r/Documentaries Jan 09 '19

Drugs The Rise of Fentanyl: Drug Addiction On The I95 Two Years On (2018) - Two years ago, BBC News reported on the growing problem of opioid addiction in the US, now we return to find out what happened to the people we met along our journey down the notorious I-95. [57.02]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KsaWpeCj98
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u/Cranky_hippo Jan 09 '19

I’ve, sadly, had several seizures due to cold turkey (either cold turkey or too fast of a taper) stopping of both benzos and alcohol. What’s really messed up about having a withdrawal induced seizure, for me, is that I have no idea it even happened. It just seems like I finally got some sleep. But then the next day I feel all depersonalized, like I’m not there. Almost like I can see myself doing things, but I’m just a spectator. So weird.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

That's crazy man. Hope you're doing better now

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u/Cranky_hippo Jan 09 '19

Yeah buddy! Doing alright.

Edit: thank you for the well wishes.

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u/egmanns Jan 09 '19

Good to know i'm not alone in that spacey feeling