Hi again to all of you!

Wow, I hav'nt been here in a LONG time. I went off on my own for a month to work on a project and have also been dealing with some pretty severe anxiety issues which may be just plain old GAD/Panic -or- drug/withdrawl induced. I'm not sure. Anyway, it's good to be back

See, back when this first started (this time around) I had something trigger my anxiety and so I took a Xanax. The next day I took another and the following day and for many days thereafter, the same thing. Then I switched to Ativan and took that every day for about 3 weeks. Then my doctor gave me a huge supply of Oxazepam and I have been taking that ever since. So I have been on benzos for about 2 months straight now and I've NEVER taken them regularly like that before!.

During this time I have begun noticing some very disturbing symptoms that seem to appear once the benzos wear off (in between doses) and this is why I'm beginning to wonder if maybe these symptoms are being caused either by the benzos (or withdrawl in between doses from them). Or maybe it's some kind of "rebound" effect or perhaps it's just my regular, old anxiety - but I doubt it because it has been coming and going steadilly for months now and hitting me very hard.

Here are my symptoms on any given day...

1) Shortness of breath or gasping for air that leaves me panicking with fright.
2) My whole body feels like it's trembling or shivering from deep within.
3) My eyes are always fuzzy, blurry or images are sometimes distorted. Also, trouble focusing sometimes.
4) I get this sensation like I can feel every heartbeat, breath, inner rumblings and everything else going on in my body and it freaks me out.
5) Spasming or some kind of heart/lung fluttering sensation going on there from time to time (this is super scary!).
6) Muscle twitching in neck, face, hands and other places (this happens only occassionally).
7) At times, when I'm trying to say something I'll get all confused and my words/sentences come out all backwards and messed up.

Can anyone here relate to any of this?