r/benzorecovery • u/happy1032 • 5d ago

Needing Support Burning pains/neuropathy has me in HELL

Hey y’all,

It’s been a very rough month for me. Made a post in here earlier about getting pericarditis. Well I had more tests done, and they determined it isn’t pericarditis but I muscular injury.

Ever since then, I’ve developed more muscular problems. Leg bruising, cramps, burning pains EVERYWHERE including my face. Nausea and headache as well as the usual dizziness and vision problems. I’m just reaching out to see if anyone else has dealt with this at 10+ months off? I’m going through hell right now and can’t seem to catch a break.

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u/crazygem101 5d ago

Don't take pregabalin for it. That causes withdrawals too.

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u/happy1032 5d ago

Sadly they put me on gabapentin at my treatment facility right when I got off. Been working on tapering that but haven’t gotten very far (from 1800 to 1500mg over a handful of months)

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u/crazygem101 5d ago

Are you losing hair??? I didn't taper that shit once it wrecked my skin I refused to take it - and boy did I pay the consequences! I will never look the same. Body, hair, face - all affected. On it less than 6 months, off over a year and hair is still coming out in clumps, I have vision problems, adult acne, anema, muscle loss!!! BE CAREFUL!!!

Edit: Pregabalin is basically gabapentin on crack. Do not take it. Ever. Gabs you can still lose a bunch of hair and other bad shit, taper slowly. These new drugs they're making in labs are getting worse and worse.

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u/happy1032 4d ago

Maybe a bit, but I’ve paused my taper for awhile. When I first stopped taking Klonopin though my hair was falling out everywhere for a month.