Date: Tue Mar 26, 2002 2:47 pm

Subject: Re: Rage, Please,Respond,Rage!!!

Hi *****,

Please don't feel like you are alone in that rage thing. I would get myself shaking mad at the littlest of things and felt so out of controll on really bad days. I had visions of strangling doctors and burning down pharmacies and misdirected hatred for all the normal happy people in the world. I guess I felt so alone and I was hurting pretty bad and no one could understand or help in my real world. Only other benzo people could even begin to understand and non benzo people had become the enemy.

This rage will lesson in time. Once the adrenaline and anxiety settle down more it will be easier to handle. Taking walks or temporarily removing myself from things that agravated me seemed to help. I drank lots of chamomile tea and tried valerian supplements to try to calm (didn't always work though). Please stay away from alcohol too. I'm guessing those receptors are acting up friend. Could be just a little setback and hopefully you will be feeling better soon. 3 months off is still early and you have much healing ahead. Find things that comfort during these periods and avoid anything stressful if at all posible.

Been there,

Tom