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My psychiatrist is not much help, he does not understand the benzo withdrawal, when I asked to get off of it he said your dose is low so you can just stop it. No it doesnt work like that!! He is more like try this if u want and tried to put me on a second ADD medication. There are no other drs in my area to go to, there is a shortage in my area. The neurologist I went to was also no help and suggested I may need to get back on the benzo because my body may need it to feel better. She also feels the benzo are out of ur system in a few months time so what I am feeling isn't from that!! I have no support from drs I tried!!! Only option is if a cash pay psychiatrist in my area can get me in for advice but I dont have the income to see him on a regular basis if he can even fit me in. And no guarantee he understands this either. Is this normal that drs dont know how to treat this??
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I am sorry you are not doing well with your doctor. Having a doctor who you feel comfortable with is important. Yes it does take a while for your body to adjust after discontinuing a benzodiazepene. They can have a long half life and so some can stay in your system. Then your body goes through an adjustment to deal with no longer having the medication. There can be a psychological association with this as well as physical. You now have to deal with relying on yourself rather than medication. This stress can cause forgetfulness. I found that getting rid of my benzodiazepene actually increased my attention. I am retired now so did not care if I had a stressful situation. I just said I can deal with this at home.
You may not have that situation so maybe therapy would help. Talking can help reduce stress. Hopefully your talking about this here is helping some.
Also some antidepressants can cause memory loss. So it may be the antidepressant. Depression can also cause memory loss so maybe can get an increase from your doctor. These are all things to discuss with a doctor and hopefully you can talk to your doctor about why you feel he is not as helpful as you wish. Maybe you two could work on improving your communication. If not I hope you can see the other doctor. And something I do not have, patience to wait, may help as it may just take longer for you to get over the withdrawal and longer for the antidepressant to kick in. Please let us know how you are doing as we do care about you.
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It's interesting how you had something similar four years back, and taking an antibiotic cleared it up.
Which antibiotic? Did they give you blood work? Any spinal taps?