Benzos Coming off of about a 3 month Benzo/Alcohol binge do i need to see a doctor

[rsandoval89]

So needless to say i have been an Alcoholic on and off for atleast the last 5 years sometimes drinking just a few beers a day sometimes drinking upwards of a fifth of vodka a day.
Ive gone through my share of Alcohol detoxes both cold turkeyed and medical detoxed with benzos.

But the last couple months ive been using benzo's to get over the rough rebound anxiety slash withdrawls i get after i binge.
About may 50 to 100 mg Of Librium or 2 to 4 mgs of Ativan mayby Occasionaly a 2 mg Xanax when it comes along.

This would go on if drink for several days then use benzos for several days. This has gone on for atleast 3 months.

Ive been through some bad Alcohol withdrawls but luckily i have never seized out.

But ive never been through benzo withdrawl, but ive heard from the worst heroins addicts that its ten times worse then that and can be lethal from the seizures.

So i guess i want to know is this something i should speak to a doctor about? Do i Need to Taper off with Valium at that kindave usage. I can i just stop.

Ive talked to both a free clinic and and ER Doc who basically just told me to fuck off and die.

Ive even debated pulling the whole im going to commit suicide card just to get help kinda deal

But anyway i guess i would just like to know what you guys would do

much love

 

[ParappaTheRapper]

I don't know much about what you should say to a doctor, OP; however, you should look into Valerian Root. This is very very very effective for alcohol/benzo withdrawal. It acts on GABA to help anxiety, but moreso, it is a muscle relaxant so it will help with seizures/DT's etc.

It is also non-addictive, non-habit forming, and relatively impossible to overdose on.

 

[Non Nobis Solum]

Lay off the booze and do a taper with phenibut and klonopin, reduce ya dose by 25% ever few days to a week until you take none! 3 months isn't the worst, you could be me.. 4+ years on benzos.. If I go a few days without my benzos I will have a grand mal seizure... Stay safe, stay informed.. Phenibut, Neurotin, Kava Kava, Valerian root will help as well.

 

[CaveBear]

Go to a medical detox.

 

[CorneliusDutchman]

Well it's better to be safe and go to a doctor, although your use of benzos does not sound too severe. But, that being said, binge behavior is just another form of addiction so if you want to have a more comfortable detox than a DIY, I'd go to a doctor and be completely honest with him/her. Once they know your how much you have been taking the benzos and how much you've been drinking, they can effectively wean you off of the benzos and the alcohol.

I would never, ever suggest someone to get off of a benzo addiction on their own because of how severe and potentially lethal withdrawals are. Talk to a doctor, what you say is confidential between you and the doc so be entirely honest if you really want to get off it.

 

[rsandoval89]

Im pretty broke at the Moment unfortunately so the idea of going online to get Phenibut or Kilonopin is out

Im debating either going to the Urgent care or the psych ward at this point because i have no primary care phisician

Medical Detox places are super expensive arent they

I do have insurance But its only Medicare

I have medically detoxed off Booze in A psych ward before but do you guys think they would do it for a Poly addiction of Booze and Alcohol.

I do have alittle Lyrica and Gabapentin but just mayby three pills each some Valerian Root, Kava Kava and and i forgot to mention i did start a short librium taper over the last couple days

 

[CaveBear]

Im pretty broke at the Moment unfortunately so the idea of going online to get Phenibut or Kilonopin is out

Im debating either going to the Urgent care or the psych ward at this point because i have no primary care phisician

Medical Detox places are super expensive arent they

I do have insurance But its only Medicare

I have medically detoxed off Booze in A psych ward before but do you guys think they would do it for a Poly addiction of Booze and Alcohol.

I do have alittle Lyrica and Gabapentin but just mayby three pills each some Valerian Root, Kava Kava and and i forgot to mention i did start a short librium taper over the last couple days

Last time I detoxed off benzo/booze combo I was put in ICU, I saw cats in my room, all kinds of weird shit. Shaking so bad nurses had to hold my drinks for me so I could suck it through a straw. It was pure hell.

Dont risk it, detox in the nut house dude. Ive done that too.

 

[rsandoval89]

Alright well i think thats the route im going to go then cave bear, I Seriously think the only thing thats saved me from a seizure at this point is drink occasionally and the couple librium and anti-seizure drugs i have left..

 

[EP158207]

Yeah just seek some professional help. There is no way its a good idea to do this on your own. Benzo WD is like very dangerous, added to that Alcohol WD, and you are almost guaranteed a seizure. So yes urgent care, psych ward, ER, a detox centre or whatever thats out there that can help. All the best.

 

[Νιοβη λος]

Phenibut if you have the discipline and resolve to quit drinking and popping pills on your own. This would spare you the agony of getting involved with any quack doctors, good ones are quite rare these days and cost alot of money.

 

[Νιοβη λος]

Im pretty broke at the Moment unfortunately so the idea of going online to get Phenibut or Kilonopin is out

Im debating either going to the Urgent care or the psych ward at this point because i have no primary care phisician

Medical Detox places are super expensive arent they

I do have insurance But its only Medicare

I have medically detoxed off Booze in A psych ward before but do you guys think they would do it for a Poly addiction of Booze and Alcohol.

I do have alittle Lyrica and Gabapentin but just mayby three pills each some Valerian Root, Kava Kava and and i forgot to mention i did start a short librium taper over the last couple days

wow, may you get better soon, i can see your options are limited and may the storm you are headed into pass quickly, for the sun in your life will return, no matter how dark it may get.

 

[Speed King]

Sorry that you have to go through this. As someone who has experienced this as well first hand, all these answers are true.

The worst fact is, yea, you really can fucking die this way. You have to do whats right. If that means go to the psych ward, or e.r , then fucking go. The truth is, you fucked up in one way or another.

Here is the trick. Don't go in drunk. They won't / probably can't treat you if your drunk. Do tell the truth, as much as it may hurt your pride. If you go in and be honest, they have to help. Grab someone else like a friend to back up your story. Be as serious as fuck. Put on a fucking suit if you have to. By the way, I'm on Medicaid also, and I am going to the best hospital in the city.

 

[CaveBear]

Sorry that you have to go through this. As someone who has experienced this as well first hand, all these answers are true.

The worst fact is, yea, you really can fucking die this way. You have to do whats right. If that means go to the psych ward, or e.r , then fucking go. The truth is, you fucked up in one way or another.

Here is the trick. Don't go in drunk. They won't / probably can't treat you if your drunk. Do tell the truth, as much as it may hurt your pride. If you go in and be honest, they have to help. Grab someone else like a friend to back up your story. Be as serious as fuck. Put on a fucking suit if you have to. By the way, I'm on Medicaid also, and I am going to the best hospital in the city.

In my area the hospitals will only keep and admit you if you are drinking. In fact in Pa. they cannot legally release you until you're BAC is at a legal level and by then some form of withdrawal usually starts for me......then they realize whats going on and keep me.

 

[Speed King]

CaveBear, hello from Ohio. I didn't realize what rsandoval89's current state of mind was at time of posting. I was under the impression that this was the end of a bender in which there was no other real way out other than medical intervention.
I have found in my experience that if I went into a ER drunk they would basically write me off. No real help whatsoever and a shitty withdrawal.
Maybe if you went in with alcohol in your system, but not plastered, they would understand that your afraid to stop drinking, because of the withdrawals from both drugs.

 

[TheFlashBooker]

Absolutely see a doctor. Those WD's can kill you. Don't mess around with this one. You can beat this however. Stay strong

 

[butcher22]

i feel you bro. i drink every day. i have had to switch from vodka to beer because even though i drink a shitload of beer, it fills me up more so i dont end up drinking a whole liter of vodka which gives me panic attacks for sometimes days after. i take valium every morning and sometimes throughout the day to help with the hangover and anxiety. i would like to try to stop drinking and benzos for a few days and see how i feel because i am curious how addicted i am to benzos. its hard to know since i never skip a day, also i wouldnt know how much of my withdrawl symptoms would be from the alcohol and not the benzos. i plan to try to taper down soon, just not sure im ready yet. also been considering checking myself into a psych ward but i did that a few months ago and im afraid my fairly recent girlfriend might think im batshit crazy if i go back again. last time they just gave me more benzos and group consoling but i was not trying to get off benzos at the time, i was suicidal. anyways, best of luck bro. i think psych ward is the way to go, and as someone above posted, be extremely honest