Benzo Stories: James

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[@americanpatriot2568]

Why has no one filed a civil lawsuit?

[@BzInfoCoalition]

@@americanpatriot2568 They have!

[@americanpatriot2568]

@@BzInfoCoalitionMaybe I commented incorrectly. What about a class action lawsuit?

[@BzInfoCoalition]

@@americanpatriot2568 Read this page www.benzoinfo.com/class-action-lawsuits/#class-actions-in-the-united-states

[@Sarahpreecenelsonnz]

Thank you James. So sorry for the betrayal and harm you have encountered at the hands of a wilfully ignorant, arrogant medical model. I wish you all the best with your taper and toward a life where this mighty challenge is behind you.

[@cherylmoschitto_outwardsilence]

Oh James, thank you so much for sharing, I'm so sorry and I do empathize and sympathize with you story and your feelings. Please keep talking and know you're not alone. I too am tapering and it has been very, very difficult ! My thoughts and prayers are with you!!!❤

[@frebrd78]

Thank you for sharing your story James. May God be with you and give you strength.

[@edithwright6357]

I’m almost 85. Tapered klonopin in 25 months. Off 21 months. Have lot of painful symptoms. I had no doctors help. Beating Benzos was my help. Plus trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ

[@edithwright6357]

Was on 1.5. Took no other meds during the time. Did not switch to anything. Was homebound. Lived alone.

[@mikefixac]

James, thank you for this. I have never used benzodiazepines, and I am utterly blown away how dangerous these drugs are. I wish you the best, see you on the other side.

[@Megaghost_]

Thanks for sharing your story, so many people are on the same boat and it's necessary to know they are not alone. I'm sorry you had to go through all that, some doctors are downright criminal in their ignorance, arrogance, lack of empathy and basic standards of practice.

[@joetesmer9071]

You can do it James! Slow and steady wins the race!

[@thirstonhowellthebird]

Ashton Manual saved me too. It takes a very long time to heal even after you take the last dose. I agree with every word you’ve said. Suicide ideation is so common trying to come off. These doctors are clueless as to the damage they do. I’m so sorry you’re having to endure this.

[@tombalthis513]

Where can I find an Ashton method doctor!want to switch from Xanax to Valium but can’t find a doctor anywhere!please help!The list provided our pathetic by benzo groups I have looked up all dead ends!

[@thirstonhowellthebird]

@@tombalthis513 I am so sorry that you are struggling. You will have to do things for yourself because doctors do not understand or even believe the brutal withdrawal. I can help you though in guidance. I had a friend go to Mexico for me and she got the Valium for me. In Mexico it’s very easy to get. Then I followed the Ashton manual directions on how to water titrate and that’s how I was able to get off. It was very long, two years and it was brutal but it can be done and you will be so much better and healthier once you’re rid of that poison. I’m not sure how much Xanax you’re taking but you can use the Ashton manual to guide you as to how much Valium you need. If you are taking 1 mg of Xanax, I believe that’s equal to 10 mg of Valium. You would need to switch from Xanax to Valium. Xanax is much more difficult and has a shorter half-life than Valium. That’s why people switch. In other words, if you take a Valium, the residual of one pill stays in your body three days and it compounds on its self and it doesn’t do that with Xanax. It’s important to have that slow taper, so it doesn’t shock your nervous system so if you are taking 1 mg of Xanax, you would switch and begin taking 10 mg of Valium at the same dosage you took your Xanax. If you took Xanax in the morning and at night then you would do the same thing with the Valium, in the same proportion until you stabilize on the Valium. The second that you feel you’re stable that’s when you begin to reduce your dose through water titration. It’s pretty detailed so you’ll need a spiral notebook and measuring capabilities but I promise it can be done just go online and get the Ashton manual you can just Google the Ashton manual and print it out. It’s free and read it as well as the symptoms so that when you start having withdrawal symptoms, you’ll know it’s normal. Remember symptoms are a sign of healing and even though they suck, it will get better.

[@Q1776Q]

6MG a day is CRIMINAL!!!

[@completelytransparent6320]

i doubt they started on 6mg thats maximum

[@johnmausteller]

Was on that dose for 15 years. On for 23 years now. Tapering for 5 years

[@Q1776Q]

@@johnmausteller WOW..I'm guessing you didn't start at that dose....

[@completelytransparent6320]

@@Q1776Q lsd

[@1summerflower]

Just stopping them will cause brain damage , they need Held accountable for the reckless prescribing and reckless cessation!

[@toddnobles2611]

That's not a doctor. That's a drug dealer!

[@tinastanley4444]

Ty for sharing my friend. It's most certainly agony and seems relentless. Been cut off by Dr. 45 days now. Have had SI. No proper sleep... 8 days 7 hrs sleep. Excruciating pain. Pure torture. I cling to hope of better health. I appreciate your share my friend. Ohio here too. Regards, Tina ❤

[@jrman413]

Any progress?

[@tinastanley4444]

@@jrman413 a tiny bit. I actually slept 4 hours last nite!!! Thank you ❤️

[@jrman413]

@@tinastanley4444 That is progress ❤️ Wish you a fast healing

[@squamish4244]

Ask your doctor to prescribe you Gabapentin. It is the medication they gave me during a rapid withdrawal in a clinic, and it killed off the physical pain and eased the anxiety. Tolerance and dependence are a risk, but far lower than with benzos, and it takes far longer. I had no issues getting off Gabapentin after about six months, following an easy taper schedule, and in the meantime my brain had healed from the benzo dependency. I highly recommend it.

[@jrman413]

Gabapentin is very dangerous as well@@squamish4244

[@jewel1953]

Klonopin 6 mg. per day for 27 years. Just had major crash on it 8 weeks ago. Hospitalized..coded, seizures, and had to transfer to another hospital to start me back on low dose of klonopin to stabilize my health.

[@tinalapoint9294]

God bless you! I'm 1 year from tapering off valium 10mg. I'm down to 3mg. It is flipping hard. ❤ to you All....😊

[@JoeT-re5ro]

I was on clonazepam for 6 years for a neurological disorder I had 4 failed attempts before I finally got off 18 months ago . I spent a year doing a liquid titration

[@smallisbeautiful2808]

Since ibuprofen reduces the inflammation on your nervous system - including your brain, it at least helps take the edge off when you're trying to taper off the Valium.

[@jrman413]

Own experience?

[@THXx1138]

Many people can not tolerate nsaids

[@gracegrace1896]

How are you doing? I’m suffering as well. I am tapering but I completely understand the suicidal feelings. I feel they will never go away. They are always, not just after a reduction. But I keep going. I just went back up the 3% that I went down last week. How do people get off?

[@Default0986]

What happened to his eyes

[@Q1776Q]

You need to go WAY, WAY slower than that!!!!! It took me nearly 2.5 years to come off of 1MG of Ativan...and it was nonstop hell the entire time... GO SLOW!!!!!!!

[@Blkac-pill-Black-Life]

yeah ive stopped a 1mg 1 year use of ativan in 3 months

[@Q1776Q]

@@Blkac-pill-Black-Life Congratulations...as you know ..everyone is different!

[@jrman413]

How are you now?

[@Q1776Q]

@@jrman413 If you are talking to me...I am completely back to normal...about 5 years later!!!

[@jrman413]

Damn.. it took that long. How long did you take benzos? @@Q1776Q

[@tombalthis513]

Where is Ashton method doctor at ? The list to find one is pathetic someone please help I want to switch from Xanax to Valium but find a serious Ashton method doctor has been a futile search! Please help!!!

[@chaisiewsyn1956]

Just find a doc who will prescribe you the equivalent valium dosage for your benzo according to Ashton Manual. Eat a nutritious diet/food rich in omega 3 oil, magnesium, zinc, probiotics (kimchi or sauerkraut), 1 to 1.5 tsp Himalayan salt for your stomach to produce the strongest stomach acid to digest your food, esp iron and B12, do not drink liquid at least 30 minutes before food or 2 hours or longer after food so that you stomach acid is the strongest and not diluted, get plenty of sunlight (from 10 am to 3 pm) direct onto your arms and legs, do light exercise if you can. Cross over safely to valium from your benzo in 3 or more weeks. Then taper off safely the valium at 10% reduction per week until 50%, then slow down to 5 % per week. It will take 24 or more weeks depending on how you feel. If you have lots of withdrawal symptoms, then slow down or hold for a while at the existing dose until symptoms subside, then continue to taper. If withdrawal symptoms are really bad, go back to your original dose slowly in 3 to 7 days. Always reduce slowly or increase slowly. Don’t do it abruptly as you may have bad withdrawal symptoms. Never overdose. I came off all benzo and AD in 2006 after 1 year on them with minimum withdrawal symptoms after 2nd attempt using Ashton Manual. If you need help, join FB group, New BenzoIsland, using food as medicine, no meds.

[@wtbwrites1806]

It's unfortunate we even have to be here. SSRIs did nothing for me, im more scared of an antipsychotic than a benzo. It truly is all about body chemistry. The issue here is scary. Starting someone on 6mg is way too high. If they are going to give someone benzos, at least do the longer acting Benzos. Im so sorry, to hear about everything that happened to you. I too hope i am one day in a better place, where I can stop taking them.

[@donna6165]

“unfortunate” is the understatement of the century, but yes, it is. ❤️‍🩹

[@Em-im1yz]

My ex did zanex for fun! My ex then went to rehab, but changed to alcohol and valium. I only found this out when questioned him on his behavior. He wouldn't get help. I dumped him. Then there are the real victims like this guy geunine medical condition

[@Garnmusic]

Do a water titration-300ml-300 days!

[@wtbwrites1806]

I feel if doctors would give Klonopin or Valium, the withdrawal and the issues would not be as bad. It's crazy that they started you on 6mg. That seems completely irresponsible. I'm down to 0.75 of Klonopin a day. I will say Klonopin does help me when nothing has. But I am still trying to get away from the medication

[@squamish4244]

That is a very high dose. The reason such a high dose was prescribed is because Xanax wears off so quickly. All benzos have high addictive potential, but Xanax may be the worst due to its short duration of action and the need to take it three or four times a day if your anxiety is bad enough. Good lord, the ignorance - and laziness, and arrogance - of these doctors. And when you show up addicted, they can't google and find out what to do or that you should never cold turkey etc. Googling takes time, and it's not their job to research how to help you...actually, it is their job. Especially for what they rake in every year.

[@elizabethhauser4395]

5% drop per dose…. Every 3 weeks.