What percentage have you recovered?

What percentage have you recovered and how many months has it been since you took your last Benzo?

I am 9 months off and would say that I am 50% recovered.

 

11,5 months, 90%

 

 

After I held and slowed my taper I recovered as I went down.  I'd say I am 95% at 2 wks off.

75-85% 4 months off

85 to 90 depending on the day, 10.25 months

Almost seven months. 50-60%

10 months probably like 75-80% (just tired and have DR still)

7 months, 75%-95% all the time.

14 months out maybe 40-50%. Only few hrs70%. Never had a window.

14 months out maybe 40-50%. Only few hrs70%. Never have a window.

 

if you have hours with 70, thats a window. It is not a 100% window 

13 months , 70-75%

6 months soon,50-60%

mentally i feel 90%

my sleep is maybe 70% ?

sleep is still my biggest problem

9 months, 100%

5 MONTHS post CT -> mental state between 50-70% (swings week to week day to day). Physical wanes between 30-70%. Sleep has come back as big issue. Back to 2-3 hour bursts and zombie state

almost 16 months, and about 90% thought lately it's been closer to 99% ... at this point, how I feel almost entirely depends on how I cope with external stressors though, there's no mysterious force causing me anxiety, so I get stronger and more capable with everything I handle.

14 months out - I am  probably 75-80 percent overall. During a window I am at 95 percent and during a wave I am dragged back down  to  around 60-  70 percent- but the waves are less often and  much shorter.  Windows are more frequent and more my norm.

I'm beginning 8 months off. I'm 90% most of the time. Sleep is erratic, and I have waves of intense anxiety, but all other symptoms are gone, and there were a lot. 

17.5 months 60 to 70%

5.5 months. Windows 30-40%, waves 0-10%. I definitely feel worse than the average for my dosage and duration the worst so far on this poll. :(

I'm at 18 months off: 99.9%

5.5 months. Windows 30-40%, waves 0-10%. I definitely feel worse than the average for my dosage and duration the worst so far on this poll. :(

 

Hey ggbtd.  We're in a somewhat similar boat.  I am amazed at how I feel for the dosage and duration I was on benzos. 

 

I stopped taking ativan after 1mg for 11 days.  Anyway, I've said my story many times but I'm 4 months and one week out from my too rapid valium taper (after a 1.5 day cross-over), and still suffering.  To be fair, I've had windows of 70-75%.  In fact, the other day I mentioned in a post how I thought I was 60 to 70 percent healed and then yesterday got hit by another wave.  To be fair, it's not the worst wave ever by far and I feel like I can still be somewhat functional.  But it's just so bizarre to have been prescribed a benzo for insomnia, use it 11 days, and end up dependent on it AND be in post-acute withdrawal for over 4 months since jumping.

 

So, I guess at the end of the day I'm still having waves and windows.  I have had a fairly good window for the last 2.5 weeks.  I've felt about 70%.  I'm in a wave (started day before yesterday) and today I feel about 30%-40%.  The thing is, I'm still on gabapentin, so I'm not completely free of meds.  I've got another 216mg to taper from gabapentin.  It's a pretty low dose, but we all know that that doesn't mean much when it's the effect of the cut that matters.  I don't think the gabapentin is actually the problem.  I think it's my benzo withdrawal that gets revealed if I cut the gabapentin too much.  It's a bit baffling to manage!!!

 

Oh well, at one point I couldn't imagine I'd make it this far, so that's encouraging.  So, yeah I have some windows where I am 70%.  I'd be closer to 80% or 90% in those windows if I could get some good sleep. 

 

I'm at 18 months off: 99.9%

So what's the .1% part that is not recovered?

I'm at 18 months off: 99.9%

 

whats the 0.1?

19 mos.  was 80 percent just got hit with anew symptom of air hunger which is a really shitty symptom so I'd say back down to 50-60.