Posted by qbsbrown on May 14, 2006, at 4:35:29
In reply to So I Worked, posted by Phillipa on May 13, 2006, at 12:23:50
I hear ya phillipa. I was the same, using klonopin w/ booze, oh what a mix.
I was curious Ed, is it possible that benzos can or do squash out the positive effects of SSRIs (squash serotonin etc)? I thought I had heard that somewhere.
Unfortunately with benzos, i build a quick tolerance to them, and as would suffer interdose withdrawal. They also induce depression in me, even if on an ssri.
They seem to make me quite the a-hole too, seriously, like jekyl and hyde. love the anxiety relief, but not a great trade-off for me. i'm really battling right now with benzo withdrawal, a feat i thought i'd never have, because i've come off all the drugs so easily (paxil and effexor included).
Perhaps with my past alcoholism, there is some sort of GABA link, but im wondering if it's dopamine. Alcohol would excite me, stay up all night. Same with xanax, it makes me feel just as good. Doesn't it work on dopamine as well.
Thanks for the information people.
be well,
brian
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