Definitely true man it ruins lives

I'm 10 months into benzo withdrawal. It's hell. I've been taken meds since 21. I'm 30 now. So many med changes and changing doses and more. I've learnt so much from my research online about everything that is going on with me. I have so much regret for ever taking a pill. I have so much hatred and anger to the entire healthcare system. I'm still on 20 mg of citalopram which I can't even taper cause my CNS is so messed up and hypersensitive. I can't work and I can't really do much. This is torture. I just pray as much as I can everyday and hope and have faith that one day, my life will be okay. I will be okay. Hang in there bro. We can't let the evil and greedy pharmaceutical and healthcare industry win this battle against us. And, I under completely when you mentioned suggestions. Unsolicited advice during this is rage inducing lol. Nobody understands and they try and tell you so much nonsense and things you've already tried.

You’ve got this bro. Your brain is healing. It’s just a matter of TIME before your brain will heal. I know you’re fighting like crazy. YOUVE GOT THIS!! Thank you for sharing. CALM Magnesium has been helpful for me. 6 months off of Lexapro and I’m still fighting. We’ll get there bro. 👊🏻👊🏻

It isn't just you. My life has been ruined by this shit too. I don't care if it works. They can shove it. I had akathisia for 5 1/2 months. I could not stop moving. I paced 20 hours a day. I know you are trying as hard as you can. You don't need to justify yourself. Like you said, Just keep fighting!

I’m 18 months in Cymbalta and Remeron withdrawal. Months and months of akathisia among many many other symptoms. It’s now starting to lift. My life is definitely on hold. I feel your pain. Remember, it takes a long time for the brain to heal. But it will heal. Hugs.

I have panic and anxiety attacks but God damn I absolutely will not take that poison. God bless brother

I’m going through protracted benzodiazepine withdrawals and the combination of grounding with stretches, massages, massage gun, nature, yin yoga and meditation plus eft tapping has dramatically helped me. The tools that are right for one person aren’t right for another though. You absolutely can’t get through this without faith either. By faith I mean, you need to be able to drop into trust that it’s going to be okay. Sometimes you can’t force a solution and you need to be trusting while it’s being delivered to you. I also pray for solutions every single day. I know that nobody has all the answers but I trust the universe will deliver them in due time and I’m less stressed in the process.

I m still damaged after 4 years. Keep going. Your symptoms will change.

Bro....I feel your pain so much as I am a recent victim of a Dr putting me on the wrong medication. I think about ending it everyday but still have a glimmer of hope that life may be possible. Thing is I am also full on alcoholic and been on prescribed opiods for years. So I am starting to think I first got to go to a rahab but if they do not give me a benzo for sleep I would never survive. I must have a benzo every night for any chance at sleep. Its such a horrific cycle. I can barely take care of myself. At least you are trying your best to recover with proper nutrition & supplementation and have a positive outlook. It keeps me going. Stay strong brother. I pray for you 🙏

Keep fighting! ❤

Sorry to hear this man, I was on benzos at one point I totally understand

You just came up as I opened up my I pad. I am fighting in prayer for my brother who is coming off meds. I am in the Uk and my brother is in a rehab place. Jesus Christ is our only Hope. I have had family and friends who have had mental illness and drugs are a temporary and sometimes a dangerous so called solution. Father I ask you on behalf of my brother and everyone who is struggling with these issues to set them totally free. Please give them a revelation of what Jesus did on that ugly cross to set them free. Nothing is impossible to those who believe and those who receive this truth. I ask in the Mighty name of Jesus AMEN.🙏🙏🙏👏👏

You'll get through this brother, my best wishes go out to you 👍❤️

You need propranolol and Clonidine both aren’t addictive nor have terrible withdrawal - they help with akathesia

Almost every video concerning this people say. I want my life back

Thank you for being brave.

I hear you and get you! And I also fight right now with withdrawals and I am very thankful, that you are posting 🙏. I have so much respect for you and all you have went through and still fighting!. Akathisia is the worst! Mine has been improving, when I only eat food with low histamine and no supplements because my body can't tolerate anything while tapering. It is so horrible. I hope you get well very soon. Send you love ♥️.

I'm on 187.5mg of effexor, and on 0.5mg on clozepam. I need to get off these, thank you for the inspiration. God is with you.

Thanks for your testimony.

Hey there, Just found your channel. I just want to say I am wishing you the best. I can rleate to what you are going through, your love for music and trying to fight back and find the answers. Wanted to say be careful with B Vitamins, I overdosed on accident because a doctor told me to take it. It caused twitching spasms and nureoptahy. Once I stopped them and fixed my diet it took 3 weeks to kick back in and nromalize.

All medications are based on natural substances and made into synthetic substances that cause great harm to large numbers of patients. Pharmaceuticals mostly bring relief from anxiety, panic, depression and many other symptoms INTIALLY. What we do not have are practitioners who understand how to work with NON synthetics to achieve what is needed for that person, at that time. The trail blazers are you guys. The one area you can find support is with each other. Meanwhile awareness brings more into the fray to assist and discover. 👍

Keep fighting brother!

Another side of the coin for those reading this and looking for hope. 25 year heavy Xanax user. Tapered off using Valium. Took 4.5 years to taper. I went excruciatingly slow. No akathisia, no dystonia, no tinnitus.

Hang in there we're all with you ❤

This is torture! Ears nose n throat n lips full of acid n legs n head! Being squeezed to death extreme terror! Feeling like have to move constantly

It definitely gets better. I’ve been off for a couple years. My first year is now a blur. I don’t remember it, I know the withdrawals were really bad. I decided to quit cold turkey one morning. I got tired of feeling completely numb and never sleeping or sleeping too much, and gaining so much weight and eventually turning to alcoholism. Once I got off the meds and alcohol i lost all my friends. I was went through the longest transition of my life. I was just in survival mode. But so fucking lonely. The man of my child, and who was supposed to be my partner of 10 years wanted nothing to do with me and was never home. Either disgusted or embarrassed. I guess what I’m trying to say during this long written novel lol, is that you’ll find the light of the longest tunnel. But you got this and will continue to get through this. This phase of change is hard. But there will be beauty. Stay strong ❤

As Heather Ashton says supplements are a waste of money.

I’m pacing 20hrs/day 47 mths off the benzos. Most of my worst symptoms did not erupt until I was 4-12mths out. My inner exploded around a few months out. The pacing didn’t start until 14mths. Watch treating pain. Sadly, the tardive dystonia is as challenging as the pacing. I had rapid weight loss and abdominal tearing after a few quick taper attempts. I had a tinnitus explosion upon my jump. It wasn’t even tinnitus, it was a freight train on rails. I thought that I was going to have to end it. I thought that no one could live with a freight train in their head. That turned out to be the least of my worries. The tinnitus distracted me from the akathisia and dystonia erupting. Try to be grateful if you don’t have pain. Mine has almost felt “progressive” the longer it has gone on but I think that’s just my body breaking down from the physicality. Cognitively I’m much better, but I still wake up feeling beaten within inches of my life and then forced to walk on broken feet. I wake up feeling freshly shot in the back and forced to walk. The brutality is unimaginable. I will note, I have seen it go away after 4-5 years in a lot of people. I also know people 15, even 27 years out suffering. My experience is akathisia is like tinnitus, the more it comes back, the harder it is to make it go away. I have dozens of friends 5-7 years out still suffering. I am sorry this happened to you. It’s criminal. You can find me at the Akathisia Alliance. Hopefully you’ve already met Jill Nickens and Russell Baker. Hugs.

No suggestions. Just lots of big hugs.

But you have to do it for months. It will work but it takes time. Hmu for the freee books

So sad you're going through this. Keep swearing, it's the best recovery aid out there.

I tapered off effexor by doing 5-meo-dmt trips every saturday and sunday for 3 months.

Is there any mountains you can climb? Outside ,sunlight, & fresh air is the best for your brain & overall health. Good luck!

i feel you. i came off antidepressants and benzos three meds. took me three years. please be kind and take each day as it comes. look into your gut. dr natasha campbell mcbrifde. something that helped me a lot was coffee enemas . keep fighting ❤️

Try niacin ( nicotinic acid ) flush kind. I remember recovering from alcoholsim, i had a heady nervousness that felt like a low grade electrical buzz in my forehead for hours on random days, and noticed it completely dissapeared after i had taken niacin and after i had the flush. i have no idea what it was, the mechanism, but i know Niacin is a methyl stealer, could be usefull if overmethylated, which can cause nervousness and feel edgy. I guess the energy needed for that sensation i had was depleted by niacin in some way .

May I gently suggest that the supplements you are taking, while they are typically beneficial, may actually be aggravating.

What is your day like? I know what you are talking about. I know the anger you feel. Keep talking it's good for us.

You are not doing ultra micronized Palmitoylethanolamide. I didn't hear you mention liposomal D3/K2, or Liposomal/Phytosomal Curcumin, (Crosses the BBB) there's much more, but this is a start for you. My SS is a great place to search.

Hold on!! Don’t use supplements. It’s all withdrawal. You’re brain needs to readjust after medication. It needs to go back to homeostasis IT IS HELL!! But you will heal! So so sorry. Went through the same. Akathisia is gone now. It was gone after 2,5 years. Now at 46 month off AD I am much better. Hold on..❤

im on exxfor extended release 75 mg day two only thing i noticed is my stomach feel tight like nausuas overall im good so far

I was on 300mg😢effexora decade at least then pristiq last 5 rs which is worse withdrawal. Dont have the balls to go off.😮im 76😢😮❤God bless you❤😢😮

Sorry for this happening to you -- have you tried magnesium with potassium before bed or even during the day as it has a calming effect? Or Ashawaganda? Camomile tea? Even curcumin/tumeric can be calming? praying for you -- God bless you, sir!🙏

Im uspet as well bro. If only prescribers would actually tell us before hand the dangers of ghese drugs, many wouldn't take them. We need all the info to make an informed decision.

Meu filho esta assim por causa do neuleptil 4% 27 anos tomando ,nao sabia o que era isso ,os medicos so mudavam remedios que ficava pior ,voltava para neuleptil ,ultimamente estou reduzindo aos poucos ,altas acatisia, so deus pra ajudar meu filho ,pos nao sei mas que fazer !

Im praying 🙏 for your healing in Jesus name ✝️🙏❤️ If you’re a believer please pray 🙏 it helps !!

Quit your meds, all of them no matter what and come to Christ, the REAL healer.

Try some magnesium glycinate .

I am very interested in what you are saying.

I know exactly what will help. Orin therapy. Drink everything from the moment you wake up until around 7pm. Stay away from anything stimulating as well

Try two caps magic mushrooms. Slightly above microdose. It saved me, and I’m a lot like you.

🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝

Research LDN . I know of someone whose akathesia was substantially relieved by an ultra low dose.

Try (NAD) IV infusion therapy. I saw it change my son on the first one in a positive way he could not talk due to the toxicity this medication did to him. He was talking. But you need to do it more than once so your brain can heal .

how does it going???

If u take your medications as prescribed, and the dose is not affecting your daily life, why in the world would you want to stop and go thru withdrawal. I have bn addict for years. Now I am prescribed medication to help combat my addictive personality and I’m fine. Work , married have to beautiful sons . No way I’m goin thru that crap off withdrawals again. I hope n pray I dnt. Instead off stopping cold turkey, how about taking the smallest amount possible to maintain the body’s need for the drug and go on in life. If the meds are not affecting your behavior and health

What does Akathesia feel like ? Can you describe it more I would love to know . Hang on no matter what . “Keep F***king Fighting!”✨🦋💁🏻‍♀️🇨🇦

I know you said you already tried everything I was you last summer I was in hell I decided to go to a top doctor he gave me 20mg of propranolol and 600 milgrams of gabintin take it twice a day it will help trust me

Accupuncture might heal you

Some are ok .as still on the poison. It's nothing but poison ..

Read the Bible!

Ketogenic diet

Praying for you to receive your miracle from Jesus Christ of Nazareth the Son of the Living God. Repent, believe, be baptized, and start your new life.