Posted by Krissy P on April 7, 2003, at 18:14:03
In reply to Re: Addiction VS Dependence????, posted by bretbe on April 7, 2003, at 17:04:29
Thanks for this>>>"Keep in mind, lots of people are dependent on all kinds of meds like insulin for diabetics, heart medication, etc. Requiring something to help keep the brain more balanced should be thought of the same way in regards to treating mental illnesses".
Makes sense to me why should psych meds be any different?Thanks for reminding me :o)
kristen
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> I think that's right. See the info Viridis gave above. Basically, like you said, building tolerance means you have to take increasingly higher doses to get same effect and addiction is needing is more an obsessive drug seeking desire often related to getting the "high;" inevitably it ruins one's life as one does all kinds of stupid things just to get the next hit. Tolerance isn't desireable either since eventually you can't take any more without it hurting you physically.
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> With dependance, like can happen with Klonopin, so long as you keep taking the med, you're fine...it's just if you try to go off too fast. Keep in mind, lots of people are dependent on all kinds of meds like insulin for diabetics, heart medication, etc. Requiring something to help keep the brain more balanced should be thought of the same way in regards to treating mental illnesses.
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