The last 3 months on my own without any help I have tapered off my Xanax. I’ve been prescribed to it for over 10 years. The first 5 weeks was extremely hard because I dropped from 2mg(2 tablets a day) to 0mg. I went from 2mg to 1mg, stayed at that for 2 weeks, then 1mg to .25mg for about 3 weeks until I was able to manage 0mg. I had very intense sweating, ear pressure like you mentioned, confusion, brain fog, dizziness, muscle aches, twitches, insomnia, intrusive thoughts, nausea, “Benzo belly”, and much more. I went a total of 17 days without taking any Xanax, then had to take a small piece of one. A few days of taking .25 mg, then back to no xanax for another 14 days or so. It’s been a cycle of taking a small piece after several days of being off of it. I can’t believe I’ve gotten this far, but I have a long way to go. You aren’t alone in your battle. Thank you for making these videos and documenting what you are feeling. It will get better, God bless.

I can relate. I think you shared everything that I am going through also. Thanks for putting that out there. It validates so many of us

I have followed you to get an idea of what my son was going through.. my son is autistic and you have verbalized for us to understand what he went through. Ps my son has been off all meds for a year in May.

@Patricksbenzowithdrawal

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Oh I’m so sorry to hear that😥. I’m so glad this is able to help in some way, when I started these I had no idea who or how they’d help but I’m so glad to see they really are. That is great that he’s been off so so long now! I’ll be praying for you both and continued healing for him! 🙏🏻

@sephiek923

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@@Patricksbenzowithdrawal thank you and I pray for you as well!! You will get through this and will have a survival story that can help many!!💜

You’ve fought so long and hard. I know it’s been and still is an agonizing, painful process. But, so proud of you for hanging in there. When we can’t seem to take one more step is when God carries us. He’s got you! You’re going to get through this and have an abundant, wonderful life ahead of you again! I love you so so much precious 💖

@danielgoudge8465

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Ty for your positivity we all need it ❤️🙌🏼👊🏻🙏🏻

Keep up the good fight young man, think of how great you will feel once you are off of that crap. I am tapering off of Valium and Suboxone. It sucks but i feel a little better every day. Life is good and you are young and handsome, you should be out having fun with your friends and enjoying the spring sunshine. Hang in there ❤

I’m currently 5 month off, it’s so hard

It's good to see you, Patrick. You look & sound better, but I know sometimes we can feel much worse than we appear. I'm still remembering you in my prayers. A lot of people care about you & are sending you positivity. Stay strong. 🙏🏽 I'm still tapering, dry cuts, and have that tinnitus & POTS symptoms. HELLISH nightmares when I can sleep. Also awakening in a State of primal terror sometimes. Stress other people's drama in my life is making that much worse. I'm afraid I'll never get off this stuff... tired of feeling like a slave to orange bottles.

@Patricksbenzowithdrawal

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Thank you so much for this!! We are all in it together. Prayers for you as well, that it will soon turn around for you! We just have to know how many have healed from it. We have to know that even though it’s horrific people DO heal. It just takes forever 😩. I can SO related when you say feeling like a slave to an orange bottle. My gosh. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve felt like that. Even before I was withdrawing and nearly bedridden like now. I couldn’t leave the house or take a trip or anything without having my meds with me. It truly does alter our entire lives even before withdrawal. I can’t wait for the day to finally be free of them!

I’ve been struggling also This last week have been horrible crushing fatigue, heart skips PVCs no energy whatsoever no appetite plus it makes my stomach hurt. So that doesn’t help with the energy levels. I’m feeling it too pretty much just been laying around lately but praying for you to get stronger and myself to. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻lol . Pray for better days.

@Patricksbenzowithdrawal

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Oh I can so relate. The palpitations and PVCs are awful! People who haven’t had them just can’t understand. The way they come on even when changing position or doing simple things like trying to go to bathroom. It’s just horrible and terrifying! I’ll be praying it starts to improve for you soon!! We aren’t alone in this. As bad as it is we’re all in it together. We will get through this!!🙏🏻🙏🏻

Take care and hang in there buddy. I came off buprenorphine back in December and I'm still not right and suffering. Different than benzo but also hell. Peace

Hi Patrick. Hope you are doing ok today as can be. Can you tell me how long you had been tapering in this video? Thank you keep going. You will get better 💪

Thank you so much for sharing your story, Patrick. It sounds like you are well on your way off of this stuff. I am tapering, too. It is just so hard. I have all of the symptoms you describe. Exactly the same. One question. Do you have weakness and shaking? This is a big one for me and prevents me from getting ny own meals, cleaning the house, etc. Thank you again for sharing. You will get there soon.

❤ ty

Do you have head pressure? Or other head symptoms? Fear and anxiety? For me, now at 6 months free of xanax, irrational, unwanted thoughts disturb me the most , I know that they are senseless, but these negative thoughts are so weird, that I feel like almost out of my mind. Heavy head, confusion is also bad. I am just passing the time in a hope to get better one day. Wish you all the healing and love.🙏

Keep trucking! One day at a time!

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻, praying for you today 4/10/24 weds . 10:25 pm .

I’m 1mg x still over twenty years intolerance been sick forever I’m tapering soon .As my tolerance is making me more sick .I have tons of symptoms never what is what anymore.At times I feel ok besides the screaming pulsating tinnitus but that’s been years .I totally get the burning skin rashes etc muscles spasms foot spasms my nose runs a lot I have histamine issues and now am getting episodes of internal tremors and I get the worst hot flashes .I have sound intolerance light intolerance mouth issues dizzy feel off balance I’ve had this crap so long so I’m not sure what a taper will feel like . I did a huge cut 13 years ago but didn’t know I was intolerance I blamed my mothers death and going into menopause as why but I think my cutting from 3 mg to 1mg put me in early menopause at the age 42.im 54 now and I’m tired of being tortured daily.Im still functioning by managing my symptoms but it’s hard. I find reading my Bible really grounds me and takes my fear away . I just want to feel better. Praying for you for healing.

Thank you so much for sharing your experience

Hi Patrick :) so good to hear from you ! Thank you for keeping us updated ! In my prayers for light ,peace and healing ! I am tapering diazepam and my dr recommended to take Pristiq … have you heard of it ? It is a SSRI to help after the withdrawal of diazepam . I am down 6 mg and can’t wait o get off it . I agree the withdrawal symptoms are everything you are going through and more! Stay strong ! You got this :)

No seizures is a REALLY good sign!!!!!!

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻, prayers coming your way today .

You're doing so well my Dr just cut me from 6mg to 3 mg and I'm going through the same as you 💖

Keep going, i guess. Good job man, this take and the print you are leaving behind, must be priceless to many. And will be for sure. Thanks.

5/28/24 prayers for you today, I’m feeling it today One of my bad days .

@Patricksbenzowithdrawal

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I’m so sorry you’re having a rough time!! Praying for you too🙏🏻🙏🏻

@DH-dh2nj

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@@Patricksbenzowithdrawal ❤️ Thank you 🙏🏻

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 praying 4/13/24 . 🙌🏻

Keep going bro

1:28 i am also light headed and having dizziness and insomnia... took xanax 0.75mg for just 1 week... and stopped and now in week 2,i still feel it sometimes. blood pressure fluctuations were present in week 1

Hello. Are you on a bio available B complex ? And quality Magnesium?

I have so many of your symptoms.

Have you talked to your doctor to see if you have afib?

Start on NAC. It will help more than I can tell you.

Histimine issues from withdrawal look into a low histimine diet

You are healed in Jesus name

@danielgoudge8465

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AMEN

i feel you. i have been there and had to come off three medications . well and working and living a healthy life. you can do it. become expert of your own body and medications watch medicating normal and angies channel who is coach

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Bruh just take a chill pill

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@Gloria-ud1bs

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Chill pills for anxiety are what get people into this agony to start with. That’s the last thing you want to do. Because it gets to a point where they don’t seem to work as well so you want off of them and then you have to face all of these terrible symptoms.

I get the muscle spasms in the bottom of my feet and parts of my face, my eye sight shakes back and forth and when I wake up my heart is out of control I'm also very skinny now. Not fun. Wish you well man. I'm curios what dose of what your on. I don't have a prescription but have a little over 4 years worth of Xanax if I take 2mgs a day. 1 for me 1 for my girl. My receptors are gone though from years of abuse. Now I'm finally ready to get off it. I'm stuck at 1mg I'm gonna drop soon. Okay so your on Valium, what mg? What mg Xanax did you switch to Valium? I need pointers

What was your last dose? Like what mg of what benzo? I'm almost down to 1mg of Xanax a day

@Patricksbenzowithdrawal

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I have a bit of a complicated dose history. Short version is as of a year ago I was at 2.5 mg Xanax plus 4mg Valium daily. As of 3 months ago I had gotten down to only 1mg Xanax daily. 3 months ago I crossed from Xanax to Valium to finish off my taper, but an equivalent dose to 1mg Xanax would’ve been 20mg Valium, I was crossed over at 8mg. Very very under dosed. I then tapered down to 6 mg Valium which is what I’m currently holding at while trying to stabilize. 6 mg Valium is equal to 0.3 mg Xanax as it’s 20x weaker. Kinda complicated I know. Sorry. But hope that helps!

@The-ii5mj

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​@@PatricksbenzowithdrawalThat is a HUGE stepdown you've accomplished. Everyone's journey is diff but you hang in there❣️✌️ GL on next step down, you can do it‼️🙏🏻

@JacobBlancharddoesxanax

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​@@Patricksbenzowithdrawal thank you for your info, I'm down to 1mg of Xanax a day. Today is day 1 without. I'm gonna try to wait till bed then take .5mg I think learning to not take it during the day will help me, I do have 360mgs of Valium saved along with a little over 4 years worth of 2mg xanax a day but like I said before I buy it online so it's a little different

@tedjones430

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Do you take any helper meds? You should try baclofen and oxcarbazepine. They have helped me a lot with benzo withdrawal. Let me know if you have any questions. I've had most of your symptoms.

I was also addicted to Benzos I went from Xanax to Valium like you did I was on 30mg of Valium I got all the way down to 10mg then doc switched me over to 50mg of Seroquel so I was able to get off the Benzos completely without having sleep disruption then I tapered off the Seroquel it took a long time but can be done good luck to you on your journey 🫡