I've been through benzo w/d from bingeing on them. I used to have an RX for #90 1mg xanax w 2 refills. A month
That I was able to refill every 12 or 15 days Yeahh. My God. I no longer take benzos regularly. Occasionally.
I would take #90 in a 3 day period. Yes. I'm not proud of that. And when I ran out, I had re-bound anxiety, vomitting and had a unrelenting, sickening headache for about 72hrs straight. Couldn't sleep etc.
Neurontin w/d for me, is hell on Earth. I've been through the severest of opiate w/d and detoxes- Neurontin w/d is worse. I feel like I'm losing my mind. The anxiety, panic, terror and racing thoughts are unbearable on top of the physical symptoms that are very similar to opiate w/d.
That being said, I honestly don't know how you guys and girls got through long-term benzo usage w/d! From what I've learned about it here on BL; I actually feel w/d symptoms reading about it.
I'm glad for all you guys that have that behind you. It really does sound beyond horrible.