Im with Nomad on this 1000 percent. Benzo W/D are so much worse than opiates. Benzo Wd can actually kill you. While with opiate W/D its intense but it does start to diminish after a few days. With Benzo WD its just starting to ramp up after a few days.. It takes a long time to do a proper taper of benzos. I recommend that you never become dependent on them at all. 15 years ago or so, I was scripted 7 2mg xanax bars a day. (could have been 6, all i know it was the most a doctor can legally prescribe to a patient at that time) I did a slow taper (like a month or so) It wasn't slow enough, so, I stretched it out over 4 months. even when I got down to 2mg a day, I felt like literal shit.. It took me a full year to start to feel normal again.. I wouldn't wish benzo wd upon my worst enemy. Well, ok, maybe my worst enemy, but you get the idea...No words can describe the feeling all you can do is experience it and you for sure don't want to do that....trust me...