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Are you taking any type of benzodiazepine (valium,xanax, etc)? or have you recently quit taking any...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/275579/

have you recently quit taking any bentos ... Benzo withdrawal can cause all the symptoms

Discussion: Unexplained weakness, thought I had MS, now unsure, losing hope

Support Group: Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Posted: Dec 8, 2019

clutch, I have been on one Benzo or another for a good 1-1/2 years. I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/824558/

clutch, I have been on one Benzo or ... anymore, so he started me on another benzo

Discussion: Has anyone had Nausea that won't go away.

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 11, 2023

Wanted to update you all. I have not had my EEG as of yet but I...

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night I caught a show on CNN about Benzos ... I was on a Benzo for months and went ... through since can be explained by benzo

Discussion: Facial fasiculations and drooping eyelid

Support Group: Brain & Nervous System

Posted: Oct 14, 2019

I’ve been on a benzo for 10 years and nothing negative came from using it. Without...

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I’ve been on a benzo for 10 years and ... If a benzo is helping you , why quit ... (A useless benzo at a low dose. ... suffer for up to a year just to cut my benzo

Discussion: Any positive stories about Benzo tapering? I need hope

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Feb 3, 2024

@sears I'm asking again...if you can share what happened when your benzodiazepine "turned on" you? What...

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What benzo and what were your symptoms

Discussion: How did you cope with Effexor discontinuation symptoms?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 10, 2021

I slept 10:30-7:30!!! I hope this continues. It was awesome. I took 7.5mg of Remeron at...

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that it seems to be much safer than a benzo

Discussion: Does anyone have experience taking low dose Remeron for sleep?

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: Aug 29, 2023

You need to find a physchiatrist that is well versed in tapering benzodiazepines. 17 years is...

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17 years is a long time to be on a benzo

Discussion: XANAX withdrawal

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Sep 14, 2024

Thank You. That's great advice. The only positive in this is that Benzo tolerance with drawl...

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The only positive in this is that Benzo

Discussion: How did you wean off Metoprolol?

Support Group: Heart Rhythm Conditions

Posted: May 5, 2019

I have been on a benzo for many years with not one single issue. Remember your...

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I have been on a benzo for many years ... Getting off a benzo is very, very hard

Discussion: Has anybody successfully tapered off of lorazepam (Ativan)?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

I also have tried antihistamines , I was so hung over and could not function .😢I...

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x1f622;I don’t want to be on a sleeping Benzo

Discussion: I can’t sleep without Twmpezpam.

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: May 18, 2024

I don’t think you’re in withdrawals. I would suspect it’s the problem for which you started...

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problem for which you started taking the benzo

Discussion: Benzo withdrawal

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Nov 18, 2022

I’m not familiar with short term benzo use. I took Xanax for 25 years, I switched...

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familiar with short term benzo

Discussion: Benzos and seniors

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 24, 2022

All anti depressants are dangerous. There are no “good” antidepressants. One can become extremely dependent on...

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antidepressant just as they can a benzo ... is antidepressants rarely work and Benzos

Discussion: Depression and Anxiety at an older age

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Sep 14, 2020

The product that helped with Benzo withdrawals ,the oil,could you provide info on ordering it as...

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The product that helped with Benzo withdrawals

Discussion: Spasticity?

Support Group: Brain & Nervous System

Posted: Jan 17, 2019

Hi there Thanks for sharing your insight Currently a family member is going through MAJOR. SSRI...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/991585/

SSRI and recent Benzo withdrawal 10 ... but as Mark horowitz from Benzo Warriors ... used CBD (Not THC) to safely leave Benzo ... Substances /chemicals that Trigger Benzo

Discussion: Protracted Benzo withdrawal

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 4, 2024

Sounds like you’re in a better frame of mind today!! Doctors cannot limo everyone into the...

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As long as your benzo still works well ... My benzo quit working and I had to taper

Discussion: Tapering off clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 13, 2023

Not really. I’m doing fine on my own though. I’m just happy to have a doctor...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/714550/

nothing to do with another doctors benzo ... Benzo tapering patients are a pretty