Benzos withdrawl 1-2 months after?

[AAP]

in the past 2 weeks, i have been noticing some sever mostly Mental, which what i think to be are withdrawl effects from Benzos(valium/klonopin).

Il start with my story, I started taking Benzos about 2 years ago very on and off for Social anxiety caused by my ADD medication Adderall. i started out at around 1mg - 2mg klonopin, on and off of that. and 5-10mg valium at most, on and off of that. I was always very on and off with these drugs and never really committed to either of them. up to when i first decided to completely never take this drug again which was about 6 weeks ago I was rarely even taking much in the first place, i would go all week without taking a pill and then just pop maybe 2-3mg of Klonopin on the weekend so when i went out to socialize i could relax a little more. the weird thing was is a never noticed any serious withdrawl effects ever, neither physically or mentally from these drugs.

So finally about 4 weeks ago i said i am done, never taking these again not even on the weekend. For the past week i have been going through what i think are some scary withdrawl effects from my very very low dose of long term use of benzodiazepines.

My symptoms include:
Social Anxiety, just being in public in general i am uncomfortable, i feel like just walking down the street to class that everyone is looking and analyzing me, i am a college student and even just sitting in class, i even had a panic attack 5 days ago in class. I socialize less with my friends and feel uncomfortable around kids i've been close with since i was in 8th grade.

major Hypersensitivity:
everything in may day seems abnormal, like i said my senses feel really extreme right now, smells change my mood, i feel like every person i am passing on the street is gonna walk right into me, in class i am focusing on everything around me besides what the teacher is saying, what people are doing. its like a really uncomfortable alertness

Dialated pupils:
I've noticed every time i get this feeling i look in the mirror and see that my pupils are much larger than normal

this about wraps most of it that i have noticed,

so my biggest question to you guys is do you think this is related to benzos even if i really had no withdrawl effects the times i would take week breaks without a single pill?

if so should i just continue to stay off of these and go through this until hopefully it ends, risking my grades falling in school.
or possibly go back on them until this semester is over and i get a month off for winter break, making me not have to deal with as much of the Social effects being at home

any help you guys give is appreciated, thanks

 

[hydrochron]

To me it sounds like you just have normal anxiety like everyone else. It's normal to be nervous, and you might of been used to using benzo's as a crutch. It's not benzo withdrawal that your experiencing, your most likely used to using benzo's in social situations and now you simply dont have them.

I would suggest working out, meditating, just chill out and know that it's all in your head.

Peace

 

[Suboxone]

It could be normal anxiety, but it could also be Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome. Basically, you get bits and pieces of withdrawal symptoms over the two years after you get clean. There are ways to deal with it, talk with your doctor.

 

[JamtasticX]

Here's the question, why does it matter?

If it's regular anxiety, or "Paws", whats the difference. If you don't want to use benzo's anymore, then you won't. However, if you are trying to make an excuse to use them, or you know they are there as a crutch, it makes it more likely that what's normal mental issues will get turned into withdrawals, to justify using them.


If you really want to get off you have to try not to think about it. Otherwise you run a good chance of going back, since you'll always "know" the answer to the problems you experiencing lies in a pill

 

[HdoubleODeezy]

^ +1.. good post. it actually made me double think about my kpin taper im on right now and how i know at some point i will be off them but i don't want to be and will find a way or reason to stay on them or at least take them occasionally when needed lol.

 

[AAP]

Here's the question, why does it matter?

If it's regular anxiety, or "Paws", whats the difference. If you don't want to use benzo's anymore, then you won't. However, if you are trying to make an excuse to use them, or you know they are there as a crutch, it makes it more likely that what's normal mental issues will get turned into withdrawals, to justify using them.


If you really want to get off you have to try not to think about it. Otherwise you run a good chance of going back, since you'll always "know" the answer to the problems you experiencing lies in a pill

I was just thinking that it might be better to go through this while I am not in such an important time in my life, seeing as I'm a college student and almost all of whatever is going on right now is directly affecting me while I'm in class. but now im realizing if it actually is "PAWS" theres absolutely no point in going back because if this may persist for 2 years there is no way i could put off anything important that long, most i could think of would be a month off for winter break.

also I was just trying to get an understanding of why I would never through my 3 years of taking Benzos, be affected by this feeling and then all of a sudden make an attempt to go clean of everything and end up feeling like I'm going through a Benzo Withdrawl,

idk maybe it is just all in my head,

thanks for the feedback guys