Martha shares her story of benzodiazepine harm and healing for our #BenzoStories series.
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Martha, I can so relate to your story. I did cold turkey off of Xanax last November and was fine for a few months. I’ve developed retracted withdrawal (I think that’s what it is called) and the symptoms are debilitating. I’ve wanted to die and at times I’m so angry I could kill someone. I’m afraid to leave my house for fear of losing my crap and getting arrested. My moods are all over the place and I just feel like I’m forever damaged. I’ve started researching things I can do to speed up the healing process but most say it just takes time and for me, that could be 2-4 years. Lord help me things better start improving because I can’t do this another 3+ years. I just can’t.
Best of luck to you! Don’t give up!
Hello.can I ask if it.normal not to have any improvement 3 years out. Tha k you