Toxic Mornings and info for Family and Friends - 31 May 2022

Elijah's Benzo Journey2022-05-31

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💫 Short Summary

Elijah discusses his struggle with benzodiazepine withdrawal and his upcoming tapering process. He mentions finding a video from a doctor that explains the experience to friends and family, and emphasizes the importance of support for those going through withdrawal. Elijah is currently on medication and preparing for the challenges of the withdrawal journey.

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📊 Transcript

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Elijah discusses his struggles with benzodiazepine (benzo) withdrawal and the impact it has on his life.

00:00

Elijah mentions that he will start tapering off 20 milligrams of Valium at the end of July.

He experienced a rough morning, which he refers to as toxic mornings due to the challenges of benzo withdrawal.

Benzos have had a significant impact on his body and personality, making him feel numb and different from his previous self.

Elijah emphasizes the importance of a video by a doctor that helps friends and family understand what individuals going through benzo withdrawal endure.

He is currently on Valium, Zoloft, and Trazodone, and anticipates needing antidepressants during the benzo withdrawal journey.

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Elijah encourages viewers to watch the link he will post below to help family and friends understand the benzo withdrawal process.

02:11

Many people going through tapering and withdrawal from benzos lose friends and family who may not understand that it is something beyond their control.

Elijah describes the experience as pure hell on earth and mentions the difficulty in conveying the feelings associated with it.

He acknowledges that he hasn't even started tapering yet but is already struggling.

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Elijah mentions the sunny weather and plans to pick up his prescription to try to get some sunshine.

03:55

He urges viewers to check the link he will post below for more information.

Elijah plans to provide an update soon.

00:00 hey everybody

00:02 it's elijah again

00:06 um

00:09 today is may 31st 2022

00:13 had a rough morning

00:17 which are known as toxic mornings um

00:23 as you all may know or don't know

00:26 i'm going to be starting my taper in

00:29 the end of july

00:31 from 20 milligrams of volume

00:37 every day is a struggle right now

00:40 because of everything i went through

00:41 last year and you can watch that on the

00:43 very first video that i posted on my

00:45 channel here

00:47 um

00:53 i'm gonna post a link below

00:56 i just found this video and it's from a

00:58 doctor

00:59 explaining

01:03 to friends

01:05 or family members what we actually go

01:07 through

01:09 um

01:11 and it's um

01:16 the case is different for everybody but

01:19 this stuff is very real

01:22 what benzos do to your

01:24 body after long-term use

01:28 like you know i'm not the man i used to

01:29 be

01:31 you know i was in the military i was

01:34 happy and

01:36 outgoing and funny and witty but

01:39 i'm just numb right now

01:42 and it's um

01:46 but i'm gonna post the link below from

01:48 this doctor i found and it perfectly

01:50 describes

01:53 or helps family and friends understand

01:56 this process

01:57 that we go through and that we endure

02:00 um

02:04 because i gotta tell you it's

02:09 when i went through my episode last year

02:11 of quitting

02:13 it was the worst hell

02:16 dante's level of hell i've ever

02:19 experienced in my entire life

02:23 and it's um

02:26 i'm back on meds right now i'm

02:29 i'm on valium

02:31 i'm on zoloft

02:33 and i'm on tracidone um

02:38 but

02:40 i'll tackle the antidepressant later

02:43 that's not even

02:45 i'm not even worried about that right

02:46 now

02:48 because i'm gonna need that during this

02:50 benzo withdrawal journey

02:53 but

02:54 the link below i'm gonna post is very

02:57 important for family

02:59 and friends i think because a lot of

03:00 people

03:03 who go through tapering and withdrawal

03:08 they do lose a lot of friends and family

03:10 through this process because

03:14 they think what we experience is

03:17 something that we can control but

03:19 unfortunately it's not

03:21 and it's pure hell on earth

03:25 you know it's

03:28 words can't even describe

03:30 these feelings and

03:33 what i'm feeling now and i haven't even

03:35 started tapering

03:36 like

03:38 seriously

03:43 it's um

03:49 yeah i can't even describe

03:52 but

03:53 i don't want to keep rambling um it's

03:55 sunny out today so i'm gonna

03:58 go pick up my prescription and uh

04:03 try to get some sunshine

04:05 um

04:08 but

04:09 yeah please check the link below

04:12 um

04:14 but i'll give you all an update here

04:16 soon

04:16 see y'all take care

04:18 peace

💫 FAQs about This YouTube Video

1. What is Elijah's plan regarding tapering off benzos?

Elijah plans to start tapering off 20 milligrams of Valium at the end of July.

2. What does Elijah emphasize as the most challenging aspect of benzo withdrawal?

Elijah emphasizes that the withdrawal process from benzos is extremely difficult and describes it as pure hell on earth.

3. How does Elijah believe the video from a doctor can help friends and family?

Elijah believes the video from a doctor can help friends and family understand the benzo withdrawal process and the challenges individuals face during this time.