Posted by MB on December 12, 2002, at 15:35:04
In reply to Anyone here become addicted to benzos or Stims?, posted by Denise528 on December 12, 2002, at 11:14:47
> Hi,
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> I've seen a lot of success stories on benzos or stims and a lot of people who say that they've never become addicted.
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> I was just wondering if there any people on this board who have become addicted and if so what did they do?
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> My psychiatrist is adamant that I would become addicted to benzos if I started taking them and therefore will only prescribe Zyprexa.
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> Also, do benzos have a dulling effect? Zyprexa doestn't have a dulling effect on me.
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> Denise
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Oh, and as far as benzos go, I've been on and off of Klonopin for a while, and I've had no problem with it. If I take more than prescribed, it just makes me tired like I've taken an antihistamine...i.e., I've had no desire to increase the dose. Actually, I've decreased the dose on my own a few times when I 've felt too sedated. One Time I quit a 2mg/day regimin cold turkey (after about a year) and it was a cakewalk compared to getting off of Paxil or Effexor. A CAKE WALK!~
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