I WAS TAKING 1/2 THE DOSE OF OVER THE COUNTER SLEEP AID FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS ON A NIGHTLY BASIS, AND STARTING HAVING TOLERANCE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTONS. I QUIT COLD TURKEY AND WENT INTO FULL BLAST WITHDRAWAL. I HAD HUGE PANIC ATTACKS, MAJOR ANXIETY,NIGHT SWEATS, NIGHTMARES, SLEEPLESSNESS, HEIGHTENED SENSORIES,FEAR OF ALMOST EVERYTHING, LOSS OF APPETITE, WEIGHT LOSS,OBSESSIVE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS, THIS IS MY THIRD WK GOING THRU IT AND I'M STARING TO FEEL A LITTLE BETTER, THE FEELINGS FLUCTUATE AT TIME, THE PANICK ATTACKS HAVE SUBSIDED, BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME ANNOYING SYMPTONS. IF ANYONE HAS BEEN THRU THIS, AND KNOW WHAT THE SYMPTONS ARE WHEN WITHDRAWAL IS ENDING PLEASE REPLY. MAYBE JUST A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT CAN DRIVE THIS DEMON AWAY FASTER AND PUT MY MIND AT EASE. MAY GOD BE WITH YOU ALL THAT IARE EXPERIENCING THIS ABOMINATION!!! AND GODS SPEED..........