Old 01-07-2012, 05:51 PM
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MemphisBlues
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Dub...ringing in the ears (tinnitus), songs stuck in your head, anxiety, depression, panicky thoughts...they're all part of benzo withdrawal.

I know you know the beers ain't going to help. in fact, they will only contribute to an extension of the protracted benzo withdrawal.

I haven't followed your posts since the first few, but I do know that only time heals this crap, but I fear those couple of beers are subtracting from the time of pain you are now going through.

Have you consulted with a doctor? Have you read the Ashton Manual?

The ringing in the ears plagued me for six months. The songs still get stuck 15 months later. Are you getting any face-to-face support? Even in the rooms of AA, people would say, but dude, the benzos are out of your system by now. Few get it unless you have been there.

A simple fact: Alcohol tingles the same neurons in the brain that benzos replaced. You are not making progress by drinking those couple of beers.

Your courage is inspiring, and only a benzo survivor like me knows the hell you are going through.
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