Thanks for these helpful videos. I'm 3 months CT after nearly 10 years of Klonopin use. This has been terrible but hearing other people's stories helps to get me through each day. I do hope my memory improves though; huge chunks of the past decade, sadly some monumental moments of my life, seem as though they've been erased permanently. I would give anything to have them back.
Augustus I would assume that you would regain your memory. I started taking 2 mg's of Klonopin in 1998 from a solvent related brain injury. My memory is back to pre Klonopin days now. Take care!
@@neighborbob3043 Thanks for the response. I completely understand the link between Alzheimer's and benzodiazepine use now. Sometimes I think I have early onset dementia. Thanks again.
Bob, not sure if you'll remember me but no she wasn't poisoning me I've made it and I will say thank God for you and your videos I watched and watched tried getting others to watch just hoping they could understand what I was going through, if there's any chance you can get back with me I've got several questions need some advice basically, I lost old texts and not the greatest with phones, I'm so happy to be alive several things happened while in the middle of full blown withdrawal it will be a year Jan 5 not completely myself but by far from the hell I was in I've been through hell but nothing like the last year. Please get back to me.
This video is very encouraging. It definitely lifted my mood & crack me up 😂🤣( testosterone and mouse). Anyhow I'm 11 months benzo free & 2.5 years benzo usage. I will soon to make a video at my one year mark. Thanks Bob Keep us Benzo Warrior's posted..!
Thank you almost 2 yrs cold turkey from 3mg+ a day xanax. Your videos help me understand what ive been through i havent been to a dr since before i quit. Starting to think i need to go to a therelapist. But thank you
Hi, just about everything can be "normal" in Benzo withdrawal. The two you mentioned are on this exhaustive list. Are you wondering if your symptoms are benzo withdrawal? Here’s the latest list compiled by people in benzo withdrawal: Abdominal cramps Abdominal pain Acid reflux Acrophobia Aggression Agitation Agoraphobia Air hunger Akathisia Allergies Amnesia Anger Anhedonia Anthophobia Anxiety Apathy Ataxia Back pain Balance issues Benzo belly Blepharospasm Blurry vision Body aches Body feels frozen Bone pain Brain zaps Bruxism Burning sensations Cardiovascular issues Catatonic Changes in personality Chemical sensitivity Chest pain (can mimic heart attack) Choking sensation Cognitive issues Cold intolerance Concentration issues Confusion Constipation Convulsions Cough Cranial tightness Crying spells Delirium Depersonalization Depression Derealization Diarrhea Dilated pupils Disoriented Distorted perception Dizziness Drugged sensation Dysphagia Dysphasia Dysphoria Dyspnea Edema (especially of ankles and face) Electrical sensations Encopresis Excitability Existential angst Eye dryness Fatigue Fear Flashbacks Flu-like symptoms Food intolerance Formication Gait abnormalities Gastrointestinal issues Guilt Hair loss Hallucinations Hay-fever Head pressure Head sensations (tight band around head) Heartburn Heat intolerance Heightened senses Homicidal ideation Hopelessness Hydrophobia Hyperactive Hypersensitive to stimuli Hypertension Hyperventilation Hypnogogia Hypotension Hysterical Impending doom Impotence Inability to handle stress Inappropriate laughter Incontinence Inner vibration Insomnia Intrusive thoughts Irrational fears Irregular breathing Irregular heartbeat Irritation Jumpiness Lethargic Leukonychia Libido impotence Lightheadedness Looping thoughts Low self-esteem Lucid dreaming Malabsorption Mania Memory impairment Menstrual irregularities Metallic taste Migraines Monophobia Mood swings Morbid thoughts Muscle pain Muscle spasms Myoclonic jerks Nail Pain Nausea and vomiting Neck pain Negative thinking Nerve pain (hitting non-specific areas of the body randomly but for short bursts) Nerves, All nerves firing off Nervousness Neuralgia Neuroleptic malignant syndrome-like event Neurological problems (topical nerve anesthesia) Neuropathy New allergies Night apnea Night sweats, Rashes Night terrors Nightmares, vivid dreams No feelings of fun or laughter Nosebleeds Not knowing who you are Numb area on bottom of left foot Numb right foot Numbed emotions Numbness and tingling in face Numbness and tingling in feet Numbness and tingling in hands Numbness in any part of the body Numbness in arms Numbness in face and left side Numbness in fingers Numbness in head Numbness in lip and tongue Obsessions or obsessional repetitive thinking Obsessive and compulsive thinking (OCD) Obsessive compulsive disorder Obsessive thoughts Occasional right eye pain Oesophagitis Organic brain syndrome Outbursts of rage or aggression Overwhelmed feeling Overwhelming feeling that you are going to die Pacing Pain in eyes Pain in hands and feet Pain in previous surgical sites Painful scalp Pains in neck and shoulders Panic attacks Papular and maculopapular rashes Paraesthesia (Pins and needles) Paraesthesiae (numbing, burning and tingling; pins and needles) Paresthesia (numbness, tingling) Paralexia - the mixing up of words in texts. Paranoia Paresthesia - “A thousand needles” Perceptual disturbances and distortions Peripheral nervous system issues Persistent, unpleasant memories Personality changes Perspiration Perspiring, night sweats Phobias(hydrophobia, agoraphobia, monophobia, acrophobia, anthropophobia and others) Photophobia Photosensitivity Pins and needles Poor concentration Poor judgment Poor memory Poor muscle control Poor short-term memory Poor sleep Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Postural hypertension Pounding in my head Premature ventricular contractions (irregular heart beats) Pressure in head Pressure in the inner ear and outer ear Problems with vision Prostate pain Pseudo-Multiple sclerosis (Medically documented cases of misdiagnosed MS who have recovered after withdrawal) Psychomotor impairment Psychosis Psychotic symptoms (usually transient and confined to rapid withdrawal) Pulsating all over my body(also visible) Pulsating in right temporal area especially upon exertion Pulse thudding Racing heart Racing thoughts Rage Rapid changes in body temperature Rapid mood changes Rapid mood fluctuations Rapid weight loss Rash under brows Rashes, blotches Rebound REM sleep Rectal bleeding/burning Red burning eyes Reduced alertness Reduced blood pressure Reduced or increased appetite Reduced stress tolerance Resignation - “what is the point of quitting?” Respiratory Breathlessness Restless legs syndrome Restless legs, arms Restlessness Rigidness and jerks Room spinning Scalp burning Seeing spots before the eyes Seizures (fits) (Almost unknown if people reduce gradually, more common for people using high doses who stop suddenly) Sense of instability- the ground seems to move beneath one’s feet, one walks in the air Sensitive feelings Sensitive or painful teeth Sensitive to light and stress Sensitive to loud noises Sensitive to music Sensitivity to smells Sensory disruption Severe body pain Severe fatigue Severe head pain Severe headaches Severe muscle rigidity Severe pain in stomach Sexual Impotence Sexual problems (changes in libido) Shaking Shallow breathing Shivering, feelings of extreme cold or hot Short-term memory impairment Shoulder pain Sinus pain Sinusitis Skin burning patches Skin insensitivity Skin itching, tingling, burning Skin problems (dryness, itchiness, rashes, hives, slow healing, burning) Skin sensitivity Skipping heart beats Sleep disorders Sleep disturbances Sleep paralysis Sleep problems Slow heart rate Slow thinking processes Slurred speech Soapy taste in mouth Sore eyes Sore gums Sore mouth Sore tongue and throat Sore tongue and thrush Sore, itchy eyes Spaciness Speech difficulty Spine (burning sensation) Stabbing pains in limbs Stiff arms and legs Stiff muscles Stiffness Stiffness in back Stinging pain Stomach and bowel problems Stomach cramps Stomach upsets Sudden sadness Suicidal feelings (see doctor if you feel you will act on them) Suicidal ideations Suicidal thoughts Suicide attempts Sweating Swelling-bloating Swollen breasts Swollen eyes Swollen vulva Tachycardia Taste and smell disturbances Tearing eyes Teeth chattering Teeth pain Tension Tension Headache Tension in neck Terror Thinking you are mentally ill Thirst Throat issues (tightness) Throbbing legs Throbbing pains Thrush-like symptoms Thyroid disturbances Thyroid issues, erratic testing results Tight achy muscles Tight head Tight jaw and temple Tight muscles in left leg Tight muscles in neck and shoulders Tightness in the chest Tightness in the head Tingling on scalp Tingling sensations Tingling skin Tinnitus (ear buzzing, popping, ringing, hissing) Tiny pupils Tiredness Tolerance Too much saliva Toothache Trembling and shaking Tremor or feeling of inner vibration Twilight sleep Twitching Muscles (nearly everywhere) Ulcers in mouth Uncharacteristic behavior such as shoplifting Uncontrolled eye movement Unusually sensitive (unable to watch the news on television or read the newspaper) Unwarranted feelings of guilt Urges to shout, throw, break things or to harm someone Urinary problems (bladder either ‘all on’ or ‘all off’) Urinary problems (continence or incontinence) Urinary retention Vaginal discharge Vasovagal attacks Vertigo Very cold especially hands and feet Very oily skin and hair Violence Visual distortions preceding a migraine Visual Disturbances - blurred vision, vivid 3D vision, floaters, changing focus, double vision Visual hallucinations Vivid dreams Vivid vision Vocabulary, loss of skills Voice weak Void of normal emotions Vomiting Vulnerable personality Waking early Water retention Waves of pain Weakness, “jelly legs” Weight gain - weight loss (this may be quite rapid) Weird dreams Weird thinking White blood count, elevated Wired feeling Worsening of allergies Xeroderma (dry skin) Yellow eyes or skin
I been getting sexual thoughts about everything everyone I’m heterosexual love women and violent thoughts about everything not violent person for a year now has gotta slot better still there have u herd of these type of thoughts
No not really, but Benzo's do a number on a person. I would not think it to be a strange thing to have. I think a lot of people have things they are afraid to admit, so maybe that is why I don't hear of that so much. When your healed from the Benzo's I'm sure that all will go back to normal.
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LvaVsnHbIbI.html Hi Charles are you saying that you have hypoglycemia or asking if I do I did not quite understand you? Anyway I do not have it at all, as I eat only twice a day with no snacking. I eat my protein and healthy fat like avocado at noon daily. Then about 5:00 pm I eat a huge organic salad, and now my Benzo belly is much better. I also do a tablespoon of vinegar and a teaspoon of lemon juice before both meal and when I first get up as well.
Your very very lucky you didn't have that symptom. Benzo Withdrawal can effect the HPA AXIS & throw the hormones out of balance (esp. cortisol & adrenaline). In B/W the adrenals are running rampage throughout the day in which uses up the glucose (sugar)supply. That's the only reason why I ask I'm still dealing with that symptom at 16 months off. Some folks it takes up to 24 months before it starts to fade away. But thanks for your response.
Oh I know more than I wanted about hormone problems unfortunately. I had a dermal exposure to Cobalt back in like September of 2014 (and Cobalt spells death to the Thyroid). My adrenals crashed, and my cortisol was sky high. Along with that my Thyroid crashed and my Testosterone plummeted to a reading of 148 (that of a 100 year old man). To this day I must take about 22.5 mcg's of Cytomel T3 just to feel somewhat normal. It has taken me over two year to bring my Testosterone back up, nourish my fatigued adrenals and get my cortisol leveled out once I first got my stress under control. It's live and learn for me I guess as usual! : )
Your absolutely right Bob! you live & you learn. I'm glad your health is improving more after 2 years & your giving hope to the benzo community & benzo warriors. We really need I. I really appreciate your response. Thank you very much.
One of the worse thing you ever been through. I didn’t think it could get any worse then benzodiazepine withdrawal. I hate to go through anything worse then this
No, I never did. And I really do not know why. My mind was to messed up to think of it I guess. Looking back, I don't see it could have hurt anything though.
I've been on 2-4 mg of Klonipins a day for a year. I can go days with only 1/2 mg & after all I'm reading... I'm coming off them. I'm hoping I can come off easily. I'm going to be doing a Kambo Frog cleanse. It'll take it all out of me & then I'll be done with all that crap. I take MSM and DSMO. Many supplements. After the Kambo I will reassess & probably look into Vit C you speak about. Thanks!
I’m two years out from cold turkey, I wouldn’t recommend cold turkey haha as if I had tapered I think I would be fully recovered but by going cold turkey I have still have very very mild tail wind symptoms subjective to my physical and mental state
Im in the same boat almost 2 years out of quitting 3 mg+ a day for 3 years and 7 years of use before that without a prescription. Im just now realizing what ive been going through and finally staring to talk about it. Its hard but im glad your off its best descision i ever made
Yes, I still have my MCS. It has remained about the same while tapering and after unfortunately. I have been planning on doing a series about MCS for some time now.
I'm 4 years off xanax 2.5mg . Tapered for 1.5 yrs. Still not recovered but I'm improving so my faith is still there. Btw testosterone is 750. It's always been really high with me.
I'd look at several things if I were you. The first being diet, and how clean your eating? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uaBbl9_zlb8.html Also, do you have any silver teeth in your mouth? If so they are 50% toxic mercury. Go to a Holistic Dentist and get them out and replaced with safer material like ceramic. Also any root canals are super toxic to your body and brain as well. If you have any the Dentist can clean them out for you. www.nihadc.com/library/detox-for-life-class-2-addit-resources/54-4-dosing-with-chlorella/file.html?accept_license=1 Then it would help you a lot to do a "heavy metal detox" say twice a year or so using clean chlorella from Mike Adams website and liquid cilantro tincture. Nothing causes brain problems like having a high heavy metal burden. And Benzo's believe it or not contain heavy metals themselves! If you need more information on trying any of these feel free to shoot me an e-mail at daddyniowa@gmail.com
You can't give advice on getting testosterone checked and claim levels of 300 isn 't enough, in the same video. That's unqualified statements and could get you into legal trouble. 300 is within normal range. Make a disclaimer, before you do
Depending on your age 300 can not be enough. In general, the normal range in males is about 270-1070 ng/dL with an average level of 679 ng/dL. A normal male testosterone level peaks at about age 20, and then it slowly declines.
I'd say so Jessica. Like I was on 2 mg's of Klonopin for many years. I thought many times of re-instating in my 21 months of insanity from withdrawal. What stopped me was knowing what if I start taking the 2 mg's again and that does not make me feel the way it used to. Some run into that, and even take double or triple what they were on still to find little relief. In that case one would have to just continue to withdrawal. And in reinstating they may be in for a lot harder time, from having taken a lot more.
Never knew that benzos inhibited testosterone production. That would explain why I have all but lost my libido, whereas before taking the benzos on a daily basis, I had an abundance of testosterone and lady friends. Also nerve pain, but the insomnia is the one that messes me up the most. I ran out, went 5 days without. 5 days of no sleep, feeling like I was crawling out of my skin, atrial fibrillation, ended on day 5 with a minor heart attack. All this compounds on itself and leads to depression, etc. Thanks for sharing, proof that there is life after benzos
