Thank you for this post. This has helped me. Well written, and congratulations to you!! I am 6 months into recovery, Xanax 2mg for 2.5 years. Recently my new symptom that scared me is eye flashes of quick "(" shaped flashes of lights in the pitch dark when moving eyes to the side. I had my eyes checked and there are no issues. I see others here have this as well. But this one has made me a little unsettled with my process. Thinking what is next, all the negative thoughts that come with the territory. Sometimes more recently rushes of anxiety, tinnitus, muscle twitches. I don't have any sleep issues, never had, thank God. This is scary and at times I do feel like I can't live like this forever, maybe I should just go back on Xanax forever and not have to deal with this hell. I believe I have been strong; I went through the loss of my baby girl (dog) of 16 years 3 months ago which has been more brutal than most can imagine, just like my kid, getting on a plane, I am so terrified of flying. I had my Xanax with me during the flights and never touched them. I am sure I will throw my bottle in the trash one day since I went through that with the will not to take one. Anyways, thank you again for your post, it has given me [...] that this will end.
