I was prescribed a benzo for insomnia and thought nothing of it. I went from enjoying a good night's sleep to completely dependant on it just to function. The

I was prescribed a benzo for insomnia and thought nothing of it. I went from enjoying a good night's sleep to completely dependant on it just to function. The only way to describe it was that I became "psychologically fragile" such as if things didn't go exactly according to expectations I would be in a state of panic and fear. It was horrible. I decided then to go cold turkey (no one told me otherwise) and it was hell! I thought I would die or lose my mind. To say nothing of the electric shock sensations that were constant and the feeling that my skin was buzzing. After a couple months I felt like myself again and my mental fortitude had returned. I will never take another. For me the benzo class of meds are way more dangerous than helpful.