Tag: Benzos

I now believe that sleep is one of the most important things during and after benzodiazepine tapering and withdrawals. Withdrawals so often cause insomnia and the lack of sleep makes everything worse. I’ve slept pretty decent the last few nights and it has helped me so much. When I...

We’re in the middle of the holiday season, and that can be really hard on people. Especially hard for those of us experiencing detox and withdrawal. I’ve had problems during the holiday season long before detox and withdrawals. My history with problems during the holidays goes back to before...

The withdrawals are getting to be too much. I’ve been wondering if I should just reinstate. The good days are becoming fewer and fewer and the bad days overwhelming. I’m still not getting quality sleep and that’s wrecking me. The heart palpitations are terrifying. The blood pressure spikes are...

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I almost didn’t post anything today because it’s been such a hard day because of withdrawals. I haven’t slept well in a long time and that adds up, but last night I hardly slept at all. It was like the proverbial straw that broke the proverbial camel’s back I...

I mentioned that I would also be writing about day to day experiences with withdrawals. Yesterday was a really good example because after I posted yesterday things went south rapidly. Yesterday was a very hard day. Anxiety went through the roof after I posted. Terrible muscle tension that caused...

Continuing from the last post, I want to write about what I am experiencing day to day. I already listed some of the symptoms, but now I’m going day to day. Some days I feel a lot of hope. I even start to feel human again, or at least...

As I mentioned in my first post about tapering off benzodiazepines, I was prescribed them for the intense anxiety stemming from PTSD. I wasn’t warned about their addictive properties. I wasn’t warned about the danger of coming off them. I wasn’t informed about their effects on memory. In short,...

Getting off benzos has been the hardest thing I’ve done in my life. I was prescribed them over 20 years ago and always took them exactly as prescribed. I never abused them, and my refill history is perfect. I’ll be writing about how I tapered and what it has...