I was hanging out with him recently. Also, from what I understand, BZD withdrawal increases until around day 5 or so and it hasn't even been that many days yet. Or, maybe today is day 5 actually, but it's better than it was previous days.
Uh so in my "experience" and I don't withdrawal from BZD's but you will COME OFF VERY FAST if it's like IV midazolam/lorazepam and feel TERRIBLY SICK but it's gone in a few hours
this is from like a MEGADOSE for surgery, mind you, and is also likely combined w/ fentanyl
w/ oral benzos used 1x/day (I cannot account for like 3-4x/day usage; my mental health conditions don't require such frequent dosages unless it's SEVERE SEVERE panic like 99% of the time 1x / day is REALLY all I need, 2x/max) I actually feel REALLY REALLY GOOD abruptly stopping it, up to 3-5 weeks of daily use. I KNOW for most people this WILL incur really REALLY NASTY withdrawals, and I Have VERY few theoretical explanations other than
1) my brain is not normal; i.e. specifically the gaba-A subunits that BZD's effects ESPECIALLY THE HYPNOTIC BINDING SITES y2 and a1
2) scientific evidence DOES hint at the idea that certain people have unique mutations @ these sites/ the receptor in general and may interfere in GABA's relaxation role -> rendering more anxiety, insomnia, social distress ETC perhaps also OCD type behavior, preoccupied feelings, depression
3) my mental health is SO BAD that mild benzo withdrawal is WAY BETTER than NO BENZOS AT ALL. IF this is the case, and I REALLY hope it isn't, I feel SO TERRIBLE all the time that even coming off benzos is SOMEHOW PREFERABLE TO STRAIGHT UP SOCIETY.
That is NOT what my opiate exp. was like (specifically with #3); specifically sobriety feels A HELL of a lot better than acute mild, moderate or intense heroin WD in EVERY WAY POSSIBLE. Instant boners and orgasms DO NOT make up for it. Not even 10,000,000 orgasms back to back. No way.
I have no other THEORETICAL explanations.
The mania I feel from abruptly stopping alprazolam (rarely do this but it does occur sometimes if I have any reaction to abrupt cessation at all) lasts 1-2 days tops.
I can't speak for any longer-lasting benzos as the longer-lasting ones I DO NOT use regularly (TERRIBLE idea; HL is too long for clonaz/diaz/fluraz to be a daily thing IMO)