Permanent benzo withdrawal?! #benzodiazepines #psychiatrist #psychiatry

[traceyrychewhite]

You are 1 in a million. Most Psychiatrist haven't the slightest clue how to properly taper a patient off of their Benzos.

[melvyncarrot]

I have been through hell 4 years ago going through the worst benzo withdrawal such as akathsia, seizure, tremors and burning, on top of that i was floxed by cipro at the same time, i almost lost my life to suicidal thoughts . 4 years later some of my symptoms especially psychiatric symptoms were gone, i have slowly taper from 20mg of valium to 2mg . Though im still trying yo slowly come off, i can safely say that the brain can recover from all these injury. Diet and lots of probiotics helps, the answer to recovery is healing your gut, remember the brain and gut are linked. Start building up your gut microbiome. These gut bacteria 🦠 are responsible in producing those important neurons for the brain. Meds such as benzo interfere with our gut microbiome.

[alittleofthisandthat]

weened off 2.5 mg of valium By cutting pill, took me around 2 years but in that time I lost focus on trying to get off. Lost dad and home. Got back on track about 340 days ago and weened the last 2.5 mg by water titration. Reduced 1ml each day for 300 days. Been off for around 40 days now and am suffering dizziness, muscle pain mostly in the shoulders and neck, also have nerve pain in legs and sweet a lot through feet. Intrusive thoughts and lower back pain. Some of these things could be from something else but not sure. Just going one day at a time. The blurry vision is bad and brain fog sometimes is so scary. Feel like death is coming sometimes. Hope all will get better in the name of Jesus.

[anteg]

So unbelievably scary... Horrifying...

[davidsplan]

Appreciate your videos! I wish doctors would watch.

[ABB.]

I’ve had benzo withdrawl since Sept 2016. Some days are slightly ok and others are just as bad as they were in the first few months. It is not easy to lose so much and not have family even believe you after a certain amount of time. Not being able to work, sleep, cook etc it’s no way to live. 😢

[Jon-di]

20 years Klonopin for sleep, doctor cut me off cold turkey took me nine days to start withdrawing the first two years I couldn’t get out of the house and after five years 90% better still have horrible teeth, pain and burning in the feet

[stardustring]

I didn't even need medication, i was dealing with anxiety and emotional pain, but managing, i was was also dealing with pms. I was sleeping, eating well, could feel good emotions, i was functional. I started therapy in march 2023, because that what i truly needed, i had already told dr, i would not be taking medication, he said" fine". I felt it in my room. My husband kept insisting and insisting, i kept saying no no no, what i need is therapy, because the emotional pain was internal, something that medication can't help with. Anyway i was pressured, i don't know why i listened, i am messed up know . They gave me Benzo too. I have suicidal thoughts when i wasn't suicidal, just dealing with anxiety and emotional pain. I don't sleep, i don't feel good emtions, i cry and cry, i don't laugh. I feel dead, but still alive.

[pollynlyubenova]

Great now when are we going to admit that this is also true for antipsychotics and antidepressants..

[rramirez]

What a positive message for the people that follows you Dr, GREAT JOB 👏 now people are gonna be even more depressed

[davefisch-yt]

Thank you so much for your video, I was on Benzos for about 3 years, and am recovering now. Switched to supplements.

[CR-rfwg]

This contradicts your other video saying if symptoms persisted for years you'd look for other causes such as different meds they're on and other things. And your other video saying it might take a year or two but the burning and bad stomach muscle spasms go away over time

[kevk]

I know veteran survivors suffering chronic akathisia 15 years, even 28 years later. The head of the Akathisia Alliance being one.
I have suffered repeated bouts of akathisia and dystonia since childhood. I tell people the difference is whether you get EPS symptoms, not whether you had a seizure or anything else. My experience is there are levels to these injuries and some leave us prone to reoccurrence and further injury. Especially from other pharmaceuticals once we are injured. These injuries prevent safe treatment and remission is the only truth I’ve discovered. I almost had this gone a few times had I known not to try and treat. That still doesn’t mean it wasn’t going to come back. My experience is that life is a minefield for those of us that get chronic akathisia or other tardive injuries. Most of my worst symptoms came 4-12 months after stopping klonopin.

[adamlocastro]

GODS WORK ! I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK YOU DO TO HELP US DEALING WITH THIS. AT LEAST SOMEONE UNDERSTANDS. BLESSINGS 🙌

[kmkeenan]

Protracted doesn't mean permanent.

[jeanmank]

You say the brain damage is permanent but then say for most people it goes away?

[AnjieandZoeyJesus]

Ativan damaged me. Took from 2008 to 2017 and here in 2024 i had started to recover except for tardive dyskinesia dystonia and mild effects then i got covid and my husband became abusive and left. Im now fighting severe long covid and more brain damage. Im a single mom and only Jesus has sustained me through years of hell. Utter hell. God is faithful and loves us ❤️✝️

[KatieJoMikell]

I wonder and it’s not gonna help my dad because sadly he passed from this but he was on Valium for decades like maybe three or four decades and then he developed degenerative spinal cerebellar I’m wondering if going off the Valium which his new wife made him if that was the cause and death of him and if it is then you need to warn the public because that is so very scary!

[mvann]

What do you recc. for these people? I'm sure you realize that many of them cannot afford $800/hr fees, so what do you suggest they do? Have a friend in very bad shape in this situation, and then there are a few somewhat better than they were but not close to where they were to begin with. Thank you.

[Carolina_girl]

I had a psychiatrist today argue me down and embarrass me when I told her about benzo withdrawal and that you absolutely can NOT wean off on klonopin if you’ve ben on a high dose for years in a matter of one to five days and be ok. She said I was lying and didn’t know what I was talking about because I wasn’t a doctor and said as long as a doctor and a team of nurses were supervising you then you be fine. She read me my rights. I told her the various videos and doctors to research about this. I can’t
believe these bull 💩 psychiatrists believe it’s ok to wean off like that. My last psychiatrist knew it wasn’t ok to wean that fast and wouldn’t wean me off, but past me off to another who weaned me off anyway and now I’m dealing brain damage going on the past 2 straight.