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Firstly I'd like to say that I didn't become addicted to benzodiazapenes via recreational use. I'm pushing late thirties and have had severe bouts of anxiety since I was a kid. I've been on and off anti-depressants for years and put off benzos until my mid 20's when I just couldn't even function anymore.
At first I would just take some so I could have a life, so I could go on a date that involved actually leaving the house, or go to a family gathering etc. it mostly stayed that way and I could go days without them. I went through a lot this year and it's the first time I started taking 2-4mg of clonazepam every morning for about the past 6 months.
I don't feel good now. There's some obvious tolerance issues and I don't know if after thirty plus years I can really be without them, but I sure would go back to just using them as needed. The problem is I'm feeling really off now, having dizzy spells has been the worst.... even at the gym I'm having to hold on to things while walking around because it hits me suddenly and I feel kind of off balance.
I went to my doctors. Bloodwork is perfect as always (self-prescribed TRT, they don't know..... legit, 100mg per week TRT dose, no funny business, no tren replacement therapy lol) but as usual they just throw more anti-depressants at me. That stuff does nothing for me, in fact most of them just make me feel sick and worse.
So as I did with TRT I'm trying to take matters into my own hands. Planning on following the infamous ashton manual to taper off BUT I'd like to put together a really good natural supplement stack to help me while I taper...... and yes, I do plan on possibly including a high CBD herb into it. But this is where I'm looking for advice on anyone who has come off benzos or SSRI's, what would or did you take to ease the process. (I am also doing two thirty minutes of meditation daily)
At first I would just take some so I could have a life, so I could go on a date that involved actually leaving the house, or go to a family gathering etc. it mostly stayed that way and I could go days without them. I went through a lot this year and it's the first time I started taking 2-4mg of clonazepam every morning for about the past 6 months.
I don't feel good now. There's some obvious tolerance issues and I don't know if after thirty plus years I can really be without them, but I sure would go back to just using them as needed. The problem is I'm feeling really off now, having dizzy spells has been the worst.... even at the gym I'm having to hold on to things while walking around because it hits me suddenly and I feel kind of off balance.
I went to my doctors. Bloodwork is perfect as always (self-prescribed TRT, they don't know..... legit, 100mg per week TRT dose, no funny business, no tren replacement therapy lol) but as usual they just throw more anti-depressants at me. That stuff does nothing for me, in fact most of them just make me feel sick and worse.
So as I did with TRT I'm trying to take matters into my own hands. Planning on following the infamous ashton manual to taper off BUT I'd like to put together a really good natural supplement stack to help me while I taper...... and yes, I do plan on possibly including a high CBD herb into it. But this is where I'm looking for advice on anyone who has come off benzos or SSRI's, what would or did you take to ease the process. (I am also doing two thirty minutes of meditation daily)