Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Support
Mission Statement
Welcome to BenzoBuddies. We provide help, information and support for the benzodiazepine-dependent to quit this highly addictive class of drugs.
Most of our members find themselves addicted to or dependent upon benzodiazepines, having taken their benzos as prescribed by their doctors. Unaware of the insidious nature of benzos, this is often the beginning of a downward spiral of confusion and a life half-lived. Although the consequences of the long-term use benzodiazepines are now well documented within the medical literature, many doctors still prescribe these medicines irresponsibly – for far longer than the 2-4 weeks maximum recommended in most countries.
BenzoBuddies provides an inclusive and nonjudgmental mutual support environment for those who wish to withdraw from benzodiazepines. Members of our community forum exchange ideas, information, and encouragement with each other during the withdrawal process. The BenzoBuddies Team and fellow members will help you develop a sensible withdrawal schedule – one to suit your specific needs.
Although outside of the immediate scope of BenzoBuddies, our members are free to discuss all their medications and medical needs, and the complications that arise from poly-drug use and withdrawal.
BenzoBuddies is not an anti-psychiatric or an anti-doctor community. Nor are we 'anti-benzodiazepine', as such. Taking or quitting a medicine should be a personal decision made in consultation with a suitably qualified medical practitioner. BenzoBuddies seeks to provide information and support to help the benzodiazepine-dependent to safely taper off and enjoy a new benzo-free life.
How to Use This Website
We provide a variety of resources and tools to help you quit benzodiazepines. They include:
- Facts About Benzodiazepines: learn more about the various types of benzos, side and withdrawal effects, tolerance and dependency.
- Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Methods: guides you through the main withdrawal options available to you, and the possible advantages and pitfalls associated with each method.
- BenzoBuddies Forum: a platform for the benzodiazepine-dependent to discuss all issues surrounding their efforts to quit benzos. The forum has areas for blogs and journals, benzo news and developments, live chat, a personal message system for one-to-one communication, and off-topic areas to serve as distractions (more below).
- Success Stories: read about community members enjoying their benzo-free lives.
Join the Discussion
Joining the BenzoBuddies forum is simple. All you need is a valid e-mail address.
By registering with BenzoBuddies, you will be able to participate in discussions and ask questions of your fellow Buddies – non-members participate on a read-only basis. In addition to benzodiazepoine withdrawal and off-topic areas of the discussion, forum members have access to a chatroom for real-time communication, are able to send PMs (personal Messages) to other members, can make 'shouts' through the Shoutbox (an informal short message system that displays to the whole forum), and even have access to an arcade (which can be a useful distraction during the withdrawal process).
If you experience problems registering with the BenzoBuddies Community, the Registration Help page should be your first port of call – most issues are easily resolved. If your problem remains unresolved, send a message using our form-mail system, and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
If you you decide to join BenzoBuddies or not at this time, we wish you a relatively symptom-free withdrawal from benzodiazepines.