[Mb...] Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 This symptom is just too much. I am so done with it. I can't imagine ever taking a benzo again, but this is so unbearable. Guess I'm just venting to whoever will listen, I'm sorry guys. This is really hard to deal with.😠Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[fe...] Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 It really does get better. It took 11 mos to go away, and it was the last physical symptom to leave.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Mb...] Posted September 4, 2016 Author Share Posted September 4, 2016 Thank you Fergie. This symptom is so draining. I think it's going to be the last one to leave for me too. It's so depressing, and there's really no escaping it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[si...] Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 I can tell you that this symptom has gotten better for me, but unfortunately it does take a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Sc...] Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 I know the feeling. I'm only 5 weeks free of Klonopin and constantly feel like my head is in a vice. With the head pressure do you also have the feeling that your brain is like crawling with ants? I don't really know how to explain it. But it's horrible and pretty scary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[er...] Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Hey Mbusybee! I'm sorry that this is wearing on your nerves.. I totally understand it! For me, from benzo w/d, the head and facial pressure was with me for most of the time during my 7 month taper and lasted about 3-4 months after I jumped. I always felt a lot of pressure on my forehead, and i had various "brain" symptoms, like it felt like my brain was liquid, moving around in my head, it felt like it was in a vise grip (w/ varying strengths), it sometimes felt like the brain was swelling too big for my skull, and sometimes parts of my brain would just go numb.. I didn't have the facial pressure too bad, except for pressure behind my eyes, and like i said, on my forehead. oh, and lest I forget, that it also felt like I was wearing a tight wool hat much of the time, and i got brutal "headrush" feelings of being extremely lightheaded, whenever I'd bend over, or stand up..  Are you experiencing any of that still? So, guess what? I get to go through all of this again!!! : )  A few weeks after i jumped off of clonazepam, I tried to go c/t off of the risperadal i take, (which is a powerful anti-psychotic I was put on during "tolerance w/d" a few years ago), and I had an awful time of it.. i re-instated to 3/4 of my original dose, but all of these head symptoms got much worse for a couple of months.. Anyway, I've just begun tapering off of the risperidal in a more sensible way, and the head stuff is coming back again, and i have to accept that i'm going to feel it all again for at least the next 3-4 months.. This head pressure also creates a lot of "cog fog" for me - does it do that for you?? this shit we have to go through, sometimes gets me so mad at these pharma companies and stupid doctors, but there's no recourse that i know of, unless we go completely "off the reservation" and get vigilante on these entities, but that's just a sick fantasy! : ) oh well, i know it did pass for me from the benzo w/d, so hopefully it will pass for you as well, and soon! - Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Mb...] Posted September 4, 2016 Author Share Posted September 4, 2016 Hey Mbusybee! I'm sorry that this is wearing on your nerves.. I totally understand it! For me, from benzo w/d, the head and facial pressure was with me for most of the time during my 7 month taper and lasted about 3-4 months after I jumped. I always felt a lot of pressure on my forehead, and i had various "brain" symptoms, like it felt like my brain was liquid, moving around in my head, it felt like it was in a vise grip (w/ varying strengths), it sometimes felt like the brain was swelling too big for my skull, and sometimes parts of my brain would just go numb.. I didn't have the facial pressure too bad, except for pressure behind my eyes, and like i said, on my forehead. oh, and lest I forget, that it also felt like I was wearing a tight wool hat much of the time, and i got brutal "headrush" feelings of being extremely lightheaded, whenever I'd bend over, or stand up..  Are you experiencing any of that still? So, guess what? I get to go through all of this again!!! : )  A few weeks after i jumped off of clonazepam, I tried to go c/t off of the risperadal i take, (which is a powerful anti-psychotic I was put on during "tolerance w/d" a few years ago), and I had an awful time of it.. i re-instated to 3/4 of my original dose, but all of these head symptoms got much worse for a couple of months.. Anyway, I've just begun tapering off of the risperidal in a more sensible way, and the head stuff is coming back again, and i have to accept that i'm going to feel it all again for at least the next 3-4 months.. This head pressure also creates a lot of "cog fog" for me - does it do that for you?? this shit we have to go through, sometimes gets me so mad at these pharma companies and stupid doctors, but there's no recourse that i know of, unless we go completely "off the reservation" and get vigilante on these entities, but that's just a sick fantasy! : ) oh well, i know it did pass for me from the benzo w/d, so hopefully it will pass for you as well, and soon! - Eric  Yes, Eric. I've had most of the sensations you describe. And the cog fog... OMG! When the pressure gets so tight, I can't keep a straight thought in my head. I also get really nauseated and dizzy. I can't describe it in words many times. I am so sorry that you have to go through this again. I sometimes wonder if this withdrawal symptom is common to other meds as well as benzos. I guess you have answered that question. But, it is good to know that it eventually does get better and/ or go. It really pisses me off. I've never experienced anything like it in my life, and I've experienced a lot of physical and emotional challenges in my life. So, I'm not a lightweight, but when it comes to this, I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Bh...] Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 This is by far my worst symptom. I always had it on the days I didn't sleep well the night before. Now, I'm getting it whether I get good/interupted sleep. For the longest time, I thought that if I had good sleep, I'd have few symptoms.....NOT!!! I am finally sleeping much better and I still have this aweful facial pressure.  The pressure is behind/above and below my eyes. It also resonates to my temples and back of head. My back muscles are really sore whenever I have the head pain. Simply dreadful. I've had this pressure 24/7 for the past 5 days. :'( I can barely get myself to do anything.  I'm so glad to know that this is normal though. I was getting worried that I did something to reverse my healing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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