Archive for the ‘Xanax’ Category
Asking for Advice for Ashla
Posted by: HSP Woman on: January 2, 2009
- In: anxiety & depression | detox | medication side effects | psychiatric medication | rehab | subutex | Valium | withdrawal | Xanax
- 20 Comments
I received a comment today, and I am not sure how to best answer it. I was hoping community members may be able to better give advice than I. Here is Ashla’s comment: i am new here and i am very nervous, i have big problems , i found out i was pregnant two mths [...]
Benzo Free, at last!
Posted by: HSP Woman on: August 16, 2007
Quick Update: Yesterday was Day One Benzo Free! Approximately 6,670 days since taking my first benzodiazepine, I am free! I am full of emotion (and some withdrawal effects, unfortunately). I am rather speechless that it’s over. I won. I really won! More later, I promise!
Almost Benzo Free!
Posted by: HSP Woman on: July 16, 2007
It’s been two weeks since I started my final tapering off of Valium. I’m so close to benzo freedom, I can taste it, feel it, envision it. Let me tell you, benzo freedom tastes a whole lot better than the bitter drug water I drink every night! Here’s a quick recap of how I got [...]
My Alopecia
Posted by: HSP Woman on: June 18, 2007
When I was 12, I started a new school. It was hell. All the other kids had been together since kindergarten; I was an outsider. Somehow, I eventually became a member of the so-called popular group (as unpopular as I was). Thinking back, I am sure it was because I helped the others with their [...]
Being a Panic Attack Support Person
Posted by: HSP Woman on: June 11, 2007
- In: anxiety | anxiety attacks | benzodiazepines | panic | panic attacks | panic disorder | things that work | Xanax
- 28 Comments
I was pleasantly surprised to come across this video while surfing the blogs last night. I think, however, we as panic sufferers can enhance the message. Take a look at the video through the following link: How to Help Someone Having a Panic Attack First, the positives: • How great is it that someone actually [...]
My Love-Hate Relationship with an Anxious Brain
Posted by: HSP Woman on: June 1, 2007
From the history of panic timetable I posted earlier, it’s apparent many people believe the cause of a particular mental disorder can be elucidated if a drug eliminates symptoms. I have to admit, I also was seduced by this concept. In the late eighties, while in college, I had dreams of being the scientist who [...]
Brief History of Panic (and Benzos)
Posted by: HSP Woman on: May 27, 2007
I found this information on a wonderful web site which lists in chronological order high points (and low points) regarding the history of panic, anxiety, and depression. It even cites references. I thought I’d share with you some of the more benzo-relevant dates. I guess I am really naive, but I never realized the extent [...]
Xanax: How (and Why) I Quit
Posted by: HSP Woman on: May 23, 2007
A post dedicated to anyone who takes multiple doses of benzodiazepines daily and wants to stop. I’m now convinced that crossing over to Valium was the only way I could successfully get off Xanax. Too bad I didn’t do the same with Klonopin. I made the mistake of tapering off Klonopin by dry cutting (using [...]
Mean People Suck
Posted by: HSP Woman on: May 16, 2007
I’ve been needing to write since I returned home from our yurt excursion. Yet every time I sit down, I’m empty. Or, maybe I am just so full of it that I am expressively constipated. I remember this feeling well. My former pdoc used to call it a “mixed state” — a kind of hellacious [...]
Update on My Benzo Taper
Posted by: HSP Woman on: May 3, 2007
Dr. Heather Ashton – Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Dr. Heather Ashton is my hero. She has been researching the negative effects of chronic benzodiazepine use for over 25 years. I so admire women who are ahead of their time. Women who fight for what’s right and readily put their reputations on the line for a worthy cause. [...]
HSPs and Instant Arousal-Stopping Medication
Posted by: HSP Woman on: April 29, 2007
People frequently ask me “What is a highly sensitive person (HSP)?” This is an excellent question, and, considering the theme of this blog, one that deserves further discussion. Here is a quiz from Dr. Elaine Aron’s web site identifying traits she believes represent HSPs. See how many statements are true or somewhat true for you. [...]
I Remember…
Posted by: HSP Woman on: April 14, 2007
- In: agoraphobia | anxiety | anxiety attacks | benzodiazepine withdrawal | benzodiazepines | depression | detox | Effexor | Klonopin | mental health | panic attacks | panic disorder | psychiatry | rehab | withdrawal | Xanax
- 3 Comments
Memories of Detox… I remember listening to horror stories told by other patients. There was one man who had served in the Persian Gulf during the first war, Desert Storm. He’d sit around the smoking tables and brag about killing Iraqis in cold blood. He told us about flying jets drunk. Luckily, he informed us, [...]
Coming Clean
Posted by: HSP Woman on: April 10, 2007
- In: anxiety | depression | Klonopin | psychiatric medication | psychiatry | Valium | Xanax
- 3 Comments
I’ve been trying to recall all the medications I have been prescribed for anxiety and depression. (I’m sure I’ve forgotten some…) Today, 18 years later, I take only one medication, Valium, and I am nearly off of it. Funny thing is that I never had any symptom relief (other than complete numbing) while being poly-drugged. [...]
Help! My Third Chakra is Suffocating!
Posted by: HSP Woman on: April 8, 2007
- In: agoraphobia | anxiety | benzodiazepine withdrawal | Klonopin | panic attacks | Valium | Xanax
- 15 Comments
This weekend has been challenging. I intended to write about my experience in hell detox, but it’s just too painful. Before I started this blog, I had pretty much filed the whole experience away under “T for TRAUMA.” Pulling it to the surface has set off all sorts of triggers for me. I know I [...]
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