Posted by fenix on February 23, 2006, at 7:23:03
In reply to Re: How to ask for a benzo?, posted by fenix on February 22, 2006, at 17:03:44
> > Ativan for 20 years? Wow, I didn't know that could successfully be done without serious tolerance setting in at some point. What dose are you on and how long at that dose? I was going to ask if it still helps, but I guess it must, yeah?
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> I was thinking the tolerance stuff could be a myth to an extent, maybe a bit exaggerated. Yeah, a lot of people build a tolerance I guess but it seems like a lot sort of don't. I mean, you might have to raise the dosage a little bit after a while, but when you find the right amount of it a lot of people just stay on it for a few decades and the stuff is still really effective.
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> I remember that I was on clonazepam for months and I never had to raise the dosage and it was only 1mg. In fact, I was able to take a half of that and it was still just as effective.
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>Yeah, I found this:
http://www.biopsychiatry.com/benzoabdos.htm
"Lack of relationship between long-term use
of benzodiazepines and escalation to high dosages"
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