Positive withdrawal stories please

please do not worry too much and don't read all the horror stories people only tend to write if they've had a bad experience but there are many thousands of people that have withdrawn with very few problems myself included. I was on 30mg of Diazepam for over a year. I dropped straight down to 20 mg with no problems then dropped 2mg every 5 days so I was off them in 7 weeks with no problems. I had also been on them before for about 6 months and stopped cold turkey with just a couple of sleepless nights. if I had listened to all the horror stories I would never have come off them. I know it's hard but try not to over think it because as Is12 said so much of it is psychological. If you make a cut and feel rotten stick with that dose until you feel better then cut again. People may recommend Benzo Buddies but that forum scared me silly because everyone there is having a hard time. You will be fine. Message me if you need to. Jo x

I hope my story can be somewhat positive.  I was taking Xanax .5 x 4 a day.  ON MY OWN, I  reduced to 3 pills a day over about a year.  I started by skipping doses and in a year I was down to only 3 a day.  Then I started skipping another dose here and there.  I did not have any ill side effects.  The tricky part came when I got to only two a day.  Other than ringing in my ears, a couple of episodes of racing heart, I did not have any other symptoms.  I started searching the internet for help with lowering my dose because my pills are so small.  THATS where I found out about tolerance, withdrawal, half life, the Ashton Manual.  So some of the panic has probably been self induced.  But I have learned to limit my interactions with all those sites and this one as well.  I am now down to .125mg every 12 to 15 hours.  The only reason I haven't dropped them completely is probably in my head.  The wonderful thing is that I feel much more clarity and have more energy.  I thought I was functioning fine at the full dose, but it was only til I got down to this miniscule dose that I realized what a fog I was walking around in.  I thought all my memory problems were just age.  At 54 I should know better!! Good luck and I would be glad to swap positive stories with you anytime!! P.S.  I frequently watch videos of meditation, healing, anything with a positive outcome.  I have found that all the stuff I used to watch does not appeal to me anymore. My digestive issues are few and far between, thankfully.  I think I could have avoided  a lot of medical expense and a surgery if I had never taken any benzos.

I used to keep a sign above my computer that said "The only way out is through". I used to read that to myself a lot. Don't forget, benzo w/d runs the full spectrum. From very mild to very severe withdrawal. I was VERY SEVERE. The scariest thing for me was the unknown. Not knowing when it would all end was the worse. No matter how long it takes it will be over at some point and you will get on with your life, guaranteed. I was like you. I would frequently say I only want positive stories, not horror stories. So I understand.