Does anyone else think that benzos are not respected enough in terms of how easy it is to become physically dependent on them and the associated withdrawals?

I suffered 10 seizures over 2 days on the 17/3/23. It was paddy’s day and I was sessioning with drink and coke, so didn’t take any alprazolam( I was taking 6mg a day). Got home at 9am and woke up at 1pm to paramedics sitting over me in my room after seizing up a couple of times and wrecking my room. Took me 5 hours in the hospital to be able to say that I was withdrawing from benzos, they gave me an IV of diazepam and they soon stopped.

It’s been nearly 2 years and I’m still suffering from the effects of the addiction. Barely leave my room. Anxiety has me nearly vomiting in my bed waking up and knowing I have to face the world. Lost most of my friends from not replying to messages.

Don’t take benzos, not worth the damage it causes.