I am at the end of acute and things are worse than ever.

[[Du...]]

Now what am I supposed to think? It's 4 weeks and one day and I don't know how to proceed. I may have to go back on it and live on it? Or try to get off again? Omg. I am going give crippled if this keeps up.

[[...]]

Add me there. 6 week.

Today so so bad.

 

Is there really such as acute?

All getting worse.

[[Be...]]

I'm 4 months in c/t and I just keep gaining symptoms..

[[Du...]]

Omg. Are either of you functional?

[[Du...]]

How did you ct clonazepam and not get muscle convulsions like me? I had a bad taper bc dr is a-hole and I didn't know any better, so now I am crippled?

[[me...]]

Now what am I supposed to think? It's 4 weeks and one day and I don't know how to proceed. I may have to go back on it and live on it? Or try to get off again? Omg. I am going give crippled if this keeps up.

 

There's no timetable to benzo withdrawal, though acute withdrawal can certainly last more than a month.  What you're going through is normal, it's nothing to get excited about.  TIME, and how much time is not within our control, TIME is the healer.

[[Do...]]

Time and distraction  :thumbsup:

 

I learned the distraction part from Megan and it does work. 

[[Du...]]

Listen: you guys who tapered have no idea the damage from a bad taper. Will my agony end? It doesn't seem like it. I am thinking of reinstating if I can find someone to support it. Can't live like this. Every day, no end. Only one chance to pull this garbage out of your body and if u don't do it perfect, you have to die?

[[Ch...]]

You won't die from this, Dutchess.  If you are suicidal, which is fairly common in withdrawal, then you must get some on the ground support that cannot be dealt with on an online forum.  Here's a link to self-help links:  Self Harm Links to Support and if you are indeed feeling this way please get some help near you.

[[Do...]]

And you won't listen to anything anybody tells you.  I've seen the moderators try to help you over and over again but you won't listen.  I see a lot of people on here suffering everyday.  Yes, I'm tapering and doing good.  And when I'm suffering, I distract myself, I don't sit around thinking about it. 

[[Be...]]

Dutchess

As we speak of agony, I went c/t and I know the pain. Please, keep it in mind that it will get better and at the end we all heal. If you don't have your symptoms before you touch a benzo, they will disappear when your body healed.

 

Hang in there 

[[be...]]

Listen: you guys who tapered have no idea the damage from a bad taper. Will my agony end? It doesn't seem like it. I am thinking of reinstating if I can find someone to support it. Can't live like this. Every day, no end. Only one chance to pull this garbage out of your body and if u don't do it perfect, you have to die?

 

Good grief when will you understand that even people who taper can experience debilitating withdrawals.  it's not the case for the majority but unfortunately it does happen to some who do sensible tapers. reinstatements are typically only done if symptoms are debilitating or life-threatening. I don't believe yours to be debilitating but if you were suicidal it may be life-threatening so under those circumstances you may want to consider a reinstatement.

[[Du...]]

My muscles are turning to stone. All of them. What good will that be to me? I was athletic!! You all have your good taper to fall back on and know that most things will reverse. I don't have that. I only have agony to look at and I don't see people jumping up that had a bad taper and ct and say they are back to normal. Only the people who knew to taper. ):

[[Ch...]]

My muscles are turning to stone. All of them. What good will that be to me? I was athletic!! You all have your good taper to fall back on and know that most things will reverse. I don't have that. I only have agony to look at and I don't see people jumping up that had a bad taper and ct and say they are back to normal. Only the people who knew to taper. ):

 

Have a look: Success Stories

If you scan through the signatures you'll find plenty of these were cold turkey withdrawals.

[[Du...]]

My muscles are turning to stone and I don't have a good taper to back me up and know I will get well again. This is no life. I had a great wonderful life before without muscle attacks every day for no stupid reason other than not doing a perfect taper which I wasn't told about.

[[li...]]

Dutchess,

 

There is no such thing as a perfect taper !

[[Du...]]

The taper saves you in the end. I will be stuck with stones for muscles if I am lucky. I haven't seen anybody do well especially with clonazepam without tapering.

[[Du...]]

Yes, but u all know how to taper. Reasonably. Why wasn't I informed of that?

[[me...]]

The taper saves you in the end. I will be stuck with stones for muscles if I am lucky. I haven't seen anybody do well especially with clonazepam without tapering.

 

You're generalizing, big time.  And being simplistic.  Many people have long and difficult healing periods even after a taper.  Some who don't taper "correctly" have easy withdrawals.  You're also catastrophizing.  The way you feel now WON'T last forever.  You'll heal in time.  Please TRY to understand that.  Ranting about it won't make any difference as to how much time it takes, so you might as well relax.

[[Du...]]

Then why are there so many bad tapers and no tapers in the protracted board? Also, my muscle stuff was convulsions, not muscle spasms. Crushing attacks for hours at a time. Face, eyes, neck, back, upper back, abdomen, everything has been turned to stone. How can I hope for a reasonable outcome? Heart palpitations all day and churning abdomen to the heart beat. This is sub human

[[Ch...]]

My muscles are turning to stone and I don't have a good taper to back me up and know I will get well again. This is no life. I had a great wonderful life before without muscle attacks every day for no stupid reason other than not doing a perfect taper which I wasn't told about.

 

I'm concerned that if you continue to post without responding to those who are attempting to support you, you're going to find that most people will stop replying to your posts.  Dramatic and repetitive posts that rarely acknowledge those who are posting to your threads are going to cause people to give up and move on to support people who appear to gain from that support. 

 

Listen: you guys who tapered have no idea the damage from a bad taper.

 

You're also going to alienate people with comments like this.  People here have an excellent idea about the excruciating symptoms from a rapid taper or cold turkey.  Sometimes a good taper brings on intolerable symptoms, too.

 

What are you doing to deal with your symptoms? 

 

What have you tried?

 

Are you in contact with your doctor about your muscle and other withdrawal issues?  If you are having intolerable symptoms, there are adjunct meds he can give you temporarily.

 

Have you spoken to your doctor about his/her taper method?  If not, I would.  It may help someone else if you educate your doctor.  Continually running your doctor down here isn't very productive.  Doctors in general are unaware of the need for some patients to taper slowly.

 

Yes, but u all know how to taper. Reasonably. Why wasn't I informed of that?

 

Most of us did not know how to taper and ended up here because we were looking for help.

 

I would ask your doctor why you weren't informed.  And then let him know what's happened to you.

[[Du...]]

I am responding to all of you for answering. I don't know how to address only one person. When that doc thru me in to this withdrawal all wrong, I told off their office and left. He had no clue how to do it right. Beste, you CT'd clonaz? How are you now and how long did it take? Did u have muscle convulsions? This has been the scariest thing bc they last for hours and turns out can ruin muscles. I thought this was part of withdrawal, but in fact I see it isn't. The convulsions aren't spasms. They are long duration static convulsions of muscles over the head, face, inside eyes, back muscles, calf muscles. Bladder, abdominal muscles shortened and pulled like a drawstring. Hard like rocks. I don't see how this can alleviate . By the time my brain heals those muscle will be long shortened for a long time. So sad that a great really healthy body is now ruined. And if someone can say otherwise about the shortened abs and crushed abdominal parts, please feel free to make me feel better. I do appreciate everyone answering. Thank you. But my hope is very low as my legs are numbing now after this afternoons attack.

[[li...]]

If you're dealing with true convulsions, maybe a doc can prescribe an anticonvulsant. I don't know if that would help or hurt. Ask the doc (neurologist?).

 

You're obviously upset, but opening these new threads all the time and keep on posting about the same thing won't do you any good.

 

Sometimes the only thing that is required is patience.

[[Du...]]

Oh, I do stretching, yoga tape, rolling in foam roller. Bt you can't stretch cement . Also, my body has this stinging sensation all over. It's like the neurotransmitters are flowing around and stinging muscles and skin at will. It's vile. Probably those excitatory neurotransmitters that blew when I pulled the drug too fast. Anyone have this? I know the protracted people do. Have seen something similar.

[[Du...]]

Well, the convulsions have been so severe for this whole WD and acute that I will ask doc, but so much damage is done by now. I didn't know how to get off this drug properly ):.