on the user.
Off Klonopin for about a week. Experiencing withdrawal symptoms. I had been on benzos since 1999. Using CBD spray and edibles to counter symptoms. It really helps to hear these testimonies and to know I'm not alone in this. Thanks!
Omg! I’m taking .5 mg for 20 years and can’t get off it. The Dr. told me that it’s too far into my muscles. Did you ever see the article by Stevie Nicks about Clonazepam aka klonopin?
@@marilyntonelli8832yes. Stevie said it was worse than cocaine withdrawal. Been on them 15 years. Was cut off cold turkey almost 2 months ago. Hell on earth. 😢 I want us better. I pray for that.
My withdrawal lasted almost TWO years physically & mentally from Benzos. Self created HELL. Took Benzos for about a decade, HARD! Abused them; 20-30 pills daily towards the End. Easy to get; dirt CHEAP. For me, makes Opiate withdrawal seem like a Glorious sunny comfy vacation. Seizures, insomnia like I've never experienced. Pretty sure I had a couple of REAL nervous breakdowns. My significant other cared for me like an infant. Self Created "Nightmare" is gross understatement. I was So sick physically/mentally, couldn't work... Couldn't drive, couldn't read, write, sign my own f*cking name. Couldn't drive/eat/sleep. Shaking uncontrollably for a couple months, then twitching, then jumps, Ect. Suicidal Instructive Thoughts. My body/mind DIDN'T belong to me💔❤️🩹💔 my memory down plays what I went through. My short term memory is SH*T! Shamefully SCARY terrible.
Opiate w/d was a bad flu, an inconvenience. This? This was like standing on the top of Mt. Everest. With no skin on. I taught 8th grade for decades; you couldn’t scare me if you tried. Until this.
The side effects are blamed on the patient not the drug. When refused to go back on it the shrink raised his voice at me for being uncooperative. I RAISED MY VOICE BACK AT HIM.
I went through this. This video sent me to benzo buddies, which showed me I wasn’t crazy or alone. It’s been 8 years now. I really don’t think I fully got through it, just learned to live the way I am now
I have been through klonopin withdrawal. Absolute nightmare that seem to keep going. I’m 10 years off this year, and I’m doing pretty good today. I was on klonopin 9 years before detox. Idk how I got through it, but I did. The list of withdrawal symptoms are just too many to name. I do recall delusions. I had many!!! Nerve pain and adrenaline rushes. Know you will get through it! You gave my absolute sympathy and compassion.
My Dr left his practice with a 2wk notice with no Ativan script after 20 yrs. I almost died. No one knew about the sever withdrawal symptoms. I hallucinated BP problems along with terrible anxiety. It's been almost 2yrs ago no one will prescribe benzo for me. I still experience many of the symptoms that the people shared. God bless you all who are experiencing withdrawal.
In a situation like that you just gotta buy some valium off the darknet so you can taper yourself off. As absurd as it sounds, its way more dangerous to withdrawal cold turkey than to buy them off the internet
Nearly 50 yrs as a medical professional, veteran, and someone who knows what torture and panic attack is, and I cannot understand the misuse of benzos both in prescribing and in withdrawing when a doctor can be stupid and cruel enough to abruptly stop a patient's meds. This is insanity. Any MD that prescribes a benzo MUST understand that the termination of the script must be over months of taper, one step at a time until the patient is not facing dangerous symptoms of withdrawal. It's not rocket science, but there are idiots in the medical profession too, and they're responsible for suicides and suffering. "First, do no harm..." - Hippocrates
This is my 3rd day of coming off .5mg of Ativan. I feel sick and achy, have pins and needles in my legs / feet, giddy and frightened. Thank you all for sharing your experiences- I don’t feel so alone.
That was one of the the worst things, doctors telling you that these symptoms are all in your head. Your family looking at you and saying that you “look fine” , and the whispers of “why doesn’t he work” . You are literally experiencing a hell most will never understand and the ones who love you are hurting you the most. That being said , everyone who has made it through know this, when you go out today understand that you’ve survived something horrendous, and you are so much stronger for it. Most folks walking around you talking about “a bad day” don’t have a clue what a bad day is , and the ones who do are the strongest (this includes you) I put my trust in God, I hope you do the same , love ya
I was on Ativan and taking Xanax unprescribed for my severe anxiety and currently withdrawing. Major insomnia, shaking, constant anxiety, hallucinations, suicidal intrusive thoughts. I do not wish this on anyone and anyone like me going through it is so strong. And you are not alone. ❤
I was dealing with situational anxiety and emotional pain from past experiences ,but I could still function in life , and laugh and have good emotions. I didn't want to go down the path of drugs. What I needed was therapy, not drugs and I new this. I told Dr. I would not be taking the drugs, I left them in my room , never through them away. The stuff I was dealing with had simple solution. Unfortunately my husband kept insisting and insisting to take medication that I had left in my room , like if medication is going to fix all of your problems, it doesn't. Your better of going to therapy. Anyway , I kept saying no no no I don't need medication please I don't need medication. Fast-forward April 2023. I got pressure to some and felt off sick. Went to hospital, they gave me Benzo and more Benzo l, pill pill that I never needed, nowl I'm suicidal , not functioning in life. I'm gonna diel.
2mg of Clonazepam, then 4, then 6 and then then 8 mg of Clonazepam (Klonopin) a day. Still alive. 9 months cold turkey. Lost everything. Totally misunderstood. I live in Spain, most of the info is in english, Ashton manual saved my life. Still a lot to do to full recovery, but i survived. Be strong, we are fkn WARRIORS! Much love to everyone here.
Wow. On my own journey. Slowly tapered off... by myself. Didn't tell anyone because I am a compliant person. I didn't want anyone to talk me out of it. The withdrawal has been difficult. I have given birth to 7 children and understand pain. The withdrawal symptoms have been tortuous. The dizziness between doses made me feel like I was on a boat violently rocking. Or my head was lurching inside. Such a weird sense of being out of this world in not a good way. Needle like nerve pain that made me jerk n twitch. Skin crawling. Insomnia. The very worst was falling asleep. In the state of sleep anxiety would rise up higher n higher until I could hardly breath and my body was to tense that I felt like I was in a vice. I have been wondering how long this would go on. When I initially googled it said 10-14 days. But the more I have read n researched the more it sounds like it may be much, much longer. If so then I have a long way to go. Even so, I am determined not to turn back. Forward through this to healing n freedom. Not sure that I even want to return back to the doctor. I am done.
So proud of you for trying to do what you could for yourself remember also that we are the hardest on ourselves and also remember something that I preach but don't practice very well myself which is we should not go through everything alone and especially with benzos because of how much it changes us if people don't realize that we are changing they might see a different person that they've never seen before good luck on your journey I'm on my journey remember everyone out here struggling to and their people that don't even know you like me that are so proud that you even tried I keep trying to quit and I've quit so many things and the only thing left in my life now is benzos and I just want to be free and I pray that everyone can be free from what truly just taking from their pleasure and joy that there is in this life
I never had any of these problems until I started to taper. They worked for me for 35 years. I had these problems after I started to taper. That was when all hell broke loose.
God bless all of you going through this, I'm with you. I'm 36 yrs old I have seizures and I stopped Clonazepam cold turkey before Christmas 2023 my withdrawal was so hard because I already have seizures and I'm seeing things that aren't here, I hear things, I'm super emotional, i can't control my body functions at some times. I feel helpless. Peace and Blessings to you all 🙏🏾✨🙏🏾
@@TaquitoDeAsada I've been ok , at first I was really stressed and struggling with my emotions everywhere but I've been listening to subliminal music and meditating to calm myself, I write in my journal to get everything out of my head. Prayer helps as well I don't even think about it! Even my doctor looked at me like a weirdo!
I lost my mother to suicide and after watching this video this explains all the pain the doctors couldn’t explain, it angers me deeply that doctors throw these medicines out like they are candy. If anyone is going through this please know that it is ok to get help.
Ya same thing doc told me. Now m three yrs off from this pill n cannot believe till today m suffering . I did everything to fast recovery but healing is too slow. N what about you??
There are THREE mountains we have to climb with benzo recovery: the withdrawal & taper, the manifestations (major depression / agoraphobia), and the pre-existing condition.
@Brenda I found it got much better after day 9 for me personally, but you will feel the effects for a very long time afterwards. It can be done! Good luck!
@Brenda dont worry every day is a new day you can always try again. I truly believe it's a medication that helps some people and they just do better in general with it.
I'm addicted to opiates and haven't been able to get any for months it's really scary and I'm trying to get clean I'm also going to drug court pretty soon
My personal story - I was prescribed 1 mg Xanax 4 times a day for anxiety after Lily was born. I was instructed to "bite them in half" and take them throughout the day. Soon I noticed my life was a living hell. Fatigued. Confused. Depressed. I cried begging the doctor to take me off. He said "No. Your bad thoughts will get worse and you'll gain a bunch of weight." So I quit cold turkey. Ended up suicidal and in the psych hospital twice. Moral of the story. Doctors take a 2 hour class on benzos and hand them out to innocent people like candy. You don't give a young mother 4 mg of Xanax because she's anxious. That's a recipe for disaster. I'm not alone in the hell I've been going through for years. This has to stop. I don't drink. I've never smoked a cigarette. Yet I took a high dose of a potent mind altering drug for years because my doctor said I needed them. They're not a "mother's little helper." They're vile. They should be destroyed. There are other ways to combat anxiety. I'm surprised I'm still alive.
Similar story. These things are literally the devil. When I quit cold turkey from 20mg+ a day I was literally taken to hell for a few days. Be glad we made it back, many don't.
Knowledge is power, and people will be more informed now that videos like this are easily available on the internet.. Wish my mom could've seen others who suffered like her and actually made it through to the other side!
Anna Marie THERE'S A FUCKIN INSTRUCTION BOOKLET INSIDE BOX, TELLS YOU EVERYTHING. YOU THINK DOC GOT TIME TO SIT THERE AND READ IT TO YOU VERBATIM??? TAKE SOME PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. WTF!?!?!
Thank God for this video. I was prescribed Ativan today for the first time. After watching this video, I'm not going to pick it up from the pharmacy. I have no time for this bs. My anxiety gets so bad that I'm hospitalized . Given nitro under my tongue because they think I'm about to have a heart attack on the way to the hospital. Admitted and given a stress test then they realized nothing is wrong, with my heart. But anxiety. Thank you for this video. I refuse to open that door. Blessings, everyone ❤.
I’d love to. I was told my benzo was just like a glass of wine. And all it took was a week on it to experience the hell of dependence and nearly two weeks with zero sleep, suicidal thoughts and electric shocks and lower body tremors like my muscles were wooden instead of flexible. It hurts so bad. I had every withdrawal symptom on the book. I lost 15lbs on two weeks too.
The end segment hit home. I was taking .25 mg every 3 or 4 days as needed. When my refills were gone, I went to the doctor and told her about the withdrawals. Tigheness in my head to the point where it feels like my head is gonna explode, burning in arms/legs, rapid thoughts while trying to sleep to the point where your having a conversation inside your head and unable to fall asleep (I can't explain it fully.) She told me there was no way I am having withdrawals from such a low dose. I'm here to tell you that I do and they are very real. This is coming from someone who has access to them, and who cuts a pill in half instead of taking the full dose. Just 0.25 mg every 3 or 4 days is all it takes for your body to get hooked on them.
Hey I got an iv 0.5 ativan but maybe is per body weight since day 1 I have mood swings unable to sleep memory problems you think is gonna leave ? It's been 2 weeks still
I was tapered down to . 5 2x per day over a cpl months from . 5 3x a day. A cpl weeks ago I had the misfortune of getting a temp doc. She refused to refill. I had 5 pills left. I've been prescribed them for 15 years now. Have seizure disorder, TBI, PTSD and autonomic dysfunction since 07. I'm being forced to quit cold turkey now. I go back next week, and expected to not have it in my system, or I lose the rest of my meds. Was told by another doctor that the dose I'm on is so small, no big deal to just quit as the other doc forced me to do, right? It's a big deal to me, having my skin crawling, equilibrium is shot, feels like I'm skidding sideways at 90mph perpetually now. Tinitus is ringing my ears off the hook. In addition, having most all the issues listed above. I called the doc's office back at least 10 times this last 2 weeks after the temp dropped me. Several times was told they would talk to my doc and have a nurse call me. They never have.
If you own a cell phone, always bring it with you when you see a doctor and record what the doctor is telling you. It is much information about the deceptions of the Dr. Make sure you have the phone number for a really good injury lawyer. These doctors are no more than pushers for the pharmaceutical companies I don’t trust doctors. In a lot of cases, they get kickbacks financially getting you hooked on this stuff.
I only regret one day in my life. The day my doctor wrote a script for benzodiazepines. Thank heavens I've managed to be off them for 6 years. I literally become a monster.
@@sangeetalambh6389 I felt the most horrible pain ever. I could hardly walk and yes I did have stomach cramps. I'm very happy for you. Don't give up because it will be worth it in the end. If you need anyone to talk to. I'm available.
@@livingcolours1541 thank you for replying, i am really glad to hear you are better. i took a relative small dose only for 10 days, and its been almost a month of hell
These days my doctor will prescribe anything but benzodiazepines, which has honestly kind of annoyed me because it seems like such a great solution to anxiety. But I know it’s for the best and I appreciate that my doctor has my best interests at heart.
My son went through it. Luckily there was a local expert who got him on a tapering plan. He’s been off completely for a month, but still dealing with some issues. Physically, he got down to 138 pounds and he’s 6 feet tall. Still a long road to recovery.
Thank you for this piece! It is so on target and real. I’m two months off after 32 years. God, I’d love to see a class action suit, not for monetary gain but to stop abuse by pharma and doctors. Peaceful
Absolutely ruined my life and I was prescribed Klonopin for “Restless leg Syndrome” to take one hour before bed, little did I know what this medication could do to me‼️ My Dr. her name is “Carolyn H. Sigman”, should be in for jail for all the pain and suffering she’s caused my family and me❗️😒
Oh honey! I take it and have for years. I did taper off years ago and I was sick for 9 months. So after I got down to 1/4 of a pill so I stopped. Two weeks later, I entered hell. I could not read a regular clock - had to be digital. I was left shaving off each pill each day. That was another two months. It was almost a year of hell each day. Finally I got off - shaving tiny pieces off of each pill until I was stable enough to get off of it. I joined a group that is now closed but it was called Point of Return. It helped to take their supplements. Getting off of these drugs can literally kill you. But I keep taking them to stay normal. It's a scary thing to go through. I actually was afraid of my toothbrush. I thought it bit me. This is NOT for sissies.
my grandma had been taking 6mg of bromazepam for decades. one time, all nearby pharmacies ran out for a week. she had to be hospitalized because the withdrawal was close to causing brain and heart damage ever since, she's had trouble hearing. never underestimate benzos.
I'm on a benzo video marathon. I have really bad social anxiety and have been considering getting on anti anxiety meds. All these videos have opened my mind.
There's other options if u do decide to get on anti anxiety meds...it's ruined my life in every aspect n at some point you will have to unfortunately go thru the withdrawals...examples insurance issues....drs retire or quit ect.....
I’m 22 and was healthy hiking, running, skiing, hardly drank never smoked. I had 1 panic attack this July. I went to an urgent care. I was handed a bottle of Ativan. I was told to take it whenever I needed up to twice a day. Then my next provider upped my dose. I was clueless. 3 months later my life is living hell. I can’t function. I experience all of these symptoms in the video. I cried watching this. I don’t feel alone. I have been pushed thorough doctors and none of them can admit what I am going through is this..
After 6 years of taking 3 mg of Klonopin I stopped taking it last Saturday. Up until last night I was living in absolute hell. I had no energy and it hurt to even walk across the room. I had constant cold and hot sweats. I became extremely emotional and could cry at the drip of that and I've barely slept 2 hours each night this week. I was completely destroyed. And have felt like my skin is peeling off non-stop. It ha s truly been hell. Finally, last night I took 1mg after reading about how long the side effects was last. I just didn't feel strong enough to go thorugh this for 2 years.
I am on Klonopins and one month my medicine was stolen out of my apartment in a break in. I had to go three weeks without my medicine. It was a nightmare. I thought I developed M.S. because I had every symptom like neck and back pain, horrible muscle twitching and spasms, numbness, hard to walk, hot spells, and several others. The worst was short term memory loss and having trouble reading. I couldn't remember names and then If I would try to remember sports players names while I was trying to remember I would forget what I was trying to remember. It was a nightmare. PLEASE don't quit benzos wild turkey. The worst can be seizures and death. May God be with all of you.
I took several different types of benzo's for 17 years. Overall, I think they helped me. The problem I have is that doctors don't properly titrate people off the benzos. I was given a 10 day librium taper: which was seriously inadequate. The following 15 months were the worst of my life. I think they can be beneficial but the process of getting off them is seriously misunderstood.
Absolutely I’ve been on them for 20 years and the doctors are so stupid they don’t listen to you and they risk killing you by cutting you down like that I feel your pain!!!
I am on a Benzo; it's the best thing ever for my severe anxiety. I use it only when needed; honestly, it saved me. I can do things I couldn't once do with my severe anxiety. I am also sorry to hear about all of these bad experiences.
4 years off and still suffering, nobody believes me at this point.. I've become disabled by these evil drugs that I took for 3 years, withdrawal can last much longer than the actual time on the drug, I've seen multiple people suffer for many years now like myself.. Thanks for bringing awareness
@@Corleone007 oh natural anxiety is nothing compared to this benzo crap, I had mild anxiety before benzos ( no other mental conditions) but now I have 50 plus symptoms plus severe anxiety which if you ever experience, you know that doesn't even compare to regular everyday anxiety that healthy people experience. It's basically living in fear all day everyday for 5 years straight for me now. It's a little better than it was a couple of years ago but it's still severe compared to regular anxiety I had before this.
@@Corleone007 I'm not saying it was nothing, back then I thought it was severe anxiety, I'm saying that now I really know what severe anxiety is, and that what I was experiencing back then was nothing compared to what' I'm experiencing now. I still got akathisia 5 years into benzo withdrawal, if you are familiar with what aka is then you know that it's the most severe form of anxiety.
Currently weaning off of klonopine! I have detoxed off of opioid pain pills, norcos, ultram. I can honestly say the detox from opioids was a walk in the park compared to the hell a benzo withdrawal is! I would have never accepted the prescription 20+ years ago if I would have known how nasty the benzo withdrawal is!!
Benzo's made me feel like I was so annoyed at everyone and everything, I hated the slow time, constant sweating, irritability, waking up too early in the morning, loss of memory, wanting to get things done but couldn't, and lashing out at people. Really need to get off of them.
I was first prescribed Ativan after my first panic attack, due to the fact that my Father committed suicide. I have been off and back on Benzos since 1998 and it has helped me through some hard times.
So sad that we HAVE to go through this PRESCRIBED ADDICTION without support from the Medical Community! If I could STOP - I WOULD! Suicide is NOT an option -ONLY a thought! Thank you for bringing this to the forefront of ALL.
It’s been a FREAK’N 10 year NIGHTMARE. I’m still so miffed at the lack of my Dr.’s accountability as well as how this stuff even got on the market with little or no follow up questions or after care. It’s wild that Dr.’s continue going on these all expenses paid trips to exotic locations for “Work Shops” on how to peddle this crap but than have no clue as to really deal with it when there patients express concern from taking the stuff (for many years). They just lower the dosage , cut you off completely, which can lead to seizures or just give you a similar RX with another name or tell you to ween yourself off of it with anemic compassion or instruction. The medical establishment just revictimize the patient by blaming them & shutting the door. I smell a class action law suit in the future. I guess if your a Dr. being a drug dealer makes you a pillar of society now 🤫
I 'll never forget when I was going through my own personal hell how the night sky was so bright. It was the most frightening and horrific thing I've ever experienced and I kicked methadone which was a walk in the park compared to benzodiazepine withdrawal. God bless you all.
"Benzodiazepines are indicated for the short-term relief (two to four weeks only) of anxiety that is severe, disabling or subjecting the individual to unacceptable distress..." Even if prescribed only for a short period of time, "...[withdrawal] symptoms may continue for weeks or months..." - Committee on Safety of Medicines, U.K. Government Bulletin to Prescribing Doctors, January 1988.
You are not alone in withdrawing from benzos folks! I think this medication isn’t something that should be taken everyday honestly - for the reason that withdrawals can happen after stopping from using benzos daily. Personally around 4-7 days after last use is when withdrawals get the most intense for me (have used alprazolam and klonopin) The effects I get from withdrawal include Mental fog Strange body sensations Muscle spasms FACIAL spasms Ears ringing Rebound anxiety Feel like I’m slipping from reality All this subsides then goes away after 2 weeks from last use though. Hope this sheds some light on benzo withdrawal and effects and remind you you’re not alone in this. Have faith! Bless!
You're lucky you only had to go through 2 weeks of hell... It's been 2 months since I stopped taking it and I'm having severe dizziness swaying and chest pounding, flu like feeling
It’s not the same for everyone. Acute Withdrawal symptoms can go on for many weeks, but are then followed by post acute withdrawal syndrome, which lasts about two years. During this period. A lot of people just go back on benzos because they can’t deal with the anxiety. You’ve had it easy. You are lucky.
My doctor prescribed me klonopin. I hardly ever take it, even if I am anxious. I have only been taking it when going to get dental work done to help with my uncontrollable shaking. Thats what I did today. The procedure was a breeze and I had the best nap afterward. It made me wonder how often I could take it to help me sleep better. After watching this, I will only be taking it for extreme situations. I had similar symptoms and withdrawl issues to these people when I was on venlafaxine. That was a three year nightmare. I do not want to do that ever again. Thank you for sharing your experiences. ♡
FUCK FUCK FUCK!!! I am so scared to fully come off clonazepam. I don’t want to take it anymore but I am so scared of the withdrawals. I’ve been on benzos for a few years but I don’t take them everyday. Lately I am. I’m currently taking 1mg down from 4mg. I don’t think I’ve really experienced any bad withdrawals but I fear once im taking nothing it will kick in.
Great video. I work as a psyche nurse currently. I believe a good % of my group is currently suffering from BWS, they are still being prescribed the Rx, still using other benzo on the street, and they are unaware of dangers. It is difficult to convince anyone of what I am seeing- especially my patients. They will fight to keep their prescriptions, and they believe because it comes from a doctor it is safe. And on the flipside, many are not honest with the doctor about what other drugs they are taking on the street. Hopefully we can raise enough awareness.
The worst torture ever when i was "cold turkey'ed" by the Dr from benzos. After 5 years the withdrawals and psychosis did not stop. Severe claustrophobia, unable to be inside a house, lights on all night, can't be in a car with windows up, no airplanes, sit in front of a window all day and night in fear of suffocating. Slept less than 2 hours a day for 5 years. Found 12.5mgs quetiapine slowly helped stop the suffocation sensation and most of the claustrophobia.
@@4568-l9w Very true. With the understanding that the only way to stop these dangerous meds is to sue, we can see that prior administrations helped protect the industry, which is why we have seen almost no lawsuits for benzodiazepines and other medications. Luckily we have a window of opportunity now that we have President Trump in office, but if he is not reelected in 2020 that window will close. First on the list slated to be passed, as soon as Trump is out of office, is the "Medication Protection Act" which will forbid anyone from suing if they suffer damages from a prescribed medication. This is why it is so important for benzo victims to start filing those lawsuits now.
A small number of people have adverse reactions to any and every drug, a large majority that you won’t hear from use this drug, and discontinue it, successfully.
I believe i only took lorazepam for 2 weeks and just stop not knowing what i had just done to myself. I felt like i was dieing for 1 yr. Everything in this video that people talked about i went through i thought i was going crazy and need to be lock up some where. I feel better now i have the drive to live and be happy and joyful. May god bless you all
Man, do I wish I could show this video to my doctor so he could see there's so many others experiencing all the same symptoms and for a very long time. Was looking specifically for others experiencing the air-hunger/feeling unable to breathe when I came across it. Not much info on that particular symptom it seems, despite everyone knowing that when the body feels like it can't get air, it'll panic. It's uncontrollable. A biological fact. No "getting used to it" or "observing the discomfort without trying to change it" is gonna change that.
I was on Valium for 15 years. I quit in 2014. I'm fully recovered after 10 years. It took more than 5 years. I guess I'm still recovering but most of its behind me.
i almost died from a cold turkey Xanax bar withdrawal i was doing about 4 to 6mg i had a seizure at work fell off a 15 foot ladder hit my head hit my ribs off some wood i went into a 20 second seizure then snapped out of it soon as the EMTS were coming straight at me i awoke to the whole job site staring at me in utter shock
I was on 1mg lorazepam daily for 2 years. I only took them 4-5 days a week and sometimes stop for a week at a time and honestly suffered no withdrawal other than insomnia for a month and panic attacks for 1 week. You have to be careful and give your body time to adjust without the medication or else you become completely dependent and I've only met 1 doctor that knew to explain this to me.
Our daughter was prescribed antidepressants for postpartum depression. We saw a change in her after several years. She became angry, hostile towards me and more depressed than ever. At this point 18 years later I don’t recognize her. We don’t have a relationship with her anymore and I’m so sad about that. I pray for her continuously. I don’t know how to make this better.
I’m five days off...spent six months tapering from Xanax and finally jumped off diazepam at the end. Depression, bad sleep and tinnitus are my worst symptoms
I thought I was the only one who would say my teeth hurt. I told my dentist my teeth hurt and he just didn’t believe me. I was not that surprised since my psychiatrist had no clue about how to stop Klonopin.
I ran out of Klonopin because I had been using more than prescribed due to the tolerance. I ran out and then went involuntarily cold turkey. Initially, I thought it would be no big deal, maybe a few sleepless nights but nothing major, until my next refill. Boy was I ever wrong. What they describe is accurate, my muscles were all twitching and my stomach cramping, and the pain was awful. I was sweating buckets and shaking and could hardly breathe. It was so bad that even when a friend told me I could go get a few pills to get me through the worst of the withdrawals, that I could barely even get out of bed *to go pick up pills*. I couldn’t believe what a “drug addict” I was. It was horrifying. It took me only 6 months to completely taper off and quit, because I went hardcore in cutting to the very least I needed to function. I really wanted off of it. I actually still had several left that I never used when I was done. The worst part was the severe fatigue I felt for about 9 months. I had no energy and just wanted to lay down. Everything finally normalized. I’ve been off Klonopin for 3 years now.
I know this was 6 months ago, but this is happening to me right now with Xanax. I’m having all these symptoms, I accidentlu over took which I’ve never done in 16 years of being on this. I was sometimes taking 6mg a day bc my anxiety was so bad and I didn’t know what else to do (my dose is 3mg) and I have enough for 1mg a day until my refill, if my doctor doesn’t dismiss me! How are you doing?
@@nicolelee6591 oh man I’m so sorry you’re going through this, it’s awful!! I don’t think your dr will give you any additional pills! What I would do is cut your 1 pill per day into fourths to divide and space out what you do have. I’m doing fine, thank you, I don’t have any prescription pill addictions anymore!! You can get through this! Hugs 🌹
Was on 2mg a day for 21 years..for PTSD.. Quit 4 years ago..Craved them bad for a year.. Now it's been 4 years clean..and I must always watch my triggers still, even today.
There's a common curse that says "May you live in interesting times". Considering they are now cutting patients from benzos left and right with no regard for their health and safety, coupled with opiate/drug epidemic, and the CDC and the state exercising totalitarian control over doctors and their licenses, I would say we live in said times. I'm 6 days off after tapering klonopin down to 0.125mg and I feel fine. I'm fucking blessed that I feel this way, b/c I've experienced horrible withdrawals and the stupid doctors (not all my doctor is actually pretty cool)/mental health system/state authoritarianism. It can and does get better. If nobody told you today, I love you!
14 years of 4 milligram a day Klonopin addiction. I cleaned up MYSELF. I don't recommend it at all to detox by yourself. Anyway, it's been almost 8 years now of freedom from Benzos. It is WORTH it.
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You are beyond-words amazing. ❤️
These people are 100% correct took me going on 4 years now to feel 90% better
In Ohio need to find an Ashton method Doctor here or surrounding states
J8😊
I have a disorder. Benzos work.
To those of you watching this video because you are going through withdrawal, you are not alone.
If you haven't used in a while you can OD more easily, because you're body no longer has the former tolerance, so be careful.
@@jaynesegman7847
Not Everyone.
I Quit Cold For Aporox 60 Days & Then I Gave In/Relapsed Whatever You Want To Call It. I Was Perscribed By A Dr.
After Those Horrible 60 Days I Decided To Get My Life Back & Was Over The Agony. Took My Normal Dose & Nothing..... Waited & Waited Then Took A mg Or Two More & Finally Had Relief From The Withdrawals.
So Don't Just Make A Broad Statement Like That To Everyone That Is Reading These Comments & Taking Advice From Them.... Remember Everyone Is Completely Different When It Comes To Medication!!
STAY SAFE EVERYONE!👍🏼🤔
@@micheallaymance7870 the REAL dangers of benzodiazepines, are: (1). They're virtually impossible to OD on, (2). They are not only SAFE, but great at treating numerous symptoms, (3.) They are affordable WITHOUT med/health insurance, and most importantly, (4). They work immediately.
Why take an antidepressant, a mood stabilizer, and an antipsychotic (being used off label as an anxiolytic), when you can just take Xanax, whenever to feel like you need it?
"Benzo's are Here-2-Stay, less war lead the way!" If you need neutral but positive benzo information from good European sources (I say European because DTP is illegal in Europe), let me know, and I will help you.
BTW: I've been on various BZD's since 2004, and a mainline diet of clonazepam since 2015 (2-3 mgs a day), and I FORGOT to bring my clonazepam with me. I've been without it for two day's now, and I must survive another five day's with my inlaw's (I hate every last one of them). A little forehead perspiration, and short-temperedness (the kids need more discipline anyway) is all, and even thirty more day's would be doable. Sixty more day's is undoable not because of BZD detox, but because Jesus Christ himself would gladly shoot all of these $hitheads in order to escape the insanity they cause.
Take care, miche
OP: “…because you are going through withdrawl.”
Did you read that carefully enough? No, you did not. The folks who write in capital letters, screaming and yelling- in writing no less, -are so very defensive and fearful. We can FEEL their fear through the screen. I worry for you, for Them. Granted, drugs affect individuals differently, but clearly, clearly, you are aware that we can make pretty solid generalizations about this particular drug. Come on, man! Think.
Based on direct experience. Read that again. Also, become better informed of the science before the ranting commences. Do you, but be aware and well-informed. To come on here and do otherwise is lazy. You’re not in w/d, have your wits about you…do better. Because you can.
I’m right here!!! It is horrible!!!
Everybody needs to watch this BEFORE taking a benzo!
They help me. I have been on them over 30 years.
they're for short term... short term!!!!! people on this shit for years / months is madness, ive used them short term during a really tough period and they served me well. Won't take more than 3 days in a row now. Valium 10mg
@@samuelaubrey2612lucky you, I suffer from chronic, insomnia, have been taking benzo for decades, always same dose, and I'm okay. Without I could be stay awake all night and be a zombie the day after at work. I wonder what amount of benzo they take.
Too Late whoever invented them should go to jail i know they help people but at what cost all i tryed to do was get some dam sleep took 1mil nightly for a year & now I’m in withdrawls & don’t even know who i am anymore scary shit 😔
I feel the same. My insomnia is lifelong and benzo was one of the only things that helped me finally sleep. Now,I'm in horrifying withdrawal.😢 Hope you get through this. @@danielgoudge8465
It’s been a year after I quit benzos cold turkey after taking it for 6 years. My doctor won’t reduce my dosage despite all the side effects I was having while on meds, so I had to cut it off myself. The withdrawal symptoms are absolute hell. I have headaches 24 hrs a day everyday, worsening depression, insomnia, suicidal thoughts, dissociation syndrome, and panic attacks. I don’t even know if I can get through this, people around me judged me without actually understanding how torturous this is.
Don't quit benzos cold turkey! It's very dangerous! I tried to do that, got status epilepticus and almost died.
Please see my long post I put in the comments today. It might help you out. Shouldn't be too far away from this post.
I've been addicted to many substances including narcotics...meth...and alcohol. I can say nothing holds a candle to benzo withdrawal. I'm 3 years and 8 months clean and my life is great today. Anyone reading this and suffering just know...there is hope you will recover. It just takes time. 🙏
God Bless You
This is refreshing..I'm in the same boat...abused every drug out there...got put on meds to come off..and now these withdrawals are worst than any of them...NOTHING compares.
Laying in a hospital bed reading this just had seizures first day of withdrawal just hope i survive this
I've been on and off benzos for years I've gone through the withdrawal many times. I was never on benzos for more than a month or two at a time and let me tell you The withdrawal gets worse every time you use them again. It seems that your brain remembers and knows what's coming and it's worse. I know nobody's asking me but I want to give some advice. You must keep in your mind that the s***** horrible feelings and physical misery will stop. It does take time but a lot of it is mental. I discovered that for me forcing myself to go and walk around the block a few times, or if you can handle it go to the gym and just do something It reduces the time of suffering. The most important thing though aside from exercise drinking a lot of water and eating the right foods is to have the outlook that you know this will not last forever no matter how it feels you're going to beat this because you most definitely will.
Day 3 still alive
I broke down and cryed listening to this and knowing I was not alone.
Mary June Opper u are not alone I going through withdrawal it's a living nightmare
Mary June Opper same
I too
Same
So many of us.....
"Insomnia that can't even be explained" I felt that
Take magnesium glycinate 400 mg for men 300 mg for woman . Also taurine 1000 mg and L-Tryptophan 500 mg
At night and 1000 mg of taurine in the morning . This has help my son
Yes yes !!!!!
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This video is so important. You've no idea. Please never delete it. It helped save me when I had no idea what was going on.
Yes We are alone. No one cares People call you crazy and walk away Still suffering after 2 years.
Hang in there… you’re going to make it
I am going through this as we speak, and this is the saddest and most painful experience I’ve ever experienced in life. I’m a college graduate with a BA in creative writing and a MS in education, now studying acupuncture which has helped me alleviate the withdrawal symptoms of clonozapam. Unfortunately, a friend gave me this pill right after graduating with my BA. I was addicted for over 10 years. When I realized it had messed up my life , I went to the hospital and no one helped. They treated me like a drug addict. I lost friends and family. I am still suffering. This ruined my life and natural psychological development. It destroyed me and my relationships with work, friends and family. I’m still recovering and seeking therapy.
Never give up ! Ive been through a ghb rehabe by my own and the pain and stress was at a high peak , it was horrible . I started training ,eating healthier and meditating with psychedelic wich, i do not recommend the psychedelic in a withdrawl but meditation would be good . I have foud that these are the only real medecin that treat mental illness because, throu pain you will grow stronger and much more aware of your thought process . This will help you build a much more sane life style . See it as life giving you a wake up call instead of a defeat .
“It ruined my natural psychological development”
Oh, wow…this resonates w/me. I feel almost immature in my relationships, like I missed years of “practice.” It’s hard to put into words, but yours comes the closest yet for me. I, too, am highly educated and a more than capable and independent professional.
What a horrible unwelcome suprise tolerance w/d from Xanax was. Thank you for sharing your story; I am so sorry. 💖
@@donna6165 I’m actually overcoming this demon at this point. I’m benzo free for 2 years now. I’m in my second year of acupuncture school. I recently got married and want to start a family. I relate to what you said about losing years of practice. I’m healing and don’t really feel like I’m suffering anymore. I’m inspired to become a mental health advocate and utilize acupuncture to help others. I hope this is talked about more often and the education system can be receptive to providing this enlightening education to the younger generation. A lot of people are ignorant to how this pill can damage someone’s life and we need a wise support team to intervene on behalf of those who make this mistake like I did and just an education in general on the dangers of a benzo when no one really needs that. We need more talk therapy , love and nurture to eradicate these types of addictions
This. ⬆️ Namaste and Kudos to you, Sis. 💪🏻😮💨
I’ll celebrate 5 Years benzo-free this December.
Yay, US! ♥️
@@donna6165 super happy for you! ❤️❤️🩹
Been there. Literal hell. Wishing anybody going through this the best.
Are you healed?
I got prescription for benzo. Not taken it yet
@@Tesseract9630 don’t do it. I’d give anything to go back and stop myself
@@Tesseract9630 rip up that script and forget you ever had it!
@@GeraltOfRivia99 did u feel fatigue like no spirit in body and stomach cramps in ur withdrawals please answer I m 85 days sober
Benzo withdrawal is the most worst thing ever. From 27 years old to 30; A prescription from my medical doctor to a psychiatrist I slowly became addicted. Then almost a year ago I was on a hellacious train to get off. People I hear make jokes about the drug or who have a prescription I try to inform them about what they could possibly lead themselves into. I always tell them "if you like that drug, one day you might meet The devil". The pain your body goes into, the insomnia, loss of appetite, loss of sex drive, loss of motivation, you can't get out the bed in the mornings, mood swings, depression. And that's not including the fact you have to deal with all what I just listed but also go to work and take care of your kids. STAY VERY FAR AWAY FROM BENZOS!!! This is your warning. That's why your watching this video. Because you know your in trouble. Well If it hasn't completely took affect or your not completely addicted, you will be. Stay away!
Kay Williams where are some resources to help taper off? I've been on these for at least 10 years. My prescription right now says 1mg of clonazepam up to 4 times a day. I thought I needed it when I was having severe panic attacks. Now I no longer have those and not much anxiety. I have quit other meds but this one I believe will be the hardest and I'm truly scared. I know what it's like not to have a dose. Even though I'm prescribed up to 4mgs.. I take 3mgs at the most now. Thank you for the post. I really would like some help. Thanks
www.benzoinfo.com/resources
Kay Williams . You like them tablets , one day you will might see the devil ! 100% correct my friend !! The worst decision of my entire life to start taking diazepam
Kay Williams hell....
Brian Hopper benzo buddies
This vid should be on the national news...very informative
LOL... Well if it does make it to main stream media, it won't be coming from big pharma
It will never be on 'the evening news' or whatever. Pharma is big, they are not allowed and also; people are supposedly better left in the dark for some matters (such as this one) Never noticed that the 'news' they broadcast is meant to make people afraid? Always about bad, horrid stuff, scary... there are good things happening too. My oh my: this world is so fckd up
I told my key worker i was having problems he said no pain no gain. not nice
Gina Mitchell; SPOT-ON!!!!!
YES , no one is talking about this and it’s sad
I was taking prescribed Klonapin for 15 years, never told about the dangers of it. For 11 of those years, I was upped to 4mg/Klonapin per day. I unfortunately moved to this very scary town that I thought was "country," but ends up it was a prison town, drug-infested people and in a highly uncaring county in California. Such a small and creepy town that there were no doctors, just a Physician's Assistant (that I thought was a doctor). He chose to cut me off of Klonapin cold turkey even though I begged him to taper me off safely unknowning what a withdrawal would be like. He smirked at me and said "No." I had 1 day and 1/2 left of Klonapin. Had to look up on the internet what was going to happen. It was worse than what the internet said would happen. I can't go into detail because, even 6 years later now I can't go there to think too deeply about it and all that happened (that I remembered that happened). I think I may have had a seizure or even died because I "woke up" to my beloved cat screaming and scratching me. Other than whatever that was, I did not get one minute of sleep the entire two weeks. I should have died several times, and tried to end it a couple of times that I remember, but I had special needs cats that I love so much I couldn't bear to see them left in this creepy town where there were a lot of abandoned animals already. I was completely alone except one friend from high school that called at least once a day which helped a lot from what I can remember. I remember frantically writing my Will to make sure my cats would be taken care of because I knew I was going to die. The day the chemical part left my body, my jaw shifted very hard, I suddenly had very loud Tinnitus (still have), my vision changed and never went back to normal, I lost my taste and smell completely (way before COVID, btw), I had burning mouth syndrome for about a year, and my most precious cat that I've had since she was a baby and was 12 at this time, she sniffed me and ran away from me and hid for a few days. I was absolutely heartbroken and angry at the Physician's Assistant at the same time.
I was graced with a regular credit card turning into a Mastercard so I could use that to move back to my safe county and town, but it wasn't easy and took some time. I am so, so nauseous just writing this. I knew I was moving back to my home town to die because I didn't want to die there and I wanted to be sure my cats would go to a certain rescue That I knew would make sure they were taken care of and would provide their medicines and find them great homes. Detail for my withdrawal from this horrifying medicine literally takes me back there so I don't talk about it much.
While on it I became a recluse; lost all motivation to do anything fun or creative (I had a really good job as a Legal Secretary/Paralegal downtown L.A., also danced professional foclorico, also played percussion in quite a few bands. That was, and still is all gone. Six years later, I stay in the house although did some hiking for awhile, but too many triggers came so I'm back in the house.
The only, and I mean ONLY meaning in my life and love I have is for my beloved cats. They are the only-only reason I am still alive.
I’m over 1 year sober from opiates I’ve been taking 1 mg alprazolam for around 8 months and yesterday I lost my prescription and I didn’t think it would be this bad my dogs go to my sisters on the weekends so I’m just sitting here with my room ripped apart feeling scared and sad but I was just fine around 8 o clock idk what to do ?
God bless u Julie , crazy how we all are in this fight yet it seems the medical association could care less how we have to fight our own battles due to there ignorance …. So few Dr’s are aware but not enough , I pray u get better , I’m glad u chose life rather than death , 15 years on it and tapering , it’s a nightmare .. benzos , we are all in this struggle , again god bless u ….
@@johnsilvey9491 If you have medical insurance and can have someone drive you to the hospital, I highly recommend that. I had no way to get to the hospital and couldn't leave my special needs cats, so I did it alone, but really almost died quite a few times. I also recommend having them wean you off of the Alprazolam safely. Benzodiazapines really mess with your brain. I wish you well!
I hope you are getting better ❤️🩹
@@mellopez1859 Thank you! I just saw your reply today. Wow, you've been on it 15 years, too? I can't believe the Physician's Assistant didn't taper me off safely. I can only guess he thought I was an addict or drug person, which I have never, ever been. I am guessing because you are safely tapering off of it, your brain won't be damaged as mine was . . . and still is. I've lost all my joy, I have a hard time with authentic care and empathy for anyone where I used to be highly caring and truly empathic. I still have the "skill" but just don't feel much anymore. Still have 24/7 loud Tinnitus and the burning mouth syndrome comes and goes. Having a bout of it right now. I just stay in now where I used to be full of life, dancing, socializing with friends . . . no interest anymore. I've been watching Friends every day for 7 years. I can watch other action stuff the first half of the day, but every afternoon, I have to watch Friends because it's a safe show for me.
I hope your tapering off of it keeps your brain intact. I still can't believe this idiot Physician's Assistant literally put me through this.
I’m in such a bad place I can’t believe this is happening to me
Same.
When I was on Klonopin, i became like a different person. I became so reckless and it felt like I no longer really had any emotions. It took away my anxiety completely when i was on it, but once you get off, all that anxiety comes right back. The withdrawl is pretty difficult, but it's something I managed to get through.
I was 16 when i was on this and was on it twice a day for 7 months.
Its crazy because my pediatric doctor prescribed me this, and never informed me about how addicitive it was or what the withdrawl was like and he also didn't taper me off of it like youre supposed to. Doctors should know about this stuff!
Xanax made me the same way. Turned me into a different person, I was very reckless and would be in a great mood while on them, but the smallest thing would set me off and I have never been an angry person. I did a lot of stupid shit without even considering the consequences. Benzos are a terrible drug and there are many other options
I've decided to not get back on it
I think that's a good decision. I know people that have been on it for years and they walk around like zombies and are always a nervous wreck. Not a good look..
I know some of these people here, were in my Benzo blogs, , 2011-2015I lost 5 years is my life with Clonazepam, 2 tapering, took 2 years off for me to feel normal, anxiety, insomnia, fears, ideating on taking on my life, lived in a deep dark despair, I could not manage my household, do art, felt like I was not myself, depersonalization, cried every day, No one knew how to help me, Thanks for the Benzo Buddies, and other bogs, that support got me through! Pure Hell!
I’m also on clonazepam, just increased after 7 yrs. from .5 once day to twice day. I have already experienced withdrawal from this drug in 2016. My anxiety level has increased to the point that it appears that I have become tolerant of the .5mg/day. I’m 69 and the thought of tapering off again is terrifying.
In 1998 I had waited 18 years to buy my own first condo with my family. The very fist night I had a breakdown, pacing the floors all night. I had no idea I was withdrawing, thought I was going insane. It ruined everything. Seizures, depression, lost the house in 8 months, put my whole family through welfare, terrible times. I’m still here and doing well now, seeing this video breaks my heart for all these beautiful people.
So what did you do to become better?
@@DallasStorm43 I had to learn to be satisfied in different ways. I had to learn to be satisfied with maybe three hours sleep. I had to learn that just sitting still and resting. I could still go to work even if I didn’t sleep the night before. This was my toughest hurdle. I had to tell myself that “at least I rested last night”. The sleeplessness really got me. Plus, I had seizures and involuntary face ticks. I remember on my 11th day with no sleep. I thought I was going insane. It was my mindset that got me better. Stay busy in the day. Sorry I look for a magic remedy myself, and I could not find one, time did heal.
Interdose withdrawals. Worse than the anxiety
Benzos are life savers for me. 30 years.
@@_west33...yea I understand but what happens when you don’t have any?
The fact that it's a mental and physical kind of suffering, but more on the mental side of things is what's devastating about it.. Like that lady said, all of her tests came out positive as if she wasn't suffering, but the one thing they can't test for is the neurological devastation this drug costs on the user.
Off Klonopin for about a week. Experiencing withdrawal symptoms. I had been on benzos since 1999. Using CBD spray and edibles to counter symptoms. It really helps to hear these testimonies and to know I'm not alone in this. Thanks!
Omg! I’m taking .5 mg for 20 years and can’t get off it. The Dr. told me that it’s too far into my muscles.
Did you ever see the article by Stevie Nicks about Clonazepam aka klonopin?
@@marilyntonelli8832too far into your muscles? How did he determine that? So you'll never get off?
Hi i just ran across your comment and was wondering how u r doin. It was a month ago u posted and i hope u r still good. ❤ fr Michigan
@@marilyntonelli8832stevie nicks the singer? I love her sm
@@marilyntonelli8832yes. Stevie said it was worse than cocaine withdrawal. Been on them 15 years. Was cut off cold turkey almost 2 months ago. Hell on earth. 😢 I want us better. I pray for that.
My withdrawal lasted almost TWO years physically & mentally from Benzos. Self created HELL.
Took Benzos for about a decade, HARD!
Abused them; 20-30 pills daily towards the End. Easy to get; dirt CHEAP.
For me, makes Opiate withdrawal seem like a Glorious sunny comfy vacation.
Seizures, insomnia like I've never experienced. Pretty sure I had a couple of REAL nervous breakdowns.
My significant other cared for me like an infant.
Self Created "Nightmare" is gross understatement.
I was So sick physically/mentally, couldn't work...
Couldn't drive, couldn't read, write, sign my own f*cking name. Couldn't drive/eat/sleep. Shaking uncontrollably for a couple months, then twitching, then jumps, Ect.
Suicidal Instructive Thoughts.
My body/mind DIDN'T belong to me💔❤️🩹💔
my memory down plays what I went through.
My short term memory is SH*T! Shamefully SCARY terrible.
I relate to this... one year in for me and it's taken so long to feel even a little comfortable sometimes
Opiate w/d was a bad flu, an inconvenience.
This?
This was like standing on the top of Mt. Everest. With no skin on.
I taught 8th grade for decades; you couldn’t scare me if you tried.
Until this.
My brother cared for me like that…we were always close-we are twins. After bwd, we are trauma bonded.
We didn’t need to be closer. This is a disgrace.
@@donna6165😊0
@@amym6330 🤗
The side effects are blamed on the patient not the drug. When refused to go back on it the shrink raised his voice at me for being uncooperative. I RAISED MY VOICE BACK AT HIM.
And he told you that he’s calling security right 😂 that’s what happened to me
I went through this. This video sent me to benzo buddies, which showed me I wasn’t crazy or alone. It’s been 8 years now. I really don’t think I fully got through it, just learned to live the way I am now
I have been through klonopin withdrawal. Absolute nightmare that seem to keep going. I’m 10 years off this year, and I’m doing pretty good today. I was on klonopin 9 years before detox. Idk how I got through it, but I did. The list of withdrawal symptoms are just too many to name. I do recall delusions. I had many!!! Nerve pain and adrenaline rushes.
Know you will get through it! You gave my absolute sympathy and compassion.
My Dr left his practice with a 2wk notice with no Ativan script after 20 yrs. I almost died. No one knew about the sever withdrawal symptoms. I hallucinated BP problems along with terrible anxiety. It's been almost 2yrs ago no one will prescribe benzo for me. I still experience many of the symptoms that the people shared. God bless you all who are experiencing withdrawal.
They know, it's called willful ignorance. It's a huge $$$$ machine.
In a situation like that you just gotta buy some valium off the darknet so you can taper yourself off. As absurd as it sounds, its way more dangerous to withdrawal cold turkey than to buy them off the internet
cant you just get it of the dark web?
I can only imagine. I get interdose withdrawals and i hear you. Insideous "doctors"
That is lethal what happened to you
Nearly 50 yrs as a medical professional, veteran, and someone who knows what torture and panic attack is, and I cannot understand the misuse of benzos both in prescribing and in withdrawing when a doctor can be stupid and cruel enough to abruptly stop a patient's meds. This is insanity. Any MD that prescribes a benzo MUST understand that the termination of the script must be over months of taper, one step at a time until the patient is not facing dangerous symptoms of withdrawal. It's not rocket science, but there are idiots in the medical profession too, and they're responsible for suicides and suffering. "First, do no harm..." - Hippocrates
I still have PTSD regarding the horrors of benzo withdrawal.
Explain, what horror did you experience?
I have severe PTSD.
Same
The worst hell imaginable!!
The most terror I have ever experienced, pure TERROR! @@Embergraceco
This is my 3rd day of coming off .5mg of Ativan. I feel sick and achy, have pins and needles in my legs / feet, giddy and frightened.
Thank you all for sharing your experiences- I don’t feel so alone.
Day 3 too of Xanax abuse for around 14/15 months. Pure hell on earth…… very similar symptoms. How long did it take to recover?
That was one of the the worst things, doctors telling you that these symptoms are all in your head. Your family looking at you and saying that you “look fine” , and the whispers of “why doesn’t he work” . You are literally experiencing a hell most will never understand and the ones who love you are hurting you the most.
That being said , everyone who has made it through know this, when you go out today understand that you’ve survived something horrendous, and you are so much stronger for it. Most folks walking around you talking about “a bad day” don’t have a clue what a bad day is , and the ones who do are the strongest (this includes you)
I put my trust in God, I hope you do the same , love ya
Right on brother. All the best.
I was on Ativan and taking Xanax unprescribed for my severe anxiety and currently withdrawing. Major insomnia, shaking, constant anxiety, hallucinations, suicidal intrusive thoughts. I do not wish this on anyone and anyone like me going through it is so strong. And you are not alone. ❤
I was dealing with situational anxiety and emotional pain from past experiences ,but I could still function in life , and laugh and have good emotions. I didn't want to go down the path of drugs. What I needed was therapy, not drugs and I new this. I told Dr. I would not be taking the drugs, I left them in my room , never through them away. The stuff I was dealing with had simple solution. Unfortunately my husband kept insisting and insisting to take medication that I had left in my room , like if medication is going to fix all of your problems, it doesn't. Your better of going to therapy. Anyway , I kept saying no no no I don't need medication please I don't need medication. Fast-forward April 2023. I got pressure to some and felt off sick. Went to hospital, they gave me Benzo and more Benzo l, pill pill that I never needed, nowl I'm suicidal , not functioning in life. I'm gonna diel.
2mg of Clonazepam, then 4, then 6 and then then 8 mg of Clonazepam (Klonopin) a day. Still alive. 9 months cold turkey. Lost everything. Totally misunderstood. I live in Spain, most of the info is in english, Ashton manual saved my life. Still a lot to do to full recovery, but i survived. Be strong, we are fkn WARRIORS! Much love to everyone here.
Did you have insomnia?
@@explore_with_sagan9596 Yes, over a period of about six months i slept just about a couple of hours every three days and had terrible nightmares.
How are you getting on mate?
How did you survive this
X2, lo mismo
Wow. On my own journey. Slowly tapered off... by myself. Didn't tell anyone because I am a compliant person. I didn't want anyone to talk me out of it. The withdrawal has been difficult. I have given birth to 7 children and understand pain. The withdrawal symptoms have been tortuous. The dizziness between doses made me feel like I was on a boat violently rocking. Or my head was lurching inside. Such a weird sense of being out of this world in not a good way. Needle like nerve pain that made me jerk n twitch. Skin crawling. Insomnia. The very worst was falling asleep. In the state of sleep anxiety would rise up higher n higher until I could hardly breath and my body was to tense that I felt like I was in a vice. I have been wondering how long this would go on. When I initially googled it said 10-14 days. But the more I have read n researched the more it sounds like it may be much, much longer. If so then I have a long way to go. Even so, I am determined not to turn back. Forward through this to healing n freedom. Not sure that I even want to return back to the doctor. I am done.
So proud of you for trying to do what you could for yourself remember also that we are the hardest on ourselves and also remember something that I preach but don't practice very well myself which is we should not go through everything alone and especially with benzos because of how much it changes us if people don't realize that we are changing they might see a different person that they've never seen before good luck on your journey I'm on my journey remember everyone out here struggling to and their people that don't even know you like me that are so proud that you even tried I keep trying to quit and I've quit so many things and the only thing left in my life now is benzos and I just want to be free and I pray that everyone can be free from what truly just taking from their pleasure and joy that there is in this life
Stay strong!!! You can do this! 💛💚💙💜
I hope when you read this you are doing better.
I never had any of these problems until I started to taper. They worked for me for 35 years. I had these problems after I started to taper. That was when all hell broke loose.
I took it for 15 years. I am happy to say right now that i don't take anything anymore. It is possible! Not easy, but it is possible.
God bless all of you going through this, I'm with you. I'm 36 yrs old I have seizures and I stopped Clonazepam cold turkey before Christmas 2023 my withdrawal was so hard because I already have seizures and I'm seeing things that aren't here, I hear things, I'm super emotional, i can't control my body functions at some times. I feel helpless. Peace and Blessings to you all 🙏🏾✨🙏🏾
How's your recovery been? I'm trying to cold turkey Klonopin
@@TaquitoDeAsada I've been ok , at first I was really stressed and struggling with my emotions everywhere but I've been listening to subliminal music and meditating to calm myself, I write in my journal to get everything out of my head. Prayer helps as well I don't even think about it! Even my doctor looked at me like a weirdo!
@@emeralddream4428 I'm glad to read you've been good. Still not taking Klonopin?
@@TaquitoDeAsada I wish you peace and blessings 🙏🏾
@@emeralddream4428 Thanks 🙏 I wish you the same. I truly believe I'll be able to get completely off klonopin.
I lost my mother to suicide and after watching this video this explains all the pain the doctors couldn’t explain, it angers me deeply that doctors throw these medicines out like they are candy. If anyone is going through this please know that it is ok to get help.
Sorry for your loss
Why did she kill herself?
@@Kressa1111 you're still taking it?
Josh I’m so sorry for the loss of your mom I know how she felt ❤️🤗🙏
@@ninaaubi5267insensitive
And weed is illegal.
littleteethkeith not in California
Doug Laconti
I beg to differ. Weed was legalized in Cali. on Jan. 1st of this year {2018}. www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/us/legal-pot-california.html
Not in Canada...bud
Me I am french I have taken of benzo since the age 14years old xanax valium ,tranxene pills for to sleep stilnox the list is Longer I'am 57years old
Weed works for some people. What if you get drug tested on 's random basis . You could never hold a govt. job.
When ever a primary care doctor says you have to take a med for the rest of your life run!
Ya same thing doc told me. Now m three yrs off from this pill n cannot believe till today m suffering . I did everything to fast recovery but healing is too slow. N what about you??
There are THREE mountains we have to climb with benzo recovery: the withdrawal & taper, the manifestations (major depression / agoraphobia), and the pre-existing condition.
I AMTOO SAME😮
Oh my goodness. Bless all of them
Here's the best way I can describe benzo withdrawal, imagine what it would be like to be sucked up into an airplane engine. That is it.
@Brenda I found it got much better after day 9 for me personally, but you will feel the effects for a very long time afterwards. It can be done! Good luck!
@Brenda dont worry every day is a new day you can always try again. I truly believe it's a medication that helps some people and they just do better in general with it.
@Brenda I can say it is the only thing that hurts as bad as heroin or methadone maybe worse
@Brenda bro you can do this we are with you bro :)
I'm addicted to opiates and haven't been able to get any for months it's really scary and I'm trying to get clean I'm also going to drug court pretty soon
My personal story -
I was prescribed 1 mg Xanax 4 times a day for anxiety after Lily was born. I was instructed to "bite them in half" and take them throughout the day.
Soon I noticed my life was a living hell. Fatigued. Confused. Depressed. I cried begging the doctor to take me off. He said "No. Your bad thoughts will get worse and you'll gain a bunch of weight." So I quit cold turkey. Ended up suicidal and in the psych hospital twice.
Moral of the story. Doctors take a 2 hour class on benzos and hand them out to innocent people like candy. You don't give a young mother 4 mg of Xanax because she's anxious. That's a recipe for disaster.
I'm not alone in the hell I've been going through for years. This has to stop. I don't drink. I've never smoked a cigarette. Yet I took a high dose of a potent mind altering drug for years because my doctor said I needed them. They're not a "mother's little helper." They're vile. They should be destroyed. There are other ways to combat anxiety. I'm surprised I'm still alive.
So sorry you went through this
Worse than hell it never ends
Similar story. These things are literally the devil.
When I quit cold turkey from 20mg+ a day I was literally taken to hell for a few days.
Be glad we made it back, many don't.
I hope you and little Lily are both doing great!
how are you getting on now?
Eye-opening. Thank you for sharing.
Knowledge is power, and people will be more informed now that videos like this are easily available on the internet.. Wish my mom could've seen others who suffered like her and actually made it through to the other side!
Anna Marie THERE'S A FUCKIN INSTRUCTION BOOKLET INSIDE BOX, TELLS YOU EVERYTHING. YOU THINK DOC GOT TIME TO SIT THERE AND READ IT TO YOU VERBATIM??? TAKE SOME PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. WTF!?!?!
Captain Richard is a f..bone head
@@Beastgrows YOU LIKED YOUR OWN COMMENT, DIDN'T YOU!
Thank God for this video. I was prescribed Ativan today for the first time. After watching this video, I'm not going to pick it up from the pharmacy. I have no time for this bs. My anxiety gets so bad that I'm hospitalized . Given nitro under my tongue because they think I'm about to have a heart attack on the way to the hospital. Admitted and given a stress test then they realized nothing is wrong, with my heart. But anxiety. Thank you for this video. I refuse to open that door. Blessings, everyone ❤.
Blessings to you also. ❤
Wise decision! I promise you are better without it.
I'm so glad you saw this. Yes, NEVER start it !!!
You are right!! Do not take that brain poison.
Well done. Coming off Ativan was torture.
People need to get together and
File class action lawsuits !
Let’s do it!
Can we?
Down
I’d love to. I was told my benzo was just like a glass of wine. And all it took was a week on it to experience the hell of dependence and nearly two weeks with zero sleep, suicidal thoughts and electric shocks and lower body tremors like my muscles were wooden instead of flexible. It hurts so bad. I had every withdrawal symptom on the book. I lost 15lbs on two weeks too.
The end segment hit home. I was taking .25 mg every 3 or 4 days as needed. When my refills were gone, I went to the doctor and told her about the withdrawals. Tigheness in my head to the point where it feels like my head is gonna explode, burning in arms/legs, rapid thoughts while trying to sleep to the point where your having a conversation inside your head and unable to fall asleep (I can't explain it fully.) She told me there was no way I am having withdrawals from such a low dose. I'm here to tell you that I do and they are very real. This is coming from someone who has access to them, and who cuts a pill in half instead of taking the full dose. Just 0.25 mg every 3 or 4 days is all it takes for your body to get hooked on them.
Were you able to kick it off.. I take .125 MG daily?
@@Roastedpotato1441 100% positive. I've always been prescribed 0.5 mg and take half.
Hey I got an iv 0.5 ativan but maybe is per body weight since day 1 I have mood swings unable to sleep memory problems you think is gonna leave ? It's been 2 weeks still
@@syntholshoulders1842 it'll leave eventually. I don't know how much you were taking a day?
I was tapered down to
. 5 2x per day over a cpl months from . 5 3x a day. A cpl weeks ago I had the misfortune of getting a temp doc. She refused to refill. I had 5 pills left. I've been prescribed them for 15 years now. Have seizure disorder, TBI, PTSD and autonomic dysfunction since 07. I'm being forced to quit cold turkey now. I go back next week, and expected to not have it in my system, or I lose the rest of my meds. Was told by another doctor that the dose I'm on is so small, no big deal to just quit as the other doc forced me to do, right? It's a big deal to me, having my skin crawling, equilibrium is shot, feels like I'm skidding sideways at 90mph perpetually now. Tinitus is ringing my ears off the hook.
In addition, having most all the issues listed above. I called the doc's office back at least 10 times this last 2 weeks after the temp dropped me. Several times was told they would talk to my doc and have a nurse call me. They never have.
If you own a cell phone, always bring it with you when you see a doctor and record what the doctor is telling you. It is much information about the deceptions of the Dr. Make sure you have the phone number for a really good injury lawyer. These doctors are no more than pushers for the pharmaceutical companies I don’t trust doctors. In a lot of cases, they get kickbacks financially getting you hooked on this stuff.
I only regret one day in my life. The day my doctor wrote a script for benzodiazepines.
Thank heavens I've managed to be off them for 6 years. I literally become a monster.
Living colours did u feel fatigue and stomach cramps in ur withdrawal please answer. I m 85 days sober
@@sangeetalambh6389 I felt the most horrible pain ever. I could hardly walk and yes I did have stomach cramps. I'm very happy for you. Don't give up because it will be worth it in the end. If you need anyone to talk to. I'm available.
@@livingcolours1541 did some of your symptoms get more bearable?
@@esrd43 after many many months I was able to walk better. Less nightmares. Less cold sweats. I'd say it took 2 years to make a full recovery.
@@livingcolours1541 thank you for replying, i am really glad to hear you are better. i took a relative small dose only for 10 days, and its been almost a month of hell
These days my doctor will prescribe anything but benzodiazepines, which has honestly kind of annoyed me because it seems like such a great solution to anxiety. But I know it’s for the best and I appreciate that my doctor has my best interests at heart.
My son went through it. Luckily there was a local expert who got him on a tapering plan. He’s been off completely for a month, but still dealing with some issues. Physically, he got down to 138 pounds and he’s 6 feet tall. Still a long road to recovery.
He's considered one of the lucky ones, others are not considered as such due to lack of services, subpar GPs etc.
Thank you for this piece! It is so on target and real. I’m two months off after 32 years. God, I’d love to see a class action suit, not for monetary gain but to stop abuse by pharma and doctors. Peaceful
We deserve compensation for the BRAIN DAMAGE !!!!
Benzo withdrawal completely ruined my life!
Same.
Same here
Absolutely ruined my life and I was prescribed Klonopin for “Restless leg Syndrome” to take one hour before bed, little did I know what this medication could do to me‼️ My Dr. her name is “Carolyn H. Sigman”, should be in for jail for all the pain and suffering she’s caused my family and me❗️😒
@@shelley9263 xanax is more horrible, give me almost seizures
@@shelley9263 how long have you been off the med?
Oh honey! I take it and have for years. I did taper off years ago and I was sick for 9 months. So after I got down to 1/4 of a pill so I stopped. Two weeks later, I entered hell. I could not read a regular clock - had to be digital. I was left shaving off each pill each day. That was another two months. It was almost a year of hell each day. Finally I got off - shaving tiny pieces off of each pill until I was stable enough to get off of it. I joined a group that is now closed but it was called Point of Return. It helped to take their supplements. Getting off of these drugs can literally kill you. But I keep taking them to stay normal. It's a scary thing to go through. I actually was afraid of my toothbrush. I thought it bit me. This is NOT for sissies.
Excellent! It's the type of format I've been hoping for!
my grandma had been taking 6mg of bromazepam for decades. one time, all nearby pharmacies ran out for a week. she had to be hospitalized because the withdrawal was close to causing brain and heart damage ever since, she's had trouble hearing.
never underestimate benzos.
I'm on a benzo video marathon. I have really bad social anxiety and have been considering getting on anti anxiety meds. All these videos have opened my mind.
If you must… I believe the best working benzo for non recreational purposes is Klonopin.
It’s Guaranteed to make your anxiety worse
Yes I'd say don't go down this road of benzos esp with if u need to get off them the withdrawal are the worst n most dangerous 😢
There's other options if u do decide to get on anti anxiety meds...it's ruined my life in every aspect n at some point you will have to unfortunately go thru the withdrawals...examples insurance issues....drs retire or quit ect.....
I’m 22 and was healthy hiking, running, skiing, hardly drank never smoked. I had 1 panic attack this July. I went to an urgent care. I was handed a bottle of Ativan. I was told to take it whenever I needed up to twice a day. Then my next provider upped my dose. I was clueless. 3 months later my life is living hell. I can’t function. I experience all of these symptoms in the video.
I cried watching this. I don’t feel alone. I have been pushed thorough doctors and none of them can admit what I am going through is this..
Audrey did u feel fatigue llike no spirit in body in ur withdrawals I m 80 days sober please answer
How are you doing now? Same situation as you!
After 6 years of taking 3 mg of Klonopin I stopped taking it last Saturday. Up until last night I was living in absolute hell. I had no energy and it hurt to even walk across the room. I had constant cold and hot sweats. I became extremely emotional and could cry at the drip of that and I've barely slept 2 hours each night this week. I was completely destroyed. And have felt like my skin is peeling off non-stop. It ha
s truly been hell. Finally, last night I took 1mg after reading about how long the side effects was last. I just didn't feel strong enough to go thorugh this for 2 years.
Thank u for this, I was just prescribed this week and wow, good thing I found these videos
I am on Klonopins and one month my medicine was stolen out of my apartment in a break in. I had to go three weeks without my medicine. It was a nightmare. I thought I developed M.S. because I had every symptom like neck and back pain, horrible muscle twitching and spasms, numbness, hard to walk, hot spells, and several others. The worst was short term memory loss and having trouble reading. I couldn't remember names and then If I would try to remember sports players names while I was trying to remember I would forget what I was trying to remember. It was a nightmare. PLEASE don't quit benzos wild turkey. The worst can be seizures and death. May God be with all of you.
Been on them since I was 17, I'm 29 now. My twenties and late teens are GONE. My mind is broken. 12 years. I won't kill myself, ever.
You must have months of time that you don't remember...
Lucretciela years when it comes down to it
Same here ruined my late teens and early 20s almost died coming off and I’m back on em again I can’t go w out them fuck.!!!!!!
@@houstontexas9730 try Kratom red strains, it got me off xanax. Its addictive too, but wont kill u, just be careful with it
I hope you are okay
So true the patient is blamed and called addicted to add insult to injury. !!
I took several different types of benzo's for 17 years. Overall, I think they helped me. The problem I have is that doctors don't properly titrate people off the benzos. I was given a 10 day librium taper: which was seriously inadequate. The following 15 months were the worst of my life. I think they can be beneficial but the process of getting off them is seriously misunderstood.
Absolutely I’ve been on them for 20 years and the doctors are so stupid they don’t listen to you and they risk killing you by cutting you down like that I feel your pain!!!
I’m now tapering of diazepam and it’s hell , I’m like a zombie I can’t do nothing without physical getting exhausted
Tapering off Klonopin and Xanax myself. It’s rough and the forums I’ve seen are depressing. Hang in there!
I am on a Benzo; it's the best thing ever for my severe anxiety. I use it only when needed; honestly, it saved me. I can do things I couldn't once do with my severe anxiety. I am also sorry to hear about all of these bad experiences.
The thing is that you are not fixing your problem. It changes your brain chemicals. Very dangerous drugs. They r a damn bandaid
4 years off and still suffering, nobody believes me at this point.. I've become disabled by these evil drugs that I took for 3 years, withdrawal can last much longer than the actual time on the drug, I've seen multiple people suffer for many years now like myself.. Thanks for bringing awareness
Masha how r u now frd
how you differentiate native anxiety from withdrawal ones? what were your symptoms before you started to take benzos?
@@Corleone007 oh natural anxiety is nothing compared to this benzo crap, I had mild anxiety before benzos ( no other mental conditions) but now I have 50 plus symptoms plus severe anxiety which if you ever experience, you know that doesn't even compare to regular everyday anxiety that healthy people experience. It's basically living in fear all day everyday for 5 years straight for me now. It's a little better than it was a couple of years ago but it's still severe compared to regular anxiety I had before this.
@@masha1414k if IT was nothing why you started to take it ? It is Reserved for high anxiety . ?
@@Corleone007 I'm not saying it was nothing, back then I thought it was severe anxiety, I'm saying that now I really know what severe anxiety is, and that what I was experiencing back then was nothing compared to what' I'm experiencing now. I still got akathisia 5 years into benzo withdrawal, if you are familiar with what aka is then you know that it's the most severe form of anxiety.
Currently weaning off of klonopine! I have detoxed off of opioid pain pills, norcos, ultram. I can honestly say the detox from opioids was a walk in the park compared to the hell a benzo withdrawal is! I would have never accepted the prescription 20+ years ago if I would have known how nasty the benzo withdrawal is!!
I did the same thing. Hydrocodone was a cakewalk compared to klonopin.
Klonopin was a monster!
Did you get better?
Benzo's made me feel like I was so annoyed at everyone and everything, I hated the slow time, constant sweating, irritability, waking up too early in the morning, loss of memory, wanting to get things done but couldn't, and lashing out at people. Really need to get off of them.
Well done --- and a very long time coming. Hopefully, the dawn of a new age.
yes a new age without rubbish like Benzos i hope
The real dawn should be COMPENSATION for all who had this horror. JUSTICE NOW!
I was first prescribed Ativan after my first panic attack, due to the fact that my Father committed suicide. I have been off and back on Benzos since 1998 and it has helped me through some hard times.
Great post. Benzos can be very helpful to people too.
So sad that we HAVE to go through this PRESCRIBED ADDICTION without support from the Medical Community! If I could STOP - I WOULD! Suicide is NOT an option -ONLY a thought! Thank you for bringing this to the forefront of ALL.
It’s been a FREAK’N 10 year NIGHTMARE.
I’m still so miffed at the lack of my Dr.’s accountability as well as how this stuff even got on the market with little or no follow up questions or after care. It’s wild that Dr.’s continue going on these all expenses paid trips to exotic locations for “Work Shops” on how to peddle this crap but than have no clue as to really deal with it when there patients express concern from taking the stuff (for many years). They just lower the dosage , cut you off completely, which can lead to seizures or just give you a similar RX with another name or tell you to ween yourself off of it with anemic compassion or instruction.
The medical establishment just revictimize the patient by blaming them & shutting the door.
I smell a class action law suit in the future.
I guess if your a Dr. being a drug dealer makes you a pillar of society now 🤫
I’m so scared of the stories of drs all of the sudden quitting or leaving it’s crazy. The doctors just assume everyone is an addict.
I 'll never forget when I was going through my own personal hell how the night sky was so bright. It was the most frightening and horrific thing I've ever experienced and I kicked methadone which was a walk in the park compared to benzodiazepine withdrawal. God bless you all.
"Benzodiazepines are indicated for the short-term relief (two to four weeks only) of anxiety that is severe, disabling or subjecting the individual to unacceptable distress..." Even if prescribed only for a short period of time, "...[withdrawal] symptoms may continue for weeks or months..." - Committee on Safety of Medicines, U.K. Government Bulletin to Prescribing Doctors, January 1988.
You are not alone in withdrawing from benzos folks! I think this medication isn’t something that should be taken everyday honestly - for the reason that withdrawals can happen after stopping from using benzos daily.
Personally around 4-7 days after last use is when withdrawals get the most intense for me (have used alprazolam and klonopin)
The effects I get from withdrawal include
Mental fog
Strange body sensations
Muscle spasms
FACIAL spasms
Ears ringing
Rebound anxiety
Feel like I’m slipping from reality
All this subsides then goes away after 2 weeks from last use though. Hope this sheds some light on benzo withdrawal and effects and remind you you’re not alone in this. Have faith! Bless!
You're lucky you only had to go through 2 weeks of hell... It's been 2 months since I stopped taking it and I'm having severe dizziness swaying and chest pounding, flu like feeling
I cant last half a day
It’s not the same for everyone. Acute Withdrawal symptoms can go on for many weeks, but are then followed by post acute withdrawal syndrome, which lasts about two years. During this period. A lot of people just go back on benzos because they can’t deal with the anxiety. You’ve had it easy. You are lucky.
My doctor prescribed me klonopin. I hardly ever take it, even if I am anxious. I have only been taking it when going to get dental work done to help with my uncontrollable shaking. Thats what I did today. The procedure was a breeze and I had the best nap afterward. It made me wonder how often I could take it to help me sleep better. After watching this, I will only be taking it for extreme situations. I had similar symptoms and withdrawl issues to these people when I was on venlafaxine. That was a three year nightmare. I do not want to do that ever again. Thank you for sharing your experiences. ♡
FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!
I am so scared to fully come off clonazepam. I don’t want to take it anymore but I am so scared of the withdrawals.
I’ve been on benzos for a few years but I don’t take them everyday. Lately I am. I’m currently taking 1mg down from 4mg.
I don’t think I’ve really experienced any bad withdrawals but I fear once im taking nothing it will kick in.
Great video. I work as a psyche nurse currently. I believe a good % of my group is currently suffering from BWS, they are still being prescribed the Rx, still using other benzo on the street, and they are unaware of dangers. It is difficult to convince anyone of what I am seeing- especially my patients. They will fight to keep their prescriptions, and they believe because it comes from a doctor it is safe. And on the flipside, many are not honest with the doctor about what other drugs they are taking on the street. Hopefully we can raise enough awareness.
Listening to these people I'm rather glad I "only" had alcohol withdrawls and that I wasn't on Benzo.
What are they like
@@Ohkeh640very simlar. For me benzo way worse. Theyre both lethal cold turkey
this is some messed up stuff. my ex is having some of these side effects currently. I feel bad for her
Glad I found this channel. Just very thankful.
The worst torture ever when i was "cold turkey'ed" by the Dr from benzos. After 5 years the withdrawals and psychosis did not stop. Severe claustrophobia, unable to be inside a house, lights on all night, can't be in a car with windows up, no airplanes, sit in front of a window all day and night in fear of suffocating. Slept less than 2 hours a day for 5 years.
Found 12.5mgs quetiapine slowly helped stop the suffocation sensation and most of the claustrophobia.
They wont say its bad cause then they have to admit they screwed up in the 70s
Accepting this prescription is a life sentence
error ASMR 🍭 agree.. But money is the main reason..
You are right regrettably it is a life sentence.
@@4568-l9w Very true. With the understanding that the only way to stop these dangerous meds is to sue, we can see that prior administrations helped protect the industry, which is why we have seen almost no lawsuits for benzodiazepines and other medications. Luckily we have a window of opportunity now that we have President Trump in office, but if he is not reelected in 2020 that window will close. First on the list slated to be passed, as soon as Trump is out of office, is the "Medication Protection Act" which will forbid anyone from suing if they suffer damages from a prescribed medication. This is why it is so important for benzo victims to start filing those lawsuits now.
A small number of people have adverse reactions to any and every drug, a large majority that you won’t hear from use this drug, and discontinue it, successfully.
@Jesse Pinkman quit as soon as possible,because even you you'll get it.good luck
I believe i only took lorazepam for 2 weeks and just stop not knowing what i had just done to myself. I felt like i was dieing for 1 yr. Everything in this video that people talked about i went through i thought i was going crazy and need to be lock up some where. I feel better now i have the drive to live and be happy and joyful. May god bless you all
are yoy feeling better now?
How are you today?
Man, do I wish I could show this video to my doctor so he could see there's so many others experiencing all the same symptoms and for a very long time. Was looking specifically for others experiencing the air-hunger/feeling unable to breathe when I came across it. Not much info on that particular symptom it seems, despite everyone knowing that when the body feels like it can't get air, it'll panic. It's uncontrollable. A biological fact. No "getting used to it" or "observing the discomfort without trying to change it" is gonna change that.
I was on Valium for 15 years. I quit in 2014. I'm fully recovered after 10 years. It took more than 5 years. I guess I'm still recovering but most of its behind me.
I can’t explain how horrible what I’ve gone through it it’s just unbelievable
Are you feeling better now
i almost died from a cold turkey Xanax bar withdrawal i was doing about 4 to 6mg i had a seizure at work fell off a 15 foot ladder hit my head hit my ribs off some wood i went into a 20 second seizure then snapped out of it soon as the EMTS were coming straight at me i awoke to the whole job site staring at me in utter shock
How are you now?
I was on 1mg lorazepam daily for 2 years. I only took them 4-5 days a week and sometimes stop for a week at a time and honestly suffered no withdrawal other than insomnia for a month and panic attacks for 1 week. You have to be careful and give your body time to adjust without the medication or else you become completely dependent and I've only met 1 doctor that knew to explain this to me.
good doctor...most are idiots
I month of insomnia and 1 week of panic attacks IS severe. You are tough as nails. Hope you are well.
I was given benzos for 14 years. I had severe ptsd. My withdrawal lasted 2 years. Burning in my feet, nightmares.
Our daughter was prescribed antidepressants for postpartum depression. We saw a change in her after several years. She became angry, hostile towards me and more depressed than ever. At this point 18 years later I don’t recognize her. We don’t have a relationship with her anymore and I’m so sad about that. I pray for her continuously. I don’t know how to make this better.
I’m five days off...spent six months tapering from Xanax and finally jumped off diazepam at the end. Depression, bad sleep and tinnitus are my worst symptoms
I thought I was the only one who would say my teeth hurt. I told my dentist my teeth hurt and he just didn’t believe me. I was not that surprised since my psychiatrist had no clue about how to stop Klonopin.
I ran out of Klonopin because I had been using more than prescribed due to the tolerance. I ran out and then went involuntarily cold turkey. Initially, I thought it would be no big deal, maybe a few sleepless nights but nothing major, until my next refill. Boy was I ever wrong. What they describe is accurate, my muscles were all twitching and my stomach cramping, and the pain was awful. I was sweating buckets and shaking and could hardly breathe. It was so bad that even when a friend told me I could go get a few pills to get me through the worst of the withdrawals, that I could barely even get out of bed *to go pick up pills*. I couldn’t believe what a “drug addict” I was. It was horrifying. It took me only 6 months to completely taper off and quit, because I went hardcore in cutting to the very least I needed to function. I really wanted off of it. I actually still had several left that I never used when I was done. The worst part was the severe fatigue I felt for about 9 months. I had no energy and just wanted to lay down. Everything finally normalized. I’ve been off Klonopin for 3 years now.
Some hope. Congrats
I know this was 6 months ago, but this is happening to me right now with Xanax. I’m having all these symptoms, I accidentlu over took which I’ve never done in 16 years of being on this. I was sometimes taking 6mg a day bc my anxiety was so bad and I didn’t know what else to do (my dose is 3mg) and I have enough for 1mg a day until my refill, if my doctor doesn’t dismiss me! How are you doing?
@@nicolelee6591 oh man I’m so sorry you’re going through this, it’s awful!! I don’t think your dr will give you any additional pills! What I would do is cut your 1 pill per day into fourths to divide and space out what you do have. I’m doing fine, thank you, I don’t have any prescription pill addictions anymore!! You can get through this! Hugs 🌹
Was on 2mg a day for 21 years..for PTSD..
Quit 4 years ago..Craved them bad for a year..
Now it's been 4 years clean..and I must always watch my triggers still, even today.
Im so glad i found this video. Im currently 3 month's off kolopin. Everyday feels like death. I hope this will pass
There's a common curse that says "May you live in interesting times". Considering they are now cutting patients from benzos left and right with no regard for their health and safety, coupled with opiate/drug epidemic, and the CDC and the state exercising totalitarian control over doctors and their licenses, I would say we live in said times.
I'm 6 days off after tapering klonopin down to 0.125mg and I feel fine. I'm fucking blessed that I feel this way, b/c I've experienced horrible withdrawals and the stupid doctors (not all my doctor is actually pretty cool)/mental health system/state authoritarianism. It can and does get better. If nobody told you today, I love you!
14 years of 4 milligram a day Klonopin addiction. I cleaned up MYSELF. I don't recommend it at all to detox by yourself. Anyway, it's been almost 8 years now of freedom from Benzos. It is WORTH it.