Posted by Elizabeth on June 29, 2001, at 22:23:30
In reply to Re: Benzodiazepine Tolerance, posted by stjames on June 29, 2001, at 16:25:41
> I would say that many build tolerance to the "high" that benzos can cause, and mistake
> that for a drop in the anti-anxiety effects.
> Actually the 2 are not the same.I still have a hard time believing anybody gets high on benzos! < g > I need fairly large amounts of the high-potency bzds just to relieve panic and abnormal movements in sleep (2 mg of Xanax prn, or 4 mg/day of Klonopin with 2 mg taken at bedtime), and I don't feel high or even lightheaded on them. (I do sometimes get unusually hungry, though.)
What's interesting to me is that supposedly the sedating effect and the anxiolytic effect are the same, yet people do become tolerant to the sedation (whether they're taking the benzo as a sleeping pill or for daytime anxiety), but not to anxiolysis. People with panic disorder take the same dose for years.
Also, some people who say they developed tolerance also do not identify the benzo experience as a high. So what's up with that, anyway?
-elizabeth
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