This is truly a brain injury induced by prescribed medications...I know there is something we can do to heal our brains...but we don't know yet. Protein? healthy fats in our diet? who really knows...I am so Grateful for your story it truly is becoming an epidemic❤
I have been benzoyl free for a few years but only off the antidepressant for about 11/2 months. By chance your channel came up in my feed today. Your doing amazing.
The longer you used antidepressants, the more likely you are to suffer from the withdrawals, I think we’d better accept the waves as a part of our life, no matter how worse they are. When you accept them as a part of life, your attitude towards them will be less negative and you will no longer be worried and scared of when they will come and even when they come you will face them with an attitude of non-resistance. Then you will realize that waves just come and go and we just live our lives.
Hi Melissa! If you are comfortable with it, I think filming these episodes would be really beneficial to others who may also be struggling with this and aren't sure exactly what they are dealing with. Also, as a medical student currently learning about movement disorders, RU-vid is our teacher for these and any footage would be extremely helpful, only if you are comfortable with that! :)
People don't want to believe that the medical industry could do something like this. They also might not want to believe because they are on one of these meds, or there loved ones are and dont want to except the truth. Those of us who have experienced it, know what kind of poison these drugs are. The awareness of this is slowly getting better. Keep spreading the word so no more innocent people take this garbage.
Hello from Australia. My Akathisia has been tripped for 6 weeks now for no apparent reason. Mine is mostly on my right side. As horrible as it is, it's a good sign your wave was short and you are having large windows. You are healing. I hope mine ends soon. It's so hard for our babies to watch. Here if you ever want to talk. God bless
Hello I’ve seen your videos! I’m so sorry you’re feeling so bad. This process is so gruelling and unfair. How long have you been suffering and are you off meds? I can’t recall from your videos
It must be part of the healing. My muscles are Soo tight lately, the burning is so intense too for me at 21 months😬 Praying you reach a new window asap.
Can u plz tell me u had muscles weakness and muscle spasms. I have it all over the body. It's just not Goin I spent lot of money. Left side is numb and weak from 6 months with neck and back and the numbness and tingling . Plz tell me how does this all go away. Bed rest is not helping. I just want to give up because my mri shows disc bulges r in my back n neck which was not there before my cold turkey.
@@aashish551 I had more spasms while I was still tapering but now it's mostly just tension and tightness. I don't realize how tight sometimes until I'm in bed. It's like when I'm able to rest fully, the muscles forget how. Hope it improves soon for you too.
@@melanie98d so I have weakness and numbness in my left side of the body and had a spine mri and it shows disc bulging in neck and back . Do u feel like ur arm n leg doesn't belong to u? And yes my whole body is tight. Am so fed up I need to feed My family to work . It's almost 9 months off cold turkey
Hang in there , took me 36 months 3 yrs., the waves get shorter and windows get longer, then it just disappears magnesium helps with rapid heart. Namaste
I heard comments about Dyskinesia (muscle twitch, etc.) but not about Akathisia, which is listed in the video title. What may be done about Akathisia if the person is not on any drugs (tapering or otherwise)?
If you stop Benzo......what would you take in replacing it? .......when Anxiety.....is so high? .... what else can my friend take? ..........she's going through menopause symptoms ........hot flashes/night sweats?
The hormone fluctuation at our period is what I have been trying to Myst, because prior to this withdrawal, I had PMDD diagnosed and I would only get grumpy and very mean before my period and once I started my period I would be normal and feel relief now after I start my period and I start bleeding. I am extremely suicidal and the world is ending so I know both of our hormones go into total withdrawal mode so it’s putting the person back into acute withdrawal almost every time because of hormones dropping has to be the progesterone since it works the gabba receptors, but then I am not sure I am due to get a hysterectomy on the 20th, but I am trying to decide if I want to take out both of my ovaries. I’m scared if I take out both my ovaries I will get stuck in the despare mode Because I don’t know if I can take hormone replacement therapy.
Will you take HRT therapy for it? As there are pros/cons it may or may not improve symptoms. What else can help these problematic nigjt sweats/hot flashes? besides hormones therapy. My friend said Reishi mushroom can help? what are u using now? please help....sending you healing prayers
@@Butterflywishes-rf9dt no I can’t do hormones. I just have to accept that I become insane at that time and try to stay alive and be hopeful for the week of normal I get.
Melissa can you please help? I dont want to depend on benzo to relieve my intense hot flashes/night sweats. Dont want HRT as i tried it i got worse anxiety. What do you recommend? Are there more natural ways to remedy this? On these meds the brain 🧠 fog is the worst! ......please help........Grayeful & Thankful
Was on ssri for 23 years. Benzos for about 3. Never abused those drugs but I have also have been dependent on opioids, nicotine and alcohol... I jumped off Lexapro about 3 months ago. I'm in a state of dysphoria and can't feel anything, really. Lack of motivation and no energy. Electrocution feelings and issues with restless legs. I have many small windows and it's getting easier. I'm staying the course for now. Hope you get out of this funk!
You need to film any abnormal reaction. I had Stage 4 neck cancer. 9 half hour surgery to remove tumor at base of tounge. 17 and half hours radiation at 1 inch from brainstem. You and Jorden Peterson talk about all your neck problems caused by Benzo Withdrawal and never had any neck injury. My diagnosis was August 2009. Even spent 13 months in Hospice care in 2017. I have weined of Vanflexine Fentinal, Kentamine and only on 1 MG of Xanax after being on 6 MG daily. When I am getting ZAPS and red hot ax and chainsaw pains everyone thought is was from cancer treatments and now we are beginning to blame Benzos. Xanax has been around since 1981so I thought they were safe. Or has it been altered into a monster.?
The black box warnings outline all the possible symptoms and many are neurological. Not everyone gets symptoms from starting or stopping but many do. No one knows why some do and some don’t but I’ve seen many many people on video in severe distress from these meds. The information is there but most people are unaware because they receive no informed consent.
I don’t disagree with your reasoning. You’ve been burnt by pharmacology but it’s worth noting the two drugs you used are notoriously problematic. I would encourage you to think about sodium valproate because of its HDAC inhibitor properties, essentially it can repair epigenetic damage. From my research it’s the only thing that works for benzo/SSRI damage. If you ever do end up taking it, it needs to be taken with TUDCA to protect your liver. Best of luck.
Can u plz tell me u had muscles weakness and muscle spasms. I have it all over the body. It's just not Goin I spent lot of money. Left side is numb and weak from 6 months with neck and back and the numbness and tingling . Plz tell me how does this all go away. Bed rest is not helping
@@Q1776Q can u tell me I my nerves ate damaged?? Y can't I walk. My left side hand n leg is weak numb and in pain. How can this go away I ve almost paralysed my leg. I can't even earn to afford my treatment to be trapped at 39. God knows how many years I ll be a vegetable
@@Q1776Q yes symptoms go away n scars heal. But the physical nerves and spinal cord damage once damaged can't heal. Am out of All mental symptoms too but the damage physical is permanent am afraid
