I'm telling you that you are not in benzo withdrawal. You didn't take enough benzos to get into benzo withdrawal.
I am not saying full blown withdrawal but I do have protracted symptoms from taking valium for at least 6 months, 50 mg spread over 4-5 days every month, than December was 5 mg average everyday.
48 hour half life/ 200 hour half life on valium! That’s crazy shit!
these are side effects I NEVER had with alcohol withdrawal. My brain feels dull at times, I forget often, vertigo like issues, headaches!, I never had headaches before in my life, the zapping, tinnitus, insomnia and rebound anxiety. Yes, the last three overlap with MY alcohol withdrawal in the past And I am not downplaying my AUD. it does have something to do with my problems.
I know my AUD is serious, i was just mentioning, like many others have told me, that mixing alcohol withdrawal and benzodiazepin withdrawal is serious business. I am dealing with shit I never went through with straight alcohol. I used and relied on benzos for a crutch to my alcoholism for too long!
i used Ativan last January- March as a crutch for my drinking as well. Than Valium June- Present.
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valium is such a cleaner drug than alcohol, it doesn’t fuck with every aspect of your body, organs, heart, etc but it does , in my opinion, mess with your brain a hell of a lot more. The withdrawal is long and dragged out and it’s just a horrible little pill.
on a side note— I feel good, there isn’t any MAJOR issue going on, both my “ withdrawals” are chugging along, and I am motivated to be free of both these drugs, we can debate which one is worse for u and withdrawal wise, I know where I stand.
I appreciate all your advice, I know you been through the same shit, I respect that and look forward to yours and others responses on my issues