I'm currently titrating off of Benzos (on my own--no doctors: they're the ones who got me hooked on them in the first place without telling me the whole story about Klonopin/Xanax).
Now that I'm back in the U.S. after living abroad for the past 16 years, no doctor, at least all the ones I've seen in the past three years will prescribe tranquilizers, especially the VA who started me on them. I'm trying to find a scientific method to work my way out of taking this garbage. On top of that, I'm a disabled Vietnam vet who was diagnosed with chemically-induced Parkinson's Disease: either from exposure to Agent Orange or toxic drinking water when stationed in Camp LeJeune back in the 60s. I need help getting off Benzos so I can face my demons head-on and become the person I was meant to be. I've adjusted physically to Parkinson's, but my cognitive abilities have diminished greatly, and unless I'm able to take charge of my life, there's no much point in living. Neither the VA nor the doctors I've seen through Medicare do nothing except to keep adding medications to the already excessive amount of drugs that are little more than band aid remedies that only mask my symptoms rather than work with me help me off the cocktail of crap that is keeping me stable but shielding me from connecting with others/being social without being judgmental of myself and others. And to make matters worse, I lost most of my Social Security when I returned to the states. The government took 10% of my Soc. Sec. for every year I lived abroad because I didn't pay into Medicare Part B which was completely useless outside of the US. So now, I'm living off $600/month plus the extra VA disability I got while serving in the Marines (got drafted, didn't join). It's impossible to pay for the necessites on such a meager allowance. I'm not yet homeless, but soon may be -- the VA has housing for disabled veterans, but I've been on a waiting list for three years, and it doesn't appear that there will be space available for me for many years to come; open to any suggestions, please.