Ive been through severe alcohol withdrawal but maybe only mild benzo withdrawal. I dunno it was hard to tell cause i also had pneumonia and was coming off opiates so i was in so much pain it was kinda hard to tell where i was coming from ![:\](https://bluelight.org/xf/BL_Images/Orig_Emoji/wrygrin.gif "wry grin :\")
The alcohol withdrawal hit much faster and it took me ages to get over. The worst of the withdrawals where over after a few weeks but the damage from the alcohol made my brain feel like it was fried for about a year after. Luckily i had a doctor who put me on high dose benzos for awile so i wouldnt seize up (i kinda got some temazepams of my own for sleep and abit extra to keep me happy with the oxycodone) so i didnt have to deal with as bad of physical withdrawals once i got enough meds. That was when i finally quit because it was too painful to quit any other way. Even then it was pretty painful physically and psychologically. The cravings for alcohol get very fucking intense to say the least during withdrawal.
When i went with fuck all benzos for about a week (im prescribed 6mg's of clonazepam a day) it was like mild DT's. I went 3 days without any at one point and it sucked but full withdrawal didnt kick in i don't think. Im pretty sure if it had in my fragile state at the time that i would have been in hospital.
Hard to say which is harder to come off as it depends on your habit to either and how sensitive you are to withdrawal. Alcohol addiction is far worse overall as it may be the most unsightly addiction ever. Your fucked when your on it and fucked trying to come off it. There is no such thing really as just keeping enough alcohol in your blood stream so you won't go into withdrawal.
The alcohol withdrawal hit much faster and it took me ages to get over. The worst of the withdrawals where over after a few weeks but the damage from the alcohol made my brain feel like it was fried for about a year after. Luckily i had a doctor who put me on high dose benzos for awile so i wouldnt seize up (i kinda got some temazepams of my own for sleep and abit extra to keep me happy with the oxycodone) so i didnt have to deal with as bad of physical withdrawals once i got enough meds. That was when i finally quit because it was too painful to quit any other way. Even then it was pretty painful physically and psychologically. The cravings for alcohol get very fucking intense to say the least during withdrawal.
When i went with fuck all benzos for about a week (im prescribed 6mg's of clonazepam a day) it was like mild DT's. I went 3 days without any at one point and it sucked but full withdrawal didnt kick in i don't think. Im pretty sure if it had in my fragile state at the time that i would have been in hospital.
Hard to say which is harder to come off as it depends on your habit to either and how sensitive you are to withdrawal. Alcohol addiction is far worse overall as it may be the most unsightly addiction ever. Your fucked when your on it and fucked trying to come off it. There is no such thing really as just keeping enough alcohol in your blood stream so you won't go into withdrawal.
