getting out of hell

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hi, four weeks ago I stayed four weeks (again :-) in the hospital to quit from benzo's. while having a cold turky I go this massive bloodpressure high high very high! so hig they even put me in intensive care for a week. the risc for complication of this hogh pressures where enormeus. so now i take about twelve pills a day to have a normal bloodpressure. they never seen it happen before in that hospital. i wonder if otherss had the same lifetreatening experience? an now a few weeks later i have this huge depression. the psychogist and kinesist om at  my place becausee i can't get to there plac. i only see a shrink avery month, she gave me efexor, and told me to be patient. i don't want to be depressed this much, thee painis killing me. hopeing for some support. (i'm from belgium so my english isn't very well. waiting to hear other experiensces!

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Hi  Welcome to BenzoBuddies!

 

Congrats on being benzodiazepine free. A cold turkey withdrawal is a rough way to go. I did it three times. On my second time I had really high blood pressure that brought me to the ER, but they were able to bring it down over a few hour period. My top number was often over 215. Depression is fairly common after a CT withdrawal, especially during the early months. Like all symptoms it is just temporary. It will get better.

 

You might like to check out The Ashton Manual it is an authoritative source on what to expect in withdrawal and recovery.  Dr. Ashton is an expert in the field. 

 

Please feel free to post to any of the dedicated boards, we have a wonderful community of people here, who will give sound advice. Members have been through all aspects of benzodiazepine use and withdrawal and are more than willing to share their experiences.

 

Members discuss their symptoms on the Post withdrawal recovery support.

 

Please take the time to Create a Signature.  This will allow others to see where you are in the process so they can better support you.

 

Again Welcome! 

 

benzos-R-cruel

 

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You can do it...you need time

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hi,

tnx  for your welcome words and support. i'm really  depressed now, only sleep two three hours per day, and i get exhausted. i phoned my shrink and housemd, they wil come this afternoon. i'm afraid they want me to go to a mental hospital. i can't  take care for myself anymore, don't cook, can't get to the shop, can't go to a psychologist and so on. my kids er bring frozen food but i don't have the energy to cook eat end do the dishes. i only have this cleaning lady who comes every week; but she can't cook. i don't now what to do any more, i lie on the sofa all day until it's six o clock, i go and try to sleep but by nine o clock i am awake again. what should i do, listen tot my doctors or trying to hold on to my sefdestructiv wayof living. like i have diabetes and i stopped eating like  should, i eat a lot of suger cause the give me energy, i don't give a damn about my sugar level. ii also take this high blood pressure pills, howi dream about not taking them and silently fall into a death sleep and let everything go. it's really going bad overhere.

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big news overhere. because withdrawel from benzo's went so bad thati got a depression and psychosis (slightli, still thinkg normal). tomorrow i go to a menal hospital to riet some therapy. shrink says i most recong that i need four whole mnths! amazing!

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Hilde, I am so glad you are going to get total care, you were in such a bad way...and of course all of those BP meds can lead to depression and other not fun symptoms....I wish you the very best and hope that you will post again when you are able.

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hi,

 

i'm in the hospital now and going completely bazurk. i have terrible memory loss and fysical pain. i get three different kinds of anti psychotics and one ant depressive. do'nt know what i am doing here anyway. it's going bad ver bad

hilde

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i really need some help, do't even knwo what i am doing here. but i have to eat. nurse is there witth a hot meal:)

 

[[Ch...]]

The way detox centers give even MORE drugs is why so many of us don't go...the good news is that those new drugs are not as hard to taper off later....you had said you couldn't take care of yourself...and that is reason enough to stay.

The not so bright news is that withdrawal must be lived through, there is no escaping it...and it most often is a process that takes longer than detox places will keep you.  I hope and pray that your place keeps you til you stabilize and are able to take care of yourself.

Choco

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My thoughts are with you, stay strong

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Hi, Hilde! yes blood pressure can be a problem in withdrawal. Once at a detox clinic my blood pressure went up to 270/140. I almost suffered a stroke, they had to take me to emergency. My family still doesn't believe my blood pressure went that high, but it did :/, and I remember that I couldn't stop crying, and the nurses were telling me to calm down. Awful stuff!. Now I'm taking Coveram 10 mg (1 pill a day) for my BP. I'm also on Efexsor (150 mg) it's working really well, hang in there! the depression will past once your brain goes back to normal after quitting benzos

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hi! they are really getting me overhere in the clinic, i must go to another hospital where i will stay for months. i'm in a bad shape, my blood pressure is normal now with lots of medication. i 'm on seroquel too now. but i suffer from cfs/me and i'm really bad in that condition, rest all night and all day, still being very tirred. hope this will go away, want to ge homa again and sleep in my own bed; i smoke a lot though, you guys too? missing you all, can't get on the laptop very often; will ty to stay in contact. withdrawel is going alright for me

hilde