Hi everybody!
B57, like many many other, I prescribe benzo for sleep. In my case, I have bad tinnitus. They give to me, it work, I happy, and so they just keep prescribe for 10+ year! I not realize my personality change darker and more depress. Once I research what benzo do in body, I like HOLY CRAP! You not even suppose to be on them for more than two week max. I horrify! I realize is big part of my depressions and since I already in alcohol withdrawal misery, I decide to ditch the benzo too. Anybody on benzo for period of time body will get addicted. I must emphasize, I was NEVER addict to benzo psychologically. I never once abuse them, nor take more than my Rx dose. Usual I take less than Rx dose!
Here is what I experience in benzo withdrawal:Almost zero sleep first month, now maybe 3-4 hour
Horrific violent nightmare
Rapid heartbeat
Intense micro-flashes of internal heat that feel like I gonna combust
Also same intensity chills
Extreme anxiety, in brain and gut
Light-headed and fainty all the time
Double visions
Not able to eat anything- current weight loss 25 pound
Super loud electric buzzing and zaps in head
Tremors and trembling
Extreme, painful stiff jaw and shoulders
Ears always burn and tingle
Lot of period of depersonalization, brainfog, memory problems
Sudden, instense episodes of weird nausea/dread feelings in stomach
God awful gross smelling sweats come out my body
Super cloudy eyes
Extreme painful seizing and cramping of all muscle in body
Is likely I will take full year for physical symptoms to significantly abate. I has warn all my friend to does they research before taking benzo medications.