8 weeks off, waiting full restoration

After two month taking benzo, I tried ashton tapering method, and I jumped Valium at 2020/06/16.

I'm taking no medicine now. I have learned to be free from medicines if its not emergency!

 

Healing process are so slow and annoying, but its ACTUALLY moving on and I feel better and better.

Rest symptoms are

-everyday or always-

1. cognitive decline(I oftten feel harder to do my jobs than ever)

2. tinnitus(a little)

3. headache(Tightening type, most in evening～midnight)

4. stuffy(a little, but I can do exercise, training so hard everyday)

-sometimes-

4.Rash(around arm)

5.Gastrointestinal irritation(but I can eat as usual)

they are not critical, I'm doing daily works as well as ever.

 

 

My effort to heal earlier and more or fully.

I have kept daily  HIIT(tabata protocol), stretching, walking, and weekly weight training.

-daily exercises often make me feel better(reduce depression, headache, etc).

 

When I fall in bad feeling, I try CBT.

-Anxiety level directly effects my symptoms. Positiveness or acceptance are often needed. I often say "its OK, that's just healing process" or "that's a too extreme idea, stop thinking so bad" to myself.

 

I take healthy food usually. Sprouting brown rice, much vegetables(dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals), much meat and fish and soy(protein), a little oils(olive and sesame), a little fruits(adjust daily sugar mounts, vitamins, minerals). I care daily amount of sugar-oil-protein-fiber.

-healthy style make my body better, and that makes me feel better. but I sometimes take bad style meal(junk food, too much sugar, etc).  Because I think its not good to care too nervous.

 

I try to keep circadian rhythm. eating time, sleeping time, exercises time.

-it apparently improve my insomnia and ANNOYING much awakening. I can sleep 8-10 hour per day and awake 1-2 times per day.

 

 

Thank you BB and members! You actually rescued me!

I hope full recover in near future.

Congratulations on celebrating this milestone of 8 weeks off benzos!  Sounds like you're very purposeful about diet, exercise and self care practices such as CBT.  That's great!  Glad you're doing well! Thanks for sharing 

Thank you.

I have read many threads here. That made me to do those things purposeful.