Deep Depression/Anxiety Help.

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Day 121

 

Experiencing DEEP DEEP depression and anxiety all day until sleep for the past 6 months. Experienced some of this prior to coming off, but not like this. It is VERY intense.

 

Where there is no hope other than making it through each day. Can you relate?

 

I need to hear from moderators or others who have been dealing with this for I am quite concerned.

 

Yes, I can do a few tasks but is it supposed to be this intense??

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dolphins1, Really sorry that you are suffering so... :'(

 

Yes, I can relate. My benzo was klonopin and though I had mild depression while on it, it has been almost immobilizing in WD, especially in the first year.  Anxiety was almost unbearable. These are all a part of WD. I know it can seem unbearable at times.  Can you do things to distract yourself?  I watched so much old TV, Carol Burnett video's on the internet and read all the posts here I could - on anxiety especially.  There are special Blogs for both topics.  You will find great support there too.

 

Don't give up, it does get better  .  After my year mark the fear got a lot better and the depression gets better as well.

 

Hang in there....  

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it does get a lot better dolphins.. i suffered the same way you did, and now my anxiety is lifting and so is my depression. im at 1 year 2 months out. stay strong, live each day, and you will see you recovery coming soon. distraction is the best, do anything and everything that pleases you, no regrets. and dont be hard on yourself.

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I've had spells of very dark depression where I'm just fed of life and I obsessively think about never getting better, I even had a bit of that today but what worked for me is, whenever you're feeling depressed, just do something, not something like watch TV but get outside, go shopping, go and see a friend or a relative, go swimming etc. I find by doing things like this I can snap myself out of my depression, but if I sit thinking about benzo withdrawal it just makes my depression worse and worse!

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I understand all of these helping techniques but I am afraid of seeing friends. It is hard for me to find things that I enjoy doing. There is so much shit going on upstairs that is overwhelming. I am aksin if anyone had this all day long until going to sleep or am I the only one life this. It has been for 2 years now. Though more intense the last year prior to me getting off of these.

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Dolphins,

 

Have you gotten a blood test done to check all your vitamin levels? I was feeling pretty anxious/depressed and my doc found out I had low vitamin-D levels. I felt a lot better once I started taking it. Just a thought.

 

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Yes Dolphins, i have it constantly, from moment i wake up untill i go to sleep for a year and a half now. Its so crippling i am bedridden. Depression is the worst when it that major. I cant go anywhere, do anything, no joy at all.

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Help! Does anyone have this and how do I hang in there?

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dolphins1: I was treated for depression for a period of one year just before tapering of Valium. I saw a Psychiatrist who set up my tapper plain. She informed me that when using Benzo's for a long period of time, they will place you into a depressed state and she also informed me that it can take over a year to get rid of all the side effects. My fourth month and the beginning of my five month was pure hell for me. My mind was racing with a allot of "what ifs" and ''should haves''. Panic and anxiety were through the roof.  My Psych.asked if I would attend cognitive therapy sessions and it helped me get through this last hellish period.  I am not trying to push anything on anyone.

 

The book we are going through is titled; Mind Over Mood. If you a browser search on it, their was a copy of it that you could read on line.

 

For anxiety I an preforming deep breathing exercises, 3x day for 10min and I walk a couple of miles a day and allot of stretching exercises for tense muscles. You can also fined them on line.

 

In the last two weeks, I have started to laugh again and If it is a wave I am riding all the way into shore.

 

You will get through it.

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Dophins1--I feel so bad for you.  I've lived through lots of different things but I really think depression is the absolute worst.  And what makes it harder is that people who have never visited that dark place simply haven't a clue.  But the thing is, people DO heal from this.  You will be better, I know, and then you'll be so glad you hung in there like you did!  I'm going to be thinking about you. 

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Hi Bruce , I had anxiety for 5 straight mos 24/7, it was horendous but it stopped in my 6th mo. I hope this helps you...Diane