Benzos Diazepam Valium Withdrawal

[NeighborhoodThreat]

gembex,

Maybe the doctors in A&E can recommend a different GP, or, ideally, a psychiatrist, to get you on a taper that works for you. I hope things will get better for you, please keep us updated in regards to your progress. Best of luck!

 

[ollieideal]

u r in trouble 2yrs ago i stopped raw 30m valium a day 3yr habit.i went insane,reclusive,n got a eatin disorder,u have to taper wit such drugs,i'm taperin now 2m every wk or so. never ever stop dead again

 

[MistaBoogeyman]

@gembex , word on the last sentence in your last post !! keep ya head up , you can make it !!

 

[gembex]

I'm through it. I woke up yesterday in A&E and was told I was over the worst of it. I really wasn't then. I was still hot and shaky but it's been gradually easing. Oh my goodness I am never ever taking another benzodiazapine in my life. I was in hospital crying because I missed my sons (1 and 5) feeling like rubbish and feeling like I was never going to pull through but things have eased over the last 48hrs. No diazapam since monday night and that was the 20mg I never even felt so I pray to god I'm through this. I feel like I am. God I hope this lasts because for the first time since I started taking the tablets I have energy! When I was on the benzos I was taking pro plus and dextro glucose energy tablets to keep going. Now though, I feel fresh, my head feels clear, I have more patience with my children and I'm more relaxed about life. I'm on NO tablets at all, completely clean and my goodness me it's a wonderful feeling and I think it's pulling me through all the more.

I want to THANK ALL OF YOU for your supportive comments and even those that weren't supportive as such were still informative and helpful.

If I can help anyone in any way I will. My only advice is that if you were going through what I was don't take anything else, nothing will help. It all only makes you feel worse. I think I was poisoning myself with the stuff I was taking to try and make myself feel better!!

I hope I really am through this, it's been ten days I'd say that I've been depressed and then a week that I've been suffering the unbearable symptoms for.

Thanks again everyone.

PS I'm not going anywhere. I know this could just be a good 48hrs and I might go downhill again.

 

[BrainstormWithJace]

i quit cold turkey like you tried to do from a much 12mg xanax habit and had a seizure the next day. if you still havent seen a doctor i would recommend getting some alcohol until you can see your doctor for a supervised taper. gone through 2 tapers off benzos myself and doctor has never given me a hard time. good luck though.

 

[Cptorangutang]

A different type of anti-epileptic like gabapentin would eliminate risk of seizures... but it makes far more sense to taper with another benzo because the gabapentin would't alleviate the other horrible symptoms of cold turkey 200mg/day diazepam withdrawls.

 

[gembex]

I'm still feeling ok x

 

[bri2u2002]

Go to er now!!

 

[villian]

It definitely isn't over yet.. benzo withdrawal comes in waves and it is not uncommon to have a good day here and there.

If I can help anyone in any way I will. My only advice is that if you were going through what I was don't take anything else, nothing will help. It all only makes you feel worse. I think I was poisoning myself with the stuff I was taking to try and make myself feel better!!

Benzos will help. You cold turkeyed a high dose habit -- bad withdrawal is completely predictable in this situation.

No diazapam since monday night and that was the 20mg I never even felt so I pray to god I'm through this.

You quit a 200mg habit of course you didn't feel 20mg..

I cold turkeyed 9 months ago and I'm still not right. I'm telling you straight up that getting back on benzos and tapering is in your best interests.

This is a long painful road you are on..

 

[gembex]

I hope I don't have to go back to that place. I don't think I can take any more.

I'm feeling so good a the moment, it's hard to imagine I could go back to feeling that awful. The doctor in A&E (ER) said he thought I was over the worst of it on Wednesday morning. I pray to god that he was right. But I'm under no illusions. I've had such a stressful day today. My tyre was flat before the school run (I managed to change the wheel in 20 minutes), I was nearly run off of the road in town with my baby in the car, I had to go to the garage, I had to go shopping with a poorly baby that kept crying. All this on 3 hours sleep and I still feel calm and good. Far less stressed than I was every day on the diazepam. I was a grumpy angry monster on them, even my best friend said I was a shadow of my former self. She now says the old me is back.

I pray to god that I am sorted. It's been three weeks on Saturday that I stopped the benzo's.

 

[villian]

Best of luck.

 

[ILoveSnowballs]

I hope I don't have to go back to that place. I don't think I can take any more.

I'm feeling so good a the moment, it's hard to imagine I could go back to feeling that awful. The doctor in A&E (ER) said he thought I was over the worst of it on Wednesday morning. I pray to god that he was right. But I'm under no illusions. I've had such a stressful day today. My tyre was flat before the school run (I managed to change the wheel in 20 minutes), I was nearly run off of the road in town with my baby in the car, I had to go to the garage, I had to go shopping with a poorly baby that kept crying. All this on 3 hours sleep and I still feel calm and good. Far less stressed than I was every day on the diazepam. I was a grumpy angry monster on them, even my best friend said I was a shadow of my former self. She now says the old me is back.

I pray to god that I am sorted. It's been three weeks on Saturday that I stopped the benzo's.

How are you feeling love, you all right?

I've just been reading the whole of this thread (only just found it) so sorry if I didn't wish you well earlier.
I know how shitty withdrawals are (well heroin and methadone) so I just about know what you're going through I've also been taking 2mg of valium daily (I know, such a tiny dose) for the last few months and I'm coming off the stuff myself (I really don't want another addiction on top of heroin, crack, methadone and tobacco) lol. There's not much to taper from so I'm just breaking the 2mg tablet in half and taking half (1mg) and then I'm gonna stop all together. I can't really feel much difference, only hot and cold, plus sweaty hands (though that may be because I'm also tapering on my methadone too) I'm sick of being addicted to shit, especially methadone and I want OFF! The only reason I started taking valium is because of me cutting down on the methadone. Now I can see myself getting hooked on them so I'm stopping 'em before it gets too out of hand.

If you're still feeling bad get yourself to another doctor, and as weird as this may sound buy yourself some Valerian Root tablets from a health shop. Just Google 'valerian root for benzo withdrawal'. They really help! I'm taking them for anxiety atm due to me cutting down on the methadone and they work wonders. They're meant to help even more with benzo wd as they work on the same part of the brain as benzos do.

Good luck and keep us posted x

 

[gembex]

How are you feeling love, you all right?

I've just been reading the whole of this thread (only just found it) so sorry if I didn't wish you well earlier.
I know how shitty withdrawals are (well heroin and methadone) so I just about know what you're going through I've also been taking 2mg of valium daily (I know, such a tiny dose) for the last few months and I'm coming off the stuff myself (I really don't want another addiction on top of heroin, crack, methadone and tobacco) lol. There's not much to taper from so I'm just breaking the 2mg tablet in half and taking half (1mg) and then I'm gonna stop all together. I can't really feel much difference, only hot and cold, plus sweaty hands (though that may be because I'm also tapering on my methadone too) I'm sick of being addicted to shit, especially methadone and I want OFF! The only reason I started taking valium is because of me cutting down on the methadone. Now I can see myself getting hooked on them so I'm stopping 'em before it gets too out of hand.

If you're still feeling bad get yourself to another doctor, and as weird as this may sound buy yourself some Valerian Root tablets from a health shop. Just Google 'valerian root for benzo withdrawal'. They really help! I'm taking them for anxiety atm due to me cutting down on the methadone and they work wonders. They're meant to help even more with benzo wd as they work on the same part of the brain as benzos do.

Good luck and keep us posted x

Thankyou for your lovely message, and your advice. I will google the valerian root.

Your message has really cheered me up as I was reading the other posts about how I was going to go back to the 'dark side' and I was beginning to feel depressed. I know it may happen and I'm so frightened about that.

I'm feeling great at the moment. I've just completed an essay that I was struggling with and now I'm cooking a chinese dinner. I'm feeling fab. I've vowed the only thing I'm going to take from here on in is the kids paracetamol suspension for pain relief! Unless of course it's something I'm prescribed like anti-biotics. I'm never going near another benzo or opiate. Nothing. I can't go through that withdrawal hell again. I've been depressed for a long time. I'd say the withdrawal process has taken three weeks. I feel like a new woman now though! I wake every morning and the first thing I think is, how do I feel? Am I OK? It's scary.

Thanks again for your fab post.

 

[deaf eye]

T I seriously recommend seeing a doctor and starting a taper down, that's a lot to stop basically cold turkey.

if he was getting them off of somebody
a lot of dr's will tell ya, ya need to check into a drug detox,
and not help

or just write you out a script for that one anti~histamine

 

[Regenesis2]

Hey, it's amazing you are still functioning. Really, see a decent doc who will reinstate you close to you original dose and taper you from there. Valerian and antihistamines won't help you much in this situation, and both substances made me crazy and hyped up when I tried them to cope with wd.

 

[gembex]

I'm a she not a he and I wasn't functioning for a week I ended up in hospital. I can't afford to think negatively as I will fall straight back to where I was. I am feeling 100% now and I have to move forwards as I will slip back. Thanks for your input though. Everyones messages have been taken on board!

 

[jimjones]

Hey, I read your story and it just made me cringe. How did you get off 200mg of valium within a week and are still functioning? How long were you consistently taking this high dosage? What did the doctors tell you? I bet one of the questions were, "where did you get this much?" I know in America they would probably, if you're lucky, give a week supply of like 10 mg / day at most, thinking you're trying to procure free vals (this from my experience).

It is very, very dangerous to taper from 200 mg to 0 mg if you've been taking benzos consistently for a "long" period. If it was for a few months or even longer, the chance is you'll probably get benzo relapse syndrome. On the bright side, I have known a couple of people that jumped off 10 or 20 mg after years of use without noticeable symptoms. I am NOT that lucky because of my brain chemistry. Recently, I was put on Effexor XR 150mg for about two months. I didn't like feeling apathy and living life without passion to get out of bed to eat. So I cold turkeyed it. Despite warnings, withdrawal was minimal. But I get agitated if I cut 1 mg of valium, but after taking 100 - 150 mg along with high doses of tramadol and soma, and taking a tumble *literally* a few years back, I learned the hard way how cruel and indifferent and naive the world is when it comes to benzodiazepines. So let's hope you're one of the lucky ones that can take that jump with withdrawal symptoms gradually leaving, but honestly I concur with others your taking a major gamble no matter how great or inconsistent your tolerance is to benzos. I don't recommend CTing this, and would rather break the law and procure more from a clandestine site than risk my life, but if you feel 100% ... This is the one of the most physically addictive drug EVER besides barbs or those prone to alcoholism.
Thanks for sharing and Good Luck!

 

[nerozero]

Guys, I think she realizes the possibilities but as she said, she is feeling 100% and negativity really is not going to help her at this point.

Try and stay positive, gembex. I had a 3-4mg a day xanax habit for about 6 months that I kicked cold turkey. It was hard, but it feels great to be liberated, doesn't it?

Best of luck, and keep us updated!

 

[John_Burrows]

Can a mod please rename this thread something subject-appropriate so when future generations do a thread title search it will come up?

And seriously, I beg all mods to crack down on posters who start threads with ambiguous, useless titles like this one. It doesn't matter how great the thread is or if the info in it is the best blue light has ever seen, with a title like "help me please" no one will ever know about it.

We can't shake our finger at users and tell them to "use the fucking search engine" if we're going to allow threads that wont show up in searches!

 

[dokomo]

I'm glad to hear you are doing well! I'm going to go ahead and close this since it seems to have ran its course. Feel free to update everyone in the future in the Progress Mega-thread here.