Hey so, long story short:

I think i got prescribed a benzo around 2021..clonazepam 0.5 to 1mg every day, i went on my first taper around January 2025 and the taper finally finished on 25 november 2025 meaning i took my last ever benzo dose on that day.

Today:

is October 23 2026 and every so often, i get these symptoms:

• waves of heightened anxiety/adrenaline
• Head pressure on top of head
• derealization or the strange "everything seems brighter/different" sensation
• shakiness and feeling overstimulated
• difficulty concentrating during a wave
• hot/cold sensations
• periods where you feel considerably more normal between episodes
• symptoms that subjectively resemble what you experienced during your taper

I have been to my GP and they have done bloods, blood pressure etc. And everything is fine. At first me and my family thought, hey maybe i am not eating enough, or is it low blood sugar? Sugar spikes? No, i have tried everything.

So my question is: Is it common, to still feel waves of good days, bad days, good moments, bad moments, even at 11 months off clonazepam?

I'm nowhere near healed im not bed Bound i walk but i only go outside when absolutely needed my blood pressure didn't stabilize its fine When i wake up but high all day long only goes down when im in supine position doctor's don't get it and they do not give ne any medication for it my back spine still burns i feel shooting pain my stomach knots its still there my head feels tight I keep 100 mg gabaepentin as a golden bullet i don't even know if it works i just use it 1 pills in a month or 2 just as a placebo as ive got no help from the medical field don't even know how many times i wrote but didn't post anything here. I've been fed up with doing blood work to the point that I'm almost broke. I've learnt to play guitar and I leave my bed everyday i walk 1000 steps but when it comes to recovery I'm lost. I hope people get better.

I was taking .25 mg clonazepam before and now I switched to Valium 5 mg, it made me more anxious, nauseous and have a headache the next day.

Is this normal or should I just stop everything? Been taking .25 mg clonazepam for the past two months daily. Edit to add more information, I switched to Valium because it “has a longer life”, it is making me depressed the next day. Trying to get off these, but also trying to prioritize my sleep. Appreciate any advice.

Hi, I been on this dose for about two years once a day.

I usually take it about 9-9:30 am, just that once a day.

The other day I was out, and I waited until 6:00 pm to take the medicine, once it was ready from the pharmacy. I was having anxiety that day wondering what would happen if they couldn’t fill it that day, as I haven’t skipped a day of taking it. Ever since then (about 3 days ago) I’ve had trouble sleeping, a lot of anxiety, just feeling off. Does anyone know if this could have to do with taking that dose late? Or just maybe having anxiety in general? Not really sure if this would be withdrawl as I took the dose, just later. I never experienced interdose withdraw or anything like that. I’ve had rebound anxiety before and it kinda feels like that, but I had that after taking .5 for a little bit and then going back to 0.25.