Has your mental health improved since quitting?

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Hey all!

I am desperate to get off Ativan, and I am curious how your mental health has changed as a result of quitting.

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I was on Klonopin. My mental health has really improved a lot.

 

I feel like I can think more clearly and make better decisions. I'm not as ruled by anxiety.

 

I will say I went through a very strange period right around the time I jumped off where I had looping thoughts about the past. I didn't even recognize it as a mental symptom of benzo WD at the time... I just thought I was having some regular nostalgia. It took a few weeks before I could recognize it as being a.) really weird, and b.) from coming off benzos. So definitely watch out for strange thoughts and feelings right around your jump-off time.

 

I have gotten a lot better since.

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I am more focused, have much more energy, and started a new business.

 

Katz