Sunday morning or sunday mourning? - struggling with chronic anxiety

[sonicwhite]

Guys I can’t function. My anxiety is beyond what humans are capable of handling.

I fear I’ll never get the help I need. I have chronic anxiety that only is treated by a benzo.

Not every doc will be on board giving me a benzo. I fear my life will always be reduced to this. Not even being able to leave the bed.

 

[EveHarrington]

Hugs sonic.

What other meds have you tried?

 

[sonicwhite]

I’ve tried them all except beta blockers.

 

[Justmehere]

Therapy?

 

[EveHarrington]

Maybe beta blockers could help?

It took me a long time to find what works for me. Now I’m on an antipsychotic and a mood stabilizer.

Benzos really worked but withdrawing from them after every dose made me extremely agitated.

 

[DharmaGirl]

Even Buspar? Beta blockers helped me a lot. So did Buspar. This is a bitch to go through.

 

[Justmehere]

You are going through polydrug withdrawals. If you keep going back to benzos you will keep delaying actually getting through this and feeling better. It’s going to be difficult for a time. Keep working with your treatment team, stay clean, and things will improve.

In the meantime, ya gotta max out on all the health coping skills taught in therapy. They won’t make the anxiety go away, but they will help you get through these withdrawals.

It may be too much to do as an outpatient an your own. Have you considered inpatient rehab where there is support 24/7 for when the anxiety hits?

 

[EveHarrington]

What are you withdrawing from?

Did you taper?

 

[sonicwhite]

Suboxone klonopin Xanax and soon gabapentin. I’m losing it folks.

 

[EveHarrington]

Three withdrawals at once?

Was this your doctors idea?

 

[sonicwhite]

I tried but failed. Doctors don’t care what I’m going thru.

 

[EveHarrington]

Are you quitting three medications at once?