What benzos were you taking, how much, and how long? Man, I can relate to the never ending benzo withdrawal. I was on Xanax daily for 10 years, the prescription was written to take one daily and as needed, so I inferred it was an open script to take whenever I was stressed. Back then I had no idea they were addictive or were hard to come off of. I didn't abuse them and had never been high, I didn't know they had a recreational value...for me they helped with sleep and took the anxiety away. I was very very naive. In Feb 2010 I checked into rehab for alcoholism and was told I would have to stop the benzos, that was essentially how I learned they were "bad". It wasn't until I left rehab that PAWS set in, anxiety began to get to extreme levels like i had never experienced before, I was getting seizures, my memory was completely wiped...no exaggeration there were days I couldn't remember my own name. I felt like I had an electrical current constantly running under my skin to the point that it was physically painful. I couldn't eat and couldn't sleep well, and if I did eat often I would just vomit. For a year after quitting the symptoms just kept getting worse and then they finally plateaued. I was suicidal, I had never felt so bad in my life as I could no longer work or even cook for that matter. My memory was so bad that I frequently caught stuff on fire when trying to cook. I would start the stove and walk away to do something really quick and not return to the kitchen until the smoke alarm was going off or one time, an actual fire. I couldn't be alone in the house because I was dangerous. I also couldn't drive because of memory issues, mental fog, and seizures.I was in my thirties and one of my parents had to constantly babysit me. I felt miserable and suicidal and didn't think that it would ever get better, but eventually it did. By the two year mark the symptoms began to diminish. It's been almost seven years and I would have to say that I am about 80-85% recovered. I have now have hopes for a full recovery.
Benzo withdrawal is likened to traumatic brain injury as both prompt excitoxicity which does widespread systemic neurological damage. It takes years to recover from, however, there are some supplements that may help speed that along. I have researched this extensively for the last few years and I have begun a regime that does seem to be helping me, but I am not comfortable making any direct recommendations to others because none of these supplements are approved. There is also a medication available that may alleviate the symptoms, but I think that is only effective to stop the flood of glutamate which causes the damage. I will say the one that really caught my attention is aniracetam. You may want to google aniracetam and traumatic brain injury. Keep in mind if you decide to try it you should take it with a fat and a choline supplement. Other supplements that help with these symptoms are magnesium, l-theanine, and Relora.
I also recommend that you eat as clean as possible, and force yourself to exercise, and get as much sleep as you can, though I know how hard that is in benzo withdrawal. Look into meditation and breathing exercises to help manage stress, and start doing them. Unfortunately, you probably won't notice immediate effects and you may feel like you're wasting your time, but stay with it. It does make a significant difference down the road. I promise you it does get better, it just takes time. Please try to keep the temporariness of this situation in the front of your brain because you really won't feel like this forever. Don't give up yet, you've already made it through seven months, your almost to the point where it will start getting better. Feel free to message me if you want to vent or have questions.
ETA - I you wrote a new post while I was typing this. I was housebound for 1.5 years, this is normal. Benzo withdrawal and subsequent PAWS can be absolutely incapacitating but it is not permanent. Big Hugs!