I hit tolerance on my benzos in mid December, maintained on my meds for the next few weeks, and finally ct off all my meds in early January. I don't recommend just stopping meds as I did, as the only reason I did so was because my tolerance withdrawals were already hell and I knew a sudden stop wouldn't make things much worse. It all worked out for the best, as I've now been med free for two months. Yes, things are rough at times. I have only one lingering w/d symptom, tinnitus, which is minor. At first my mood greatly improved, but I now find that I am struggling to deal with emotions that were suppressed for so long. Still much better than being numb all the time. Anyway, it's rough, yes, but for me, very much worth it in the end. Good luck!

I wouldnt do it without letting your doc know first. I came off all meds but I first had a meditation practice going for 6 months. It teaches you not to follow your black thoughts to the end, but to gently interrupt them and let them go. It also teaches you that everything passes, it always has before hasn't it? It teaches loving kindness too, very hard to do when you've been through what you have but achievable. It teaches living in the moment, not the past or future. I also had CBT training and this was a great adjunct to the meditation. I recently had a life threatening experience going through a category 5 cyclone which freshened up my PTSD but I recovered and started coping much better than I would have before. So yes bad things will still happen but you will cope better and get over it quicker. I would advise never go off meds without a plan in place. They are there to support you until you find another way of doing things in my opinion. Love and peace and good luck to you.

my doctor wants me to get off of them. i'm not on any benzos, i was supposed to be, but i was afraid of them. just anxiety pills and geodon for the flashbacks. i'm doing kind of okay, after like a week or so, i feel back to normal. i'm most worried about coming off the geodon.

i haven't tried meditation yet, i've just tried keeping busy. i should try meditation, thanks for your responses.

I had to stop all my medication as the pills were making my thyroid overactive. It has not been easy, apart from losing the side effects which was great,but is,I think a step toward healing for me. Learning via DBT and therapy to cope with and understand things like hyper-vigilance, panic and nighmares seems better than blocking them off with pills for me.
May I wish you luck and hope this helps.