Been on Benzos for Years

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Hi, I'm Peachy and I've been on Xanax 3mg a day for 6 years. Seven days ago my boyfriend stole my entire bottle of medication on a drug binge. I had no idea he would do such a thing as he had been clean for years before I met him. However, when he came to my house last Saturday I could tell something was off. We got into an argument when I confronted him and he left. I was so upset I had a psychotic break and ended up taking too many sleeping pills which landed me in the ER and they ended up sending me to a psychiatric hospital where I had to stay for six days. The doctor there took me off Xanax cold turkey and perscribed me Seroquil and Nuerotin instead, which did absolutely nothing for the withdrawals. I am home now and still suffering. It hasn't gotten better, it's gotten worse. I can't imagine going to work or school like this and i need some support as it seems like no one in my life understands how bad this is. Hoping to find some answers here as I have never been through this before as I have always taken my medication as directed. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Hi  Welcome to BenzoBuddies!

 

I am glad you found us. Withdrawing too rapidly can cause some pretty rough symptoms, especially during the first few months.

 

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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Wow Peachy, you've had a really rough week and you have a lot of courage to go through that and survive. You've come to the right place and can share anything and everything here, we won't judge. We are all fighting a similar battle. So welcome to this forum! Stay strong, even just by hanging on one more minute. It definitely gets better over time if you just breathe and keep talking to the people in here. I believe in you!