karebear73
01-01-2014, 06:16 PM
Been slowly tapering off a very small dose of clonazepam for a month
I'm at 1/8 of a .5 mg pill nightly. 21 week ago I was at 1/4 pill. Brain zaps are really evident and my burning sensations in my stomach have disappeared and my benzo belly is already starting to decrease. But my gerd is driving me crazy again.
As for seroquel I was on 12.5 mg nightly for 3 years and the past 2 nights I went down to 6.25 mg.
wow all this time drs kept saying oh you're on such a minimal dose it won't even affect you. What a joke...
In the past 48 hours I am nauseated, have headaches, my senses are so increased I'm totally bitchy and irritated and I'm not even off the pill completely yet.
I lost my dry mouth which is now excessive salivation, and I no longer have itchy burning skin and my rashes are starting to leave me.
But my hearing is so elevated I swear I could hear crickets a mile away if it were summer, every sound irritates me and is heightened by like a million.
My taste buds are totally changing, I taste like never before, even cantaloupe seems to overpower me.
My eyes feel so vivid they tire out quickly and become blurry but colors and light are unreal
My nasal passages are clearing and my sense of smell is like an animals....I pick up every smell and alot of it smells ick.
My speech is making me frustrated as I can't find the right words, and nothing comes out right.
I was anxious earlier thinking I was having a stroke from the dizziness and headache but talked myself out of it.
The only thing I'm anxious about now is the what ifs....what if I get so agitated I yell at my kids?
Has anyone ever heard of such a sensitivity to such low doses of meds? Obviously I was right in terms of these low dose meds causing me intolerance or side effects and sensitivity or I wouldn't be having these opposite effects ??
And does anyone have any suggestions of what I can do naturally for some of these irritating withdrawal symptoms? I get so agitated!
I'm at 1/8 of a .5 mg pill nightly. 21 week ago I was at 1/4 pill. Brain zaps are really evident and my burning sensations in my stomach have disappeared and my benzo belly is already starting to decrease. But my gerd is driving me crazy again.
As for seroquel I was on 12.5 mg nightly for 3 years and the past 2 nights I went down to 6.25 mg.
wow all this time drs kept saying oh you're on such a minimal dose it won't even affect you. What a joke...
In the past 48 hours I am nauseated, have headaches, my senses are so increased I'm totally bitchy and irritated and I'm not even off the pill completely yet.
I lost my dry mouth which is now excessive salivation, and I no longer have itchy burning skin and my rashes are starting to leave me.
But my hearing is so elevated I swear I could hear crickets a mile away if it were summer, every sound irritates me and is heightened by like a million.
My taste buds are totally changing, I taste like never before, even cantaloupe seems to overpower me.
My eyes feel so vivid they tire out quickly and become blurry but colors and light are unreal
My nasal passages are clearing and my sense of smell is like an animals....I pick up every smell and alot of it smells ick.
My speech is making me frustrated as I can't find the right words, and nothing comes out right.
I was anxious earlier thinking I was having a stroke from the dizziness and headache but talked myself out of it.
The only thing I'm anxious about now is the what ifs....what if I get so agitated I yell at my kids?
Has anyone ever heard of such a sensitivity to such low doses of meds? Obviously I was right in terms of these low dose meds causing me intolerance or side effects and sensitivity or I wouldn't be having these opposite effects ??
And does anyone have any suggestions of what I can do naturally for some of these irritating withdrawal symptoms? I get so agitated!