Posted by laima on July 26, 2006, at 13:57:23
In reply to Re: Benzo's popularity through the ages, posted by rjlockhart on July 22, 2006, at 22:26:54
We realize we all have different chemistries (ie, we don't respond to the same medications in the same ways), and maybe there are different types, biochemically speaking, of anxieties also?
I use klonopin, which I find for me can be sedating at times, but not usually, and not really druggy-feeling at all. (At least not on my dose. Or maybe it depends on how long one has used it?) I found that the sedation factor is stronger if my stomache is empty. It helps me feel more peaceful at night, which is when I can really start freaking out over my life. But if I talk with friends or go do something- no one seems to be able to tell, and I feel "normal" as opposed to "druggy". I also found that it greatly relieved me from craving alcohol in social settings. The one benzo that I really didn't like was Restoril, because it felt like a bludgeon, a real knock-out, and not even in a comforting way. That one was honestly depressing for me.
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