Posted by anna on December 27, 1999, at 10:51:46
In reply to Are Benzodiazepines Like Alcohol?, posted by Marc on December 25, 1999, at 0:05:27
> When I drink I feel so happy and uninhibited by anxiety, especially social anxiety. I know this is normal, but is that what benzos like Valium, Klonopin and Xanax make you feel like? If so, then they're the drug for me. How's this analogy, Benzo:Alcohol::SSRI:Marijuana ?
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I've used all three (though it has been a millennium since I touched pot). Took xanax, then klonipin for anxiety/panic disorder. Alcohol does not give me the spacy feeling that I recall getting from pot. But a benzo keeps me much more in control then either of the other too, and I don't get silly, or feel dizzy, etc. I can and have taken a bezo before or while working, but a glass of wine makes concentrating hard. I love my wine, but P-doc once said if I had to choose between a benzo and alcohol, to go with the benzo and drink pop!
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