Is there an AA program that takes mental health disorders into account, or is it all the same humdrum?
I was tapered off of benzos in 2025, and this has singlehandedly been the shittiest existence of my life. I was not told that after I was tapered off, that my Central Nervous System would be in haywire, and that it'd be next to impossible to sleep afterwards. I also didn't get the memo that benzos were being shadow-banned by the DEA. I don't know anyone that gets benzos anymore, and none of the drug dealers I know carry benzos anymore. For all intensive purposes, they seem like they are extinct.
I was prescribed benzos for 10 years but then I got raised to 3mg and it started burning my eyes. I went to Optometrists and Optomolpgoists, and no one could figure out what was causing this. I brought it up with my psychiatrist and even told him I thought the pill was causing it and this fell on deaf ears.
Eventually, I just tapered myself to 2mg but afterwards my anxiety was horrible. I told my doctor that I was drinking and he told me to stop drinking or he wouldn't prescribe me benzos anymore.
Eventually, I decided that it was time to go to Rehab, however this would prove to be a huge my mistake. I could have chosen any rehab but I chose a certain one due to convenience. If I could get off alcohol, and just take Klonopin, I'd be good, and this rehab would help me.
However, the next day when we were woken up by our assigned psychiatrist, I was given a nasty surprise...my psychiatrist that prescribed me Klonopin had a side job, not just working for this rehab, but he led the entire team. Because of this, he weaned me off Klonopin, and nothing has worked every since. The situation has been miserable, and according to my new psychiatrist, she's never seen a substance harder for people to come off than benzos. Apparently, they are number 1.
Posted Jul 29, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC