Benzo & antidepressant withdrawal: severe mental symptoms | my experience

[@lonnievisch6009]

So terrible that you were that sick😢😢But….You healed!!!! For me the mental is also the worst. Not like you. For me it’s depression, anxiety and anhedonia. 4 years off. Waiting for the miracle. Thank you!!!❤

[@odstzero22]

I was only on it for a year. It's already been a year and I still feel like i am going through withdrawals...how we keep going is amazing to me. The suffering is craziness.

[@kristenjohns8498]

This is so important. Thank you for sharing. I’m on Zoloft. I was just kind of handed it after I had my son. I had signs of OCD as a child. I think people like us are the perfect storm to experience hell getting on and off this stuff and since other people don’t experience it doctors don’t think that’s it. But the terror. It’s horrific.

[@annidee]

Thanks for speaking out! You SURVIVED. You reached down to your core strength and survived. 🏆 🎉❤❤❤

[@michellevokey9327]

I knew right away you were from Canada when you mentioned the waiting list to see a Psychiatrist! I’m currently tapering from benzodiazepines after being prescribed for 25. It was before internet so I never had a clue what I was taking. After 2 years on benzodiazepines + SSRI’s +++ I was missed diagnosed with PTSD from the side effects. I’m currently 90% off the benzodiazepines and it’s been a living hell! Thank you for your knowledge 🙏🏻

[@corneliabruckner490]

I could not stop to think about my symptoms! 24/7! I was obsessed of the thoughts that i would never be ok again. I was so desperate! Now i am 11 months off and i am most time fine and i feel like a normal person. Sometimes a symptom comes up and dissapeares quickly. I go on and try to ignore it. That is the best way for me to cope!

[@Snowflake1374]

How are you now?

[@corneliabruckner490]

Great. The bad moods are gone and i feel normal most time. I worked a lot on me in the last time. I had a lot of things to work through. Sexuell abuse as a child, difficult marriage because my husband was depressed. He died by suicide 5 years ago. I started a new life with my two kids. My mother is a narcisstic person and just kept on hurting me. I cut contact with her. Was not easy. I realized that i could not longer run away from my problems. I have to face them and go through it. Hard work but it gets better and better. And what is very important, the sleep comes back! Stay on your track, it gets better! ​@@Snowflake1374

[@timmagera8120]

You got this Melissa !!!!! Great Job......God Bless !!!!

[@cinthiaflores3045]

Thank you for sharing Melissa! Please keep sharing. I am in protracted antidepressant withdrawal as well and the waves that come are super tough. I also deal with waves more during my period and this is the toughest thing I’ve dealt with in my life. I agree with the mental symptoms because I’ve had all your describing and before antidepressants I never had a mental illness other than just depression. Your videos help me so much to keep going and have hope. God bless you in the rest of your journey and thank you so much for sharing!

[@safaasgari3115]

think I have the most severe mental symptoms since I read many people stories. I have extremely severe intrusive racing thoughts. Severe flasback thoughts and images from childhood memories till now. Weird feeling. Hyper sensitive to every thought and sensation. Hyperawarness. Combined with severe depression and derealization and 24/7 hypersalivation with panick and cognitive impairment, brain fog attacks, I feel like I am the strongest person in the planet

[@Insidekimsworld]

I really appreciate you sharing your story. After a health crisis, I ended up in the mental “health” trap. I am now in a place where I need to withdraw from a benzo and several other meds. The journey ahead seems terrifying and I an working up the courage to take the first step.

[@healthyoptions865]

You are such an amazing strong person Melissa ❤

[@youghbaby]

I needed this today. I woke up in a wave this morning. I'd love to share what I've experienced but I'm afraid to put it on KZbin. Thanks so much for the hope.

[@jrman413]

❤

[@georgeduanejr]

God bless you, Melissa

[@shannondutt4887]

With you there you are never alone

[@jennamehrhoff6030]

I’m not sure if it is possible to get of benzos after years and be normal again.

[@ToddDouglasFox]

A lot of love to you Melissa! ♥️

[@josephlambert5875]

Going through this now . I’m a strong person but I can barely survive ! This is terrible 😞

[@crookedrain771]

Thank you.

[@kenhiller6881]

I’ve been trying to get off Paxil for years. Absolutely horrible

[@Mmm44353]

Thank you 🙏

[@bleedchamber]

Great video, went through similar experiences from alcohol misuse. Scary but it always gets better

[@glyndulson8536]

How are you now? I’m having constant intrusive thoughts and suspect Alcohol misuse might have caused it!

[@bleedchamber]

@@glyndulson8536I’m better, I’ve stuck to the two days a week of drinking. It’s definitely cleared up a lot of my anxiety and panic attacks but definitely the alcohol ruins your sleep and causes those thoughts and insomnia

[@LesleyMarchznt]

Hi Melissa I chatted to you previously on benzo buddies, about awful intrusive/ ocd type thoughts got from anti depressants I was prescribed in benzo withdrawal. Can I ask if yours just gradually improved. Also did some ease but morph into different ones. Your video has given me hope, feel I will never recover from this have trued everything to make them stop

[@melissadawncoaching]

Hello i think i know who you are. My thoughts started improving quickly over a fairly short amount of time after no windows for 4.5 years. I still get them bad in waves but I can go days now where I hardly have any mental symptoms at all. Sometimes a week at a time even.

[@LesleyMarchznt]

@@melissadawncoaching That’s reassuring, found your videos so helpful. I have literally tried everything, cbt therapy, you name itHard to find anyone with bad mental symptoms, really thought I was mentally ill as nothing helps. Praying will end one day. Really helps listening to you thank you.

[@melissadawncoaching]

@@LesleyMarchznt my mental symptoms were so severe so there is hope

[@LesleyMarchznt]

Without triggering anyone ,did you ever feel you couldn’t go on anymore. Got no idea how cope with this. Been 3 years since stopped AD’s. Just feel there is no one I can talk to about this, such lonely existence.

[@melissadawncoaching]

Many many many times

[@kerrijodierberger]

Do you experience chemical terror, along with anhedonia. I’m super scared this won’t end.

[@Snowflake1374]

How are you now?

[@kerrijodierberger]

@@Snowflake1374 not good, the same.

[@Snowflake1374]

@@kerrijodierberger Same for me. How long have you been off? I took it 17 years and too fast taper and been off 1 year. Feels like the brain is not working, terror.

[@kerrijodierberger]

@@Snowflake1374 I’m still tapering k, then I have 2 more to go, I hope I can get passed this, I’m glad your off, the real healings should be coming.

[@annidee]

23:16

[@vikasgupta1828]

Thanks

[@Filthycoffin]

Have you done the gaps diet

[@abcdefuxkk]

i can see even the way you explaning is soo trying thats why i guess you talking so fast to get it out of your chest .. loooooonggg journey

[@eScential]

Part of the war on life. Especially those with XX chromosomes

[@jennamehrhoff6030]

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