I am so tired all of the time

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6/3 I went down another 5% to 1.125mg Clonazepam. I am just so tired al of the time, my body aches and I am just so frustrated.

 

I see the Addiction Psych tomorrow and wonder if he is going to be able to make the process any more tolerable.

 

How did I get here?

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Stu, the fatigue for me is my worst symptom and today every muscle and bones ache even my teeth and facial  cheek bones. Unfortunately  It's part of the healing process.  I don't think there's any magic remedy but share whatever your doc suggests.  God Bless

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I've been super tired too through this nightmare but feel it has to do with the trauma my body is going through. How can it not get tired of the stress, sxs, etc.  It's awful.

Hopefully it will get better with time and I get my life back.

Take care. K

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Stu- I totally understand how you are feeling. Your body gets so so tired from the battle you don't think you can make it and you wonder how you ever got started on the benzo in the first place. I have decided if I am tired- which I am most of the time recently- it is OK to sleep extra in the morning or take a nap - if that helps. You need to take extra care of yourself to get through this. Hang in there- I am thinking of you!

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Thank you ontheroadme, for your kind words and support. If all I had to deal with is this nightmare, it would still be hell on wheels. However, I was recently informed that I have a diseased Gallbladder (had three major attacks since March 2016) which is going to most likely have to come out (see surgeon this Friday). Being a man, believe it is one of the closet experiences to having a baby, with no joy but pain on a scale of 1-10 being a 12. I also have Barrett's Esophagus which needs to be checked soon and I have horrible Varicose veins on my left leg that have become problematic. I was poisoned three years ago by Cipro antibiotic, which left me with Peripheral Neuropathy in both of my legs, going on three years now (24/7). I swear sometimes I just don't know how I am supposed to deal with all that gets thrown at me. I heard it once said that God only gives you as much as you can handle, guess he did not have me in mind. I know others have it worse. However, having been very athletic for 40 years of my life, to have been stopped in my tracks as I have been, is more than I can digest at times. Trying to find the silver lining in all of this, just hard to see. I wonder how much of any of any of this is related to pumping the poisons I am on, into my body? Wish I could push a do over button, taking me back to before all of this began.

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Hello I understand what you are going through.  Not an easy task.  Hopefully it gets better.  Retired my career of over 30 years because of two lousy tablets which I took to relieve the OCD anxiety.  There must be a reason for these things to happen.  Please let me know how you are.

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I hear you on the fatigue, Stutaz, along with the explosion of physical/psychological sxs that seem to accompany the benzo experience. I feel positively beleaguered and overwhelmed by the crapstorm of stuff thrown at me a lot of the time i.e. "Seriously?!" Life can always-of course-be a lot worse, but in terms of 'civilized torture' in the developed world, I think living with and tapering benzos is right up there. Talk about having to put on blinkers, and take it one step at a time. Unwavering faith in the Getting Off Process is a given; take inspiration from those who've ditched the beastie.

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Stu, I'm sorry you have a lot on your plate. I recently had my gallbladder removed laparoscopic surgery. It was easy fast recovery and please note I'm a wimp. As far as your peripheral neuropathy I have Lyme neuropathy and I'm no doctor but ever since I hit withdrawl my newuropathy has gotten worse.  There's no doubt in my mind that once off this crap your neuropathy will improve.  Try to stay away from gluten and sugar and walk walk walk.  Big hug.

Ps. Fatigue suck, but look at what your body's going through. You will get better and be better than ever because you'll be off this crap.  Big Hug, Mena.  God Bless Us Everyone.