by Jennifer Leigh | Feb 13, 2022 | Recovery |
This October marks twelve years that I have been a part of the benzo community. Those first few years were challenging: tapering, bedridden, cold turkeyed, psych ward, etc. A whole lot of fun. Not! I’ve been doing my best to help people throughout my healing...
by Jennifer Leigh | Sep 27, 2021 | Recovery |
This morning I woke up as the stars twinkled their last in the pre-dawn sky and walked to Starbucks. It must be fall, because pumpkin pie spice is back on the menu! (Their PPS syrup has dried milk in it, so I chose a dash of nutmeg and cinnamon on top of my decaf...
by Jennifer Leigh | Sep 25, 2021 | Recovery |
I’ve received a lot of requests recently to share my story. I’ll share it, in parts. Reading about other people’s benzo withdrawal experiences can be triggering. Please, take good care of yourself and stop reading if your symptoms increase. I hope...
by Jennifer Leigh | Aug 28, 2021 | Recovery |
The list of possible benzo withdrawal symptoms is lengthy. Thankfully, we don’t usually experience all of them. The most common benzo withdrawal symptoms fall into three main categories: anxiety, pain, and what we call in the benzo community “head...
by Jennifer Leigh | Aug 11, 2021 | Recovery |
Hello friends, Many of you know that I had to cut back on my days for coaching as I’ve been in classes for nutrition and the gut microbiome. I am also creating teaching content about psych med withdrawal for a university in Canada. Plus, I am still working on a...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jun 23, 2021 | Recovery |
Don’t get me wrong; I enjoy celebrating Christmas and my birthday. But there is one day of the year far more special than the two of them combined: June 23. That was the day I was benzo-free after 18 years on Clonazepam. I swallowed my last dose on June 22,...
