Can't handle any stress

[[Ja...]]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone else has a problem with going out? I get so upset just thinking about going out of my apartment that I can go into a panic attack. I have someone to my shopping, laundry, etc. The few times that I had to force myself to go to the Doctor, I had to up dose on my K just to numb myself enough to get there. What is wrong with me? Is it the Klonopin withdrawl doing this to me. I feel like a shell of the person I use to be. Anyone? I need some help in  dealing with this. I even get upset when I take a shower. This is crazy, or maybe I am!

[[gr...]]

Our nervous systems are very delicate right now. I cant handle any stress either without suffering in a physical way.

I also cant go out with out it being just overwhelming. Showers, cooking even getting dressed are all just hugh chores now.

 

Your not crazy, we are just very sick in wd. It will get better.

[[Ja...]]

Thank you Groovejuice, for getting back to me. It is so hard for my family and friends to understand this, which is hard because they think no one could be that bad off just coming off of pills. I feel like such a burden and I have to pay everyone to do things for me. I use to be so independent and now I go from bed to couch day in and day out. I see your on Klonopin also, this is one nasty Benzo.

I hope it will get better because I don't know how'd much longer I can survive this, how much longer before everyone walks away from me and I'm left to manage this all alone. I live alone now and if it wasn't for one person I know that needs money I would be up the creek without a paddle. Not much support from my two Son's, sad to say.

Sorry, just feeling sorry for myself!

[[Mi...]]

I completely tapered this February. I have been benzo free for 7 months.  This also happened to me. I had never experienced agoraphobia until I started to taper.  You are not crazy.  I struggled with the exact same thing. Now there are days it doesn't bother me to leave the house and days it does out of the blue. It comes and goes. The good days are great and the bad days are dark. I think the worst part of this whole thing is the anticipation of the bad days. Even if I am having a great day I can't help to think when will I not be me. When will the benzo hell begin again.      What really helped me is going somewhere simple (after a few months of being completely off the pills.)  I find it easier to be somewhere close to home and somewhere I can leave at any time.  Like Walgreens. It's a smaller store and easy to get in and out of. But, making dinner reservations or agreeing to sit in a movie theater for 2 hours is just to much.  I still don't do well when I feel like I have to be somewhere or I am stuck.   

[[Ja...]]

I am so happy for you Miss Jen that you got off this poison. I had no idea what I was in for when I started taking this medication for anxiety. It worked fine for me for so long than it turned on me, and now I am where I am today. Your post gives me hope that I can get off also, it's just so hard. Being older doesn't help much either. I had such happy plans for my retirement, never thought it would be like this.

[[gr...]]

Yes Jaddy, im at a point i thought i would be set financially and very happy with life. Now i am just poor and depressed.

Ive been bedridden, couch ridden for 15 months now....and im still taparing.