Honestly it was prolly not tapering that caused brain damage not the actual withdrawal itself. Add severe anxiety and BOOM never ending "withdrawals". With that said i do know that after being hooked once going back on small doses can send you into physical and mental distress faster than if you were new. I also feell liked we can destroy our nerves from stress. I think that's was fibro is but thats another story. Either way good luck. i know what it's like to suffer and never knowing why.
Hi sixslow. Happy to hear about your progress. I had been on klonapin over 40 yrs. i am 67 and tapered off of it 5 mos ago. Early on I took valium, or ativan in small doses and then was prescribed klonapln. It was so easy to get. I have gone through some of the symptoms you mentioned. I don’t go out of the house much at this point. I do walk at the beach with my husband each day. I have no energy on most days. My emotions are dulled. I couldn’t cry if I wanted to. Just living one day at a time. Reading a lot. For fear issues, I’m reading, Love is Letting Go Of Fear. It is helping me. Plus I have a strong relationship with God. Thanks for your video. You are doing great!
Good stuff big guy, I've commented on a few of your vids. I'm at 12 months now. I still have fear of dying,sleep issues,urinary issues. I appreciate your videos.
oh man i still have the urinary issues too, lots of pain and urgency, trouble sleeping, etc..thanks man, sounds like we right around the same spot at a year off. hopefully this shit is over soon!
Anyone who doubts that this can really happen is obviously very unaware of the dangers of this class of medication. It's still shocking to me that doctors have no clue! If it was safe to take them for the rest of our lives I'm sure we would all choose that option instead of putting ourselves thru pure hell to get off of them in hopes of having a normal life again someday! Sadly many more people will follow us on this path long after we are gone due to the lack of awareness. You are doing your part at spreading the word and warning others so they never have to suffer like this. Thank you so much for your videos it gives me hope that I will someday recover. Still in the worst of it right now but I'm not giving up. Everyone please stay away from benzos they have the potential to ruin your life! No BS!
I'm 11 months off now.. thanks for your videos they were useful to me and i know for sure it wasn't in your head... hope you're doing good bro..i wish you all the best.
I really appreciate your videos. I've been watching since November - while I was on benzos and contemplating coming off. Your story has been the reason I've chosen to get off. Seeing all of the pain you've gone through terrified me. I fast tapered three years of benzo use; Xanax and transitioned to Valium to taper. Tapered off completely (20mg x2 valium) in about four months. I'm 27 days clean right now and I feel like I'm getting worse. Physical symptoms are minimal but the mental symptoms are in full force (in addition to digestive problems)... I just keep watching your videos over and over, reminding myself it will eventually get better. Some days, no matter how much I try to comfort myself with future well-beings, it just doesn't work, my mind feels broken... I'm so glad you're finally starting to feel better. I hope you stay off the benzos AND alcohol, no matter what kind of barriers you encounter in life - it's not worth feeling the way you have. Good luck and stay strong.
I'm looking forward to your 1 yr mark sixslow, you have comforted me through my hellish journey and I hope to hear ur back to good,your a good guy and very relatable and real..hope to see your post soon Much love
Nobody going through this doubts a single word you say, cus this stuff is no joke. Thx so much for your vids reminding us all we’re not just crazy ppl, we’re in the struggle of our lives.
Hi Sixslow, Great video! I am glad to see you continually improving. I was on 2 mg of Klonopin a day for 12 years. I did a 3 month taper (way to fast) and I am now on day 580 of my recovery. I had all the symptoms you talk about and have had horrible digestive issues. Even this far out I still have extreme exhaustion, but I hope that starts to go away in a few months. Take care, Ken
Ken Smith the extreme exaushtion is killing me I literally feel like im dying its only been 40 days im so tempted to start them back up but know I will have to go thru this eventually
Glad to hear you're getting better. Not sure if you remember me, but I'm the guy who was on 8 MG's of Xanax a day for years. Last I messaged you I was 5 months sober. Not really leaving my room. I couldn't take it anymore. I'm now back on klonopin. 2 MGs per day. Im working again so that's good but the struggle is real. No real happiness. Just going through the motions. All in all, at least I'm back on a taper. 8 MGs of Xanax a day for years to now 2 MGs a day of klonopin is a huge taper in just over a year. Please pray for me as I will continue to do for you. I'm not sure what the future holds, but I believe I will conquer this. Cold turkey was a BAD idea and I don't recommend it. Keep up the good work and thank you for the testimony. Nobody around me understands what I'm going through. I've accepted that and I try to teach them more about it over time and it does start to click for them but not to the potential I would hope. They just can't feel what I feel. Anyway, you're doing great 👍🏼 thanks again. Brian.
Hang in there bud like you said "At least your on a taper". I have been holding at 0.5MG Klonopin for three months after dropping for 1MG down to 0.5MG literally overnight! I have been on Klonopin for 15 years so it hasn't been easy! The first two months were absolutely horrible, however, now I have intermittent WINDOWS of course coupled with WAVES! It's almost like I have to do everything perfectly with respect to a "Keto Diet", extremely low sugar, lots of water etc. I chew on Gin-Gins, to help battle nausea & take the finest Kratom I have personally found at times for extreme pain! There is no one size shoe fits all approach to doing this "Thing"! Your making progress & if it makes you feel any better today was one of those days where I felt no emotions, extreme fatigue, nausea, headaches....after a couple relatively good weeks! My "Keto Diet", fell apart & simultaneously I consumed too much sugar as well)-: Back on the "Keto Diet", with lots of Vegetables NON-GMO more important to me then Organic, as who really knows what organic and not organic these days? In closing your making progress & for that you should give yourself a pat on the back "Great Work"(-:
Thanks Jennifer! I am very glad i stayed off, it was very tempting to go back on. I can't wait until i'm 100%. this whole thing really keeps you a new perspective on life though.
Well done!! All your symptoms are very real. I'm at 18 months Ct off the Valium and doing great but still have many of the symptoms you describe. It's a one day at a time issue and the only way to get through it. The thing that's taking me the longest is the pain in my muscles and the spasms. Also the brain fog. I reckon by 2 years there will be a really big difference. It's a slow slow process. You can be really proud of yourself and thanks so much for sharing your journey. All the best and keep at it ... you're doing GREAT! 😊
Good to hear you're feeling better now. I'm not sure I'm going to make it. Less than 4 months off now and it gets harder every single day to keep going.
I felt like i kept getting worse until around 8 months off then I started to notice that the bad waves were less frequent. I honestly just had to focus on not dying, i made a promise i would never hurt myself, we only get one life, throwing it away it pointless no matter how much i was suffering.
You're absolutely right about that. This is not worth dying for no matter what we have to go through. It is temporary even tho it doesn't feel that way at times. I have four daughters who need me to keep fighting and I do it everyday for them.
So glad to hear your doing much better sixlow. You have come a long way mate and I am really happy for you. Only one more month to go before a year WOW!....now that is something to be happy about. I wish you all best and please do continue to post videos even if its to let others know what hell these Benzos can put you through. All the best mate cheers.
I've been off for 30 months. You will soon forget all of this like it never happened. You'll just say to yourself one day, wow I'm better now. It takes a few years from your taper to feel normal again, or at least feel a hole lot better...I can say it's tortures...
seen your first video and now 11 months later, very happy your alive you seem so depress and glad you continued the fight. please keep well where rutting for you.
Thanks for the videos!! I'm at 8 months off xanies and doing better it gets better but may take a long time. This 8 month I can feel my old regular self coming back thank Jehovah God!!
Coming off these types of medications is so hard. I recall talking to my teacher, who is a drug expert, if one could die during withdrawal. He said "no." I think one could kill themselves and/or have seizures. My friend nearly died coming off. I don't think one can be on benzos without consequences long-term. It messes up the brain. That GABA thing is accurate, your symptoms are real, and I have been through a similar thing with coming off meds like this. I even had it when coming off high-dose RSO (alcohol extract resin from cannabis). Your message is helpful and is backed by science. Thank you. I have a little more to go. It's by choice. I've experienced what you did when doctors dropped it in half overnight. Great job!
Im so happy that your getting better bro. Ive had a couple relapses, but hey I will make it. I got this. Your videos let me know its possible to make it thru this living hell. For real bro congrats, i've been watching your videos since the beginning and i'm proud of you cause I know how much this hurts and I hope it keeps getting better for you. Stay strong. I've got a goal cause of you. If I can stay clean, at a year i'm going to go skydive and for me thats like a motivation. Thanks man for the updates.They help me alot. Keep hanging in there. Later..
that's awesome man! I went skydiving during my first withdrawal, it was a great experience. I couldn't do it now, but perhaps when this is all over i'll go again! you got it man, thanks for support!~
your sysmptoms were real ... even after 2 weeks of use people can experience mild withdrawals .... you have alot to be proud of .. not many go through what youve been through and unless yourve been through benzo withdrawal you shouldnt comment ... i came off methadone after 8 years and allthough i tapered it hit me mentally ... ok all drugs have their use but we need to be aware of the negatives .... keep up the good work bro and peace out
Totally agree with all you said + experienced it all in my 2 yr unaware Ativan tolerance state + then did the Ashton Manual taper. Through research the way I learned how our symptoms were real manifestations is, due to Benzo's changing brain chemistry because the head brain is connected to every system, gland, + organ we have. The head brain was frenzied so the rest of the body's parts were too ! Some of those systems have to be treated too. For instance the gut which cares for pretty much our whole body. I'm still treating my gut with kid gloves ie, a light better diet omitting junk, chemicals, and GMO's. Choosing nutrient dense foods, plus a probiotic to assist build up again, and water, water, water. Diet seems to be the most efficient helper for progress out of this hell. I was a frequent ER visitor, 7 times in 2 yr's till I figured out they are not taught to deal with us but can temporarily treat a symptom. Worst part for us is going through tolerance + not knowing it. The You Tuber's saved my life with instructions what to do + what not to do. I had several Dr's through this all , none had a clue, none helped me. Then I found an Internal Medicine Dr. one who specializes in all body parts, will treat me for lingering issues caused by Benzo's. My Dear sixslow, your gut seems to pain you the most, mine did too but the changed diet had me quickly feeling better. My daughter came off Psyche drugs + also had agonizing abdominal pains which very soon lessened after a diet change. Sixslow, I can only imagine how you feel, I watched your 1-9-17 video , so much torture you were in. It was informative to view that video so all can see what Benzo's do to us, people need to see that. Thank you for making all the video's, I subscribed so I can see your changes through out time. You are a blessing.
hi, Im so angry with those people that are saying your symptoms arent real. I am so similar to you in your symptoms its unreal. i was abruptly stopped by my Dr after 5 years on clonazepam and 20 on diazepam. im going thru hell withdrawals, no one really seems to know here ie about tapering etc, or severity of symptoms. i did nearly end my life in month 3 and 4, was in hell, and thought i had intestinal cancer. the pain was that severe,moving around abdomen. then slowly the burning stinging nettle skin turned up, the months without closing my eyes, the feeling of falling thru a elevator every few seconds. Sixslow, thank you so much, you gave me my life back in that you have given me light at the end of the tunnel. God Bless You for that 🙂
Hello sixslow, it so good to hear from you, i remember when i saw youre first video and i been watching all youre video you have done i Thank God you are getting there you are helping people understand what benzos can do to you. Thank you for letting us know how you are doing. GOD Bless You.
It’s two months since I’ve been off Klonopin still living hell, the symptoms come and go. The pain is so unbearable, I feel like pressure in my head tightness in jaw and hard to talk. I originally took 1 mg for almost two years then I cut my pills in half for two months then saw my doctor he gave me some antihistamines hydroxyzine then cold turkey me on the medicine. Since November 2019 till now January 2020 I’ve been off Klonopin.
I'm 5 months off of Klonopin cold turkey, was not aware of tapering or any of that, at the time. I also kindled a few times, as you did.. The biggest issue that I have, is that I struggle with my thoughts a lot.. I never used to pay much attention to them, but my thought patterns are so incredibly strange now.. I constantly fight with them and have trouble with obsessing over my thoughts and just have a general fear of everything, including my thoughts. I hate this.
Liquid Frostbite 5 months off already is GREAT!! Keep going forward you'll be so happy you did 🌝 I'm a lil over 9 months and it does and will get better!!
Ive been using 1mg of lorazepam for a day, almost 4 months im scared of all the withdrawals and stuff, seeing people have such a hard time is so scary! Im happy you are improving, Im not even sure how should I taper off of this when its such a low dose lol
1mg of Ativan is not a low dose. You can switch to a liquid equivalent and titrate by 2.5% every 7-10 days or longer depending on how you feel. See the Ashton Manual for details.
@@taghreedrulia5168 Hello. Better. I stopped about 2 years ago using benzos (aside from an extreme occassion) I tapered slowly over a month. I learned about anxiety and my mind and this helped me. There is always light at the end of the tunnel, just gotta keep going.
Been there done that! I was on 2 mg's of Klonopin for thirteen years (the equivalent of 40 mg's of valium every night) I am about two years clean and just did a vid about it. E-mail me from my CZcams channel and I could help you. Water fasting was my secret bullet to recovery. Hang in there......... Bob
@@UserConn where one just drinks distilled water only for fasts lasting from one to forty days for health, detox, and healing purposes...................Google info on it.
I'm about to begin my journey my first time tapering..working down to around .5 klonopin a day now ..than trying titration I hope for easier results. If I were a doctor...Id contribute your lasting symptoms to cold turkeying. And I wonder why you did that..I mean when you were seizing up in the one video Id have went back on so I will say you sir have some balls. I wouldn't have held on. My biggest fear is dying LIKE THAT lol from my heart giving out so I'm trying to work out more before I start getting lower. I would have got back on and tapered if I was dying like that... I feel like abruptly stopping this might really cause more damage that takes alot longer to deal with and heal from. I'm about to scream about benzos everywhere I can. It's not right doctors do not warn anyone at all and prescribing these are just insane after all I know now I'm really surprised I never learned this all sooner. It will dramatically impact my life from now on..and atleast force me to eat better which is number 2 of why i think you still have shitty symptoms you cannot eat processed foods at all anything in a package is NO imo...IM just so mad that I ever told my subutex Dr I had anxiety. I kicked the subutex easy with a long taper. I'd GLADLY DO THAT AGAIN instead of this true brain f*ck of a ride. I wish I could have done the benzos first so I could use opiates during. But atleast now opiates would work on me again if they were truely ever needed which is not UNTILL I'm dying but good to have incase I guess. I rant. Yep... delirium here I come
You shouldn't have quit cold turkey bro.. You could have died.. They have stuff to help you with benzo withdrawal.. I was on 3mg of xanax for 2 years and tried cold turkey and I felt like I was dying. I couldn't concentrate on anything , extremely anxious, cold sweats, shaky, etc.. I still suffer from anxiety but I ride it out everyday and make myself do stuff rather than not do anything..i was home bound for 3 months and didn't want to do anything.. Stuff is awful and I don't wish that on anyone.. Glad your OK now man.. God bless
Wow I was getting that fear of dying so bad too! I also thought a lot about what will happen when I die? Months 1-8 it was constant and very scary. It has subsided a lot since I'm now at 10.5 months off 6mg's of Klonopin and Xanax for 6 years. I'm looking forward to see where you are at when you hit 18 months. It seems many people turn a big corner then ☺
This shit happened to me too, i was getting BAD waves until like 9-10 months off. I wouldn't stress it man, this shit takes a different face for every person. your body is healing itself, that's what the waves are.
Well if I make it out of this alive I'll be happy I went through it. I was really depressed and living an unhealthy life before all this. I appreciate life more now in the windows.
Scott Everson same everything glows and is getting so bright it hurts but I need it...i need to live instead of exist this medication keeps me in shackles for 10 years now...i just wish it was over but its just began for me..I need help figuring titration numbers I suck at life and don't want to work but have no choice and have no idea how I will be able to work because even tapering is very hard I feel u till I switch to diazepam I am not going very far
I can relate to this. I'm on an antipsychotic and i managed to taper from 800 mg(which is a high dose) down to 500 mg. It does mess with my mind for sure. Ive been in withdrawal for 13 months now and alot has improved. But im still dealing with withdrawal OCD, sleep problems, anxiety and a sence of inner vibration. Its been alot worse but still hard.But every 2-3 month i see improvements in my condition. I will recover, but its a long road.
I've never took a benzo in my life but have had/have a porn addiction for many years and many of the symptoms overlap with benzo and alcohol withdrawal funnily enough. I can only give my utmost respect to you guys I've been on the forums and it sounds like a nightmare benzo withdrawal, keep up the good fight fuck the benzo's and fuck porn.
I am 10 month out know ... I am just 19 I have 2 much fear I have mood swings ... so I constant fear of madness especially bipolar disorder ... schizophrenia... my mind can't calm down it think too much too much negative intrusive thought ... loss of Appetite ... I become emotional less ... I can't feel anything I feel I can get heart attack .... and insomnia is worst issue ...
Yo guys I had symptoms to terribly bad.. you need to micro taper, exercise, eat right, no drugs, and use CBD oil!!!! This is the most comfortable way to stop!
Im stabilized on 5mg Valuim twice a day now, after Ambient abuse.Im afraid to start tapering, I don't even know how to start going about it, I was thinking maybe dry cutting 2.5 mg and and holding for months, I don't want to experience any symptoms I can't afford it.
I would make smaller more frequent cuts as opposed to large less frequent cuts. please do not cut 2.5mg. that is a 25% cut. if you're at 5mg x2 a day, so 10mg. I would cut MAX 1 mg, then wait at least 2 weeks before next cut. If it was me doing a taper again i might even cut .5mg every week and see how that felt. the important thing is to not cut more than 10% or you'll have bad symptoms, slow an steady wins the race!
Hiya sixslow did you get muscle and nerve pain and what do you do to relieve it I'm at just over a year off and am still been tortured by it good on you being a year off
Thanks sixslow , thank you for your update. I have been following you since the beginning and I'm so happy that u feeling a lot better. I had the same symptoms as u, but mine was for only taking celexa for 23 days. I cold turkeyed it because I didn't know. I'm 12 months out but not heal yet. I have a question for u, the stomach pain does it feels like pins and needles ? Also did get a pressure in your stomach which makes it hard to breathe sometimes ? Did ur head pressure felt like your head is been pull with a magnet and makes your head go side to side? Keep healing u almost there....I will wait for your rely..take care
Nyclette Toby, Hello i feel bad what you going throw but cold turkey is the worst thing to do getting off it you needed to wean off very slowly, i pray you will get well soon i dont take celexa i take xanax and benzo and antidepressant should be treating the same way tapering slowly believe me i wish i never had touch them, i guess everyone will said the same thing. May Almighty God Give The Strength to keep fighty this withdrawal you are going throw. God Bless You.
Nitza Perez thank you,,I didn't know, the doctor who give it to me never told me. I have suffered a lot, it a year now for but all the bad symptoms have left me. Is now too later reinstate and I didn't like the side effects of celexa, that is why I stopped taking it. I have made it through the worse . If knew about this medication I wouldn't have taken it also . I felt like was dying every day, I'm still healing . Thank you 😊 for your prayer
Nyclette Toby I forgot to tell you it does make youre stomach sick i felt so sick in my stomach i lost so much weight but i never felt pin and needle, what felt was nervouness in my stomach just hold on and with God help you will get better.
Nitza Perez the stomach issue was one of my constant symptoms, felt a lot of pressure in my stomach, I have also lost a lot of weight but im eating so well. I feel angry every two hours but I'm not gaining any weight. Thanks again
Nyclette Toby, oh you welcome i will keep praying for you, please one more thing dont drink alcohols it could make you healing take longer or it could make youre withdrwal come back even though iam so happy you are feeling much better just becarful.
I've been on 0.5 mg of klonopin for about 10 months 2-3x a week , minorly tapered and then went off completely for 2 months and still wasn't any better than the first few weeks off it, what gives ? Short history I went to rehab 8 years ago for Vicodin, xanex, fentanyl patch , and ambien , and was through w/drawing in 3 weeks. Now I can't come off w/drawing 0.5 mg of klonopin in 2 months ? Any advice is appreciated.
Going on two years taking them first week off them cold turkey not the first time and he right it’s hell benzo are no joke stay away from it if you can!!!
Did any of you experience what they call air hunger? I did and it was horrible. The fear part of the withdrawal i can relate to. I'm 14 month in withdrawal. I'm seeing improvements every 2nd to 3 month. Kinda looking forward to how i feel like in 6-7 months from now. Thanks for your videoes.
Good to see you feeling better man do you know what can help with your stomach ? Anything help your through this im 8month out still in bed ct vailum my stomach is worrying stopping me getting up alot of pressure in my ears so strange
Sam Evans I have no idea what to do about my stomach. It's in excruciating pain today. I tried tums, dgl, slippery elm, milk. Avoiding fiber and spicy foods and probiotics kinds helped. No coffee either
sixslow reflux is mad i dont even no if its acid or bile or not enough acid such bad gas in my belly in my chest cant swallow throat pain breathing issues iv tryed green tea antiacids stoped having gluten wheat dairy caffing amd suger amd still in pain barly move man this is evil tryed emzimes hlc apple cider vinger so many diets im just full of air and have gasitis feels like iv fit hernia or somthing burning pain pressure everywhere with serve dizzness if you find somthing let me know someone told me to take activated charcoal might try this
Sam Evans don't take the hcl or acv they will make gastritis worse. I have gastritis it sucks . Sounds like we have the same stomach issues I've been in so much stomach pain today all I can do is lay down. If you find anything that helps let me know, I'm clueless
Sam Evans my ears have been the same way they pop amd ring my eyes have been messed up my hearts always racing cant sleep my stomach is turning non stop but we all can do this we are in this togetger
Hi, Just started researching on my issues and realized I was in tolerance. I've started my taper process. Do you think the symptoms will be less severe when you taper compared to cold turkey? Im a bit scared because of all the horrific stories I've been watching. Thank you for your videos
@@barbararay8578 No that is interdose withdrawal, kindling is after you're completely off the drug and start again and the withdrawal the second time is way worse.
@@sixslow Im going to slow down on my tapering. I made a cut yesterday but went back up today because of these symptoms been my doses. Thank you for your responses. I hope you're having a good day
God bless you brother I'm currently trying to get off Klonopin and I know what you've been through or going through I'm still in my infancy of trying to get off I'm just so sick and tired of being on it but every time I stop well I don't have to tell you the rest
Hi just came across your video. I need a little advise. I have been on klonopin for two months and have begun my taper my taper and am down to 0.125mg . So far I haven't had any real withdrawals except for seeing floaters and mild stomach pain. Do U think I could get through this without much withdrawals please do let me know. I am very scared seeing people go through this he'll for years.Thanks.
Nariman Oliaji yea I think you will be ok. You were only on for a short time and you tapered so you probably won't get much withdrawal . Just be careful not to drink for a while and don't take benzos again at all or you may get worse withdrawal next time.
I am doing much much better. I'm not fully healed yet - but i am getting closer. Just have to watch my diet and avoid stress and I do ok! Thanks Nariman I know you'll get through this no problem!
Hey dude, can we please chat? I have many of your issues and I THINK I'm in withdrawal, but not sure and would like to seek your advice. Get in touch please
BAT T hi I only toke ssri for 22 days . I been surviving for 14 months now and my symptoms are the same with people who toke benzodiazepines. I cold turkeyed it last year. The symptoms I have now is brain sensations, I get like pulling, chills, crawling sensations and severe pressure in my brain. Body pain and night tremors. Stiffness and body movements.
Nyclette Toby I'm sorry to hear that. I was on and off so many (i mean a lot) of sari then also Xanax. I have been off ssris for 14 month and been off Xanax everyday also 14 months but have taken several rescue doses so last dose was on June so 4.5 months. It's been absolute horrible especially these last few months. When did it get worse for you? Are you better now? Have you had any symptoms that have gone away?
BAT T hi , when I stoped my ssri use then after two months, I started to experience withdrawal very bad. The worse one has got , like panic attack, insomnia, brain zappe, stomach problems, depression, flu like symptoms, heart racing , stomach pain , burning pains and tremors. Am sure they are many more because I had like 100 symptoms. All this has no gone . But I still get burning pains , popping and ringing in my ears and dizziness . What are your symptoms?
Did you ever have any alcohol during your withdrawal? It seems to have set me way back into the worst state I've ever been in. I'm at 8.5 months now. When did your fatigue end? How about your vision, DP, DR?
Scott Everson yea dude don't fuckin drink at all, for like 5 years or something . I was clean for like a year. Drank like a dozen times and still went back into withdrawal . Alcohol is the same as taking a benzo. I still have fatigue but it has improved . I'm a year off now. I'm able to work all day and do stuff without fucking passing out during the day . Tho most the time all I wanna do is sit at home I have agoraphobia. The dp has improved a lot around 10 months , the Dr is still kinda here but it's slowly getting better. Hang in there bud, it'll improve . I was still in a rough spot at 9 months off. It wasn't until almost a year off I started getting some windows where I felt like this was almost over.
sixslow your vids helped me get through cold turkey I thought I was going to die, I could only imagine what you went through kicking 8 Mg is alot ,I was on 3mg for 6 months drinking the whole time, that was a huge mistake, I feel like I aged 10 year's in six months, I now have an array of problems that I never had before, I was given klonopins because I went to the emergency room because I had chest pains and they said I have anxiety so they Prescribed kpins,it was the first time I seen a doctor in 10 year's, so I trusted him,he told me they use for people who get wd and said they will help me get off, the beer with out getting wd, but all they did was help me drink more, now I feel worse than ever, I'm six months off feel a little better than the first month of cold turkey but still fighting for my recovery I hope I get better soon, but thank you for your advise helped me alot, and glad to see you better.
on 15 mg's of Valium a day. planning to taper while doing my last semester of college. The taper plan for me is 2.5 mg's every 3 weeks. Is that too rapid? Should i wait until the semester is over?
It is slightly rapid, maybe not at first, but once you get below 10mg you will be cutting 25% which could be a lot. we all response differently to cuts, some can go faster. I think if you start to get symptoms you should slow down. See how you feel
I've abused ativan for around six months, i used 0.5 to 1mg a day. I did it once in the past and I didn't have a withdrawal at all. I quit cold turkey three weeks ago and I was fine for two weeks, I had many symptoms, but they were bearable. But a week ago I had a panic attack and I think I have agorafobia now. Basically I'm scared when I'm out of the house and there is a lot of stimuli around me, and because I fainted now I'm scared of warm spaces because I think I don't have enough air. Yesterday I took 2.5mg valium and I went to a friends birthday party and I was freaking out for the first 15min even though I took valium. I want to go to the doctor but I'm so scared. What would you do?
thequeenofcydonia id stop taking benzos. The 2.5mg didn't do anything because it's such a small dose compared to what you were taking . It's like a quarter of the . 5mg xanax. The fear is withdrawal, it sucks but if you don't stop it'll just get worse. You can either stay off, or get back on like 10mg valium daily and taper off.
I have anxiety disorder ,agrophobia and panic disorder. Doctor prescribed me Benzo because SSRI doesn't work . So what should I do ? I don't have any option left. Without benzo how can I live my life ?
Hi my name is Sam. I'm 24. I'm three months into my taper of clonazapam. How I got here is really complicated. I'm in a really rough spot. I scared of this one symptom I've been dealing with. This seems like an appropriate place to ask my questions. I'm reaching out. Please.
@@sixslow It's this feeling in the top left side of my brain. Its really concentrated it the area it affects but it feels life some one is sticking a needle through the top of my brain that has been injected with novocaine. The feeling goes all the way through my brain and I can feel it on the roof of my mouth. Well not so much and more it pretty much just feels like it's on the surface. But I don't feel it when a wake up and it goes away to a point where it's not to scarey about the time I'm writing this. Some time it itches and it physically hurts instead of that numb needle pressure feeling. When it gets bad I wanna take a hammer to my skull rip out my brain and stomp on it. And I just want thank you for you channel man. The fact that you were able to frequently update and upload while going through this in nothing short of amazing.
@@doodlenoodle6814 I've also had those symptoms you speak it got that itchy i felt like ripping my palet out and screaming like the fkn predator! It's weird isn't it the shit that goes through our mind's during this madness, hang on in there my friend that symptom let's up! Day 104 Cold turkey'd from... 20 cigarettes 15mg of diazepam 1 Oz of weed All on the same day!!
@@MrPollok How are you feeling now ? Actually i hope you understand what i mean . I was abusing weed for about 1.5 years until 2021 nov15 .. no benzos nothing But somehow i think these dealers mix up benzos with hash as i have heard about it … During the my first 2 weeks of withdrawals i got severe depression but it faded away to mild…. But Suddenly i had these burning feet in mid December which extended with burning hands and stiffness … we can its like nerve pain but a litle reduced now but hurts walking or lifting anything … its like pain and burning at the same time … now i am worried that are my nerves permanently damaged …. And moreover from first week of January i am suffering very sever anxiety brain fog …. I had been 3 months now …. I want this anxiety to end this fearfull ness and sensitive to sound …. Will i ever recover …. I smoked weed just at night once … Will this ever go away??
@@aamir9627 I'm 2 years benzo free now mate.. i have normal anxiety and the odd numbness in the hand arm and face but I've been checked out by the doc blood work.. ECG.. x-rays.. ultrasound scan all normal.. must be lingering effects of WD or stress... You're doing great ma man keep it up the WD is like hell on earth but all the symptoms will go, time is the healer here.. one day at a time! 👍
I feel bad for all the people going CT in the comments yet trying to act like they know so much. HELLO GOING COLD TURKEY IS WHAT DID THIS TO YOU ALL!!!! THATS WAS CAUSES THE BRAIN DAMAGE!
@@sixslow m so happy that u improved. N is there any symptoms left after 3 yrs also Also have u talk about medicine to your doc as he is giving poison n u suffer a lot that people in he'll also don't suffer this much. Loads of lov
I love watching this guys story. But he doesn't understand what having crippling anexity is like and that's why we use the benzos. You stated you used them for "mild anexity". If I didn't have the 2mg xanax I take daily I wouldn't be able to keep a job, have a social life, ect...
People that say this is in your head are either very lucky not to have to go though this or they’re very ignorant on benzodiazepines
Very ignorant, and insensitive!
mason guritz truth
Tax Breaks Good for you.
Honestly it was prolly not tapering that caused brain damage not the actual withdrawal itself. Add severe anxiety and BOOM never ending "withdrawals". With that said i do know that after being hooked once going back on small doses can send you into physical and mental distress faster than if you were new. I also feell liked we can destroy our nerves from stress. I think that's was fibro is but thats another story. Either way good luck. i know what it's like to suffer and never knowing why.
How r you Mason??
Hi sixslow. Happy to hear about your progress. I had been on klonapin over 40 yrs. i am 67 and tapered off of it 5 mos ago. Early on I took valium, or ativan in small doses and then was prescribed klonapln. It was so easy to get. I have gone through some of the symptoms you mentioned. I don’t go out of the house much at this point. I do walk at the beach with my husband each day. I have no energy on most days. My emotions are dulled. I couldn’t cry if I wanted to. Just living one day at a time. Reading a lot. For fear issues, I’m reading, Love is Letting Go Of Fear. It is helping me. Plus I have a strong relationship with God.
Thanks for your video. You are doing great!
Brenda Mosher oh wow you give me hope
but why you go off after 40 years? sorry but makes no sense to me. iam on ativan for 30 years now and i will just take it untill i die
Good stuff big guy, I've commented on a few of your vids. I'm at 12 months now. I still have fear of dying,sleep issues,urinary issues. I appreciate your videos.
oh man i still have the urinary issues too, lots of pain and urgency, trouble sleeping, etc..thanks man, sounds like we right around the same spot at a year off. hopefully this shit is over soon!
Antwon Smith having alot of the same issues thank u for posting helps to know i aint alone hope all is well
oath taylor we are all in this together man. We have to keep spreading awareness so that people don't mess with this poison and end up like us. Sheesh
Hii sixslow during withdrawal colour change in urine
Antwon Smith how are you doing now I hold on daily. I have my kids to worry about I am so miserable
Anyone who doubts that this can really happen is obviously very unaware of the dangers of this class of medication. It's still shocking to me that doctors have no clue! If it was safe to take them for the rest of our lives I'm sure we would all choose that option instead of putting ourselves thru pure hell to get off of them in hopes of having a normal life again someday! Sadly many more people will follow us on this path long after we are gone due to the lack of awareness. You are doing your part at spreading the word and warning others so they never have to suffer like this. Thank you so much for your videos it gives me hope that I will someday recover. Still in the worst of it right now but I'm not giving up. Everyone please stay away from benzos they have the potential to ruin your life! No BS!
I no longer refer to these drugs as "medication". They are deadly toxins.
I'm 11 months off now.. thanks for your videos they were useful to me and i know for sure it wasn't in your head... hope you're doing good bro..i wish you all the best.
Ped jnr how r u now my frd
I really appreciate your videos. I've been watching since November - while I was on benzos and contemplating coming off. Your story has been the reason I've chosen to get off. Seeing all of the pain you've gone through terrified me. I fast tapered three years of benzo use; Xanax and transitioned to Valium to taper. Tapered off completely (20mg x2 valium) in about four months. I'm 27 days clean right now and I feel like I'm getting worse. Physical symptoms are minimal but the mental symptoms are in full force (in addition to digestive problems)... I just keep watching your videos over and over, reminding myself it will eventually get better. Some days, no matter how much I try to comfort myself with future well-beings, it just doesn't work, my mind feels broken... I'm so glad you're finally starting to feel better. I hope you stay off the benzos AND alcohol, no matter what kind of barriers you encounter in life - it's not worth feeling the way you have. Good luck and stay strong.
You still clean??
I'm looking forward to your 1 yr mark sixslow, you have comforted me through my hellish journey and I hope to hear ur back to good,your a good guy and very relatable and real..hope to see your post soon
Much love
Nobody going through this doubts a single word you say, cus this stuff is no joke. Thx so much for your vids reminding us all we’re not just crazy ppl, we’re in the struggle of our lives.
Hi Sixslow,
Great video! I am glad to see you continually improving. I was on 2 mg of Klonopin a day for 12 years. I did a 3 month taper (way to fast) and I am now on day 580 of my recovery. I had all the symptoms you talk about and have had horrible digestive issues. Even this far out I still have extreme exhaustion, but I hope that starts to go away in a few months. Take care, Ken
Ken Smith the extreme exaushtion is killing me I literally feel like im dying its only been 40 days im so tempted to start them back up but know I will have to go thru this eventually
Ken Smith are you healed now. I need assurance
Ken how r u now my frd
Glad to hear you're getting better. Not sure if you remember me, but I'm the guy who was on 8 MG's of Xanax a day for years. Last I messaged you I was 5 months sober. Not really leaving my room. I couldn't take it anymore. I'm now back on klonopin. 2 MGs per day. Im working again so that's good but the struggle is real. No real happiness. Just going through the motions. All in all, at least I'm back on a taper. 8 MGs of Xanax a day for years to now 2 MGs a day of klonopin is a huge taper in just over a year. Please pray for me as I will continue to do for you. I'm not sure what the future holds, but I believe I will conquer this. Cold turkey was a BAD idea and I don't recommend it. Keep up the good work and thank you for the testimony. Nobody around me understands what I'm going through. I've accepted that and I try to teach them more about it over time and it does start to click for them but not to the potential I would hope. They just can't feel what I feel. Anyway, you're doing great 👍🏼 thanks again. Brian.
Brian, you will get through this. I'm praying for you.
Hang in there bud like you said "At least your on a taper". I have been holding at 0.5MG Klonopin for three months after dropping for 1MG down to 0.5MG literally overnight! I have been on Klonopin for 15 years so it hasn't been easy! The first two months were absolutely horrible, however, now I have intermittent WINDOWS of course coupled with WAVES! It's almost like I have to do everything perfectly with respect to a "Keto Diet", extremely low sugar, lots of water etc. I chew on Gin-Gins, to help battle nausea & take the finest Kratom I have personally found at times for extreme pain! There is no one size shoe fits all approach to doing this "Thing"! Your making progress & if it makes you feel any better today was one of those days where I felt no emotions, extreme fatigue, nausea, headaches....after a couple relatively good weeks! My "Keto Diet", fell apart & simultaneously I consumed too much sugar as well)-: Back on the "Keto Diet", with lots of Vegetables NON-GMO more important to me then Organic, as who really knows what organic and not organic these days? In closing your making progress & for that you should give yourself a pat on the back "Great Work"(-:
Xanax Kills hope ur doing ok i am like 26 days off feeling like shit but we can do this
Billy Murray Thank you. I believe. I will continue to fight. God help us all.
Love God the only one who can help us never give up we will make this
Yaaa!! So happy to hear you're getting better! Aren't you so glad that you didn't reinstate and fought through this!
Thanks Jennifer! I am very glad i stayed off, it was very tempting to go back on. I can't wait until i'm 100%. this whole thing really keeps you a new perspective on life though.
sixslow it really is like one long psycheledic trip
Well done!! All your symptoms are very real. I'm at 18 months Ct off the Valium and doing great but still have many of the symptoms you describe. It's a one day at a time issue and the only way to get through it. The thing that's taking me the longest is the pain in my muscles and the spasms. Also the brain fog. I reckon by 2 years there will be a really big difference. It's a slow slow process. You can be really proud of yourself and thanks so much for sharing your journey. All the best and keep at it ... you're doing GREAT! 😊
Gail Selby Wentink hey how you feeling today
Hello friend, is that symptom really gone? right now is the one that worries me the most
Great analogy with the peanut butter! Perfect!
Good to hear you're feeling better now. I'm not sure I'm going to make it. Less than 4 months off now and it gets harder every single day to keep going.
I felt like i kept getting worse until around 8 months off then I started to notice that the bad waves were less frequent. I honestly just had to focus on not dying, i made a promise i would never hurt myself, we only get one life, throwing it away it pointless no matter how much i was suffering.
You're absolutely right about that. This is not worth dying for no matter what we have to go through. It is temporary even tho it doesn't feel that way at times. I have four daughters who need me to keep fighting and I do it everyday for them.
@@carrie2333 how r u now?
@@carrie2333 I have a daughter I'm scared I won't make it either can you lemme know how your getting in please? X
@@carrie2333 How are you now?
So glad to hear your doing much better sixlow.
You have come a long way mate and I am really happy for you.
Only one more month to go before a year WOW!....now that is something to be happy about.
I wish you all best and please do continue to post videos even if its to let others know what hell these Benzos can put you through.
All the best mate cheers.
GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY,I'M ROOTING FOR YA...
I don't know if you look back on this, but hey I'm suffering bad. Glad you healed. Thank you for the video's.
I've been off for 30 months. You will soon forget all of this like it never happened. You'll just say to yourself one day, wow I'm better now. It takes a few years from your taper to feel normal again, or at least feel a hole lot better...I can say it's tortures...
awesome, i cant wait! love hearing success stories. although i didn't taper i cold turkeyed, so i imagine it'll take a while.
U look alot better man, im almost 7 months off and doing better but still not healed. I think it takes about 16 months for MOST people to heal.
Yeah! Congrats to your success!!!
hotrod pete I hate being in the pit of despair...
I feel like his 11 week video
@@SFBay69 how long was you on benzos? I know some people heal faster but idk.
Wow, you look and sound like a different person. Good for you. I'm 18 mos out, and getting better too. God job!
seen your first video and now 11 months later, very happy your alive you seem so depress and glad you continued the fight. please keep well where rutting for you.
Thanks for the videos!! I'm at 8 months off xanies and doing better it gets better but may take a long time. This 8 month I can feel my old regular self coming back thank Jehovah God!!
hiRaymond Duarte how are you doing now. I having hard time 5 months into CT of only 6 week use
You are real and your truth is my truth, but those naysayers sure upset me. Keep healing and maybe someday our sleep etc will normalize.
For whosoever shall call upon the name of The Lord shall be saved.
No fear about death man. Call on The Lord.
He took all of our pain and sorrows .
Coming off these types of medications is so hard. I recall talking to my teacher, who is a drug expert, if one could die during withdrawal. He said "no." I think one could kill themselves and/or have seizures. My friend nearly died coming off.
I don't think one can be on benzos without consequences long-term. It messes up the brain. That GABA thing is accurate, your symptoms are real, and I have been through a similar thing with coming off meds like this. I even had it when coming off high-dose RSO (alcohol extract resin from cannabis). Your message is helpful and is backed by science. Thank you. I have a little more to go. It's by choice. I've experienced what you did when doctors dropped it in half overnight. Great job!
Exactly, it does mess with the fear part of the brain.
Im so happy that your getting better bro. Ive had a couple relapses, but hey I will make it. I got this. Your videos let me know its possible to make it thru this living hell. For real bro congrats, i've been watching your videos since the beginning and i'm proud of you cause I know how much this hurts and I hope it keeps getting better for you. Stay strong. I've got a goal cause of you. If I can stay clean, at a year i'm going to go skydive and for me thats like a motivation. Thanks man for the updates.They help me alot. Keep hanging in there. Later..
that's awesome man! I went skydiving during my first withdrawal, it was a great experience. I couldn't do it now, but perhaps when this is all over i'll go again! you got it man, thanks for support!~
Hey bro.....how are you doing? Im almost 11 off been a bad wave from month 10....fuck this is rediculous
your sysmptoms were real ... even after 2 weeks of use people can experience mild withdrawals .... you have alot to be proud of .. not many go through what youve been through and unless yourve been through benzo withdrawal you shouldnt comment ... i came off methadone after 8 years and allthough i tapered it hit me mentally ... ok all drugs have their use but we need to be aware of the negatives .... keep up the good work bro and peace out
Totally agree with all you said + experienced it all in my 2 yr unaware Ativan tolerance state + then did the Ashton Manual taper. Through research the way I learned how our symptoms were real manifestations is, due to Benzo's changing brain chemistry because the head brain is connected to every system, gland, + organ we have. The head brain was frenzied so the rest of the body's parts were too ! Some of those systems have to be treated too. For instance the gut which cares for pretty much our whole body. I'm still treating my gut with kid gloves ie, a light better diet omitting junk, chemicals, and GMO's. Choosing nutrient dense foods, plus a probiotic to assist build up again, and water, water, water. Diet seems to be the most efficient helper for progress out of this hell. I was a frequent ER visitor, 7 times in 2 yr's till I figured out they are not taught to deal with us but can temporarily treat a symptom. Worst part for us is going through tolerance + not knowing it. The You Tuber's saved my life with instructions what to do + what not to do. I had several Dr's through this all , none had a clue, none helped me. Then I found an Internal Medicine Dr. one who specializes in all body parts, will treat me for lingering issues caused by Benzo's. My Dear sixslow, your gut seems to pain you the most, mine did too but the changed diet had me quickly feeling better. My daughter came off Psyche drugs + also had agonizing abdominal pains which very soon lessened after a diet change. Sixslow, I can only imagine how you feel, I watched your 1-9-17 video , so much torture you were in. It was informative to view that video so all can see what Benzo's do to us, people need to see that. Thank you for making all the video's, I subscribed so I can see your changes through out time. You are a blessing.
Clara S. what diet did you change too
Clara S. Did you heal
hi, Im so angry with those people that are saying your symptoms arent real. I am so similar to you in your symptoms its unreal. i was abruptly stopped by my Dr after 5 years on clonazepam and 20 on
diazepam. im going thru hell withdrawals, no one really seems to know here ie about tapering etc, or severity of symptoms. i did nearly end my life in month 3 and 4, was in hell, and thought i had intestinal cancer. the pain was that severe,moving around abdomen. then slowly the burning stinging nettle skin turned up, the months without closing my eyes, the feeling of falling thru a elevator every few seconds. Sixslow, thank you so much, you gave me my life back in that you have given me light at the end of the tunnel. God Bless You for that 🙂
mimi penford do you feel better
Hello sixslow, it so good to hear from you, i remember when i saw youre first video and i been watching all youre video you have done i Thank God you are getting there you are helping people understand what benzos can do to you. Thank you for letting us know how you are doing. GOD Bless You.
It’s two months since I’ve been off Klonopin still living hell, the symptoms come and go. The pain is so unbearable, I feel like pressure in my head tightness in jaw and hard to talk. I originally took 1 mg for almost two years then I cut my pills in half for two months then saw my doctor he gave me some antihistamines hydroxyzine then cold turkey me on the medicine. Since November 2019 till now January 2020 I’ve been off Klonopin.
I Am 6 months off.
Gone hell
How are feeling now
@@sujudawadi7037 hi how are you now
So glad your well. You are completely correct about it all.
I'm at 16 mo. off Klonopin. Those symptoms are real - damn straight. My thing is depression - just an absolute nightmare.
How are you doing now?
I'm 5 months off of Klonopin cold turkey, was not aware of tapering or any of that, at the time. I also kindled a few times, as you did.. The biggest issue that I have, is that I struggle with my thoughts a lot.. I never used to pay much attention to them, but my thought patterns are so incredibly strange now.. I constantly fight with them and have trouble with obsessing over my thoughts and just have a general fear of everything, including my thoughts. I hate this.
Liquid Frostbite 5 months off already is GREAT!! Keep going forward you'll be so happy you did 🌝
I'm a lil over 9 months and it does and will get better!!
Liquid Frostbite yesssss
Ive been using 1mg of lorazepam for a day, almost 4 months
im scared of all the withdrawals and stuff, seeing people have such a hard time is so scary! Im happy you are improving, Im not even sure how should I taper off of this when its such a low dose lol
1mg of Ativan is not a low dose. You can switch to a liquid equivalent and titrate by 2.5% every 7-10 days or longer depending on how you feel. See the Ashton Manual for details.
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How are you doing?
Are you still on Ativan?
Have you stopped taking it?
Please let us know
@@taghreedrulia5168 Hello. Better. I stopped about 2 years ago using benzos (aside from an extreme occassion) I tapered slowly over a month. I learned about anxiety and my mind and this helped me. There is always light at the end of the tunnel, just gotta keep going.
Been there done that! I was on 2 mg's of Klonopin for thirteen years (the equivalent of 40 mg's of valium every night) I am about two years clean and just did a vid about it. E-mail me from my CZcams channel and I could help you. Water fasting was my secret bullet to recovery. Hang in there......... Bob
What is water fasting? I need to feel normal again. 10 months off and still in rough shape.
@@UserConn where one just drinks distilled water only for fasts lasting from one to forty days for health, detox, and healing purposes...................Google info on it.
I'm about to begin my journey my first time tapering..working down to around .5 klonopin a day now ..than trying titration I hope for easier results. If I were a doctor...Id contribute your lasting symptoms to cold turkeying. And I wonder why you did that..I mean when you were seizing up in the one video Id have went back on so I will say you sir have some balls. I wouldn't have held on. My biggest fear is dying LIKE THAT lol from my heart giving out so I'm trying to work out more before I start getting lower. I would have got back on and tapered if I was dying like that... I feel like abruptly stopping this might really cause more damage that takes alot longer to deal with and heal from. I'm about to scream about benzos everywhere I can. It's not right doctors do not warn anyone at all and prescribing these are just insane after all I know now I'm really surprised I never learned this all sooner. It will dramatically impact my life from now on..and atleast force me to eat better which is number 2 of why i think you still have shitty symptoms you cannot eat processed foods at all anything in a package is NO imo...IM just so mad that I ever told my subutex Dr I had anxiety. I kicked the subutex easy with a long taper. I'd GLADLY DO THAT AGAIN instead of this true brain f*ck of a ride. I wish I could have done the benzos first so I could use opiates during. But atleast now opiates would work on me again if they were truely ever needed which is not UNTILL I'm dying but good to have incase I guess. I rant. Yep... delirium here I come
You shouldn't have quit cold turkey bro.. You could have died.. They have stuff to help you with benzo withdrawal.. I was on 3mg of xanax for 2 years and tried cold turkey and I felt like I was dying. I couldn't concentrate on anything , extremely anxious, cold sweats, shaky, etc.. I still suffer from anxiety but I ride it out everyday and make myself do stuff rather than not do anything..i was home bound for 3 months and didn't want to do anything.. Stuff is awful and I don't wish that on anyone.. Glad your OK now man.. God bless
RealLife Adventures are you healed now
Wow I was getting that fear of dying so bad too! I also thought a lot about what will happen when I die?
Months 1-8 it was constant and very scary. It has subsided a lot since I'm now at 10.5 months off 6mg's of Klonopin and Xanax for 6 years.
I'm looking forward to see where you are at when you hit 18 months. It seems many people turn a big corner then ☺
How are you now?
Nybeach girl how rr u now
I'm nearly 8 months off now cold turkey and my waves are more often and lasting longer. How is this possible!?!?
This shit happened to me too, i was getting BAD waves until like 9-10 months off. I wouldn't stress it man, this shit takes a different face for every person. your body is healing itself, that's what the waves are.
Well if I make it out of this alive I'll be happy I went through it. I was really depressed and living an unhealthy life before all this. I appreciate life more now in the windows.
Scott Everson wow
sixslow truth
Scott Everson same everything glows and is getting so bright it hurts but I need it...i need to live instead of exist this medication keeps me in shackles for 10 years now...i just wish it was over but its just began for me..I need help figuring titration numbers I suck at life and don't want to work but have no choice and have no idea how I will be able to work because even tapering is very hard I feel u till I switch to diazepam I am not going very far
I can relate to this. I'm on an antipsychotic and i managed to taper from 800 mg(which is a high dose) down to 500 mg. It does mess with my mind for sure. Ive been in withdrawal for 13 months now and alot has improved. But im still dealing with withdrawal OCD, sleep problems, anxiety and a sence of inner vibration. Its been alot worse but still hard.But every 2-3 month i see improvements in my condition. I will recover, but its a long road.
How are you today?
I've never took a benzo in my life but have had/have a porn addiction for many years and many of the symptoms overlap with benzo and alcohol withdrawal funnily enough. I can only give my utmost respect to you guys I've been on the forums and it sounds like a nightmare benzo withdrawal, keep up the good fight fuck the benzo's and fuck porn.
I am 10 month out know ... I am just 19 I have 2 much fear I have mood swings ... so I constant fear of madness especially bipolar disorder ... schizophrenia... my mind can't calm down it think too much too much negative intrusive thought ... loss of Appetite ... I become emotional less ... I can't feel anything I feel I can get heart attack .... and insomnia is worst issue ...
wooooooooooo u r 1 tough dude............ really hope u get better or normal man......... u can do it
thanks man i'm getting there slowly, hanging in there in the mean time!
Yo guys I had symptoms to terribly bad.. you need to micro taper, exercise, eat right, no drugs, and use CBD oil!!!! This is the most comfortable way to stop!
pharmacyde411 doesn't get you high.. Takes away your anxiety with no withdraws
C W agreed. Cannabis is saving me.
C W it's derived from hemp we with no thc.
Im stabilized on 5mg Valuim twice a day now, after Ambient abuse.Im afraid to start tapering, I don't even know how to start going about it, I was thinking maybe dry cutting 2.5 mg and and holding for months, I don't want to experience any symptoms I can't afford it.
I would make smaller more frequent cuts as opposed to large less frequent cuts. please do not cut 2.5mg. that is a 25% cut. if you're at 5mg x2 a day, so 10mg. I would cut MAX 1 mg, then wait at least 2 weeks before next cut.
If it was me doing a taper again i might even cut .5mg every week and see how that felt.
the important thing is to not cut more than 10% or you'll have bad symptoms, slow an steady wins the race!
THeAppleFanKiD1912 #BenzoBuddies
Only the strong will survive
hotrod pete. No. Everyone can survive.
Proud of you man👍👍
Hiya sixslow did you get muscle and nerve pain and what do you do to relieve it I'm at just over a year off and am still been tortured by it good on you being a year off
Thanks sixslow , thank you for your update. I have been following you since the beginning and I'm so happy that u feeling a lot better. I had the same symptoms as u, but mine was for only taking celexa for 23 days. I cold turkeyed it because I didn't know. I'm 12 months out but not heal yet. I have a question for u, the stomach pain does it feels like pins and needles ? Also did get a pressure in your stomach which makes it hard to breathe sometimes ? Did ur head pressure felt like your head is been pull with a magnet and makes your head go side to side? Keep healing u almost there....I will wait for your rely..take care
Nyclette Toby, Hello i feel bad what you going throw but cold turkey is the worst thing to do getting off it you needed to wean off very slowly, i pray you will get well soon i dont take celexa i take xanax and benzo and antidepressant should be treating the same way tapering slowly believe me i wish i never had touch them, i guess everyone will said the same thing. May Almighty God Give The Strength to keep fighty this withdrawal you are going throw. God Bless You.
Nitza Perez thank you,,I didn't know, the doctor who give it to me never told me. I have suffered a lot, it a year now for but all the bad symptoms have left me. Is now too later reinstate and I didn't like the side effects of celexa, that is why I stopped taking it. I have made it through the worse . If knew about this medication I wouldn't have taken it also . I felt like was dying every day, I'm still healing . Thank you 😊 for your prayer
Nyclette Toby I forgot to tell you it does make youre stomach sick i felt so sick in my stomach i lost so much weight but i never felt pin and needle, what felt was nervouness in my stomach just hold on and with God help you will get better.
Nitza Perez the stomach issue was one of my constant symptoms, felt a lot of pressure in my stomach, I have also lost a lot of weight but im eating so well. I feel angry every two hours but I'm not gaining any weight. Thanks again
Nyclette Toby, oh you welcome i will keep praying for you, please one more thing dont drink alcohols it could make you healing take longer or it could make youre withdrwal come back even though iam so happy you are feeling much better just becarful.
🤯 ugh..l last commented on your 11th week ... wasn’t sure if that was new.
I might need your help!
😰 65% ???
I've been on 0.5 mg of klonopin for about 10 months 2-3x a week , minorly tapered and then went off completely for 2 months and still wasn't any better than the first few weeks off it, what gives ? Short history I went to rehab 8 years ago for Vicodin, xanex, fentanyl patch , and ambien , and was through w/drawing in 3 weeks. Now I can't come off w/drawing 0.5 mg of klonopin in 2 months ? Any advice is appreciated.
Going on two years taking them first week off them cold turkey not the first time and he right it’s hell benzo are no joke stay away from it if you can!!!
Did any of you experience what they call air hunger? I did and it was horrible. The fear part of the withdrawal i can relate to. I'm 14 month in withdrawal. I'm seeing improvements every 2nd to 3 month. Kinda looking forward to how i feel like in 6-7 months from now. Thanks for your videoes.
Kristian Muus how are you doing
Good to see you feeling better man do you know what can help with your stomach ? Anything help your through this im 8month out still in bed ct vailum my stomach is worrying stopping me getting up alot of pressure in my ears so strange
Sam Evans I have no idea what to do about my stomach. It's in excruciating pain today. I tried tums, dgl, slippery elm, milk. Avoiding fiber and spicy foods and probiotics kinds helped. No coffee either
sixslow reflux is mad i dont even no if its acid or bile or not enough acid such bad gas in my belly in my chest cant swallow throat pain breathing issues iv tryed green tea antiacids stoped having gluten wheat dairy caffing amd suger amd still in pain barly move man this is evil tryed emzimes hlc apple cider vinger so many diets im just full of air and have gasitis feels like iv fit hernia or somthing burning pain pressure everywhere with serve dizzness if you find somthing let me know someone told me to take activated charcoal might try this
Sam Evans don't take the hcl or acv they will make gastritis worse. I have gastritis it sucks . Sounds like we have the same stomach issues I've been in so much stomach pain today all I can do is lay down. If you find anything that helps let me know, I'm clueless
Sam Evans my ears have been the same way they pop amd ring my eyes have been messed up my hearts always racing cant sleep my stomach is turning non stop but we all can do this we are in this togetger
I've been having severe stomach pains for the last two weeks off and on. It's excruciating. Can't function at all when it happens.
Hey so I have been prescribed benzos what does it do I’m talking to my mom and dad about it too
Don’t do it ever it’s hell
Hi, Just started researching on my issues and realized I was in tolerance. I've started my taper process. Do you think the symptoms will be less severe when you taper compared to cold turkey? Im a bit scared because of all the horrific stories I've been watching. Thank you for your videos
yes they will be way easier to handle if you taper. My first time I tapered i was still able to work fulltime. You got this!
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Thank you for responding. I have some withdrawal between dosing. Is that kindling?
@@barbararay8578 No that is interdose withdrawal, kindling is after you're completely off the drug and start again and the withdrawal the second time is way worse.
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Im going to slow down on my tapering. I made a cut yesterday but went back up today because of these symptoms been my doses. Thank you for your responses. I hope you're having a good day
God bless you brother I'm currently trying to get off Klonopin and I know what you've been through or going through I'm still in my infancy of trying to get off I'm just so sick and tired of being on it but every time I stop well I don't have to tell you the rest
I am going through all of this im panicking watching this. Don't know what to do either now damn xanax
And just tlook two
2 days from completing month 11. And my head hurts like day 30. It sucks
It's horrible man. The symptoms come and go. Shit is torture
Hi just came across your video. I need a little advise. I have been on klonopin for two months and have begun my taper my taper and am down to 0.125mg . So far I haven't had any real withdrawals except for seeing floaters and mild stomach pain. Do U think I could get through this without much withdrawals please do let me know. I am very scared seeing people go through this he'll for years.Thanks.
Nariman Oliaji yea I think you will be ok. You were only on for a short time and you tapered so you probably won't get much withdrawal . Just be careful not to drink for a while and don't take benzos again at all or you may get worse withdrawal next time.
thanks for replying i really hope so ,how are u doing now.
I am doing much much better. I'm not fully healed yet - but i am getting closer. Just have to watch my diet and avoid stress and I do ok!
Thanks Nariman I know you'll get through this no problem!
Hey dude, can we please chat? I have many of your issues and I THINK I'm in withdrawal, but not sure and would like to seek your advice. Get in touch please
Hello. How are you doing? Every time I feel something I freak out because I’m scared I’m going to die. That’s my biggest fear.
BAT T hi same here
Nyclette Toby Are you still on medicine or off? What other symptoms do you have?
BAT T hi I only toke ssri for 22 days . I been surviving for 14 months now and my symptoms are the same with people who toke benzodiazepines. I cold turkeyed it last year. The symptoms I have now is brain sensations, I get like pulling, chills, crawling sensations and severe pressure in my brain. Body pain and night tremors. Stiffness and body movements.
Nyclette Toby I'm sorry to hear that. I was on and off so many (i mean a lot) of sari then also Xanax. I have been off ssris for 14 month and been off Xanax everyday also 14 months but have taken several rescue doses so last dose was on June so 4.5 months. It's been absolute horrible especially these last few months. When did it get worse for you? Are you better now? Have you had any symptoms that have gone away?
BAT T hi , when I stoped my ssri use then after two months, I started to experience withdrawal very bad. The worse one has got , like panic attack, insomnia, brain zappe, stomach problems, depression, flu like symptoms, heart racing , stomach pain , burning pains and tremors. Am sure they are many more because I had like 100 symptoms. All this has no gone . But I still get burning pains , popping and ringing in my ears and dizziness . What are your symptoms?
have u suffered by fever during withdrawal
I've gotten fevers while in withdrawal, but i'm not sure if i was just sick or if it was benzos.
Did you ever have any alcohol during your withdrawal? It seems to have set me way back into the worst state I've ever been in. I'm at 8.5 months now. When did your fatigue end? How about your vision, DP, DR?
Scott Everson yea dude don't fuckin drink at all, for like 5 years or something . I was clean for like a year. Drank like a dozen times and still went back into withdrawal . Alcohol is the same as taking a benzo. I still have fatigue but it has improved . I'm a year off now. I'm able to work all day and do stuff without fucking passing out during the day . Tho most the time all I wanna do is sit at home I have agoraphobia. The dp has improved a lot around 10 months , the Dr is still kinda here but it's slowly getting better. Hang in there bud, it'll improve . I was still in a rough spot at 9 months off. It wasn't until almost a year off I started getting some windows where I felt like this was almost over.
sixslow hi , when are you gonna do a year update?
Nyclette Toby I've actually been meaning to do it spoon. I'll try and do one this weekend I think
sixslow your vids helped me get through cold turkey I thought I was going to die, I could only imagine what you went through
kicking 8 Mg is alot ,I was on 3mg for 6 months drinking the whole time, that was a huge mistake, I feel like I aged 10 year's in six months, I now have an array of problems that I never had before, I was given klonopins because I went to the emergency room because I had chest pains and they said I have anxiety so they Prescribed kpins,it was the first time I seen a doctor in 10 year's, so I trusted him,he told me they use for people who get wd and said they will help me get off, the beer with out getting wd, but all they did was help me drink more, now I feel worse than ever, I'm six months off feel a little better than the first month of cold turkey but still fighting for my recovery I hope I get better soon, but thank you for your advise helped me alot, and glad to see you better.
Mike L way better now, it took a while, I thought it would never happen but it did, exercise was key.
on 15 mg's of Valium a day. planning to taper while doing my last semester of college. The taper plan for me is 2.5 mg's every 3 weeks. Is that too rapid? Should i wait until the semester is over?
It is slightly rapid, maybe not at first, but once you get below 10mg you will be cutting 25% which could be a lot. we all response differently to cuts, some can go faster. I think if you start to get symptoms you should slow down. See how you feel
I've abused ativan for around six months, i used 0.5 to 1mg a day. I did it once in the past and I didn't have a withdrawal at all. I quit cold turkey three weeks ago and I was fine for two weeks, I had many symptoms, but they were bearable. But a week ago I had a panic attack and I think I have agorafobia now. Basically I'm scared when I'm out of the house and there is a lot of stimuli around me, and because I fainted now I'm scared of warm spaces because I think I don't have enough air. Yesterday I took 2.5mg valium and I went to a friends birthday party and I was freaking out for the first 15min even though I took valium. I want to go to the doctor but I'm so scared. What would you do?
thequeenofcydonia id stop taking benzos. The 2.5mg didn't do anything because it's such a small dose compared to what you were taking . It's like a quarter of the . 5mg xanax. The fear is withdrawal, it sucks but if you don't stop it'll just get worse. You can either stay off, or get back on like 10mg valium daily and taper off.
thequeenofcydonia its just the fear talking
How are you now!
I have anxiety disorder ,agrophobia and panic disorder. Doctor prescribed me Benzo because SSRI doesn't work . So what should I do ? I don't have any option left. Without benzo how can I live my life ?
I would seek out natural methods first, l theanine, magnesium! things like that. try to avoid the benzos if you can
Hi my name is Sam. I'm 24. I'm three months into my taper of clonazapam. How I got here is really complicated. I'm in a really rough spot. I scared of this one symptom I've been dealing with. This seems like an appropriate place to ask my questions. I'm reaching out. Please.
What's your symptom? Also check out the benzo facebook groups they help a lot
@@sixslow It's this feeling in the top left side of my brain. Its really concentrated it the area it affects but it feels life some one is sticking a needle through the top of my brain that has been injected with novocaine. The feeling goes all the way through my brain and I can feel it on the roof of my mouth. Well not so much and more it pretty much just feels like it's on the surface. But I don't feel it when a wake up and it goes away to a point where it's not to scarey about the time I'm writing this. Some time it itches and it physically hurts instead of that numb needle pressure feeling. When it gets bad I wanna take a hammer to my skull rip out my brain and stomp on it. And I just want thank you for you channel man. The fact that you were able to frequently update and upload while going through this in nothing short of amazing.
@@doodlenoodle6814 I've also had those symptoms you speak it got that itchy i felt like ripping my palet out and screaming like the fkn predator! It's weird isn't it the shit that goes through our mind's during this madness, hang on in there my friend that symptom let's up!
Day 104 Cold turkey'd from...
20 cigarettes
15mg of diazepam
1 Oz of weed
All on the same day!!
@@MrPollok How are you feeling now ?
Actually i hope you understand what i mean . I was abusing weed for about 1.5 years until 2021 nov15 .. no benzos nothing
But somehow i think these dealers mix up benzos with hash as i have heard about it …
During the my first 2 weeks of withdrawals i got severe depression but it faded away to mild…. But
Suddenly i had these burning feet in mid December which extended with burning hands and stiffness … we can its like nerve pain but a litle reduced now but hurts walking or lifting anything … its like pain and burning at the same time … now i am worried that are my nerves permanently damaged ….
And moreover from first week of January i am suffering very sever anxiety brain fog …. I had been 3 months now …. I want this anxiety to end this fearfull ness and sensitive to sound …. Will i ever recover …. I smoked weed just at night once …
Will this ever go away??
@@aamir9627 I'm 2 years benzo free now mate.. i have normal anxiety and the odd numbness in the hand arm and face but I've been checked out by the doc blood work.. ECG.. x-rays.. ultrasound scan all normal.. must be lingering effects of WD or stress...
You're doing great ma man keep it up the WD is like hell on earth but all the symptoms will go, time is the healer here.. one day at a time! 👍
I just took .25mg of klonopin 1x a day and dam it is a itch to get off..dealing with anxity it is like the med turned on me. . Had anyone exp this
I feel bad for all the people going CT in the comments yet trying to act like they know so much. HELLO GOING COLD TURKEY IS WHAT DID THIS TO YOU ALL!!!! THATS WAS CAUSES THE BRAIN DAMAGE!
Has anyone tried NDA iv therapy to help heal ???
1:29 how the fuck do you remember that?
Dual lands I dunno why wouldn't i. That's my history with the pill
Hello
U must hav normal now
I want to kno how r you sixslow
Or u may hav surprised with these vedios like r these vd of mine is real ??
Yes I'm much better now. Took 3 years to see improvement
@@sixslow m so happy that u improved.
N is there any symptoms left after 3 yrs also
Also have u talk about medicine to your doc as he is giving poison n u suffer a lot that people in he'll also don't suffer this much.
Loads of lov
I love watching this guys story. But he doesn't understand what having crippling anexity is like and that's why we use the benzos. You stated you used them for "mild anexity". If I didn't have the 2mg xanax I take daily I wouldn't be able to keep a job, have a social life, ect...
ur suffering too profoundly