relax..or not

[[no...]]

So..can this thing called tolerance cause one to become unable to relax...I'm talking really extremely tense? -Susan

[[we...]]

I felt like I was connected to an electrical outlet.  4 months out and I'm starting to slow down.

[[Sc...]]

Yes, tolerance can cause that...as far as I know, being on benzos with OUT up-dosing, can cause tolerance withdrawal, and then tapering off of benzos can cause the w/d s/x as well.  And I 100% know that "unable to relax" feeling.  My body is often very tense and my mind races.  I am unable to relax at all, but I also feel "frozen", like I can't move.  It's a bizarre feeling.  I often search for sites on the web that will list the s/x of withdrawing from benzos, and I will feel reassured that it's just w/d when I see all the symptoms I feel.  It sounds silly and simple, but it helps me. 

 

All the best and take care,

Schatje

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its called rebound anxiety and it can happen

[[Fl...]]

Even though I am 5 months off and feeling better in general I still feel edgy and agitated. I wouldn't exactly call it anxiety. More like a restlessness that just won't go away.

[[no...]]

Floridaguy- I was edgy and agitated before I ever took klonopin...were you also? This isn't a return of a "before" symptom, but something new for you?-S

[[Pe...]]

I felt like I was connected to an electrical outlet.  4 months out and I'm starting to slow down.

 

My exact terminology!  I am at 4 months out too- you gave me hope mine will start slowing down soon.  Thanks wellness!

[[kp...]]

I'm exactly the same way...cannot relax at all no matter what I do...it's an awful feeling!!!  I only hope it gets better with time.  Sorry you have it too!

 

We just need to hang in there!

 

all the best,

Pauline

[[Fl...]]

Floridaguy- I was edgy and agitated before I ever took klonopin...were you also? This isn't a return of a "before" symptom, but something new for you?-S

 

Only in social situations. The benzo agitation is completely different.

[[no...]]

I do not deal with issues of social anxiety per se, but find that as time, or perhaps benzo use, goes on- I find myself feeling more self conscious around people, and sometimes withdrawn. While at the end of my earlier attempt at quitting k- I was even feeling sort of agoraphobic- yet I was not comfortable hanging at home either.

Sometimes the tension in general feels so strong I want to jump out of my skin. and I am edgier with people every now and then.

Sigh.