Nutritional Solutions For Benzodiazepine Withdrawal
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- In this video I explain the rationale behind using different nutrients to support withdrawal from benzodiazepine drugs.
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BIND ( benzodiazepine induced neurological disorder)
There has to be a way to wean off these prescribed medications without suffering for years. I'm on year 4. I lost my job and most of my friends, because idiot doctors cut me off cold turkey. Was the worst time of my life and still is. I went for help and they made me worst. Now I have to go to the pharmacy to get a weekly blister pack with 28 pills a day, like some drug addict. The benzos were prescribed to me and I might lose my life because of them. I'm basically stuck in bed 24/7. It's a living hell.
Hang in there Better times are comeing.
This would help people dealing with withdrawal especially insomnia -
I was prescribed 0.5mg xanax after a surgery and I took it longer than prescribed. Unknowingly I stopped taking it thinking I no longer need it. And the days to follow were a pure hell. I was anxious and I couldn't get any sleep. I barely slept for a week which made my anxiety worse. Thankfully, I am into ayurveda so I researched and took wintercherry(ashwagandha), Indian pennywort(brahmi) and valerian root(tagara) extract. And I finally got 8 hours of good sleep that night and woke up with no anxiety. I hope this helps anyone dealing with withdrawals.
Are you continuing to use the ayurvedic supplements with good sleep, or do you not need them anymore?
You are not supposed to just stop taking Xanax.
You didn’t take it long enough you lucky
I can't even tell of supplements are helping. Probably fake plants in this crappy world of corruption..where narcissm and cowards are the mass..no wonder people cursed with empathy turn to toxins to try and escape the living hell.
@@bartginger123 I took ayurvedic supplements for a week or so. And one fine day I was naturally tired and sleepy so didn't need to take anything. Post that I didn't need any supplements for sleep.
20 YEAR XANAX USER HERE.DAMN IT ALL TO HADES. I'M 73 YEARS OLD. NO F-ING WAY CAN I QUIT. GOD BE WITH YOU. SEISURES, 6 SECOND DELAY REPEAT OF WHAT I SAID OR THOUGHT. THIS SHIT IS THE DEVIL.
Hey I know what you're saying, 30 plus years and in my sixties. Been on 5 mg then cut to 4 mg to 3 . I had to go back to 4 mg. It's brutal. This might be for the people on low dose's. Some of these people are on .5. That's nothing. I'm feeling like you. I can't get off. Been completely psychotic.And hospitalized. Many of those people have known idea. So hang strong. Do what's best for you. God Bless!!
@@JamesMcCarthy-y9d Icut back to 3 blues a day. No coffee and i take 3 benydril plus 3 10 mg.meletonin. God be with you.
@@JamesMcCarthy-y9d Ii know! Im hearing about 0.5 for 6 months.. oh what am I gonna do? Absolutely no clue! Was on xanax for 25 years 4mg a day.. I cut it down by myself to 0.5 after 12 - 14 months. It wasn't bad. Still on 0.5 because I need a supplement but don't know what. I know those demonic withdrawals (that's the only word) It wasn't on purpose. I had run out and didn't realise what was in store for me.
My doctor is clueless. I think they all are!
79 here, on ativan. six years, tapered off in a year, all things getting back to normal. Pray if you want to, it's reassuring for some, but. really silly. Water taper as slowly as you need to and it will be just fine....a bit bumpy,but just fine and the result is that you'll probably feel ten years younger...perhaps eleven...and don't fall for the ads that come up in search for bernzo taper....it can't be done in three insurance-paid weeks....best solution was to get a doctor to prescribe a higher dose than was needed, take less, and save up as much as you can before stopping the taper so you don't have to rely on any doctor. And you can taper on your own.
How come we took it for years and it wasn't a problem, but now all of a sudden it is. 38 years paxil and xanax. Never had not one problem. Something doesn't smell right with all this. A medical assistant hinted to me that phychiatrist and counselors weren't making as much money as before and that new grads couldn't find enough patients to set up their own practice. He said supply and demand was way way off.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Stay in the word, in prayer n in community.
:) I’m glad we have access to these things.
Want the Lord to heal me..off of k for over 2 months..it's horrible
Got to keep believing ❤❤
This has affected me being able to have faith and believe, terrifying when my life is on the line like this
@@sweetvictory3100what has helped me is realizing Jesus and The Holy Spirit are in your spirit.Your brain and it’s thought processes are not the real you .Jesus has your heart if you have truly given it to him! He is not going to let go of you.Our minds under benzo withdrawal can’t fight off hells forces as easily as they would without the use of benzo’s. We have to confess are sin of opening this door to the enemy whether knowingly or not.God is faithful and just to forgive us!Your faith is in your spirit not in your brain and flesh.Benzo’s are an insidious lie from hell as your brain has difficulty believing it can ever be fixed.Your brain comes under attack but you have to keep telling your brain no matter what it feels or sees it is just your mind and not the real you .We have to seek The Lords help in Getting our brains functioning as he intended all the while not giving in to the doom and gloom it can feed us.The Lord is your Shepard he restores your soul for his names sake!
@@sweetvictory3100You are not alone I am fighting my way though it and I am praying for people worldwide hell has done these horrible things to !Gods help with this wicked conspiracy against us is a must ! Trusting the regular medical system to help fix the problem they created is insane and barbaric! Been there done that!Compassionate God influenced experts in the benzo withdrawal field seem to be the only ones capable of truly understanding this problem and helping short of God miraculously healing us! I feel for you and will be specifically praying for you!apologize to your savior and make sure insist that he live in your spirit( heart) he can be counted on to help us get our brains and minds eventually straightened out!
@@sweetvictory3100No Friend, it has not. That is your flesh. The decisions you make you will not be able to lay off ..even on another human, or being... on a substance. Faith is rhe Gift of GOD and It is by GOD'S Sovereign Grace. HE Over-Powers Any and Everything HE Pleases, including the heart that us [Jer.17] wicked and deceitful above all things, [so deceitful that] who can even Know it‽"
i am a minister of the Gospel of Grace In JESUS CHRIST, and have struggled with benzo's -as am a paralyzed vet, and have been for the last 20 years (most of which ive been on benzos and opiates; significantly worse combined). However, the physical and mental struggles We go through cannot Override the Power of GOD. And, "i am unashamed of the Gospel, becasue It is the Power of GOD unto Salvation, for all who Believe". Now, that's not a head knowledge type of "believe" (as even the who says they are an 'Atheist' - is actually "a Theist" in rebellion toward their CREATOR - do that; suppressing the Truth in unrighteousness" Rom.1); Its an Active Trusting in CHRIST. We must believe CHRIST Is The Eternal GOD, HIMSELF, in the Flesh, and that HE Lived a Perfect Life and Died in the place [Not "good people, but bad/sinners"] of all sinners who turn from their sin and Trust in HIM!
i am happy to help walk thru and work through this. We have to acknowledge all lack of faith as Our sin (We must own it), and then Turn away from it and to HIM, Trusting in HIM Alone; "HE Is MIghty to Save all who draw near to HIM by Faith". Faith the size of a mustard seed my Friend, a mustard seed (now That's tiny). Look to HIM, right now and even though You have before [indeed, because you have before] call upon the Name of The LORD, JESUS CHRIST, and You shall be Healed!
Way to sleepy to stay awake.
Way tosick to fall asleep.
It's a hell you will never know until you go
Well said
I’m miserable and can’t function
Yo. Isn't this quote for heroin withdrawal
At some point, it is no longer "withdrawl." Its damage. Plain and simple -- damage.
yes, benzo withdrawal causes excitotoxic brain damage. stopping them cold turkey is likely to cause some serious damage, and tapers should be very slow to avoid it. magnesium is neuroprotective and it can possibly mitigate some of the brain damage and its been helpful for my anxiety. i think anyone with a lot of anxiety could benefit from it
how to cure the damage?
@@Av-uv6xu time
@@Av-uv6xu you can't you live with it unfortunately
@@London780 Really? There is no hope? Do you experience sort of a darkness, or kind of spoiled ambience or atmosphere as well? You wanna tell me I have to live with that forever? It's been few months...
Too many speakers don't have any experience in taking benzos, they simply speak from what have been mentioned in textbooks.
Amen, they have NO idea
Your wrong "not months" but years for some of us ,for me I've been screwed up for 7 years still with some withdrawal symptoms... after a 16 year Valium use ( as prescribed) and a cold turkey.
I don’t think he’s wrong. He didn’t specify ALL
@IrlzinzTT hardly.. considering I was never put on a benzo for anxiety. Muscle spasms continuously in the back of head and neck ,along with right side of face ,is not an anxiety symptoms and came on with the cold turkey I experienced, nor is the inability to do mathematical calculations I once was able to do ,nor is memory loss that comes and goes.
I forgot to add nor is the nocturnal seizer disorder I now have.
Omg! How did you survive going cold turkey??
@IrlzinzTT lol no, that’s so ignorant. Benzodiazepines can cause permanent damage and lifelong symptoms. Especially if the person doesn’t have to skillset to fast and repair the body
The problem isn't that too many people are on benzos. The problem is that too many people are being ripped off of benzos too quickly. I don't know exactly who's behind the benzo crackdown, but whoever it is should be in jail for the rest of their life.
Sending love and positive thoughts. You are a worthy kind person and deserve a good like. Take 1 day at a time and try to slowly get off all benzos. How u eat (no food like substances), how u move (find some type of physical activity you like or can tolerate - start slow), and how you think are the keys to health.
Well after delving into this data subject for years for answers from Drs and pharmacists plus herbal experts (?) this is by far the most comprehensive and helpful information. Thank you Thank you!!
Please, Elliot, do more videos on benzo withdrawal, indepth. And one on utelizing progesterone thereputically!
Thank you Elliot ! Can you please do a video on withdrawal from neuroleptics and anti psychotics. There are so many trying to deal with the side effects of these drugs as well. Your work is critical. Thank you
Serotonin 2A receptors (5HT2A) antagonism is what antipsychotics are. Reducing its function through supplementing can be effective. With antipsychotics, it’s best to taper if you can.
@Epinerein they also commonly antagonise D2 and sometimes other dopamine receptors. Mirtazapine is a 5HT-2A antagonist but afaik it isn't considered to have anti-psychotic properties.
You forgot sports. For me 1-2 hours intens cardio each day works extremely good, it calms my head. And
3-4 times a week I go to the sauna (in the evening)
than you are not even close to struggling with benzo withdrawal.... thats nothing. if you REALLY are going through benzo withdrawal you cant work out let alone intense cardio...... god
@@GeraltOfRivia99that's not true. I'm going threw it horribly sn I still push myself to workout. I literally feel like I'm having a seizure while I'm doing it but It's the 9bly way to really get better.
@@dustygatrell-ru7tg yup I get tht same feeling I'm now off Ativan and exercising or even walking I feel like I'm seizuring or my brain is being electrocuted. It's he'll and my anxiety and dpdr are hough the roof
@@GeraltOfRivia99 yeah me too it's atroshish.
@@GeraltOfRivia99no doubt
Thank you very much ! I'm tapering off clonazepam and also have epilepsy.
These supplements will be very helpful to me.
The problem with getting off of benzodiazepines medication is that doctors literally DO NOT HAVE THE EDUCATION to guide us in getting off of these. Because of that the taper is too quick usually. I’ve been through it I know.
How long were you ill for when you stopped? I'm not being nosey, I am asking for personal reasons. Also was the benzo diazepam? Thanks 🙏
I’ve been off of Ambien and Xanax for almost 4 months and still feel bad every day. BIND ( Benzodiazepine Induced Neurological Dysfunction) can last bêtween 6 months to 24 months and beyond.:(
@@RosyLife79 Oh no. That doesn't sound good at all. But then I hear stories about people who have stopped them after 15 years with no issues from a relatively high dose ( Around 25mg daily) that gives hope. Thanks for the reply and good luck with it all. I hope you feel better soon. The problem is everyone is different, and I just suppose it depends if you are one of the lucky ones or not. I'm hoping for you that you will feel better soon. If the bad feeling becomes too much I've heard pure valerian root extract liquid is very good for sleep especially after coming off something like that. It's quite strong stuff if you do your research and buy a good one from a reputable company, I wouldn't recommend Amazon or the large companies but the small retailers that focus more on natural tinctures etc. I've heard it's very good in all withdrawal cases. You could always try it. Do a bit of research on it and be careful if you are still on any prescription meds as the hollistic and big pharma often don't mix well. Again good luck and I hope this helps. If you decide to try let me know how you get on. Another one to try is ashwaghanda (not sure if I got the spelling on that one right) but it's near enough! Also check interactions between those two if you decide to try both. 🍀
You can get Gaba from any heath/natural supplement store. I have very little discomfort if any at all and you can take it as much as you need to,and no side affects. Good luck to anyone else trying to get off these meds! If my doc would have told me this i would never had taken it, as the same with anyone else...
NEVER
Can you share what brand and how many mgs your GABA is? I've tried a few in the past and didn't notice much.
@@iteflon2xswhy
Gaba worked for u? Why do i see people not recommend gaba for benzo withdrawal?
The problem is not enough gaba ,The problem is the receptors.
I can attest to agmatine. I was going through some pretty bad phenibut withdrawals, and 500mg of agmatine made me feel so much better.
Iv heard this too. I just bought some.
Another drug I had issues with.. thanks for the advice.. im onto ebay now
@@shinakuma2774 I hope it helps you out.
I just took my first 500mg dose, a little worried about side effects, but have to try something. What time of day is best to take this?
@@lisalawrence1981 I took it whenever I felt like I needed it.
I have been taking Ativan 4mgs for five years , began to experience inter dose withdrawals , now down to 2mgs. but absolute hell , sometimes I find it hard to believe I will ever leave this e
Great to see you back, Elliot!
You should do some research into progesterone. I thought it was a female hormone but it’s not. I began using it for its anti estrogen potential and found that it has incredible anxiolytic effects and improved sleep dramatically while improving prostate health.
Most people who are stressed are low in progesterone and high in estrogen. Progesterone directly impacts cortisol and the adrenal glands. I used the bio identical skin cream and it’s been amazing. I think you could make a great video on this critical hormone.
Is it a prescription or can you purchase it online? Is it just called bio identical skin cream?
@@living4truth Best formulation I know of is progest-E from kenogen.
It is prescription in most of the world, but not everywhere. Check your local laws.
LOL this reads like one of those awful bot-marketing-campaigns 😆
When I took progesterone it made me depressed so it doesn't work for everyone. 😕
LeoLongevity recommended it in his libido stack but it didn't increase mine
How did you get the progesterone? Nobody wants to give you Harmon's anymore
Guys for everybody here how i got rid of my extreme morning anxiety and depression. Lithium oratate was a game changer. I tried everything for 8 months and this was the jackpot
Hi Arthur- My nurse put me on Clonipine and Hydroxyzine, along with Gabapetin. He cut my beznzos by 5mg (!). I was on twenty (Diazepam) for years. I told him it was too fast of a taper but he won't listen. I also have depression and have- like you- extreme morning anxiety. Is Lithium oratate good for depression (MDD) or is that an anti-psychotic? Thanks!
@@lolak7438 Here is the explanation from a mental health practitioner from London. ua-cam.com/video/sA8AtSWPnRw/v-deo.html
lithiumorotate
Can you tell me please where you got that? 🙌🙏
@@julierogers4473 i ordered it online
Stop eating sugar and start meditating. I’m 1.5 years off benzos and even starting to recover from an “incurable” movement disorder. Our bodies WANT to heal!
Wow. Well done. Fair play to you. I'm so pleased to finally see a success story on here. Gives hope to me.
@@Awake-Free-CT I feel inclined to tell people! Truly, there’s a solution for a better life without these drugs!
meditation opened up a part of my brain I didn’t know we could access. If I don’t feel well, it’s as simple as choosing to feel different. We are our own pharmacy. If you journey into this stuff, hypnosis “through the screen” videos were really helpful for getting in control 😃
I too am having relief when meditating. 30-45 mins a day really really helps
BLESS YOU 🙏❤️🙏
( you're my hero, REMEMBER THAT!!).....STAY STRONG💯💪
I’ve been off of benzoes for 7 months I had to do like a 2 month taper and my life has been not dealable I need help. I was on benzoes for about 30 years
Thank you for this video...struggling a lot to withdraw trazodone, lormetazepam and diazepam...i have many setbacks😢
and antidepressants are the same problem.
THANK YOU SO MUCH ELLIOT. PEA IS SAVING MY LIFE! I have severe gut problems along with neuropathy that affect my brain a lot. I bought PEA YESTERDAY AND HAD IMMEDIATE RESULTS : my brain felt normal... finally. The feeling is that I FELT SPACE IN MY BRAIN, LIGHT INSTEAD OF FOG AND PAIN. I reduced my benzo last night and took PEA ALONG WITH RELORA, MAGNESIUM AND MELATONINE ... I ACTUALLY SLEPT!!! First time I had this kind of normal sleep in years Elliot. I also take my TTFD and more, like probiotics, lots of those, most especially the ones related to the nervous system. THANKS A LOT AGAIN and I just might contact you if I see I need more help. ELLIOT, YOU ARE SAVING LIVES... THANK YOU.
@Miriam Goldfinger which probiotics help with the nervous system?
Hello, what probiotics can help?
Hi Miriam! Did you manage to get off the benzo? did those things help or hindered recovery?
What is pea?
What is PEA?
Its left me with fibromyalgia after 20 years
@@maninamerica2046I think that's what they mean.
Thank you for this video deeply from our hearts
I’m off Klonopin 4 days after over 3 years of them for anxiety and panic attacks. I’m doing quite well and I feel so much better off of them, but I cannot sleep. I lay in bed and just never fall asleep. I’m hoping it will correct itself soon.
How r you?hope ur ok
I have the same problem.Tapered off 7 years ago.You are not there yet.
@@tonimcdaniel9110 I just hit 30 days and I’m doing much better. Sleeping again and next to zero anxiety and I’m feeling hopeful about the future for the first time in years.
@@djb12DeepAcidHouseExperience How are you now? Did you taper?
Hi Brian, did you taper ?
I m doing a benzo taper currently. You are the best.
How's it going?
20 year user down to 7.5mg diaz... im using pregablin alongside and it 100% works, although addicitve, NOT as addicitive as the insidious benzos. Pregablin becomes useless after a couple of months, so use the lowest dose possible at the end of your taper, then taper of pregablin (which is much easier) (Pregablin really helps with insomnia for people with GAD) Also excercise and diet an obvious must. Sending good vibes to anyone coming off long term benzo use.... we got this!
The Alpha-Stim medical device treats anxiety and is superb for use during withdrawal
usd 840 !
Really? What settings?
You truly are a life saver ❤️
Can anybody explain to me as to Why would any dr prescribe these dangerous medications that seemingly have no long term upside to them?
These drugs( benzos) are not designed for long term chronic use, max 2 weeks, but doctors do in the past keep some of us on them, These drugs should be upgraded to class A , very dangerous neurologicaly...
Because the "doctors" have been brainwashed to believe that they're actually helping people 🙄
$$$$$$$
Because they don't care . MONEY?
Money.
I ended up with a nasty rebound from just two weeks of use, I got lucky compared to some, never taking these again
29 months I'm stuff not healed yet. My head this dpdr is terrifying
Je suis à 60 mois et toujours pas guéri non plus 😢
This was a fantastic video. I will have to do some research on all of these chemicals (because it is way above my paygrade), but I hope this can help me (and others). Thanks a bunch. Peace.
Time is the only cure.
On tamazapam for 10 months went to a detox center for 4 weeks & really helped , now on marijuana oils & feel wonderful again!!
Trying low dose agmatine today for the first time, wish me luck.
How did it go? How are you?
Amazing to see these videos about Valium, i had no idea this drug were so debilitating, i remember during the 90's doctors in Australia would prescribe them without question, had thought they were next to harmless, often times on a night out i would drop 40 x 5mg Valium & then down a dozen beers, did that many times over many years, yet never had any addiction or daily use of the drug, even now at 65yrs i will use 'Vals' only if i really feel stressed & need it to sleep & not using it for recreational purposes, so in a given year now i may ingest about 20 x 5mg max, have no feeling of addiction or side effects whatsoever?
Same as me I only use as needed when mind is stressed or to tackle fight or flight. Prob take 1 5mg a week max. Body won’t get dependant unless you take every day or every other day. So you’re fine taking the amount that you currently take
@@jamiejonesisjamie
Faux, vous êtes déjà dépendantes, malheureusement.
Hi Elliot!
I have only been on K a month, first time tried to cut in half and had horrible night disturbances (not just insomnia, im talking waking to psychosis thoughts and not knowing what reality im in, closed eyes hallucinations and hypnic jerks, etc). Reinstated to 2mg, also with paroxetine (that's why i took it in the first place.. to help with new ssri side effects). I'm taking around 3mg agmatine a day now, thanks to your video, for about a week and a half, and it helps me a lot with the burning/pins and needles skin/limbs - I barely get it. But it didn't help a lot with depression/anxiety during the day. I also take l-theanine that helps with sleep with magnesium gly. and taurine. The thing is in a lot of groups people say anything that touches the gaba receptors (like the magnolia you mention and other things) should be avoided. And supplements can set you back. What is your experience with these? why do you recommend them? I'm thinking of maybe increasing the agmatine. What do you think is a safe amount? there's only the rats experiement I saw, or are there any other studies?
I do agree to avoid those herbs, I had severe withdrawals that lasted for a couple days lately from just using Valerian and Passionflower during 3 weeks with some hallucinations. Black seed oil, taurine, magnesium and l theanine helped me for sure.
@@ahmedelh410 I also take those but not the black seed oil, is it safe?
@@ronanmichalis715 It's one of the supplements that resets the gaba receptors, I've been using it on and off for a long time without any problem
@@ronanmichalis715 Please don't take any herbs, without first talking to your doctor. I almost died, trying a couple different ones to help me sleep. Please, please talk to your doctor. Everybody reacts, differently than others do to meds, herbs, supplements
@@ahmedelh410 Hi there. How much black seed oil is required? There's so many suggestions here that it is very difficult. I started l Theanine months ago button stopped because it didn't help. I just want decent sleep as I'm withdrawing.
You should do a video on tinnitus
Valium. Thats was my life saver. I followed a Spanish doctor schedule for 3 months and now im clean for more than a year . I was addicted to Ativan 5 mg per day for more than two years. Stay strong and good luck
What’s the Doctors name etc…
Im trying NAC and a supplement called relax max. It has taurine and GABA. We'll see. Doctor of 6 years disappeared leaving me to withdraw cold turkey. I ended up in the E.R. 😢😢
How did it go?
Relora. Relora is a combination of magnolia bark and philodendron(spelling?) that may have stronger effects. I found it very helpful. When getting herbs consider that one brand is not like another. A highly skilled kinesiologist can work wonders. By "skilled kinesiologist" I don't mean some person who only tests your arm resistance.
I started taking it but a bit scared as it seems to be considered as almost a benzo by itself? did you have any issues since you started using it? what are you tapering?
Philodendrons can be toxic
@@rhondasmith7413 Its the roots
This is great information man! I researched myself very deep as im going through a benzo tapering. I was already taking agmatine, PEA and magnesium. Will consider melatonin as a sleep aid.
What’s your opinion on inositol and theanine to add to the mix?
I'm hopeless. Benzo keeps me in a prison. No matter how many stories I hear I am so alone and so lost because of this drug.
Do not loose hope!! God can get you through anything!
@@terriheaven2798Thank God for that. Does God do tapers, or have a science background?
@lt795 he made you didn't he? He must have a since of humor
I'll pray for you
I took it for 3 weeks and now i can't sleep at all. Never again. I feel like shit. The symptoms are getting better though so that's a good thing but i wondered why i was feeling so bad.
how long did it take for u to come back to normal?
I was on 1 mg of Clonazepam 2 X day for Restless Legs. I'm now taking 1.25 ( splitting 0.5 mg in half 3x day) it took me 3 years to get here and its a battle with my RLS. I do take magnesium nightly but not sure how to get completely off. Been on Klonopin since 1991. The RLS was unbearable b4 I even took the Klonopin/Clonazepam
I do not want to be on ANY big pharma meds. I'm a proud #neversleever and #c19nevertester
Ii just started my 2mg KL liquid taper, day 2, I’ve also completed a 2 year Cymbalta taper, hopefully with micro tapering, it will be fairly smooth, good luck!
@@saundrakielborn2201 Thanks. I’m going to need it. I’ve read that getting off Benzodiazepines can be more difficult than Oxy’s .
@@PaArmyVet It is. I was an opiate addict for 8 years. (Pain pills and street use) That withdraw was over in a week and I had some mental addiction for years after.
I’ve been on benzos now for 10 years and let me tell you, after cutting down to 1.5mg of Clonazepam from 2mg, this withdrawal is the worst I’ve ever experienced. It’s not over in a week and it comes and goes like the plague.
@@strider1237 Exactly. I’m down to 1/2 of 0.5 mg twice daily a few days a week now. I expect it to be months b4 I can get it to 7 days a week. My plan to get completely off is 2 years. I’d rather have to put up with the RLS than be on this stuff. I’m feeling emotionally so much better now.
I thought Elliot said in one of his B1 vids that B1 clears glutamate?
Anyway...good luck to all the benzo warriors who found this video. I'm 4.5 years out from 1 year use and am finding myself in a wave. Very discouraging. These pills should be banned.
I was making good progress with crushing fatigue my only lingering symptom which was improving at a glacial rate. There are studies that say benzos damage the mitochondria and I was doing things to help with this (see Morley Robbins and Derrick Lonsdale/Chandler Marrs, and of course EO Nutrition.)
Don't mean to scare people who are struggling with acute. My symptoms now are a fraction of what they were in acute and it does get better. It's just this damn wave that is heartily discouraging.
I understand.7 years off.In a wave.zI still donot sleep.Unisom and Benadryl periodically to get some sleep.
Add the perminant physiological changes that occur and often don't return to "normal"!
I'm sick and tired of people being blamed for the symptoms they are still experiencing, on them and their original anxiety!!!
It's false and only adds insult to injury.
28 years for me and counting.
I know I've been accumulating damage throughout my body all along now.
I've been learning so much throughout this past winter.
Thank you for this video.
Why can't I tolerate magnesium?!
Try magnesium glycinate rather than magnesium citrate.
Thank you for this incredible information.
Why not just make a list...I'm starting my detox now...I got 3 days b4 my Rx can be filled...im.scared to have a seizure.
Uggh it's been over 20 yrs on this med.
I was on it for 20 years even now 3 years without I still get cravings and my sleep apnea is through the roof
@@London780
Je suis comme vous à 60 mois de post sevrage…
L’apnée du sommeil est une horreur…
Hi Elliot, again thank you for sharing your knowledge so freely. Can you please help me figure this our, is there some of the b vitamins that will be better / worse to take together? I’m thinking specifically about if I can take B1 and B2 at the same time? Thank you so much Malin
Magnesium Citrate helped a lot when I was tapering off of klonopin. If I felt like I was experiencing any withdrawal symptoms, I would just take some and the symptoms would go away.
It didn't give you diarrhea?
@@DDumbrille take the maximum dose of magnesium citrate and if you have diarrhea then back off one pill and see how that works and if you still continue to have diarrhea then back off some more
It helped me get off the opiates. Magnesium citrate and agmatine sulfate. I feel like I cheated, but hey, we all know withdrawal is like being in hell...
@@rudyferrell pls elaborate
@@tr2947 magnesium citrate helps with the restless leg syndrome a lot, agmatine sulfate helps with the tortured brain part (the darkness). At least it did for me.
I took xanax for periods of bad pms and then again for horrific menopause and it was the only thing that worked. I had to wean off slowly and it was not fun but it was absoluetly doable.
I only took this drug for 3 weeks and when j finished the prescription, hell started! A tough soldier was reduced to submission and seek medical help after two days............ Been put on a taper course. Thanks.....
How are you doing now?
@@JamieWilks-ls8dn
By the grace of God, I am now off this dreaded drug. I tapered off for 3 weeks and got free. I discovered by inspiration some methods that made me fall asleep and beat the insomnia. I can say, I am now free.
@@JamieWilks-ls8dn
I overcame this drug by the grace of God. This drug is Hell! Prescribing this drug must be criminalised. It destroys lives and makes them experience hell! Where possible, use other remedies and stay away from this drug. It is nothing but complete darkness, and misery!
What were you on?
@@joshevans2391
I was on Lorazepam or Ativan.
What is the most powerful drug to stop anxiety disorder and panic attack but with less side effect? I have autoimmune diseases, my gut really mess up after covid. I have try many things but nothing work. I lost my 'life' since february 2021. I have problem to walk. No matter how slow i walk, my heart always racing, spiking heart rate, heart pounding, shortness of breath. I can't walk with peace with all these issues. Beta blocker didn't work on me. What should i take. I just want to be normal and live my life with peace.
I hope you do not get on any of these .... It'll make your life hell maybe worse than that ... Forget side effects it'll cause havoc...
I took it when I was suffering with continuous panic attack during COVID everyday 4-5 panic attacks a day for a whole month got on these .... From 21 to now I am 25
6 months off of everything... I still wake up like in a torment .... Swear to god if these doctors stop prescribing these poisons... And the place where I live india i feel doctors
Absolutely out of their mind they give these poison pills like a pack of chips.
And adding this information the symptoms why I was put on these shit pill .... My heart was fast like crazy and many times in a day I used to feel a thud like my heart stopped and then restarted ..... I had horrendous stomach pain digestive acidity and whole other things where no doctor was able to diagnose all tests came back fine ....but after putting on these drug it suppressed everything and over time I needed these drugs more and more and came to a point from 2020 to 2024 where I hated these drugs you become a slave of medical industry...i left these drugs thank God
I take magnesium glycinate 1050mg in the morning and magtein (magnesium L theronate) at night. I also eat magnesium rich foods like organic pumpkin seeds (3 tablespoons spaced out through out the day)
Got cut off,..1/2 avocado with lunch each day. I've been off of clonazepam for 1 week now,..things are going better, still experiencing cognitive function problems, muscle stiffness, and skin sensation issues. But I have faith I will make a full recovery.
L theanine can also help. But too much can create bad headaches
It’s a methyl donor
I've weaned myself off of Ativan. I was taking as much as 3 mg per day. First i switched to Clonazepam which has a long half life. It takes long to take effect and wears off slowly. I then tapered very slowly. If i took 3 mg, i would go to 2.5 mg for a week. Then 2 mg, 1.5, 1, 0.5, 0.25 and then nothing. So a total of six weeks to get off completely.
Did you have problems with sleep after that?
@@codrutabocsa7915 I don't think so
I was on low dose benzos for only 4 months AS NEEDED and it’s 8 months later and I am only getting worse. I’ve now been diagnosed with MCAS, POTS, histamine intolerance, Crohn’s Disease, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver, and other issues. Didn’t have the option to taper because I was only taking 1-2 per week. It’s absolute poison and has ruined my life.
The symptoms u mention I had because of long covid.
@@JoeCasey77 yes, unfortunately this is a horrible result of Long Covid for some people. Benzos disrupt the HPA axis, so I’m guessing Covid can as well. I’m sorry you are also dealing with this! It’s terrible
@cassandraharper7700 Hpa axis? I started low dose because of very strange anxiety and insomnia, it all started after cov infection. Do u get fatique after hard workout?
@@JoeCasey77 yes I do but I also get heart arrhythmias and anaphylaxis from exercise. It’s a nightmare. Lots of people take benzos and do fine with them. After I joined the benzos support pages online I realized just how much damage they cause. It’s a gamble really.
@@cassandraharper7700Are you any better?
Excellent presentation.
Only ever had delerium tremes in the come down nothing else very wierd saw a wolf asked my dad for help at the door then it ended
Lsd125, months1to3 .orMescaline .Yes😊
I kept having low blood sugar in withdrawal and found drinking juice throughout the day helped greatly.
And watermelon. Never ate watermelon since I was a kid and that's all I wanted.
@randomcosmoswaveyes. It will go away. Try to stay calm
What exactly are the natural things to take?
Baclophen can be very helpful
I been on 4 to 5 mg a day. The more you need … detox. But take your time.
What if we take gaba
I tried Agmatine for about a week. It made me feel extremely agitated. I think it does work, but the problem is I think it also prevents the meds you're taking from working, b/c it felt like I was in benzo withdrawal for a minute. Anyway I stopped taking it and am feeling better now. Magnesium is on that list and it's a good one esp for people on opioids b/c it causes you to shit.
We don't have problems, we have Solutions....
yearssss man not month...
Not for everyone
To me it was five months.
I went to treatment two years ago for addiction of drinking beer. I was also on Xanax and Adderall for about 14 years. I was cut off cold turkey. I relapsed on beer after two months but had no option to go back on the drugs prescribed by my doctors! Two years later I struggle with major shakes! It very well could be my drinking beer but even when I drink a lot I still have shakes! My fingers are much better when I drink a lot of beer. Does this sound like only drinking or still Xanax withdrawals along with it? Thanks for your video!
I wonder if drinking "Kava" tea (using the traditional preparation method), would be helpful for some people who are trying to wean themselves off of the 'Benzo' pills? As a temporary measure only. Some people use Kava as a way to get off alcohol, with the rationale that it's "less toxic" than alcohol to the body.
MY QUESTION: to Elliot -- and it's a difficult one!
I wonder if any expert on Oxalates, including yourself, knows the answer to this hard question: When a person drinks Kava tea (previously known in the 1990s, widely, as "Kava Kava"), for pain relief and muscle relaxant effect, and temporary anti-anxiety effect ('body high' and 'head high', respectively), are they unknowingly ingesting large quantities of oxalates by drinking the stuff?
Kava is plant based (a South Pacific shrub, called "intoxicating pepper"). The traditional beverage (in some tropical parts of the world, mainly in Asia and Hawaii) is known as a potent psycho-active tea, which has been consumed for centuries. However, it is definitely a "niche" thing to do, highly unusual -- from most people's perspectives. It's not widely consumed in U.S.A., but there are some "hard-core" aficionados (die hard fans) here, who love it. Some tout it as a healthy alternative to alcohol, and it has many similar effects. It temporarily ramps up certain "happy feeling" brain neurotransmitters (such as dopamine and GABA), and elicits mood alteration. Drinking the traditional prep tea is like drinking muddy water in consistency, and the taste is pretty terrible. Most chase it with pineapple or apple, etc.
Bottom line, for my writing all this is this: does drinking Kava Kava mean that one is also ingesting a large quantity of Oxalates? - this is a pretty specialized question, and I would understand if very few (if anyone!) would know the answer easily. Kava, as it is better known nowadays, is not widely consumed. But for hard-core fans, this information may be valuable to know. If it *is* a hazard, then maybe they should switch to something else for relaxation, tranquility, and pain relief (muscle relaxation, etc.). Something that is less potentially harmful to the body. Thanks, even if you don't know the answer to this particular question, for hosting a great UA-cam channel.
I'm in severe benzo withdrawal an kava helps. But it makes me pee uncontrollably .so I'm good on that.
I’ve been on 2 mg clonazepam daily for 11 months, not prescribed. How fast can I taper off? I want to be off in 2 months.
2 months is wishful thinking. Read the Ashton manual
I lost me. 18 years of prescription Klonopin and last week the government changed rules and only a shrink can prescribe. What I do know . School boy. Talk in English
Ooh god that's evil😢
I had no idea about this. Second video. Just fully went off clonazepam maybe 5 days ago. Been barely sleeping, jitters, but that electrical/neurological thing where an entire part or all of your body will jump like it’s been electrocuted is well, new to me too. Brain damage?
Don't think it's damage. I think it's just a response from not having it. How are you doing?
@@dmarino831 hi 👋
I slept last night longer than I have in the last almost two weeks since discontinuing. That’s two nights in a row of sleeping - which is an improvement. (The night before that I really could’ve slept - but had a job to do at work that directly interfered). I’ve only been sleeping every other night this whole time pretty much - then just four hours. But this is an improvement. It might’ve been a very slightly deeper sleep than thus far. My sleep has been also very shallow.
I need a better name for that neurological “twitch.” It seems like that twitching starts to happen when I’m on the edge of sleeping. Had a full body one last night. Started noticing the twitching back when I first began to taper.
I’ve got other things going on - that may or may not be getting better. I was actually thinking that this seems like the beginning of dementia. ? Then I’ve been seeing that there seems to be a relationship between benzodiazepines and dementia. The reason I stopped was because I was repeatedly missing a keyword when I was doing a large text - in a large group text. Then found it happening in general. It seems like I’ve got a “blank spot” going on. My recall has already been sucking. Now combined with the lack of sleep idk but I suspect the worst. Plus I’ve got a stare in my eyes 👀 that I don’t like. I’ve got some situational stressors going on that I need to get through (change of both home and work). Then I’ll know a little more in time. Giving myself a generous complete two months before I’m sure the clonazepam half life is over and done with and out of my system. Hoping to have things as well as possible by then.
I’m calling it a chemically induced brain 🧠 injury at this point - hoping it’s not permanent brain damage (of course).
Would have really appreciated a decent heads up - did not get one - and then the weak, low budget mental health office I’d been going to finally dropped the ball right in the middle of tapering down - which was a pretty fast taper.
I probably (most definitely) should have not worked the first week I went off and probably not worked the second week. This has been rough.
If I can sleep, then that’s an improvement.
How you doing? 🙃
It is just the Gaba receptors are beginning to fire, they have been put to sleep while on a benzo.
Ketamine helps with this. Ask dr for a prescription
I would like if you did a video on Amitripyline and coming off of it and what a person can do to get through the withdrawal by tapering and supporting the autonomic nervous system anxiety and reduce the side effects. Would thiamine be useful and b5 b3 ?
can you tell me please how to stop taking clonazepam 0.5 mg every night. i am almost 4 months on using it as sleep aid. please please
Please taper slowly it is very addictive .
There was a lady psychologist from Great Britain who created what is known as the Ashton Manual. It's perhaps the best and most well-known method for tapering off of benzodiazepines. Hopefully this is helpful for you. Wishing you the best.
Very informative video.
Wait, so is melatonin, good and magnesium good?
Thank you this looks v helpful. What if you already take some of these things - I do and want to come off 0.5 K. Already take magnesium, pregnenolone, NAD+ and niacin for M.E. Have tolerance symptoms. Presume keep taking - or would taking these be causing problems of withdrawal by helping it clear the liver?
I too am taking some of these supplements and needing to come off .5mg.
I see your comment if from 11 months ago. Are you still trying to taper? Would love a "buddy" to conquer this with!
It would be nice if drs new what it was
Yea i need help what about microdosing
Would you recommend taking 5 HTP when tapering off diazepam?
Would these be the same neurotransmitters for clozapine, listed as a benzo?
Can glycine be used instead of niacinamide, where glycine is suggested as a methyl burner?
magnesiumbisglycinate is calming that i do know
Good vid. Thanks.
Great info.
fantastic thank you 1000x!
Going on 7 years of disability all because of a little white pill I was prescribed and took for only a month or so
Brainalee I am physically disabled too from this😢😢
I'm so sorry! Praying for a miracle that we can heal from this @@aashish551
Sorry I actually took other medications for years, but the benzo was only for a couple months. I'm praying the damage isn't permanent!
@@Penny-cg7uw
@broannalee174 imagine I was given for 13 years. I am screwed til i die. Am totally bed ridden from 2 years planning to end it
I was on a host of other meds for 17 years, it takes time for the body to heal, please stay with us! @@aashish551
CBD full spectrum extract + phenibut
Omg you guys have no idea. The brain damage is insane
Why would someone give up years just to stop taking a pill? And this guy would have us take ten more chemicals!
HI, can anyone who has used any of these products in the video report if they managed to withdraw completely off benzo's with the help of these products please? i.e., positive feedback for those of us still suffering with benzo addiction? Thank you for your feedback.
I am currently going through stage of withdrawal what's the doctors put me on like 30 years ago xcetera and this torture
The doctors didn't tell me about what what happened years down the road you ran out here's what I'm going to do I've been checking myself off for the last whatever
That I would be
Ild stick to beer.and coffee...Thanks.
Great video
Are you familiar with NAD?
I got off them pretty easy and I never developed tolerance- 0,5 mg worked very well for me for years.. i guess genetics have a lot to do with it
Magnolia also is ilegal in much of the EU
That's good to hear! Maybe it does depend on genetics yeah and maybe also the dose. Were you taking 0,5 mg every day? And what benzo specifically if I might ask?
I was on Xanex every day 0,5
For about 4 years.. Had a few sweats and nightmares for 10 days.. that was all I had.. I was worried it would be worse but in my case it was not so bad.. I also was lucky that I never needed higher dosage to work.. I know people that needed much more to work after a few weeks..
True. I am on 0.5mg of Xanax for 5 6 years and it happens I don't take any for a day and I don't even feel it. I am sure it takes more time to kick in with withdrawls but I remember 3 4 years ago I couldn't spend half a day without it. It realy helped me a lot. Now I am taking same 0.5 but cut into 4 parts (taking 2x 0.25 broken in 4) and wil be cutting midday one, already got used on it after a week or so. I started working out. Having amazing dog. Lot of nature around and camping and all. Mediterainian diet, as I'm from Croatia.
But I think it is genetics to some point. Surely we wouldn't talk about it same if we were on 15mg a day.. but I never needed more then 0.50
@ bush I've been on one milligram of Ativan for 10 years , I've never increased my dose once, I swear, I'm hoping it is genetics if I ever choose to stop.
I've got 2-3 years worth of pills stocked up in case my doc ever cuts me off. And my stock continues to grow as I get 75 a month but only take 30
@@BushcraftEurope ej ciao, vidim da živiš u HR. Šta ti misliš o ovom videu? Da li uzimati ove preparate? Svako nešto drugo preporučuje.