Yup, I'm trying to handle my anxiety by myself. At the moment I feel hypomanic and I had a seizure i...
I gather that the cold-turkey treatment was not your decision? I've observed a lot of negativity shown to how people are treated when stopping benzos abruptly. Even alcoholics who are detoxing are given meds and care and tapering - because it can be life-threatening. Withdrawing from benzos can be just as dangerous, if not more.
The psychiatrist that put me on these meds and then washed her hands of me? Oh, she's doing just fine, I'm sure. Idiot. (I'm a little bitter, sorry.) I feel stuck and there is some blame to go around - it is not all my fault. I've been treated like it is some kind of moral failing on my part, when I've followed the instructions of a doc prescribing benzos for me, over so many years.
I think it's a crime - literally, as malpractice can come into the picture, with what you've described and I've seen elsewhere - like the people that cut my xanax and literally caused me to have a seizure, after I explained to them how to avoid it.... Like, great it was at a hospital so they gave me a shot more quickly...but the damage was done, and that should not have happened at all. --- if I was not sick and feeling so dependent upon these "health care providers"... I'd make a big fuss! Unfortunately I don't have the energy. Maybe if I improve with time, I could look into helping people with that.
Sorry. That's the end of my Public Service Announcement here :) Thanks for providing the outlet,
@sonicwhite ! If you'd like to talk more about withdrawal troubles or similar... there is room in my PM account. I'd like to hear more about your experiences with all this, if you would be comfortable talking about it.
