Posted by dms777smd on November 21, 2003, at 19:19:30
In reply to Re: Xanax Withdrawal , posted by maxx44 on November 20, 2003, at 23:02:20
> you'll note i was writing of librium and 'protracted withdrawal syndrome'---it doesn't hit everyone. it seems dose and time of use related. also, we're all so different, 'blanket' statements don't always apply. PWS is considered possibly age related--but i've a 90+ year-old neighbor who just quit a life of smoking and moderate ativan use and didn't notice a thing. i think that's rare. i had stopped moderate drinking with the librium, but for Me librium withdrawal was characterized by violent urges, whereas previous xanax withdrawal, years before and allegedly more problematic due to short half-life just gave me insomnia. i don't have a major drinking history--can take it or leave it--for me the obvious fact was total similarity with previous symptoms of librium withdrawal, which is consistent with PWS---these episodes are known to decrease with time---dr. heather ashton, on the net, would probably term your panic PWS and advise riding it out, as the episodes diminish with time. i know panic--when you're in it you think you're dying and will grab any way out, but it sounds to me like you've got it beat. best wishes
Yea,I think I do pretty much have it beat.And it makes me feel even better hearing you say the same thing.Thanks.But it does get pretty bad sometimes and I know I just have to ride it out.All those years of drinking really screwed up my brain and I know all of that isn't going to change overnight.Also,I read a lot of what Dr. Ashton wrote lastnight for the first time and she really knows what she's talking about.And benzos are not very far off from alcohol.
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