Surviving Benzo and SSRI Withdrawal - My Story Part 1 

There was a study with a group of monkeys in the wild. They took away the senative monkeys and when they went back to see how the group was doing they found all the monkeys dead. The sensitive monkeys knew when something wasn't right, when trouble was coming and could warn the others and without them the others did not survive. Sensitive people are very necessary in this world and should not be treated like they have a disease that needs to be medicated.

I am proud of you Matt. You have been through hell in your life but you are still fighting. YOU WILL GET YOUR LIFE BACK and you will be blown away by what kind of life you are building, even now, while you heal. I know it sounds woo woo and is hard to believe but I am sitting here on the other side of a story similar to yours, to tell you that life will be better than you can dream. There is no other option here. You've been to the bottom. The only way is up.

Hi Matt, you are such a strong person..I just wanted to tell it wasn't your fault, there was nothing wrong with you, you just have been poisoned. My name is Mar, I'm 36 yo and I was a doctor in Spain (can't work anymore). I started to have anxiety due to the whole COVID situation and work overload. I tried to treat it naturally as I was aware of the addiction and mind altering properties of this medications. It got to a point where I got desperate and thought that my pyschatric colleagues new better. I fell for the pyschatric trap too and I had enough medical knowledge not to. Fast forward to my story, it is exactly like yours. They kept putting on diferent medications and just kept feeling worse and worse. I have been put on antidepressants, antiphyscotics, benzos... and I have been in a physch ward 3 times. You would think doctors treat others doctors with a little more respect just because we have the same basic medical knowledge. But no, I have been lied and mistreated by my physcathric colleagues. I'm glad I'm not in that field as I could not carry the guilt of what they do to people. I'm trying to get off of all the medications and you describe so well the torture is. I hope we can all recover from the damage they have inflicted upon us. Thank you for sharing your story, you are not alone.

Wow. I laughed, I cried, I absolutely loved the climax/cliffhanger there at the end...! On to part 2 now. What a beautiful soul you are to share your story for the greater good. This world needs to wake up immediately. With little stars around *immediately.*

Thank you ,🙏surviving psychiatry 😢tons off people need help to come off psychotropic meds .

I was on meds for 17 years. Can absolutely relate to what you’ve shared. I tapered over 9 months. Way too short. It’s a brutal experience. Now off almost 5 years. Thanks for your incredible video. I’m very very proud of you. I’m crying thinking of your experience. And mine. Sending much love to you.

It’s amazing how the journeys all are so similar they follow that “Holy Trinity “ of psychiatry- ssri/snri a benzo and an antipsychotic and we land up in the psych ward. You said you got another channel you said? Other side wellness? Thank you for your raw honesty and testimony.

Hello from France, Very emotional video I agree with all you said about suffering I am weaning off of 25mg valium for two years, now at 5mg, took me two years but every day I feel better I wish all the best

thank you for sharing your experience. wishing you all the best and that you’re doing better now 🌟

So proud of you Matt! Thank you for speaking out ❤

Thank you so much for this. I have been diagnosed with ADHD, Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Depression and Borderline Personality. I have never wanted to take medications I was prescribed, as I have been prescribed most of the meds you mentioned, plus some. I am so glad I have come across this video. I have had an increase in symptoms lately and was starting to think maybe I should be on medication or give it a try. This video is confirmation that I have been making the right choice. Thank you so much for sharing 🙏🏻 I’m so sorry you had to go through that. I hope this video gets more recognition.

All my support to you. I sincerely admire you for all that you have fought through and continue to fight. I admire you for being open and vulnerable and know you're helping others by doing that.

Matt I heard you on Dr. Josef and came here to subscribe. Keep telling your story. It is so powerful. It is also my story. God bless you for being transparent, vulnerable and spreading truth! The world needs to hear what happened to you. Blessings!

Thank you so much for that extremely articulate and heartfelt story. I’m truly sorry for your former suffering and your suffering as of late as I know only too well. Take care of yourself Matt❤

So glad your account was recommended to me. Wonderful video, and I hope you know how much your story has helped others ❣

Glad to see you seem to be doing better, that shit is no joke If you write a book i’d love to read it . Good luck

Hi Matt. Thanks for sharing your story, I was addicted to benzos for about a year1/2 then decided to get off , benzo withdraw is pure hell. I still don't think I'm 100 percent,. but definitely glad to be drug free. 😌

Watching your videos because a friend of mine is going through SSRI/Benzo scripts wreaking havoc on his life. I sent this channel to him. What caught my ears was he told me the doctors said they called in the scripts and when he showed up to the pharmacist they said it wasn’t called in. They playing games with him too. He’s going through a lot of what you’re talking about and I want to show him it’s possible to get to the other side and get better. Thanks for these vids!

You are an amazing person Matt ❤

so moving thank you so much, ill be uploading my story soon. watching part 2 now

Hey, I remember you from Dr. Josef's interview. Wishing you a peaceful holiday season. 🐧🤗

Thank you so much Matt!!!

I too , have had a spiritual experience....I get it.

Thanks for sharing your experience for a greater good.

Thank you so much for sharing. Great job, you should be so proud of yourself. I am IN this place still trying to get off SSRIS and Benzodiazopines. It's terrifying. Good job

Congratulations ❤ stay strong 🎉

Thank you for putting more information out there. I was put on Benzos aprox. 15 years ago, and will soon begin mico weaning. I also take an SNRI which does not help my depression, but keeps the body aches at bay. I want OFF this stuff!

Matt, you don't get withdrawal from binge drinking once on the weekends, you get hang overs from dehydration, so what would be more accurate would be you are very easily dehydrated. I really hope you are doing better, and I sympathize with you 100% these medications are over prescribed and the dangers of the medications are under sold by the drs prescribing them. Especially SSRI and Benzo medications, Benzo being the most damaging and protracted withdrawals.

Thank you for this. I can relate to much of your withdrawal experience. I agree , many of us who are coming off SSRI's are labeled as BPD . Ditto to talk therapy. Dealing now with rage , lethargy , mental bluntness. 8 months out.

I feel like I’m listening to my own story but with an American accent, thank you. I relate to so much. I know that suffering, which is beyond language. I feel emotional listening to your videos because I can see how hard you’ve worked & how much you have suffered to create the hope for yourself. Also, you’re hilarious. Much love from UK

Jesus Matt were pretty similar I was the same way growing up was a worrier overly anxious compared to my class mates. If I get drunk I feel so mentally screwed up for days afterward but also I'm in PAWS so my system is chemically sensitive to everything. Drinking is a huggggge mistake for me

I have been going through all this for 8 months. The first few months were bad but then it picked up steam. Now I’m hanging on by a thread. The pain in the solar plexus is so insane. Cant sleep, constant terror, internal akithisia, insane depression and anxiety. I constantly feel that death is my only way out and I think about it constantly. How do I stop that part? The loss of my previous life seems too overwhelming. This all Loops and cycles rapidly. I don’t want to give in but it is ruining my entire life. Obviously. Thanks for the videos man. I’m sorry you are going through this as well.

Thank you so much

Thank you 🙏🏽

Thank you for Yr story. Can u plse advice and encourage others similiar experience, journey esp for young adults whom generally being prescribed like smarties.. Here n there... Talk about not losing hope u know... Antipsyhotic drugs eg olanzapine( zyprexa)is dished out for 'chemical imbalances' esp high school kids having anxiety, stress, trauma, young adults... Thank you matt for everything u r doing. No pressure sorry if I come across as such.. I don't know who else to turn to as I have been working with young ppl, losing my job due to being a whistleblower.. Etc.. Imho we need truth tellers... Take care. Thank you.

Wow 2 and half years for me since lexapro and risperidone

I was hurted with cymbalta,7 week use (60mg) serotonin sydrome symptoms kick in,then ct by my dr,then came benzoz a year ago cause of cymbalta caused akathisia,tolerance kick quite soon,first i was in 30mg,soon 75mg of oxazepam,started tapering it on march 2023,now im in trouble.....so bad terror,and doom...worse than ever.tapering slowly,in 6 months i have tapered only 15mg.i want to get rid of benzoz but if i do this even in 5% month,im in this condition.dont know how i ever survive,all the traumas....all the time.thank you Matt❤

Never e er ever go to a psych Dr NEVER

Samething with all psychiatrist treated me the sameway. Did even know my name after 4 yrs.

I relate soooo much....I'm kinda scared, like...all the time

I believe you on the spiritual intervention. That's literally the meaning of divine intervention. Spiritual experiences are the only provable forms of spirituality, tbh. Psychedelics and ego death, lucid dreaming, dreaming in general, astral projection, NDEs are all proof of this. Sounds like you're Guardian Spirit (Angel/Spirit Guide/Higher Self) intervened on your behalf to save your life that day. Not everybody has that happen. The thing that's the most surprising to me is that it was able to push through all the medication and get to you, considering those medications (especially antipsychotics) cut our connection to spirit. Anything that makes a psychedelic, which will literally connect you fully to spirit, not work, is something I consider to sever your connection to spirit. I believe this is all being done by design, but I'm not going to get into that here. Sounds like you have a powerful intuition. I do, too, and I always listen to it. It has never steered me wrong before, so long as I listened properly. There were things that made my life harder in the short-term, that I was like "Why am I doing this/going through this", that turned out to be the best things that happened to me. I'm looking forward to seeing Part 2. Three things I would recommend, not just for the guy making the video but for anybody out there. For anxiety, practice acceptance. For depression, practice gratitude. For anger, practice forgiveness. There is power in prayer, regardless of whether or not you're a Christian (I am not a Christian and I pray every single day). Sending love and prayers to all of you!

I’d like to know what you think about Jordan Peterson’s experience and coma “therapy” in Russia (?) after akathisia set in.

Hi, great videos! I am a highly sensitive person. I coped with life extremely well. I didn't drink or smoke or wear makeup. Summer 2022 I got put on cortisone. I had withdrawal symptoms from that including tinnitus, anxiety and insomnia. I saw many doctors and none linked it to the meds. I went to therapy. The therapy center for CBT recommended me rivotril as a safe sleeping aid, wtf. I asked the GP what it was and whether it was safe cause I didn't want anything habit forming, she prescribed without info. I took for 12 days and felt weird but didn't realize. I have been in hell for 6+ months trying to taper. I am traumatized by therapy. Acupuncture doesn't work on me anymore since this poison. How to survive this 😢

Just realized that come out under my daughter’s name Sheila. This was my experience and not hers.

7.5 months off Klonopin and my worst symptom since tolerance are constant daily pvcs 😔 at this point I'm thinking they are permanent

Hello I'm a 22 yo girl I went through PTSD severe traumatic physical abuse So they gave me Ativan...I took it every single day.. now I don't anymore prescriptions. They stopped me cold turkey I'm on 2 day off and I'm dying honestly please help my soul god I'm having hallucinanations 140 bon heart rate shivering hot flash on and off nausea INSOMNIA and my panic disorder is at its worse anyways idk I might die honestly from those severe withdrawal but I just i hope I make it man I hope

Did you do you feel schizophrenic at all? I pray I’m not my anxiety and thoughts are insane.

Did you ever feel you couldn't breathe properly always having to think about breathing

Would love to talk to

Have u taken 5htp and tyrosine

Which is the worst withdrawal

Youre smart guy dont let peoples negative opinions about you put you in a box. Do not be a a victim of peoples toxicity. People are like plants some are poison. you need to associate yourself with the good plants and pull up the weeds. Or allow the rabbits to eat them.

Thanks

There is no drug to treat BPD if you even have it. Doctors know this. Are you artistic? You're likely more a HSP, Highly Sensitive Person which is a trait, not a disorder. No meds needed for that either. It's incredible how drugs are to go to instead of actually listening to a patient and empathizing.

Slapping down peanut butter lol

SSRI = bad medisin

Hi Matt! Congats for having guts to talk about all this. Unfortunately lot of us are in the similar position... But let me ask u something. U werent well at the first place. U said u were talking about suicide even before meds. Why do u think u will be ok off the meds? I know what is wd and i know wd symptoms but u were suicidal before meds too... If u know what i mean...

Pls how can I contact you pls