Are there any polydrugged success stories.

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The title says it all.

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There are several, here's one

 

http://www.benzobuddies.org/forum/index.php?topic=95076.0

 

-dbell

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Looks like she was only on a benzo.  Oh well.  Gotta keep praying.  I'm screwed.

 

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A lot of people on this site have been poly-drugged and have healed from it. The damage that these drugs do is NOT permanent.

The AD (antidepressant drugs) take a shorter amount of time for you to heal...The benzo's take a longer amount of time....Depending on many things...Usual healing time, if you taper is approximately 18 months, but we still do not know enough about the healing times.

CT healing takes longer, but also occurs. Look through the Success stories and you will see multiple success stories.

I am so sorry you are suffering, but I can promise you that if you never take another Benzo (or Benzo related drug), you too will heal completely. I know the agony that is caused from the waiting, I really do. All I can offer you is the promise that you will heal completely...and the advice to try to find things to pass the time, drink lots of water and stay away from any drugs..they make things worse...eventually it will become easier and easier.

Hang in there..

Much love and healing,

Causing

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The title says it all.

 

Umm. . .yes, quite a few!

 

Keep in mind, satch, most people don't list all of the drugs they are on in their profile, and when going through an in-patient detox, most people end up on support meds. Very common.

 

In fact, it looks like MOST of the success stories are coming from folks using AD's, AP's, and / or Neurotin as support meds, regardless of using detox or coming off at home:

 

http://www.benzobuddies.org/forum/index.php?topic=84857.0

 

http://www.benzobuddies.org/forum/index.php?topic=74108.0

 

http://www.benzobuddies.org/forum/index.php?topic=116069.0

 

http://www.benzobuddies.org/forum/index.php?topic=115890.0

 

http://www.benzobuddies.org/forum/index.php?topic=115427.0

 

http://www.benzobuddies.org/forum/index.php?topic=115720.0

 

http://www.benzobuddies.org/forum/index.php?topic=46090.0

 

http://www.benzobuddies.org/forum/index.php?topic=108538.0

 

http://www.benzobuddies.org/forum/index.php?topic=110915.0

 

http://www.benzobuddies.org/forum/index.php?topic=72504.0

 

I'm finding more success stories involving multiple meds than I can with folks who went through this process with only a benzo!

 

All I can say, satch, is stop looking for the negative. I did that for decades, and all it got me was decades on many, many drugs.

 

When I started looking for the positive, it took a lot of work. I mean a TON of soul searching, writing "gratitude journals," listening to guided meditations, and looking beyond myself.

 

In an effort to live without meds, I'm having to chart my own course. No one is going to come in and do it for me. And I wouldn't want them to - this is a journey of self-discovery and healing.

 

I've been on this journey for awhile now - it's 3.5 months out from benzos and 18 months out from AD's. I'm hoping to come off the Seroquel completely, but I'm not stewing over the fact I'm still on it.

 

I really hope you spend the time going through the success stories and thinking of some things you're grateful for and thinking of things you are going to do when you're well. The constant obsessive thoughts of "gloom" and "woe is me" is part benzo lies, but eventually, if you can start to work on how to handle depression and anxiety off meds while you're still on them, you're going to be able to come off them sooner.

 

I had a Rabbi back in the South where I grew up. He used to say, Gratitude is an attitude. I was young back then and thought he only said that because he had a good job, really nice family, money, etc.

 

Now I get it.

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Yes, Satch .... three separate withdrawals.

The hell does end!

 

Take excellent care of yourself .....

Stay focused and determined to recover your health.

Never give up!

 

Lizie   

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satch,

I am not a Success Story yet, but hope to be. I was on some other garbage for a short amount of time while hospitalized (Depakote, Seroquel, Ambien) but didn't bother listing them because it was only for a few weeks. I tapered the meds listed in my sig and, while each took its toll, they seem far away now ... except for the benzos. I probably should have tapered the K first since it takes so long. Whatever. I am nothing special- just an average guy. The only thing I do special is exercise a good amount. I will recover from polydrugging which means you will too. I know you will.

 

Mind- you are helpful & encouraging. Thank you. 

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satch,

I am not a Success Story yet, but hope to be. I was on some other garbage for a short amount of time while hospitalized (Depakote, Seroquel, Ambien) but didn't bother listing them because it was only for a few weeks. I tapered the meds listed in my sig and, while each took its toll, they seem far away now ... except for the benzos. I probably should have tapered the K first since it takes so long. Whatever. I am nothing special- just an average guy. The only thing I do special is exercise a good amount. I will recover from polydrugging which means you will too. I know you will.

 

Mind- you are helpful & encouraging. Thank you. 

 

Aw, shucks, prufrock. You all are so amazing, you make it truly worthwhile being here. 

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I was on Latuda, an anti psychotic at 60 mg and the doctor didn't have a clue that it should of taken 3 months they had me off in 8 days,,I had a total meltdown, brain zaps, d/p and severe catastrophising and depression..

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I was put on many, many different anti-depressants, anti-convulsant, anit-psycotic, sleeping pills and then topped the list off with benzos for a time span of over 25 years.  I am not a success story but I am well on my way.  I've took my last pill mid July and haven't looked back.  I have lingering mild depression, tintinitus, cog fog and the brain just is a slow thinker right now.  But all and all, things are slowly getting better and better. I think I am doing really well.  My biggest issues are lack of emotion and drive but I do feel the emotions coming back and I'm slowly working on the drive and ambition.  I believe that time will make everything all better but I also believe that I must work at changing my life style and beliefs.

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gonnawin, that is a great attitude. I am sure you will get through this, because you seem to be trying to understand yourself and accept responsibility for your own part in the whole problem. I agree...its not just stopping the drug(s). A whole lot of it is facing whatever brought you to them in the first place.

Keep up the good work....you'll get there. And thank you for posting  a little of your story on this thread.

east

 

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Thanks Eastcoast  I honestly have lived in tolerance withdrawal for so long that what is lingering right now is nothing I can't handle.  I do feel like I'm healed in many ways.  My hope is that my depression gets better and possibly goes away.  If it doesn't I just know that I must exercise more than most people.  I have actually had to come to terms with the fact that I need it's time to get out of the office off my butt and look for a job where I can get some much needed exercise.  Prior to office work I worked as a waitress and never had a depressing day in my life.  Since moving to the office my life has been all about depression.  This was a tough one to swallow.  But this is how I look at it.  There are long haired dogs and short haired dogs and active dogs and not so active dogs.  I believe that some people must stay more active than others to keep their systems in balance.  If it's not true.. who cares but it seems to be working for me.  Eckhart was the one who opened my thinking channels.  I so much wanted to be more spiritual but though I believed it I just couldn't always count on myself following it.  I did some heavy duty work on my thought processes.  I took a hold of thoughts and I went through times in my life and said to myself, did it work here, nope, did it work at this point in my life, nope, did it work here, nope, did it every do me any good to think that thought.. nope.. okay.. time to change that deep seated thought.  It was a wonderful eye opener.  But you have to be able to look at past behaviour in a non-judmental.. let's just say.. went left, nope let's try right and move on.  I don't think of things as bad or good.  I think of them as left or right.  There is no normal.. bad is only a perception of who feels its bad.  I have read more self help books and spirtual books that I even care to mention but they helped me tremendously.  One day at time... I've changed my eating habits.. the list goes on but it's a good list...lol

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gonnawin,

I think you may be right about the exercise thing. I cannot exercise much due to an old injury but I do find that I have to keep moving in order to feel well. I stay busy, even if I have to take breaks.

 

I think youre right about there being no right/wrong (except when it comes to hurting another being - or planet Earth) and looking at it in left/right makes sense to me. Sounds like a healthy attitude.

 

I remember Eckhart! Hope she is doing okay.

east

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Eckhart Toole is a spiritual writer/leader.. a he... but I have seen posts from someone on here thats name is Eckhart also, probably the she you are referring to. 

 

I also agree with you on not hurting someone or planet earth... but for those that have, they must think of it as right or left to evaluate and alter their incorrect behaviours without to much self ridicule or contempt.  If you look back at your time line and want to evaluate.. you must protect yourself and be kind.  What was done, was done.. you can only move forward.  I'm not saying I have any horrible horrible regrets but I'm sure their are people who do.  They have to acknowledge it and change their thought process how ever possible.  We are only human and far from perfect and we are hugely affected by our environments internally (sometimes no control on the thoughts)  and externally.  It's so easy to take a wrong turn... just simple, turn the other way... go right instead of left...lol  It's logic really.  Too many of us have made to many decisions with our emotional right brains... they are not always bad decisions but they are emotional decisions.  Some of us are more in tuned to our right brains.  Logic is not something we even like to process.... but we must learn to put a little more logic into our lives.  I still think very emotionally and always will but now before i make my decision, i say wait a minute, lets bring in the logic, let's see how this decision will pan out and I process what could happen.  It's simply magic adding logic into the recipe for the journey of your life.  For me not fun... but I have seen the benefits of how it can help me so I do it.

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There are so many insights in gonnawin's posts it is unbelievable. Congrats on being med free!!! You are so right- it's about pivoting. Go left, go right, go left again, and eventually you will hit the straight path.  Life will be so much easier for us post-benzo.

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Thank you and it's true. 

 

Here's an example:

 

My girlfriend met a guy and she really liked him.  I met this same guy online and he said some disgusting things to me after a disagreement.  I decided there and then that this man was not good for her and I didn't ever want to be around him and a lot of other people didn't care for him for other reasons that I'm not going to get in to.  I thought that if we all left her to be with him and nobody wanted to be around them that she would give in and move on from him. I have known this girl for over 40 years and this ended up causing a fall out in our relationship.  We had nothing to do with each other for about 6 months before this we seen each other about 3 times a week.  Life was truly horrible for both of us.  One day I looked at the whole picture.  I knew a little about why she liked this guy and never did she say that he spoke to her like he spoke to me. I then thought.. hmmmm.. he probably is not that bad of a person, I'm sure he gets up in the morning with no premeditated thoughts of saying or doing mean things.  He probably felt some kind of shelter online and his emotions errupted without any filter what so ever.  I knew he wasn't an axe killer and I wasn't worried about him physically hurting her.  I then thought of what would happen if no longer judged him for our disagreement conversation on how this would then allow me to see more of my girlfriend on a regular basis. Well, I decided to let it go and decided to give him another chance.  I now have my relationship back with my girlfriend and it's been over a year and I've had no confrontations with him as of to date.  So my pig headedness really caused a huge falling out with a best friend thinking I was doing her a favour.  I was wrong... or lets say I was going right and then I chose to go left and life has been much better.  Thinking logic got my friendship back.  If I was thinking emotionally I'd still be in a fall out with her thinking I was doing the right thing.  Thank god for bringing a little logic into my life.

 

 

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here is the story of one poly drugged lady on youtube

 

the life i lost to psychiatric drugs and the benzodiazepine that was the final straw///////

 

 

it will get better no matter what.....

 

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I was poly drugged and I wrote a success story. The antipsychotics were arguably worse for me than benzos but I didn't experience any withdrawal from APs and pretty much felt like myself about 3 months after I stopped while benzo withdrawal is the gift that keeps on giving.