I have been off benzos for 2 months, i'm starting to feel like i'm not going to be able to work or sleep without going back on them do i go back on?

Don't: Benzo addiction is one of the toughest to treat withdrawal can last for 6 months. Use magnesium 800mg at night will help you restore sleep and take l-glutamine 1000mg if you still have difficulty sleeping.

Disease of Addiction: Your brain will tell you that nothing will ever work like those benzos. That is a lie. That is the disease of addiction and it is very much alive and active in you. If you have not found a program of fellowship and learned the tools of other healthy ways to get to sleep; learned the ways to stop the obsession then you must and i mean that with all i know, get to a program and treat the disease.

Why benzos?: Why were the benzos prescribed in the first place? Whatever basic condition they helped with, can return -- such as various anxiety disorders that can be treated other ways. Please talk with your doctor about this -- should see a psychiatrist and/or psychologist. If you were using benzos acquired without prescription, this is an addiction and you need an addiction medicine doctor as well.

See a doctor: You need to talk to your doctor and try other medication or find out why you still has insomnia. If necessary your doctor can order sleep study and find other causes.

Were you addicted?: There are other ways to deal with stress, anxiety & sleep problems then benzodiazapines. The difference is that to really treat the problem - you have to do some work (as opposed to popping a benzo). Have you tried cognitive behavioral therapy? Behavior modification? Individual psychotherapy? Group psychotherapy? Qi gong? Tai chi? Acupuncture? Acupressure? Homeopathy? Meditation? Yoga? Exercise >.