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[WebDevElijah]

**9.5 month update after benzodiazepine discontinuation **

 

After a 3 year taper off benzos I've been benzo free for 9.5 months now and I'm doing well. I feel 95% healed.

 

I was really bad before I began my taper almost 4 years ago. After hitting tolerance and having interdose withdrawls I was unable to work or attend social events. I felt like my life was slowly slipping away from me after all these years of being prescribed xnx. I was a complete mess until I found this group and read all the similar stories and symptoms I was having . I wasn't alone after all...

 

From 6-8 mg xnx daily I eventually crossed over to val after tapering xnx for 12 months. I then tapered off 30mg of val over the next 24 months. This was the best decision I ever made regarding the taper. For me it wasn't so much the mental aspect after I jumped off that was difficult. I think this had a lot to do with coping skills I learned in therapy over the last 4 years of this process. The hardest part for myself was the physical/muscle pain I experienced only after I discontinued the meds. Neck pain , hip pain, knee pain, lower back pain. Tendinitis in both my wrists. The good news is that all the muscle pain has left my body and I feel really good actually. It lasted several months and was a very difficult time for myself.

 

Another positive was that I started doing doordash deliveries in april(6 months after my jump) I'm now making about $2000 each month and it's such a good feeling to make money again. I want to remind you that I haven't had a job for the last 6 years due to benzodiazepines. My healing is happening and I just wanted to stop by the group and share my success story . Hang in there because life gets better !