Posted by numbster on October 25, 2004, at 23:36:05
In reply to Re: Xanax and tolerance: studies available?, posted by steve12 on October 25, 2004, at 21:30:25
> All sponsored by the drug companies, right? The truth is that Xanax will always be addictive b/c of its short half-life (which the XR version doesn't solve). That's a fundamental of pharmacology. The real issue is, whether dependence is *justified* given the improvemnt in your symptoms.
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To me the real issue isn't if dependence is justified... Even the SSRI's cause physical dependence, just try discontinuing one of those suddenly. Not as dramatic withdrawal symptoms as xanax perhaps, but many have some pretty bad withdrawal symptoms. In any case, I think you misunderstood my post, because what I was getting at was if the tolerance one develops for xanax levels off at some point, or if it continues until a given xanax dose has little or no effect. Obviously different people will have different experiences which is why I was looking for studies.
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