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[[Ja...]]

Could my having gone cold turkey in the hospital caused permanent damage? I was in a detox so there was no taper. I can't sleep. Everything I think I am going to fall asleep terror comes over me and jolts me back to the awake state. Has anyone else felt this?

[[be...]]

No, you are not permanently damaged. However it can take some time to heal from a cold turkey withdrawal after long term use. It looks like you are only four months from your detox. In the world of a cold turkey withdrawal that is fairly early.  I, too, did a detox from a high dose after over a decade of use. I know firsthand how hard the early month are.  What I can tell you from my own and experience and seeing others is the majority are mostly healed by the 18th mark.  It is often a slow gradual process. Your CNS needs to heal. It has been through a lot, but it will heal.  Insomnia unfortunately fairly common. So is the jolting awake. These, like other symptoms, are just temporary. Time is the healer.

[[Ja...]]

Thank you benzos-R-cruel

You have often time given me so much encouragement and advice. Thank you so much.