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Benzos Benzo Withdrawal Symptoms - After 2.5 months?

Supeudol

Supeudol

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Hey folks. I posted awhile back on Benzo withdrawal, and opioid withdrawal. Well I have been at a treatment center here for 2.5 months, was also on Lyrica 600mg/day and using Benzo
s for about 5 years, and towards the last 5-6 months I was using Flurazepam (Dalmane), heavy doses, and about 10-12mg of Ativan for the last 2 months. Holy fuck I never knew Benzo withdrawal was this fucking brutal. I've been through Oxycodone withdrawal from a 600mg/daily habit and Opiate withdrawal is like a fucking cake walk compared to Benzo withdrawal.

Anyways, I've been running everyday for at least 20 minutes, but I am still having bad physical symptoms, which include Tachycardia, and a really strong pounding heart rate, extreme facial flushing, burning of the skin, goosebumps, PROFUSE sweating, loss of appetite, and also extreme anxiety. The doc had me on Propanalol 40mg BID. But just took me off Propanalol on Tuesday, and it wasn't really doing much anyways. The only other meds I am on at the moment are Paxil 20mg (which I have been on for about 5-6 years). Also Trazodone for sleep, and Atarax (Hydroxyzine). I am a 23 year old male, and I am wondering if there IS Anything I can do to reduce these physical symptoms? Especially the flushing and the Tachycardia ? 8) :!:!:!

Please reply, Thanks.
 
I would request for something which would reduce those symptoms from your doctors.

If anything, I would use more Atarax; it's a god-send for anxiety and physical symptoms from high blood pressure, etc.

Overall you want to talk to your doctors about this, good luck!
 
clonidine would help well with a lot of those symptoms. like all actually. i have a bunch saved up for times of no benzos and/or opies
 
benzo withdrawal lasts a while. most people say it's useless to try to medicate the symptoms with other drugs. best way to manage the heart issue is through diet and exercise.
 
yup, sounds like benzo withdrawal alright. It's hell. There's nothing you can take that'll make this much better. The only thing you can do is endure it until your body and mind begins to adapt back to functioning normally without benzos. It took quite a while for me and waking up every day expecting it is like watching a pot of water waiting for it to boil. Just accept that you're gonna feel like shit for a while. Good luck to you!
 
it is so much shit i don't think anyone should have to endure it. i'd strongly reccomend tapering or at least a tough drug regimen, especially since high dose dependency cold turkeys can lead to DEATH. the body feels like it too, and the mind is on hyperdrive and unstoppable which means time goes very slowly

clonidine is an alpha blocker (like a beta blocker like propranolol but ive found it to work much better) which lowers heart rate, blood pressure, sympathetic nervous system activity (whichis what is dangerously heightened during w/d from benzos and partly which is why one is so uncomfortable)

muscle relaxers like carisprodol (soma) would also help
 
@OP a lot of your withdrawal could be from other meds you were using for w/d or whatever. are you careful with all of your drug discontinuations?
 
Hey guys - Thanks a bunch for the replies. Greatly appreciated.

I guess this varies with dosage, how long you have been using, etc. But will these physical symptoms start to subside at all? Is there any medications that will help with the "goosebumps, super sensitive skin feeling" ? And just wondering if some of you can chime in on roughly how LONG for you did it take you to start feeling better "PHYSICALLY"?
Thanks again.
 
i started feeling better physically about 7 months after finishing my taper. i'm still not completely there yet physically though and still totally gone mentally.
 
burn out said:
benzo withdrawal lasts a while. most people say it's useless to try to medicate the symptoms with other drugs. best way to manage the heart issue is through diet and exercise.
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This your best advice here.
Other drugs don't usually help and in fact stuff like weed and atarax (death to hydroxyzine!) can be really wierd while you are on the withdrawal's mindfuck.
 
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