by Jennifer Leigh | May 4, 2017 | Coping Skills, Withdrawal symptoms |
Fear can show up while we are still on our normal dose of a benzo, tapering, or off completely. Fear, anxiety, paranoia, panic, terror, etc., are common benzo withdrawal symptoms. Why? Because the drug damages our GABA receptors. GABA is an inhibitory (calming)...
by Jennifer Leigh | Apr 24, 2017 | Withdrawal symptoms |
My friend was on his way over to take me to dinner. My floors were dirty, so I hauled out the Dyson. As I pushed the vacuum into the hallway, something happened to my vision. I saw what could only be described as jagged zig sag lightening bolts in the center of my...
by Jennifer Leigh | Apr 19, 2017 | Recovery, Withdrawal symptoms |
For many months I’d watch the clock on the wall read eleven then twelve…one…two…three…four…five. Finally, as the little hand crept towards six a.m., I’d drift off to sleep. If I were lucky, I’d sleep for four hours. But...
by Jennifer Leigh | Mar 16, 2017 | Withdrawal symptoms |
Chemical sensitivity is common in benzo withdrawal. Without enough working GABA receptors, our central nervous systems can be highjacked very quickly. I remember walking through Home Depot when I was early off of Klonopin. When I walked down the fertilizer and weed...
by Jennifer Leigh | Mar 13, 2017 | Withdrawal symptoms |
It’s hard to suffer from an illness that isn’t recognized by the medical community. It’s even harder to suffer from that illness when it was caused by the very people who don’t recognize it: doctors. It’s incredibly frustrating to be told...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jan 19, 2017 | Coping Skills, Withdrawal symptoms |
I came home from a gentle walk and laid down on the couch. A wave of fatigue washed over me. I could feel every cell in my body react to it. It was almost as if my spirit was leaving my body. It was more than uncomfortable, it was creepy and scary. I had never in my...
