Symptom reassurance ?

[[me...]]

I have a very noticeable puffy face and eyes. I can't drive at night anymore, and reading is hit or miss. And, I can't wake up. It's hard to think of this as healing..

[[Sa...]]

My face was puffy during my first taper and it went away while I was healing or almost completely healed. Now that I got dragged back into this again the puffiness and redness came back. I can't drive really at all right now and I could before so I know this is withdrawal related, I've heard a lot of people that have had these symptoms and they went away. I know it's hard to believe we're healing because it's so hard right now but it is happening, it's easier to see the healing over larger periods of time.

[[cn...]]

My eyes looked puffy for a while. My face too probably. Less sleep makes it worse.  But I remember it looking puffy even when getting tons of sleep. Its getting much better now and if not gone. 

[[br...]]

My face and eyes still look different to me in pictures and I'm 9 months out.

Not sure what it's all about.

 

Meagain,

 

Am I reading your sig correctly? Did you just finish a fast taper in Jan?

You're very early in the healing process. I know it's hard but try to relax your expectations.

It may very well go quickly, though. Just try to accept and know these symptoms DO represent healing.