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Old 09-03-2015, 12:56 PM #1
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I'm Rob.

This topic covers Benzo withdrawal.

The Ashton manual has worked wonders to get me from 2mg Xanax to 40mg Valium to 2mg Valium. But now I need some support and advise, please. Migranes are horrible ... Energy level words can not describe ....

But what worries me most is relapse as I'm a recovering alcoholic.

So I ask the people on the forum has anyone implemented Yoga and or Meditation to aid in the severity of anxiety ?

Any advise is sincerely appreciated.
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Hello Rob,

There are a lot of members here who use yoga or meditation to help with their anxiety. I'll post a few forum links below that may be helpful for you.

There is an Anxiety & OCD Forum

Alcoholism, Addiction and Recovery Forum

Headaches (includes Migraine)

There are many older posts too in the
Medications Forum regarding withdrawing or tapering form certain medications.
You could try a forum search in there for previous posts if you wanted.

Hopefully your energy levels will return as you recover. You were on those pills a very long time if I recall correctly.

Wishing you all the best.
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Wow! Congrats Rob. That took a lot of hard work and dedication. You are obviously a strong and resilient individual taking great care of yourself. Yoga and meditation will be powerful additions to your toolbox. Might I also suggest acupuncture to help get you past the headaches and such?

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Hi Rob

Welcome to NeuroTalk .

I am an in-remission alcoholic and use meditation every day as part of my mental health self-care.

It has helped me a lot and I hope that it will help you as well.

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