Right so I took delorazepam drops daily since March 2022 and I somewhat recently gone off them. I started tapering off in late June and got completely off them at the end of August (my psych approved my tapering schedule, but then kinda blanked me and I cannot contact him again as I moved out of their service area). As soon as I began tapering, I started having AWFUL hot flashes (used to happen whenever I went up and down in dosage too), that seemed to be getting better with time, but some days I still get drenched in sweat just walking around. Did any of you experience this? At a 2+ month distance from last dose tapered down is it still possible to get withdrawal symptoms? Or do you think it's something else? I am truly confused (and sweaty).

So, I posted two weeks ago that I could not get my klonopin script filled bc of a shortage, so my doctor called in Valium. I had been taking 3mg/ day of klonopin for a lot of years, and was switched to 40mg/ day of Valium.

I know that the conversion is different for everyone, and for me this may have been a bit on the low side. I was definitely having severe withdrawals at first, and was almost thinking I was gonna wind up in the ER. My doc wouldn’t put me on anything higher than 40mgs, but he gave me a months supply of depakote and I’ve finally been adjusting, physically anyway.

But I’ve been feeling really down. I already have CPTSD, depression and anxiety and I’m dealing with a lot of difficult things in life that are going to make my taper difficult.

I’m going to do it, but I want to feel more stable first.

Anyway my question is, is this normal to feel so depressed after the switch? I’m thinking there have to be a lot of changes going on in my head. Klonopin is so potent and while this drug makes me feel pretty sedated, I feel like my receptors are kind of fried.

I know most people take time to switch, but I didn’t get the chance to. I was out of meds and couldn’t get them anywhere. I feel like this is definitely a good thing, to finally be on the Valium, because I never thought I would be able to taper off of klonopin and was afraid to approach my dr from fear of getting CT’d.

He was actually cool and said he’d never do that, but I just feel so sad and like I don’t even want to talk to anyone. I’m feeling so introverted, kind of irritated and just. Wondering if this is normal? Also sorry for rambling. My brain is definitely not fully functioning!

Hi everyone, Has anyone here been on low dose Alprazolam 0.25-0.50 once a day for about 6 months? Skipping a day or 2 here and there. Back in June skipped 2 weeks after removing myself from a bad situation. But picked up taking the med again around August when anxiety got too much. Thats currently my story. My anxiety is telling me I’m already addicted or dependent. I know my daily medication was not working for me anymore before these 6 months so idk what my brain is trying to tell me 🤦🏻‍♀️. Would I need to taper in my situation? Will the withdrawals be terrible in my situation?

Was starting to sleep better , I took a wobbly egg (temazepam 20mg) next night I haven’t slept at all even with pregabs. Is it possible I reset my withdrawals?

I m tappering alprazolam from a very low dose. From 3 oral drops at 2 drops. I was at three drops since one year . This days i have been so anxious like everyday this 2 years, and immediatly after walking around home i had like rapid heartbeat like very dizzy . My mom said my bp was 12/9 Has happened to anyone while tappering alprazolam during being so anxious. I m terrified bcs i was becoming very good after 1,5 year of chronic anxiety.

Has anyone any experience during tapering alprazolam?

I feel bad i can't function getting panic anxiety when in outside extreme derealization hard to do daily Life going to give up

I have been on 6-10 mg of kpin for over a decade. It hasn't actually stopped working or caused side effects for me-- my concern is separate, and I am unsure where else to ask.

I normally take 600mg of pregablin on a daily basis now, and I drink a lot. Likewise, I have epilepsy, and the efficacy of the medication I need to take is likely reduced by the combination of these things.

Alcohol-- yeah, get off. I'm working on reducing this. The benzos actually work well for me and given the alternative, it's the best scenario.

Unfortunately, there aren't a billion articles about taking a relatively high dose of a gabapentinoid, being on benzos for ages, having an alcohol issue, and epilepsy.

I don't really expect rocket science, but if anyone has been through similar before-- will you please share any input you may have?

For a while I was taking extra Ambien here and there just to get out of tolerance and get some relief from akathisia. Now I’ve been strictly taking 10mg Ambien and .25mg Klonopin and I feel no stability at all. I feel so agitated I can barely talk to people and want to hit myself or the walls. I feel the inner terror and like I’m in a dream. My mind feels manic 24/7 but in a dark way. My sleep is so bad because of some sort of restless leg thing that is with me 24/7. And on top of all that I feel half delirious all the time. I tried propranolol but I felt nothing. Benadryl gives me a tiny amount of sleep but that’s all. I can’t occupy myself at all because of anhedonia and the agitation. I feel like I’m in hell and don’t know what to do. Can anyone relate?

hey, whatsupp, as the title says, i have been on benzos for almost a year, like 10 months taking them either everyday or just 1 day off and still everyday, at most id last 1-2 days without benzos. The ones i took the most was Clonazepam, then xannax and lastly Valium (all pharma id get here in the caribbean without script). Basically at peak of my usage (like 2-3 months ago , right after i was tapering i relapsed and was taking 20mg klonopin w liq for 1 week, then tapered to 2mg w a pysch, it was a fast taper 0.5mg everyday and i felt weird and grumpy, but nothing crazy. Then after being stable on 2mg for like a month , I relapsed again 2-3 weeks ago w mostly xannax and sometimes 1-2 pills of diazepam 10mg each. Right now i went cold turkey 3 days ago, when will the worse start? I have been able to sleep (not very well, but yh and feel kinda depressed and weird) am i at risk for seizures?

I take between 0.5 mg & 0.25mg of diazepam approximately twice a week for sleep issues. I have two questions.

1. I have some alprazolam in storage from some time ago. They are 0.25mg. How does alprazolam compare to diazepam in dosage terms? The diazepam are 5mg. That’s quite a variation in mg between the two.

2. I take the diazepam as I have a serious lung issue (essentially copd even though I’m a little off on the numbers for them to call it copd yet). Basically I have obstruction in my lungs & my guess is I’m air trapping. I have these jerks/spams/electric shocks/jolts/ just at the point of falling asleep. (I take a low dose sleeping tablet each night). When I do intense exercise (sea swimming / body boarding) these jerks/spasm are infinitely worse, and there’s no way I’m sleeping through them. These are NOT typical hypnagogic jerks where I feel like I’m ‘falling’ or have sleep paralysis - I have experienced these before but these are not them. I don’t understand exactly what the issues is but it’s definitely related to my lungs even though my pulmonologist disagrees at the moment. They are constantly there but significantly worse post proper exercise. (Waiting for an in patient sleep study). Anyone experienced similar?

So in like 2020 I started to have really bad anxiety. It was circumstances that caused the anxiety. I started on like 0.25mg of lorazepam. I’d eat a couple at a time maybe 1mg? So my script would be gone quickly. Fast forward 2 years (2022) I got out onto clonazepam 1mg daily. I would take them but also I’d buy Xanax and maybe take about 2mg in a day. Then I picked up a fentanyl habit. I tried to detox off of it, it was probably a good year maybe year and a half habit of a brick maybe every two days. I had zofran clonidine gabapentin muscle relaxers and Xanax bars and clonazepam 1mg (RX) enough to last me at least 10 days of detox. Idk what happened but I remember my mother pouring water on my head. I was like unresponsive. Then I remember being put into an ambulance. They kept me there for about 10 days maybe longer, it only felt like 2. They had me on idk what, but i had a vivid dream like I was in a khole. I don’t really feel the 1mg anymore if I take it, and I can go about 3 or 4 days between taking 1mg or half and mg. Would you say I am addicted? Am I far in? Or just have a tolerance? Looking to get off. Also as of the past maybe 2 months I’ve been taking flubromazepam like 2-4mg at a time. Please anybody that can chime in I’d greatly appreciate it. I have a 2 year fent/tranq habit which I’m trying to kick this upcoming weekend then I was gonna slowly taper the benzos. I have Librium and clonidine and muscle relaxers baclofen and methacarbamol, zofran, seroquel and Remron. The hospital has it documented when I was admitted two years ago. Would it be smart to just wait until I’m feeling crappy and tell them that this is what I am taking and it’s not working and I have a history of seizures and drinking? Thanks in advance, I just want to get my life back.

I've tapered for over a year now from my original dose of 1mg/day (taken for almost 13 years total). Is .125mg still too high to jump from? I'm worried about seizures and making WD worse for myself. Have definitely felt symptoms (heightened allergies, sensitive, MAJOR brain fog, tense muscles - especially in jaw and shoulders), but I'm also able to level out and feel somewhat normal when I hold at a dose for awhile. I'm curious also what dose others jumped from if you had the opportunity to taper?

I caught a flue pretty severe and the first few days I didn't take anything but walking was hard cuz my legs hurt and nighttime was hell, couldn't sleep like that. Then took a paracetamol and I fell asleep in a cafe. Yesterday I took paracetamol with Tramadol and I was so drugged and blissful I just lay there not moving a muscle, I slept about 24 hours in total and sweat and everything.

Sounds good BUT, I noticed that the pain has made me tough and ready for anything. The Tramadol bliss made me weak. So the lesson is don't ever run from pain. Embrace it because it makes you stronger. I've seen the principal in action all through my life. Unfortunately, society is made up of imbecils so put out anti wisdom. Also the pharmaceutical industry plays a big role in manipulating it. "Got a headache, take an aspirin". This is big pharmas contribution to the anti wisdom of society. Could be more than you just need to drink more water.

About benzo withdrawals, they are hardcore and obviously you need meds to manage some of the situations. But the principal applies equally. Embrace the suffering, and it will become your best friend.

So I had been trying to moderate my klonopin usage (lol) but then some things came up and I spiraled and took my whole prescription in less than 3 weeks. This usually lasts me months. I would say I took 14 half milligram pills in a span of a couple of weeks maybe a little more. Not every day, but often 2 pills or more at once so let’s say 1-1.5 mg every couple of days.

My last dose was 1.5 mg on Monday, and I’ve started to feel like shit today. I know this is probably just rebound anxiety and not dangerous, but I have nothing left to ease me off. A month ago I went two weeks without taking any benzos, so I assume I wouldn’t be at risk for severe withdrawal? I’m just afraid that this is going to get worse. Am I overreacting?

Has anyone used gabapentin for symptoms of anxiety/rebound anxiety and had any success?

For context, I’ve been on and off klonopin for about a year, with multiple breaks of two plus weeks sprinkled throughout the year. I’ve gone up to two months off but that was a while ago.

this hasn’t happened to me in months. cus the anxiety has been replaced with exhaustion, like so exhausted and depressed i can barely do shit around the house. but now i’m in a wave again because i was so pissed at myself for being exhausted that i drank some coffee…. and all this adrenaline makes me feel like i’m going into a seizure, tho this feeling is familiar from the benzo withdrawal feelings i’ve had before, and i’ve never had a seizure (just been veeery scared of getting one). oh well, now i know that i shouldn’t be so hard on myself when i’m not feeling anxious, but rather enjoy it. i wish i wasn’t so hard on myself but i can’t help it. i deserve this government aid for as long as i need, i need to tell that to myself. (i live in norway so i get the privilege of sick-money)

After I horrible cold turkey withdrawal a year and half ago, my doctor said it was best i go back on to try and manage some neurological issues I’ve been having and to manage panic attacks since nothing else has been working. I’m feeling really defeated and horrible about myself, like I’m allowing me to take something that caused me so much pain. It’s nice to finally have had a night of sleep where I don’t wake up with my heart racing and legs cramping up though. It’s only for 2 months until I can see a specialist and get on something else to help, but I could use some encouragement that this is okay lol

So I’m taking Sertraline 100 mg every morning and just stopped taking Xanax 2 days ago. Went from 0,5 mg to 0,125 mg. I didn’t feel any difference so I started taking smaller doses and monday was my first day without any Xanax. Right now I feel soooooo crappy. I’m not rested, agitated, depressed… am i in withdrawl? I’m scared to call my doctor. I’m not starting with Xanax again because it will be all for nothing. Please help!

I’ve been on Xanax for extreme insomnia after being in the healthcare field on call for ten years. I’ve always been on 0.75mg which worked great for 4 years. I picked up a recent script and it stopped working completely. I even tried after waiting 10 hours, to get another dose (because I’ve been up at that point for 24 hours) and nothing. I’ve now been awake for 36 hours. I see my psychiatrist today. No history aside from anxiety and OCD. I’m terrified. Has anyone been through anything similar?

I am tapering down and want to switch from Xanax to a less potent Benzo.
My Vendor has these Valium (Diazepam) products: Bensedin, Martin Dow, Dizy-10, Roche, Ratiopharm.
I want to buy a qualitative product, but I dont know how to choose.

Any experience? I’m scared to take anything anymore

Hi everyone. I’ve been tapering down from originally from Xanax 2mg (took it for ~4 years) and switched to diazepam. Long story short I’m now taking 10mg diazepam daily. However, my medication just got lost and I only have .5mg alprazolam until I can get a refill. As I do not want to go cold turkey, will it be ok to take the alprazolam .5 for 3-4 days instead of my usual 10mg diazepam until I get my prescription refilled? What should I expect?

I am tapering down Xanax (Alprozolam). Currently the daily average is 0.7 mg. I was doing ca 1.5 a day. When do I know I can fully stop? Are there some safety guidelines to know when its already safe to do a full stop? Is it advisable to go to a less potent benzo like Valium first?

Two months of off klonopin. I started to see some changes like I suddenly was able to sleep again, I could actually stand for minutes without feeling like I was about to faint…

But as of 3 nights ago all the symptoms came rushing back.. severe anxiety, EXTREME insomnia (literally nothing will put me to sleep), on top of GI issues such as random bursts of diarrhea and a sharp headache on the right side of my head. Just got an MRI a week and a half ago and im clear. No masses or anything out of the ordinary (thank god) does not answer why I feel this way…

My parents think im mentally insane, my therapist is recommending I try another medication. My friends all have dropped me because im unable to go out of the house like this.. the agoraphobia is so severe.. I keep hearing from my so called “friends”, “get a job pussy, maybe go out of the house and be productive.” Nobody understands the extent of my benzo problem.

I’ve been in this sub for a pretty long time now.

Quit Ativan 2018-2022 Quit Valium 2022-2022 Quit klonopin November 2023 to August 2024

All I can say is.. I think im permanently damaged. The insomnia should not be so severe to the point where I lay wide awake with my eyes closed for 16 hours waiting to fall asleep and it never happens. I started to search up severe insomnia cases and found this “fatal familial insomnia” which absolutely terrifies me.. being on the spectrum and having hypochondria and OCD it’s not a good mix. I internalized that illness and truly believe I have it now. Even though it’s apparently genetic and NOBODY in my family has had sleeping problems to begin with I’m of course in my doubts. But it’s most likely benzo withdrawal although im still extremely anxious that it could be that too.

God knows i do not wanna go to the ER again for the millionth time but in times like this i feel like im in crisis mode. Although the American health care sucks i feel like i need to be in an ER bc i haven’t slept in 3 days. It’s brutal

Oh and also, im on gabapentin 100mg each night which is practically a baby dose. Don’t know if I should CT it though since I’ve been on it for maybe a month and a half now. But I hear people take 300mg daily so maybe I can stop it since it’s so low? Not sure.

Another thing- I know this post is all over the place.. in just trying to wrap my head around all of this as it’s really detrimental to my mental wellbeing. I’ve been through enough trauma and this just adds to it but here are my symptoms

Burning sensation on skin when I’m falling to sleep POTS Feeling generally unwell Spasms in my legs Random sharp chest pains Seeing pulse in my vision when I exert myself Visual snow times 1000x Heat intolerance Exercise intolerance Extreme insomnia Angry outbursts Paranoia Magical thinking Delusions Gastro intestinal issues

I’m diagnosed with

OCD, BPD, generalized anxiety, hypochondriasis, Panic Disorder, depression, Complex PTSD, (Current therapist thinks I have some form of Asperger’s but not 100% diagnosed)

Is this the benzos or is something else going on?

hi. i have been on xanax since i was about 16. ive been taking it consistently since then (im 24 now) and my current dosage is 3mg a day. im having a really hard time getting off of them & the lowest ive been able to ween myself to was 2 mg and then i relapsed and im back at 3mg. in 2020, i had a bad addiction to it and was doing bars on top of my 3 1mg a day prescription and thats when i realized how addicted i am. i really worry about cognitive issues + my ability to remember things and i googled side effects of xanax and it said a lowered IQ. im wondering- is that forever or just while im on it? also, how bad will my withdrawal symptoms be if i slow ween? would it be better to go to a rehab/mental facility and detox that way? any advice or thoughts and suggestions are appreciated. im very torn about this and people dont really take me or it very seriously but i have panic disorder and i really dont know how to handle my anxiety without xanax sadly.

Anyone try this for their symptoms tapering down ? I can see a noticeable difference in mood and sense of well being i feel like it knocked out my depression ,I’ll report back in the following days on it ,any feedback is very welcome

Hi guys, I'm on a benzo virtually nobody in the US knows it's called Ethyl loflazepate. I was prescribed a super low dose 1mg for panic attacks triggered by a very bad reaction to a medication for an unrelated condition (migraines). I have never had depression or anxiety in my life. I'm super fine now 6 weeks later, totally normal again. I had my follow up appointment with the psychiatrist doctor is taking me off this way: 1 week .75mg 2 weeks .50 mg 2 weeks .25 mg 1 week one day on one day off .25 Off medication

Does this sound good to you guys? I mean I trust my doctor but at the same time it's SCARY to get the panic attacks again....

Hi everyone! I have been trying to taper off Xanax .25mg for 3 years. I am a teacher and am massively psychologically addicted to it. I have CPTSD, health anxiety and panic disorder and can easily create debilitating psychosomatic symptoms that have been causing me to take rescue doses or just hold for long periods of time. I am wired to be super anxious in general so I am sensitive to cutting doses.

Being a teacher is what makes this really hard. I know this is a low dose but this year is incredibly stressful. I got very close to a jumping off point this summer before the school year began and now I have regressed and am back to .25mg, cut in half twice daily. My job is my main stressor but I am in a year contract and can’t quit or else I am going to lose my teaching license.

If anyone could share some positive mantras, facts, or motivational words to help me through, that would be amazing. I know I can make progress again if I am in the right mind state but I can’t seem to let go of the shame of going backwards when I was so close and now I am stuck for the rest of the school year worried I’ll make no progress. I want feel hope again.

Thanks for your support everyone,

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Hi, so a while back i wanted to taper off off oxazepam after ~5 years of use (20 to 40mgs a day). But valium made me very sick. So now ive been put on an antidepressant, escitelopram 10mgs a day, w 3x 10mgs of oxazepam. With the intention of staying on escitalopram but tapering the oxazepam.

Thing is, i feel like ever since the worst of the side effects went away (for me just anxiety, heart palpitations, mostly night fevers) it has made me DUMB? I have no abstract thoughts anymore. I have always been a creative person, described as giften even by people that don't like me. But now, everything seems just very flat. 2dimensional. Is this just another side effect?

(What astounded me was that this 'flattened' thinking did not have any effect on my relationship, work or studies whatsoever.. only on my personal inner life. But thats beside the point i think)

Anyways, experiences or suggestions are helpful.