Withdrawal Success Stories (& The 3 Common "Withdrawal Fears") 

So glad you enjoyed it Matt!

@@TheLovelyGrind thanks for your videos! They are great. Can i ask you something? Why have some People only 1 year withdrawal and some over 4 years? I am afraid that i have withdrawal for 5 years or so because i am a mum of a 5 year old and must function. Get off end of this year from effexor. Take it since 08/2018.

@@Butterfly-vd4tg Also...many people have ZERO withdrawal...even after 20 years of use.... It is still a complete mystery.

​@@Butterfly-vd4tgi know why. Or at least i think i do. Its due to anxiety issues and stress issues that remain unresolved and not due to drugs. The brain is neuroplastic and it heals. For me personally those 5-10-15 years or permament damage to the brain are stories of people who do not learn what to do to overcome anxiety and depression and practice it religiously. One person can have withdrawal for 20 years because he is not managing his anxiety at all, smokes, doesnt do therapy, doesnt workout, is still afraid of symptoms, and so on (which will keep his anxiety going) and another person does cbt, does workout, does manage his anxiety, is doing meditations daily and babysits himself with stress management daily which promote healing. Thats my theory. Ive seen a video of people having literal bullet holes in their heads and their minds not being capable of understanding shapes. With constant training they were able to read and do all sorts of things. The brain has amazing healing capacity! Also benzos are not the only thing out there that is influencing neurons and stuff, heroine, opiates, smoking, weed (long term use), cocaine and so so many other drugs do so as well. And guess what, healing happens when people quit that stuff! But its like if you have a broken bone you need to put it in a cast to heal. If you keep on hitting it it wont. The hitting i believe is the "anxiety+stress issues" and the cast is all the stress management and anxiety reduction in the world. I believe the 20+ year users who get off and they are minimaly affected, they are due to not worrying at all about it and staying calm. All the guidelines say that withdrawal lasts for 2-4 weeks and most repairing is done in that time. After that its mostly (my guess) due to anxiety issues and stress/depression issues. You can become extremely bad from just anxiety and sometimes worse that benzo withdrawal without having to take a benzo in your life. Its f anxiety and stress im pretty certain.

@butterfly-vd4tg I’ve been on Effexor since 2009 and I’m terrified of what’s to come

Fantastic progress, Kristian. Well done on surviving, and on making those healthy changes. That no doubt helps your healing and wellness picture. Thanks for sharing. Keep at it!

How long were you on antidepressants. I ct too after 20 years on antidepressants?

Thanks for sharing all of your progress. Way to go! Glad to hear you are feeling better, keep at the goals!

I'm so glad you found my channel. I hope it continues to help your family. God bless you guys as you move forward in healing!

My Dr doesn't support me coming off Klonopin so I'm tapering myself but it's scary and I don't even know a good taper any helpful tips would be appreciated

@@terahcooley7040 First try to find out what this medicine does to you that deplete in your system. you can get a CBC count and neurological testing to see where your decency at. Then you can add the vitamins you need but these are some that most won’t consider ; Taurine 1000 mg morning and night help with anxiety and manic . Some of these prescription when you stop automatically will make you have more anxiety and feels manic. Taurine 1000 mg has help my son. Magnesium glycinate is also calming for men 400 mg for women 300 mg Turmeric liquid can help with inflammation Prebiotic /probiotic helps with your G.I.. some of these medicines mess with your gut so try to get that in you normalize/ginger root is also good for that Omega help to heal the brain but it take time and vitamin D 3 I also recommending getting IV therapy infusion especially one called (NAD) it expensive by direct healing to the brain and great and fast result . . Go to Dr. Alice W Lee she work out of NY and Utah but she does do consultation over zoom . She can guide you . @alicewleemd I am not a specialist on this but I research and incorporated great psychiatrist who believe in the alternative approach to help my son . I am going off of experience . Praying for you !

@@terahcooley7040 lots of fine taper methods out there. Find one that has a pace and method that seem to work for you and then commit to the process. Line up support, set weekly goals, get serious about self care, focus on the Whys of your decision! God bless.

Keep at the great progress Julie. And thanks for the comments. You will continue to see improvements. God bless!

There is no 'gain' to be made from these meds and WD can be absolute hell for many people. It can take anywhere between 12-24 months for nueroplasticity to complete !

Thank you for these encouraging words.

Glad you like them!

Thanks for sharing, Kelly. You are doing so great, and much good is yet to come for you. Just keep at it!

@@zonnebloem100 4.5mg of diazepam, I started on 25mg

@@zonnebloem100 No I'm tapering off all of it

@@zonnebloem100 Thank you Truus, wishing you the same and God bless 💞

I'm so glad you found my channel. Yes, I hope you also go back to the other videos and that they are useful to you. Keep at it!

How are you doing and feeling?

A common experience with the "relapse" diagnosis, Julio. The couple doctors I saw during the process didn't validate what I was going through either. And one was a total dunce! That can be discouraging.

@@0827tt5xc No, it's about the only thing I haven't gotten. Withdrawal can give you so many symptoms, the list is endless.

Keep watching the videos! Glad you find them helpful!

Rebbeca you are not alone i am going through this day 12

You are not alone , blessings to you 🙏

Hi Cheryl, yes people can be sensitive to changes in brand, although at the end of the day it won't be so detrimental as to actually harm a person. I can remember feeling the difference between name brand Xanax and the generic when I was tapering, or at least fearing that I was feeling the difference, who knows. Either way, it is not started a withdrawal process over, it is just a sensitivity. Keep at the progress!

Great progress on the taper! Well done.

Are you doing better?

Yes it does. As the system calms down, and if you care for your health, good sleep will return!

@@TheLovelyGrind thank you Michael

@@michaelthau1007how are you doing today

Same , u have burning skin!???

@reemhamouri9633 yes!

The first weeks are the hardest keep it up! It gets better!

Agmatine helped me a lot with skin sensations!

Keep at it, Brendan. It sounds like you continue to reach higher and higher levels of improvement. Happy New Year to you!

Hi Brendan, what things helped you with the cymbalta recovery? Can you share tips on the food regime, supplements list you followed that helped with your recovery. Also, please share details on things to avoid as well. Thanks in advance

@@bharath213 what helped me? I think having a good partner that’s educated of what your going through. No alcohol, medical cannabis, sleep, lots of water, TIME, my education and knowledge on this subject, NOT going back on the meds like some people suggested, light exercise and the drive to hang in there and get better for me and my family. Avoiding stress is difficult but being conscious that stress is a trigger to getting sick. I can’t believe it’s taking so long to heal. One other special person helped ! Michael from the lovely grind. 🙏🏻 He simply helped me push through the hard times. I need to give this man a huge hug from Australia 🇦🇺 He is welcome in my home if and whenever he makes it to Australia ❤️🙏🏻

@@brendansmyth5053 thanks Brendan for your reply. Yes, Mike is of great help for me as well. I take his 1:1 coaching sessions. Regarding, educating myself, do you recommend any books or forums?

Hi Brendan, how long you were on this poison and what was your dosage?

I think that answer would be a little different for different people. It could include any number of physical, mental, or emotional symptoms, and certainly there is deep personal healing and restoration that is usually needing to happen by that time as well.

I don't really comment on specific symptoms on social media, but I will say that if something is a symptom of withdrawal, a person should always view it as temporary and as something that will go away. Time and self care heal withdrawal symptoms, so focus on allowing healing time to pass while setting self-care goals and reducing stress as able. Take care today!

Yes, recovery and healing can and will happen if you keep at the process and take care of yourself from this point forward! There is no limit to the power of healing. Just try to keep a forward focus and be patient with yourself, remembering that each positive step you take now is accomplishing something important for your future.

The klonopin does that, you get house bound after, which is a protection mechanism. Drink Ensure, it helps some, or Boost Vanilla.

I feel this way too and I’m still tapering my antidepressant. You will get though this and it will ease up over time. Get yourself some protein drinks as well. You can do this. I hope you’re feeling better these days

Give healing more time, work on taking care of your body, mind & soul. Stay away from negative garbage online. Keep watching my videos! God bless your progress!

How are you now

@@opeyemiyusuf8965 I am now almost 5 months off, but feeling worse than ever

Do not take antibiotics during withdrawal

Do not take antibiotics

@@1MNUTZyeah, unfortunately I had to take them and have been in a set back over a month now

@@user-ww5ui4fd9n i would try water fasting long term and then going into a ketogenic diet avoiding processed foods sugars and carbs.

It gets better. It really does. Focus on healing and persevering. The debilitating stuff doesnt last for long periods. Instead of worrying try to say something to youtself like "this is temporary, if i keep on focusing on healing all those debilitating things will slowly fade away and as time passes by it will get better and better, i wont have to feel this way ever again but to do so i must focus on healing" tough it out for some time, and it will get easier and easier as time passes by. :) Never forger God is always there for you :)

Each month each 2 months each 3 months you will only improve if you persevere. And a year will pass by and you will look back and say "look at all that progress i made! Look how much better i feel!" And you will!