u/Gisellepachini69

On for: 11 years
Tapered for :5 years
Symptoms: Benzo belly (constipation), lack of appetite or no appetite at all.
Improvements: memory, emotions came back, more energize.
I am also on: Trazadone and Seroquel and sleep 7-8 hours a night , sometimes more if I am tired.

Boy, am I stressed! I want to say how much more stress I am now than I was on benzos since reality hit differently while on them and it made me slower. I do hot yoga to calm down my stress cause it’s high!

I am functional but it’s hard to work a face to face job since I get tired and feel low on my breathing sometimes…but I do remote work, bartending gigs. I just don’t think I can take on a stressful job right now since my body feels out of wack.

I went 2 weeks ago to a functional doctor in my city who helps with gut issues and the nervous system, he also helps people with eczema, immune issues ..just stuff that typical doctors usually can’t help with because either the medicines don’t work or they can’t find something acute .

I forgot what test I had done ( I need to see the paperwork) but I came back for my results and my vagus nerve is blocked, my liver , thyroid, spleen , small intestine and kidneys are stressed! I am 31 years old and my body tested as a 55 year old.

I haven’t started to work with the functional doctor yet since I am waiting a bit of time before I decide to do it. I am researching more. I am going on 10 months with no appetite and 5 years of gut issues…man I am so exhausted.

I hope healing ❤️‍🩹 comes for all of us. I know we have people from all over the world here, but I stay in the United States and it’s expensive to live here. Currently have a retired father who only gets $800 a month, staying home to help my parents pay for their bills while I recover . If I wasn’t functional during any of this I would have not been able to get off my Benzo.

I was going to pick up a passenger and there was a parked 18 wheeler on the side of the road, I passed by it and idk what weird metal stuff was in the side of the trailer (mind you it’s at night time and I didn’t see it) and it scratched the side of my car horribly , along with my windows and cracked the plastic by the mirrors all the way to the passenger side of my car!!!
I got out and Noticed that my side mirror was a big damage and it was so dark that I couldn’t see the other damage until I got out of my car to put in gas. 😭😭

I asked a friend of mines who’s a mechanic on how much will the body charge and it’s close to 1k. What do I do? Is there a way to blame the 18 wheeler ?

I been using prune juice with butter to help me go. I developed constipation after getting off a benzodiazepine after being on for a decade. I been using prune juice with butter, is it possible that it can make me lose muscle and weight ? I don’t want to lose anymore weight or get rid of my muscles that I been fighting to keep for so many years after having constipation .

I also take ibs-rela with the prune juice with butter. I don’t fully empty out but it’s something.

I noticed that I been depressed for a long time-2 years or more due to getting off a benzodiazepine called Valium after being on for almost 11 years. It’s also a mix of other stuff but I did therapy Multiple times and other holistic methods like hypnosis.

Over the past 10 months I haven’t had an appetite after getting off the benzodiazepine, low motivation, lots of constipation and gut issues, not even wanting to work but I push myself. I do yoga to help but it’s not a permanent solution.
Should I try an antidepressant or ssri to help with this stuff? I was on the medication for a long time and none of the symptoms go away.

I been having insomnia since 2015 but around 2018 I started to sleep super late due to working nights . I can’t got to sleep until 5:30-7am almost everyday. I want to add that I also take sleep medication the past 11 years …if I take my sleep medication earlier I still can’t sleep until almost 2 hours after taking it. I wake up around 2-3pm everyday.

How can I change this? I tried to stay up for a full day and still can’t get enough sleep and wake up the next day at 3pm.

I been coming on this group page a lot lately…I got off Valium after 11 years. Prescribe and no addiction, I tapered off because I was scared to be on this for life and hit tolerance. I am also on trazadone and Seroquel.

Unfortunately, I am traumatize by my withdrawal and my symptoms and it makes me wanna go back on. I lost my ex fiance because of this but I was strong and moved on, I have no been able to int he past 2 years get a stable job due to my symptoms. I am struggling with body dysmorphia now since after starting my taper I got sick with constipation from Benzo withdrawal and now I am going on 10 months with no appetite. I also want to make it clear that I am negative for all GI testing .

I have wasted so much money on supplements to help with all this stuff and nothing.

I am so close every night to take a Benzo but I am scared to kindle myself. I have gabapentin prescribed but I haven’t taken it because idk what it can help with ..

My mood is all over the place. I feel destroyed. Please I need help.

There’s so much more to my story but it’s too much to type.

I had 0 appetite for almost 10 months but it’s because I got off Valium (a benzodiazepine) that mimics gastroparesis after getting off. The recovery takes time, but truly what medication has helped you get your appetite back?

I can’t do mirtazpine because it makes my constipation worse.

I tried Motegrity and it worked but gives me a huge headache and I need to heal my brain.

Can gabapentin or an ssri help?

Just want to see how long it has taken long Benzo users to heal. Everything is fine with me except severe Benzo belly.

Suffering from terrible constipation due to this medication. Any got off and it improved?

Do you have to taper off medications like Linzess, Motegrity, ibs-related? I don’t take them daily since they stop working after 2 weeks.

I lost my appetite in late October of 2025 after dropping below 1.5mg of Valium. I thought once I jumped off that I would recover but I have 0 appetite all the time, I have to force myself to eat.

I eat gluten free, low histamine and very healthy .
Does anyone know if an antidepressant or ssri or any other medication like gabapentin can help?

I can’t take mirtazapine because it makes my constipation way worse than it already is. I am also on trazadone and Seroquel for anxiety/sleep.

I am going to see a new psychiatrist who’s very expensive because he does not take my insurance. I been to many other doctors and no help at all.

Do you have to taper off medications like Linzess, Motegrity, ibs-related? I don’t take them daily since they stop working after 2 weeks.

I was prescribed for 11 years, tapered for some years. Got off but my digestion has been a mess for years while getting off and now 9 months of no appetite and no doctor can help. Everynight I look at my pill bottle and ask myself why did I even come off? Went to several GI doctors and everything is negative. My bowels won’t move and I lost 30lbs. My self esteem has been out the window, now I have to spend more money to get more testing done. Why the fuck isn’t there a medication that can help with Benzo withdrawal and the GI issues it causes ? It has fucked up my life. I just wanna get back on .

Do you have to taper off medications like Linzess, Motegrity, ibs-related? I don’t take them daily since they stop working after 2 weeks.

I was on Valium for almost 11 years, tapered for 5 years due to life changes and being on a high dose of Valium -30mg. My worst symptom continues to be benzo belly, I had it all through my taper and still now. I have symptoms of gastro paresis, no appetite for 9 months now and constipation for over 5 years due to all of then I lost over 30 lbs and ski issues, I was able to settle my skin issues with low histamine diet. Has anyone experienced benzo belly this long? It got worse before I go off and it continues to be this way. I have tried Linzess, Motegrity and Ibsrela for the constipation but it only works for a like 2 weeks then it stops working.

Is it possible to have Benzo belly this long? I had GI testing the past 5 years and all negative. I got more test coming up and seeing a functional doctor because I talked to people that been on Benzos longer than me and they don’t have this issue but I also been in contact with people that had Benzo belly this long but rarely. Another question is that I smoke weed a bit before bed just to get good sleep, can weed interfere with healing?

Let me know below or if you know one that I can access online . I need GI testing that’s not conducted by regular doctors for constipation and my thyroid . I need an affordable one please! Nothing that’s gonna cost me crazy thousands of dollars.

I have a family member that I am trying to take out of Cuba. I can’t bring her to the United States, I was thinking of Panama or any outfit country that she can be safe. I stay in Texas, how can I properly do this? And what country is a good place for her to go right now ? It has to be a Spanish speaking country.

31F-155lbs-5’7

I got off Valium (benzodiazepine) after 11 years , I want to add that I did tapered off and no cold turkey. I lost my appetite while getting off the medication back in late October . I am struggling with my weight and appetite, I lost 30-35 lbs getting off this medication and it’s very concerning. Any advice on how to get my appetite back? I am thinking an antidepressant can help. I have tried lots of natural supplements and protocols to help but it’s not working.