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Protracted Benzo withdrawal

Posted by aarniek @aarniek, Oct 30, 2016

Taken of 8mg of Ativan daily in 3 weeks and suffering terribly nearly 4 years now! Unable to walk ,have insane muscle tightness,no memory,tinnius is unbearable,unable to picture things in my mind ! After 45 months it's worse than ever and 2 neurologists have tried only medications which all made me even worse!

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Feb 15, 2019
In reply to @gingerw "@brit Take baby steps. Each movement forward is a victory. A little bit at a time..." + (show)
@gingerw

@brit Take baby steps. Each movement forward is a victory. A little bit at a time and then you will be able to look at it more clearly and see the progress. Been there, done that.
Ginger

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@brit, I agree with @gingerw that small steps towards self-help are the best. Walk down the path from your house/condo to the street, then walk back home. Pick up a pen and write a few sentences to someone who is ill or discouraged. Then mail it. Just do little things to help yourself to feel better.

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brit | @brit | Feb 15, 2019
In reply to @gingerw "@brit Take baby steps. Each movement forward is a victory. A little bit at a time..." + (show)
@gingerw

@brit Take baby steps. Each movement forward is a victory. A little bit at a time and then you will be able to look at it more clearly and see the progress. Been there, done that.
Ginger

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@brit Thank you Ginger God Bless Patti

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brit | @brit | Feb 15, 2019
In reply to @hopeful33250 "@brit, I agree with @gingerw that small steps towards self-help are the best. Walk down the..." + (show)
@hopeful33250

@brit, I agree with @gingerw that small steps towards self-help are the best. Walk down the path from your house/condo to the street, then walk back home. Pick up a pen and write a few sentences to someone who is ill or discouraged. Then mail it. Just do little things to help yourself to feel better.

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Thank you so much for your advise. I did walk with my husband this morning so one good step in the right direction God Bless @brit

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Feb 15, 2019
In reply to @hopeful33250 "Hello @brit, As I am a person of faith and believe in God, I realize that..." + (show)
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Hello @brit,

As I am a person of faith and believe in God, I realize that what @parus and @merpreb have posted has a ring of truth. Sometimes people of faith can begin to rely on magical thinking that all will be fine if they just believe. However, as people of faith we are urged to seek out wisdom and to actively involve ourselves in our own well-being.

As an example of this, I have an elderly relative who in her early 50's discovered a lump in her breast. She decided not to follow the doctor's suggestions for a mammogram, biopsy, etc. and instead prayed and went to visit healers that she saw on TV. After 10 years of that kind of behavior the lump got so big that she could no longer lift her arm to put on her winter coat. So, she decided to do things the doctor's way and eventually had chemo, a mastectomy and radiation.

I realize that we all approach God and faith in a way that we have learned so the following sentence is only my opinion: As a person of faith, I believe that God asks me to look to Him for wisdom but also to use the wisdom he has provided to medical science in order to be healthy and strong.

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@hopefull33250- Hear hear. I am not a person of faith, at least as most people know it, but I am well read and have a lot of friends who are of different faiths. I have never heard that, " I'll just wait for God to decide what is right for me" and have never seen anything come of it. We have to work for ourselves, take care of ourselves and heal ourselves as much as we can. No one is so special that they don't have to do this. Also, some people have a very tough life. Or, for some people, life is very hard. We all have to decide what kind of life we want, especially as adults. I don't think that we have any right to expect more than trying to make things better. But try, that we have to do.

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Feb 15, 2019
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@brit

Thank you so much for your advise. I did walk with my husband this morning so one good step in the right direction God Bless @brit

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@brit- Here is a group that you might benefit more from:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/how-spirituality-can-help-stress/
I am in no way implying that you aren't welcome here. You certainly are. But the religious group might have more ideas for you. Best of luck.

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Feb 15, 2019
In reply to @merpreb "@hopefull33250- Hear hear. I am not a person of faith, at least as most people know..." + (show)
@merpreb

@hopefull33250- Hear hear. I am not a person of faith, at least as most people know it, but I am well read and have a lot of friends who are of different faiths. I have never heard that, " I'll just wait for God to decide what is right for me" and have never seen anything come of it. We have to work for ourselves, take care of ourselves and heal ourselves as much as we can. No one is so special that they don't have to do this. Also, some people have a very tough life. Or, for some people, life is very hard. We all have to decide what kind of life we want, especially as adults. I don't think that we have any right to expect more than trying to make things better. But try, that we have to do.

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I have found that working in partnership with God is an important part of my faith, @merpreb

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Feb 15, 2019

@hopeful33250 - I'm very glad that it works for you. We all have to find our own way to handle life.

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Parus | @parus | Feb 16, 2019

As I read about the tapering off benzodiazepines or any other medication I have noticed how the process and rate of tapering varies. Many share what has worked for them and this can be helpful. There are similarities and yet many ways that have worked. We are all individuals with an array of differences. Try to listen to your mind/body.

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brit | @brit | Feb 16, 2019
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@hopeful33250

I have found that working in partnership with God is an important part of my faith, @merpreb

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Hi Teresa Thank for your respose. You are right we "all" have to work together. Sometimes I get so inpatient but keep on trying to do the best I can. Patti

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rauter | @rauter | Feb 16, 2019

Hi there,
Just registered here. I am not a professional but I think I can help many in here since I have read quite a lot of posts. I am 50 leading retired life, majority of my life in past, I was volunteering for a D-addiction clinic. I have fair amount of knowledge on Benzos and Antidepressants through this route and if you people like I think I can be helpful.

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