Anyone Totally Through Diazepam Withdrawal ?

I have come of Diazepam twice, first time, slowly but not slowly enough most Doctors like to say 9 months but even though I did everything I could think of to help and truly detoxify, excersise, meditation, Acupuncture eating well, drinking lots of water to flush system out and mainly being positive. I was putting on a happy face all the time while dying inside.  

I felt may be a little better at 6 months than at my worst but still very bad and agraphhobic, anxiety and all the syptoms you mentioned and never felt any better from that point on.  Doc's put me back on to come off slowly, this time I went for 1.5 years, with nothing, I felt physically and mentally gone, nothing would work in my body, digestion etc and mind full of horrid thoughts, paranoia and depression like i'd never felt before.  If I did sleep it was only to have nightmares.  I tried so hard and everyone said, you have come so far, surely after this long you would feel normal.  I did'nt and every day I would wake thinking, Hmm will I try to eat breakfast this morning or will I get my affairs in order, lost all my lust for life, felt I was a burden on all around me & the worst was my life was just slipping by never enjoying all normal occassions in life that I had naturally enjoyed before.  All the sypmtoms you mentioned I had and more, the sweating was so bad and that feeling of generally being unwell, nothing made me smile or laugh.  I lied to all and felt like a faliure.   Truth being usually takes years from the time you take your last pill for your brain and body, Central Nervous System to not only adjust but re grow the delicate brainwave paths this drug has destroyed.  It's a very Very long long hard Road but it can be done, I found a specialist in this field and am considering going into a long term medical facility for even a year or how ever long it takes.  Tapper should be extremely slow for any comfort and they can monitor you as I had become suicidal they can also give you some medicines that can help with your withdrawal (non addictive).  A year or two in the scheme of things really is not that long when you think of the alternative.  I've not really answered your question as I'm not fully recovered and thought I was going mad.  Fact is my specialist re assured me, I'm not going mad it is the longest withdrawal of any medication groups being the (Benzodiazepams) Valium, xanax serapax etc.  Look up benzo.org there is a mountain of info out there these days.

He did not sugar coat it, some people do well, some like me,  itcan take years before you feel even remotley like your old self again and that's what I want.  Otherwise I'm only just exsisting and that's no life.  I'm not whinging, many more people have worse ilnesses, conditions etc than me.  What would my life could have been, if i'd never listened to that first doctor that prescribed these for anxiety & depression and assorted other meds that were just as bad all those years ago or at least looked into them but we trust our doctors, at least I did.  This generation we have a lot more info at hand with the internet etc.    So, I'm sorry hun you could be feeling this way for a long time alhough we are all different, I've been told It will be the hardest thing I will ever do and I beleive it.

In saying all that, there are people on this forum that have come of slowly and successfully, not pleasant for a while but some say after 3-4 months they feel great, I really hope you fall into that catagory.  All the best and let me no how you are travelling.   Nicola

I went cold turkey from 8mg. Yes there were side effects but one thing is important. Eat and drink plenty and. Do relaxation.

Don't rush yourself,take one day at a time.

Hope it helps xxx