Protracted Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Explained (by Doctor)

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[QQ]

BIND is just not a STRONG enough word!!! .... HELL ON EARTH is more like it.

[lonnievisch]

Do not forget the protracted withdrawal or injury from antidepressants 😢

[QQ]

Also ...one of the HUGE reasons this is not recognized is... most people don't have any problems getting off these drugs.... so when someone is injured by them...they are NOT believed.

[wendyc.trammell]

I'm going through this right now. It's pure hell😢😢😢

[betsyvorbeck]

20 months into Bind and still no awareness, support or treatment for these disabling symptoms. How do we educate Doctors who don’t believe this condition even exists? They can easily prescribe but have no knowledge of tapering.

[seven]

I am 4.5 years off and still not right. This destroyed my life. Stole my 30s. My ability to find a good partner (be a good partner) and have babies. Im on disability at its not enough to live off of

The problem is....my disability isnt for protracted benzo withdrawal....it is for 'all the myriad' of symptoms i had been "diagnosed" with...from the withdrawal. My dr still wants to label me as "nuts" rather than injured.

All these people involved in this deception, or not willing to stand up at their colleagues expense will surely get theirs from the almighty. Let me commit a crime on someone though....i bet i don't get away with it!

[giorgininoshvili]

I have been off Benzos for 2 days. I had been tapering for 6 months. It was a difficult journey

[Mrnomadnworb]

Angie Peacock on Youtube is a saviour to this.

[mskim]

Dr's failed my husband it was beyond horrible and he took his own life almost 3 years ago after 2 years of suffering tragically!!!

[Gabesvault]

Thank you for doing this, at least others will believe me more....

[cheryllryan]

You will never prove they dont care. So sorry for anyone who lost someone.

[sidneymartin]

I just want to tell everyone out there suffering with this terrible, traumatic injury that I'm sorry you are going through this. I just can't imagine. Much love to you all. ❤

[catherinemurray]

It’s horrific it took me two full years and was beyond awful

[Jeremy-wyqc]

BIND IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING 5 years now absolutely insane honestly I don't know who's to blame the Dr or the industry I asked to be taken off this drug several times but he never would it I'm pretty sure what he did to me was illegal but ya can't seem to get anywhere in this country especially w things like this

[HoneyGemHappy]

Anyone else experience a type of ptsd from the symptoms & not being believed?

[rochellefreed]

Yep going thru it now this is hell it feels like never ending torture

[JustBHonest]

I am going through this now. 2mg apazalam 2x a day. I stopped and all hell broke loose.

[djdanzy]

6.5 years off benzos. Still gravely ill. Its ruined my life.

[rachelkinney]

My taper off remaining 0.5mg klon. began April 2019 and ended November 30, 2019. My withdrawal was severe with over 60 symptoms. I’m slowly healing. But I still have lingering neurological and physical symptoms to this day from BIND. The neurological injury from klon. is far worse than living with my mild TBI.

[kathy.]

I was prescribed Ativan after a mild TBI. I took it for 7weeks and it did help with sleep. Then it stopped working. I quit cold turkey but was miserable so reinstated at .25 mg then tapered off very slowly for a few years so I could remain functional. Last dose was less than a tenth of mg. in Nov. 2020. I now wish I had tapered more quickly but I’m off 3 plus years now. Not symptom free but doing better. I have not and will never take a benzodiazepine again and it is listed as an allergy on my medical record.