'Speedy' Recovery

[[Fr...]]

Did anyone recover before the 6 month mark? I am 10 weeks cold turkey and still have the same bodily symptoms (mostly hormonal related) from months ago when I was taking benzos a few times a month. I know it varies from person to person but I considered my length of benzo use to be fairly short compared to the majority of people on here. Also, my w/d was occurring long before I quit benzos. I read that recovery can take place at 6 months to a year...

[[gi...]]

6 to 18 months is the low and high. Nothing is fixed. It could be shorter or longer. The only thing that is fixed is everyone heals.

  More than 60% of people taking benzos  don't having wd sx. You can get lots of information reading posts on benzobuddies.

  Take advantage of  SEARCH. I forget it exist sometimes but often you can get your questions answered faster.

                LuckGood

[[Ch...]]

I honestly do not believe the statistics. There is no possible way to measure all the users who quit for withdrawal. Even if they take a group of users and try to base their findings on that, it would not represent the general population as a whole. I seen the stats on Wikipedia and hoped I would be the lucky one. But, I doubt that is a true representation of the actual figures.

[[Te...]]

The thing to keep in mind is that many people are able to quit benzos after occasional or sporadic use and never end up here at Benzo Buddies.

 

I think those who are having a tough time tend to be the ones who seek out this site, so we get a disproportionate number of people who have withdrawal symptoms or a prolonged recovery period.

 

Everyone's nervous system, social support system, outlook, etc., is different. Some people do heal faster, while others take longer. Some short-term users heal fast, while others can take months. Some long-term users heal quickly. It's nice to look at "averages," but the reality is we all heal at varying rates.

 

My philosophy is simple: "It's going to be what it's going to be."

 

 

[[ge...]]

I agree with tex... Its so variable.

 

I Do think, from my experience, that kindling plays a big factor in healing time. I have stopped cold turkey before and was fine, but after so many times my system gave out and has taken a long time to recover is time around.

 

There are lots of people who heal before six months. I had a friend who reached five months and she was really sick still and she healed almost miraculously over 3-4 days.

[[ju...]]

I agree with tex... Its so variable.

 

I Do think, from my experience, that kindling plays a big factor in healing time. I have stopped cold turkey before and was fine, but after so many times my system gave out and has taken a long time to recover is time around.

 

There are lots of people who heal before six months. I had a friend who reached five months and she was really sick still and she healed almost miraculously over 3-4 days.

 

I agree with this.  Well put.