The thing is a benzo didn't remove this feeling for me last night when I took 20 mg Valium after 2 weeks off the valium. So I have to conclude it's opioid caused. I felt the valium make me drowsy but I still felt caffienated like that and not the "releif" that opioids instantly give
I just kicked subs and xanax at the same time. Well, I'm still feeling the benzo wds ( get waves here and there), but I'm on the mend now going on 5 weeks off benzos and over 7 weeks of the subs.
I did a rapid taper and once I went a day or two without the xanax if I tried to take the xanax I still had that amped feeling. The xanax didn't make me feel the same way it had even a couple weeks prior. It's one of the main reasons I decided to go forward and just kick them.
You may be in a little bit of benzo wd, but if you aren't noticing and other symptoms ( i.e psychosis, ear ringing, a specific neck pain, headaches) you are probably not going to get too bad.
I have read where valium wds can take a while to kick in, but you're going to know real soon if you dodged the bullet or not.
If you did and are going to continue to take I would most definitely do them in moderation. May not be as lucky the next time ( I know you said you just did up to 3 X a week, but that is probably pushing it with valium)
Good luck and you should be proud of yourself for kicking the md and taking back control of the valium.
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