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Endless withdrawal from benzos and pregabalin
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Sorry you are going thru something nobody could possibly understand unless they have been there. I Started my taper last June 4, 2021, was on Lorazepam 6MG for at least 11 years. My Doctor and Psychiatrist dosed the 6MG of Lorazepam with 0.5MG of Clonazepam. Finished my taper March 2022. I was so happy to be off all the medications I had been on to get off the Lorazepam. I suffered a lot with the taper and many times told my Psychiatrist I felt like I was in Protracted withdrawal. Of course you are not, says she! I had a rash, hives, sleep deprived and still am. After 5 days off Clonazepam I awoke in the middle of the night with terrible dry mouth, upper and lower lip swollen and my gums had receded, and a burning swollen tongue. I won't go into the gruesome detail that I have gone through. Worst part, nobody had any idea how to make me feel better or tell me why this happened to me. After days on line researching I had more questions than before. I decided to ask the pharmacist at Walgreens what 6Mg of Lorazepam equals to Clonazepam ARE YOU READY FOR THIS 3MG. I was given the wrong dose to taper. We all know slow, slow, and slow when tapering from a Benzodiazepine. I had a rapid taper and suffered unmercifully and still have new symptoms that crop up weekly. Not one Doctor has a remedy to relieve my pain and suffering. Everything I heard and read tells not a good idea to start over. I have a problem that does not happen very often and I really do not want to scare or upset you. No matter what, I will not give up. I am 79 years old and I am determined to get better. Please let me know how you are doing, you happened on an incredible web site.
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Rapid tapers do cause terrible suffering. It’s sad we have to to go on public forums for medical advice because the vast majority of doctors know nothing about Benzos, antidepressants and tapering. All they know is how to write the scripts. And then they pretty much kick us to the curb.
Hi, it’s me, Chaos.
I hope you are doing okay. I thought about you and the sleep deprivation. Just wondering if you have tried anything in the supplement world? I have a few things that worked for me a few years back, but I don’t want to bother with the list unless you are interested. Just let me know.
Also, last night was the worst evening since beginning the withdrawal. It was as if I was in an abrupt cold turkey situation. Dry mouth, skin, eyes, hot/cold sweats, anxiety, panic, fear and suicidal thoughts. Up until now, most of my symptoms have seemed more of a mental issue. But this throw back into a world of sudden withdrawal was not supposed to happen. Oh and I thought I was having a cardiac issue as well.
Have you had this happen to you?
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What you have described is horrific and I am very similar to you. I am 70 and I have thought I was having a cardiac issue because of the palpitations. No sleep, hot/cold sweats, anxiety that is beyond belief and fear. My hair fell out because of the drug and I look as if I I’ve aged 5 years in just 6 months.
I was on 4mg of clonazepam, Zolpidem for sleep and then the lyrica for spinal nerve pain. No one seems to understand this. It feels like no one cares at all. Even my husband has been pushing away from me.
I am all alone in this.
I am sad that you are still suffering, but I am also so glad that you reached out to me.
Thank you.